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Remote Alternatives In 2024: Playroll vs Remote

Looking for alternatives to Remote as an EOR service? With Playroll, you can save up to $2400 per employee annually with our EOR Solution and access personalized, always-on customer support. Here’s a deep-dive into pricing, support, coverage and more.

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Always-On, Human Support

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Transparent, Straightforward Pricing Plans

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Built-In Compliance Guaranteed

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180+ Countries, Many Owned Entities

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Playroll vs Remote Comparison

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Pricing

Competitive Pricing

Employer of Record Pricing

Starting from $399/month, per employee. No annual commitment needed for affordable pricing.

From $599/month, per employee, annual commitment needed upfront.

Contractor Management Pricing

Flat fee, $35/month, per contractor - built-in compliance, guaranteed.

Starting at $29/month, per contractor. Premium pricing for full compliance with local laws: $99/month per contractor.

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Dedicated In-House Support

Employer Support

Dedicated Customer Success Managers, one point of contact for each customer. Public reviews report exceptional service.

Online chat service that operates with a ticketing system. Public reviews report slow service and multiple points of contact.

Employee Support

Dedicated Employee Success Manager, one point of contact for each employee. Public reviews report exceptional service.

No Employee Success Managers available.

Response Time

Response from a dedicated point of contact within 2 hours.

Long wait times for responses have been reported.

Multi-Channel Support

Email, WhatsApp, Phone, Teams, Call back requests, Video calls, & Slack for Enterprises.

Yes

Employee Portal

Yes

Yes

Reporting & Analytics

Customizable reporting.

Customizable reporting.

Avg. Time to Onboard

1-2 Days.

2-5 Days.

Global Insights

Global hiring guides for 180+ countries.

Hiring guides for 180+ countries.

Comprehensive EOR Coverage

Country Availability

180+ countries covered.

Less than 100 countries covered.

Localized Benefits And Administration

Yes

Yes

Flexible Contracts

Localized contracts, with custom clause flexibility.

Localized contracts, but custom clauses can take long to add.

Global Contractor Management

Global Payments

Yes

Yes

Country Availability

180+ countries serviced.

150+ countries serviced.

Localized Contracts

Yes

Yes

Tax Document Management

Yes

Yes

Contractor To Employee Conversion

Yes

Yes

Employee Misclassification Assessment

Yes

Yes

IP & Security

GDPR Compliant

Yes

Yes

SOC 2 Compliant

Yes

Yes

IP Protection for Businesses

Yes

Yes

Compliant Document Collection For Contractors And Employees

Yes

Yes

Flexibility To Set Up User Permissions

Users can set up different permission levels such as admin, editor or viewer.

Unknown

Integrate Your HR Tech Stack

Open API

Yes

Yes

BambooHR

Yes

Yes

HiBob

Yes

Yes

HRIS Integrations

Yes

Yes

* Competitive data on this page was collected as of July 10th, 2024 and is subject to change or update. Playroll does not make any representations as to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this page. This information should not construed as legal/financial advice – consult with financial, legal and/or tax practitioners as needed.

Questions to ask When Deciding Between EOR solutions

What kind of support can I expect?

Attracting and retaining talent for your team is an extra challenge when you’re operating in new markets. Your chosen global HR partner should act as an extension of your team. If you have to wait days to get an answer, your promising hire might have moved on already.

Playroll’s legal, finance, HR and support experts are available to advise on everything from payroll and local benefits, to setting up compliant contracts. We are also flexible when it comes to amending employee contracts, with quick turnaround times compared to other EOR providers.

At Playroll, employers and employees alike have dedicated support managers available at no extra cost, to give you personalized service.

What is included in the base pricing?

Many EOR providers charge extra for everything beyond their core service offerings, such as dedicated customer support, or to provide localized benefits packages. Often, there are also hidden fees at stake that you’ll discover only when it’s time to pay the bill. Check what’s included in their pricing, so you avoid having to pay additional service providers for the basics. Playroll has built-in compliance, dedicated support and benefits management included as part of our fixed pricing, with no hidden fees.

How many countries do they service?

Your chosen EOR provider’s country coverage should be wide enough to meet your current needs, as well as any future goals to scale your business – you don’t want to be limited in where you can hire. At Playroll, we have wide global coverage of 180+ countries to help businesses scale, with a large network of wholly owned entities. We can help you compliantly hire full-time employees and contractors alike in all our supported regions.

Are they flexible with EOR to Owned Entity transfers?

What happens if you want to move an employee that is employed by an EOR to one of your own entities? Most EOR providers are inflexible when it comes to this, and require a ‘resign and rehire’ approach – vastly complicating your relationships with employees and risking them permanently leaving your team. At Playroll, we mean it when we say we care first and foremost about people. This includes supporting the transfer of employment arrangements to client entities.

Will they protect your intellectual property (IP)?

When it comes to your sensitive data, you should be diligent to check how an EOR provider handles the set up of your employee contracts. Many EOR providers can be lax in ensuring that your IP and invention rights belong to you, especially if they mostly rely on third parties to set up employee contracts. At Playroll, we take IP protection seriously and mitigate this risk. All our clients own their IP and protection rights, with guaranteed compliant contracts.

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[fs-toc-h2]Pricing

Playroll’s pricing is fixed and straightforward, with all service fees clear and transparent from the outset.  You can hire full-time employees for just $399/month or contractors at $35/month in 180+ supported regions. Compliance, payroll and your employer taxes are taken care of as part of our fixed pricing. Enjoy dedicated support for both employers and employees, at no extra cost.

Remote has complex pricing plans with hidden fees at stake. For example, their Contractor Management solution looks cheap at a first glance, at $29/month. However, they have separate, premium pricing for full compliance with local laws - at $99/month, per contractor.  They charge $599/month, per employee for an annual plan, making it difficult to scale your team effectively. What’s more, they don’t include personalized support as part of their pricing.

