Remote Review (4/5): Pricing & Verdict (2026)

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Remote — Every product priced publicly, no minimums and no setup fees — including EOR at $699 an employee, the same figure Oyster charges.

Short answer: Remote publishes prices for every product: Employer of Record at $699 per employee a month, Global Payroll at $29 per employee, Contractor Management at $29 per contractor, Contractor Management Plus at $99, Contractor of Record from $325 and US PEO from $99. Equity for Delaware C-Corps starts at $39 a month. There are no minimums and no platform, onboarding or setup fees for EOR and Contractor Management, and eligible organisations receive a 15% social purpose discount.

Verdict at a glance

Overall rating: 4.0/5 ★★★★☆
Standout: Everything is published with no minimums. In a category where EOR pricing is normally extracted through a sales process, Remote simply prints the number.
Watch out: There are no free tiers, and payroll customers pay an implementation fee plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee.

Remote’s principal virtue is that it tells you the price. Employer of Record is $699 per employee a month, Global Payroll $29 per employee, Contractor Management $29 per contractor, Contractor Management Plus $99, Contractor of Record from $325, US-only PEO from $99 and Equity for Delaware C-Corps from $39. In a category where global employment pricing is normally extracted through a discovery call and a proposal, publishing the whole rate card is genuinely useful — and it lets you notice, for instance, that Oyster HR charges exactly the same $699 for EOR, which suggests the market has converged rather than that either is being clever. The terms around the prices are good too: no minimum employee or contractor requirements, no platform, onboarding or setup fees for EOR and Contractor Management, billing available in twelve currencies, and a 15% social purpose discount for eligible organisations. Two caveats. There are no free tiers at all, where Oyster offers 30 days free on contractor management and a free account to explore the platform. And payroll customers pay an implementation fee plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 headline, so that particular number is not the whole cost — establish both before comparing.

Quick facts

Remote Review: Quick facts

Attribute	Detail
Ideal team	Companies hiring internationally who want published prices
Learning curve	Low — the complexity is legal, not interface
Setup time	Days to weeks depending on country
Free trial	⚠️ No free tiers on any product
Free tier	None
EOR	$699 per employee per month
Minimums	⭐ None — no minimum employees or contractors
Setup fees	⭐ None for EOR and Contractor Management

Overview

Remote handles the legal and administrative machinery of employing people in countries where you have no entity. Its Employer of Record service employs someone on your behalf, handling contracts, payroll, tax, benefits and compliance in that jurisdiction, and it publishes the price for doing so: $699 per employee a month, including HR Essentials as standard. That transparency is the reason to start here — global employment pricing is normally something you obtain rather than read.

The full published rate card covers the range. Global Payroll is $29 per employee a month, Contractor Management $29 per contractor, Contractor Management Plus $99 per contractor, Contractor of Record from $325 per contractor, US-only PEO from $99 per employee billed in USD, and Equity from $39 a month for Delaware C-Corps. Global Payroll and Contractor Management include HR Core as standard, while EOR includes HR Essentials.

The commercial terms are unusually clean. There are no minimum employee or contractor requirements, so a company hiring one person abroad pays for one person. There are no platform, onboarding or setup fees for EOR and Contractor Management. Billing is available in twelve currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, NZD, SGD, CHF, JPY, SEK, NOK and DKK, which matters more than it sounds when you are paying an international workforce. Eligible organisations receive a 15% social purpose discount. The exceptions to note are that no product has a free tier, and payroll specifically carries an implementation fee plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee — so unlike EOR and contractor management, the payroll headline is not the full cost.

