Deel and Remote solve the same core problem, hiring and paying international employees and contractors without opening a local entity, and both were founded…
| Deel | Remote | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | HR | HR |
| Rating | Not documented | Not documented |
| Pricing model | Per-employee/contractor subscription | Subscription, billed per employee or contractor per month |
| Starting price | $29/month | $29/month per contractor (Contractor Management); EOR from $599/month per employee |
| Free plan | Yes | Not documented |
| Free trial | Not documented | Not documented |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Team collaboration | Not documented | Not documented |
| AI features | Not documented | Not documented |
| Public API | Yes | Yes |
EOR and Global Payroll pricing transparency
Deel: Deel's EOR (from 599 dollars/employee/month) and Global Payroll pricing require a custom quote
Remote: Remote publishes flat-rate EOR pricing starting at 599 dollars/employee/month billed annually, with Global Payroll still requiring a custom quote
Buyers comparing vendors early in a search often want to budget before ever entering a sales conversation
Contractor management starting price
Deel: Deel's Contractor Management starts around 49 dollars per contractor per month
Remote: Remote's Contractor Management starts at 29 dollars per contractor per month, with a 99 dollar Plus tier
For companies paying dozens of contractors, a 20 dollar per-contractor gap compounds quickly across a payroll run
Free HR tier
Deel: Deel HR is a free, standalone HRIS for centralizing employee records, org charts, time off, and documents
Remote: Remote's Global HR Platform is part of its paid offering with no documented free tier
A free system of record lets a company centralize workforce data before committing budget to EOR or payroll
Contractor engagement model
Deel: Deel offers Contractor Management, where the client directly engages and pays the contractor
Remote: Remote offers both Contractor Management and a separate Contractor of Record product where Remote itself engages the contractor
Contractor of Record shifts more of the misclassification risk onto the vendor rather than the hiring company
Misclassification protection
Deel: Deel's provided facts do not document a specific misclassification protection guarantee
Remote: Remote's Contractor Management Plus tier includes misclassification protection up to 100,000 dollars per contractor
Misclassification penalties can be a significant financial and legal risk when engaging international contractors
Immigration and visa support
Deel: Deel has a dedicated Immigration Support feature for visa and work permit sponsorship
Remote: Remote's provided facts do not document a standalone immigration or visa sponsorship feature
Relocating employees across borders often requires visa help alongside standard EOR employment
Performance and talent development tools
Deel: Deel Engage layers performance reviews, goal-setting, and career development on top of core HR data
Remote: Remote's provided facts do not document an equivalent performance management module
Some buyers want a single platform that manages both compliance and ongoing people management
Mobile app availability
Deel: Deel is documented with native iOS and Android apps
Remote: Remote's provided facts list only a web app, API, and templates, with no documented native mobile apps
Employees and contractors in the field often check pay status or time off from a phone rather than a desktop
Contract templates
Deel: Deel's provided facts do not list a standalone contract templates library as a tag or feature
Remote: Remote is tagged with templates, reflecting localized employment and contractor agreement templates
Ready-made, localized templates can speed up onboarding new hires in unfamiliar jurisdictions
Company background
Deel: Deel was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California
Remote: Remote was also founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California
Both vendors have similar market tenure, so this is not a meaningful differentiator on its own but rules out one being a newer, less proven entrant
| Feature | Deel | Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Employer of Record (EOR) | Available | Available |
| Global Payroll for owned entities | Available | Available |
| Published exact country count (150+) | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Deel | Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Contractor Management (client directly engages contractor) | Available | Available |
| Contractor of Record (vendor directly engages contractor) | Not documented | Available |
| Misclassification protection guarantee | Not documented | Available |
| Feature | Deel | Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Centralized HRIS (org chart, time off, documents) | Available | Available |
| Free HR tier with no cost | Available | Unavailable |
| Feature | Deel | Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Management | Available | Available |
| Standalone Benefits Administration feature | Limited | Available |
| Multi-currency payments to workers | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Deel | Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Background Checks | Available | Available |
| Localized, compliant employment and contractor contracts | Available | Available |
| Immigration and visa sponsorship support | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Deel | Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Performance reviews and goal-setting (Deel Engage) | Available | Not documented |
| Career development tools | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Deel | Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Public API and integrations | Available | Available |
| Native iOS and Android mobile apps | Available | Not documented |
| Contract templates library | Not documented | Available |
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
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For contractors, Remote is cheaper at the entry level, starting at 29 dollars per contractor per month versus Deel's 49 dollars; for Employer of Record, both start at roughly 599 dollars per employee per month, though Deel's full EOR and Global Payroll pricing is often custom-quoted while Remote publishes flat rates.
Deel has a free plan through Deel HR, its standalone HRIS for centralizing employee records; Remote has no documented free plan, so per-contractor or per-employee fees apply from the first hire.
Remote covers the same core categories as Deel, including EOR, Global Payroll, contractor management, HR, equity, background checks, and an API, but Deel additionally documents immigration support, a performance management module called Deel Engage, and native mobile apps that are not documented for Remote.
Deel offers Contractor Management where the client directly engages the contractor, while Remote offers both Contractor Management and a Contractor of Record option where Remote itself engages the contractor and adds misclassification protection up to 100,000 dollars per contractor on its Plus tier.
Deel's free Deel HR tier gives a small team a no-cost way to centralize workforce data before paying for EOR or payroll, while Remote's published flat-rate pricing lets a small team budget an international hire's cost upfront without a sales call.
Remote is the better documented option here, since its Contractor Management Plus tier explicitly includes misclassification protection up to 100,000 dollars per contractor, a specific guarantee that is not documented in Deel's provided facts.