Key features

• Employer of Record — $699 per employee a month, HR Essentials included
• Global Payroll — $29 per employee a month, HR Core included
• Contractor Management — $29 per contractor a month
• Contractor Management Plus — $99 per contractor a month
• Contractor of Record — from $325 per contractor a month
• US PEO — from $99 per employee a month, billed in USD
• Equity — from $39 a month for Delaware C-Corps
• No minimums — ⭐ no minimum employee or contractor requirements
• Twelve billing currencies — USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD and more
• 15% social purpose discount — for eligible organisations

Pricing (as of 2026-09-23)

Model: published per-product, per-person monthly rates with no minimums · Free tier: ⚠️ none on any product · Entry paid: $29/contractor/mo (Contractor Management)

Remote Review: Pricing (as of 2026-09-23)

Plan	Price	Includes
Employer of Record	$699 per employee per month	Compliant employment where you have no entity · HR Essentials included · ⭐ no platform, onboarding or setup fees
Global Payroll	$29 per employee per month	HR Core included · ⚠️ implementation fee plus a recurring payroll delivery fee apply on top
Contractor Management	$29 per contractor per month	HR Core included · ⭐ no setup fees · no minimums
Contractor Management Plus	$99 per contractor per month	Expanded contractor capability, HR Core included
Contractor of Record	From $325 per contractor per month	Remote engages the contractor directly, reducing misclassification exposure
PEO and Equity	From $99/employee/mo · from $39/mo	US-only PEO billed in USD · Equity for Delaware C-Corps

⭐ Remote publishes every product’s price with no minimum employee or contractor requirements and no platform, onboarding or setup fees for EOR and Contractor Management. In a category where global employment pricing normally requires a sales process, that is genuinely useful — and it reveals that Oyster HR charges exactly the same $699 for EOR.

⚠️ Payroll is the exception to the clean pricing. Global Payroll customers pay an implementation fee plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee, so that headline is not the full cost. Establish both figures before comparing against another provider’s payroll rate.

⚠️ There are no free tiers on any product. Oyster offers 30 days free on contractor management and a free account to explore the platform first. Remote does offer a 15% social purpose discount for eligible organisations and billing in twelve currencies.

Ratings breakdown

Remote Review: Ratings breakdown

Criterion	Score	Why
Ease Of Use	4.0/5	The complexity is legal rather than in the interface
Features	4.5/5	Full range from contractors through payroll to EOR and equity
Value	4.0/5	Published rates with no minimums or setup fees on the main products
Support	4.0/5	Solid, with HR Essentials or HR Core included by product

Pros

• Every product’s price published, which is rare in global employment
• No minimum employee or contractor requirements
• No platform, onboarding or setup fees for EOR and Contractor Management
• Billing available in twelve currencies
• 15% social purpose discount for eligible organisations
• Contractor of Record reduces misclassification exposure
• Equity support for Delaware C-Corps from $39 a month
• HR Essentials or HR Core included depending on product

Cons

• ⚠️ No free tiers on any product
• ⚠️ Payroll carries an implementation fee and a recurring delivery fee
• EOR at $699 an employee is a substantial ongoing cost
• Contractor of Record from $325 is expensive against $29 management
• PEO is US-only and billed exclusively in USD
• No free account to explore before engaging, unlike Oyster
• Costs scale linearly with headcount, with no volume discount published

Who it’s for

• Companies hiring internationally who want to read the price, not request it
• Businesses employing one or two people abroad, given no minimums
• Organisations needing billing in a currency other than USD
• Eligible social purpose organisations claiming the 15% discount

Who it’s not for

• Teams wanting to trial contractor management free — Oyster offers 30 days
• Companies comparing payroll on headline rate alone, given the extra fees
• US-only businesses needing a PEO — Justworks PEO starts at $79 an employee
• Organisations needing an HRIS rather than employment infrastructure

Best use cases

• Employing someone in a country where you have no legal entity
• Managing international contractors at $29 each per month
• Reducing misclassification risk through Contractor of Record
• Running global payroll across multiple countries
• Claiming a 15% discount as an eligible social purpose organisation

Integrations

Remote connects to the common HR, accounting and identity systems, and supports billing in twelve currencies, which is the practical detail that matters when paying an international workforce. For most buyers the integration question is narrower than usual — the value is in legal compliance across jurisdictions rather than in data flow, so verify country coverage for your specific hiring plans before assessing connector depth.

How it compares

Remote Review: How it compares

	Remote	Oyster HR	Justworks	HiBob
EOR	$699/employee/mo	$699/employee/mo	Available	Not offered
Contractor management	$29/contractor/mo	⭐ $29 after 30 days free	n/a	n/a
Prices published	⭐ Every product	⭐ Every product	Yes	⚠️ Quote only
Minimums	⭐ None	⭐ None	Applies to PEO	Not published
Setup fees	⭐ None on EOR and contractors	⭐ None on EOR	Not published	⚠️ ~10-20% of annual fees
Free tier	⚠️ None	⭐ Free account, 30-day contractors	No	No
Best fit	Global EOR, published pricing	Global EOR with social discounts	US PEO and payroll	Mid-market HRIS

Remote and Oyster prices are vendor-published and verified 2026-09-23. Justworks, Personio and HiBob figures are from published third-party reporting, and Personio and HiBob publish no public rates.

Alternatives

Oyster HR matches Remote’s $699 EOR rate exactly and adds 30 days free on contractor management plus discounts for nonprofits, B-Corps, startups and refugees. Justworks is the US-focused PEO alternative from $79 an employee. HiBob and Personio are HRIS platforms rather than employment infrastructure, and both are quote-only.

Recent changes

Remote continues to publish pricing for every product. Employer of Record is $699 per employee a month with HR Essentials included. Global Payroll is $29 per employee a month and Contractor Management $29 per contractor a month, both including HR Core, with Contractor Management Plus at $99 per contractor and Contractor of Record from $325 per contractor. The US-only Professional Employer Organization offering starts at $99 per employee a month billed in USD, and Equity for Delaware C-Corps starts at $39 a month. There are no free tiers on any product. No platform, onboarding or setup fees apply to EOR and Contractor Management, while payroll customers pay an implementation fee plus a recurring payroll delivery fee. There are no minimum employee or contractor requirements, billing is available in twelve currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, NZD, SGD, CHF, JPY, SEK, NOK and DKK, and eligible organisations receive a 15% social purpose discount.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Remote cost?

Employer of Record is $699 per employee a month, Global Payroll $29 per employee, Contractor Management $29 per contractor, Contractor Management Plus $99, Contractor of Record from $325, US PEO from $99 an employee and Equity from $39 a month. There are no minimums and no setup fees on EOR or contractor management.

Why do Remote and Oyster both charge $699 for EOR?

Because the market has converged rather than because either is being clever. Both publish exactly $699 per employee a month for Employer of Record, which suggests the price reflects the underlying cost of compliant employment infrastructure. The differences between them lie in the terms around that number — free trials, discounts and additional services — rather than in the rate.

Are there hidden costs with Remote?

One area: payroll. Global Payroll customers pay an implementation fee plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee, so that headline is not the full cost. EOR and Contractor Management genuinely carry no platform, onboarding or setup fees, so those published prices are complete.

Does Remote have minimum employee requirements?

No — there are no minimum employee or contractor requirements on any product. A company hiring a single person abroad pays for that one person. That matters because minimums are a common way for global employment providers to exclude smaller buyers, and Remote’s absence of them makes it accessible at any scale.

Remote or Oyster HR?

The EOR rate is identical at $699. Oyster offers 30 days free on contractor management, a free account to explore before committing, and discounts for nonprofits, B-Corps, startups and refugees. Remote offers billing in twelve currencies and a 15% social purpose discount. Compare on the surrounding terms, since the headline price is the same.

What is Contractor of Record?

Remote engages the contractor directly rather than you doing so, which reduces your exposure to misclassification risk in jurisdictions where that carries real penalties. It costs from $325 per contractor a month against $29 for straightforward Contractor Management — a large premium, justified only where misclassification exposure is a genuine concern.

Does Remote offer a free trial?

No, on any product. If you want to explore before committing, Oyster HR offers a free account and 30 days free on contractor management. Remote’s compensating advantage is that its published pricing means you can evaluate the commercial terms fully without a sales conversation.

Sources

• Remote — official pricing page
• Oyster HR — official pricing page
• Which Payroll — Justworks pricing 2026: PEO, EOR and payroll costs explained
• Costbench — Personio pricing 2026: custom HR software pricing (Europe)
• eLearning Industry — HiBob pricing: how much should you expect to pay in 2026?

Compiled from public sources; last verified 2026-09-23. Pricing is subject to change — verify with the vendor. Ratings reflect editorial opinion based on documented capabilities, published pricing, and aggregated user reviews. DigiJaws does not accept payment for review placement or rating.