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[fs-toc-h2]Customer Support

Playroll has a strong support system, including a dedicated customer support manager for employers and employees alike, with experts on compensation, local benefits, and immigration. This ensures personalized and comprehensive support for your business and employees.

Remote offers a 24/7 help centre, but it operates via a chat bot and a ticketing system, which doesn’t guarantee you personalized support or a quick resolution for your issues.

Playroll’s comprehensive support system vs other EORs

[fs-toc-h2]Employer of Record Capabilities

With a footprint in 180+ countries and a large network of owned entities, Playroll takes care of localized payroll, employee benefits, taxes, and compliance for your team, no matter where they are. While Remote follows the same model of having legal entities for the countries they support, their coverage when it comes to EOR services includes less than 100 countries.

Playroll’s EOR product is also more competitively priced than Remote, and more financially viable for businesses of all sizes. With Playroll's EOR services, you’ll pay $399 p/month for employees, compared to a steep price tag of $599 p/month with Remote, allowing you to easily hire at scale across the globe.

Unmatched Customer Service

When it comes to personalized customer service, Playroll wins over competitors according to G2 reviews – with a user-friendly platform that’s easy to set up. Remote has received negative feedback on their unsatisfactory support and unexpectedly high fees.

[fs-toc-h2]Contractor Management Capabilities

Playroll and Remote have wide country coverage for their Contractor Management solutions, with both supporting more than 180 countries. The difference in the two products is in the pricing - Remote upcharges for full compliance when it comes to their contractor solution.

Playroll charges $35 p/month to quickly onboard contractors, with localized contracts and guidance on local labor laws. Remote offers indemnity protection and compliance with local laws at a premium of $99 p/month per contractor, separate to their base pricing of $29 p/month.

[fs-toc-h2]Compliance & Security

Playroll is fully compliant with European GDPR rules, and is SOC2 certified.  Remote matches Playroll when it comes to these certifications. However, Remote supports compliant hiring in less than 100 countries for full-time employees, and upcharges for full compliance when it comes to contractors.

Unlike Remote, Playroll is backed by 20+ years of experience in employing talent globally through the VAT IT Group.

USER TESTIMONIALS

See What Our Clients Are Saying

Great service, fantastic customer support, simple and user friendly platform!

What makes Playroll great is the exceptional service you receive as a client - which is becoming increasingly rare amongst other service providers. The onboarding team made the setup process incredibly easy and the legal support we got on understanding the laws and regulations in the new territory was fantastic.

Verified G2 User

Indispensable if you're scaling internationally

Their platform is user friendly and intuitive, for both employers and employees. Great customer support, they are always helpful and go the extra mile to solve a problem/ request. They constantly develop new functionalities and improve the platform, and they also act on the constructive feedback they receive.

Verified G2 User

Seamless and Personalised Onboarding Experience

I cannot praise Playroll enough! Their exceptional services enabled me to effortlessly hire employees in three different continents. From handling complex international employment regulations to seamless payroll management, Playroll exceeded my expectations at every step. What sets Playroll apart from all other EORs are their team of employee success managers who provided invaluable and personalized support to each of my employees.

Verified Trustpilot User

Hiring with Ease

Playroll helped me hire 5 employees across different countries with ease and efficiency. It provided us with extensive reporting analytics, customisable contracts and was so easy to use. We also got a dedicated customer support agent who helped us onboard easily and seamlessly :)

Verified Trustpilot User

FAQS

Remote Alternative FAQs

What is Remote used for?

Remote is an HR platform geared toward businesses that want to expand their operations, and require a single platform to hire and manage a global workforce. They offer EOR Services and a Contractor Management Solution, although their EOR Service is less comprehensive compared to their contractor solution. They have additional products for HR Management, sourcing remote talent as well as a premium Contractor Management solution.

What are other Remote alternatives?

Global HR Solutions have become an increasingly popular solution for businesses that want to scale their workforce without having to handle the legal and administrative burdens themselves.

There are many Remote alternatives on the market, including:

Papaya Global

Papaya Global is especially well-known for its global payroll technology, which covers a broad range of countries. However, Papaya Global relies entirely on third party partners as part of many of its services, including its EOR service.

Oyster HR

Oyster HR is known for its user-friendly platform that makes it easy to onboard employees or contractors. However, their customer support can be slow. Similar to Remote, they are priced at the upper range of the market for their services.

Playroll

Playroll is best-known for its Employer of Record and Contractor Management solutions, and excels in its customer support, competitive pricing and built-in compliance.

What are the reasons you might need a Remote alternative?

While Remote is a well-established Global HR Solution, it has its cons. If you’re looking to hire full-time employees, you might find their coverage of less than 100 countries disappointing compared to its more comprehensive contractor management solution.

It is an expensive solution to boot, at $599 p/month for employees and a separate premium plan of $99 p/month to get full compliance with their Contractor Management product.  

If you’re hoping to build a global team at scale and avoid compliance risk, Playroll stands out as an alternative that allows you to hire both full-time employees and contractors with built-in compliance, at a competitive price.

What are the main differences between Remote and Playroll?

Remote and Playroll offer similar core services, including Employer of Record and Contractor Management solutions, and supplementary services such as immigration support. They both  have a large network of wholly owned entities to simplify global hiring.

One of the main differences between Remote and Playroll is the price tag. Playroll starts from $399/month per employee and $35/month per contractor. Remote’s pricing starts from $599/month per employee and $29/month per contractor for their basic product, but they charge $99 per contractor to guarantee full compliance. This difference in cost can quickly add up if you’re hiring at scale.

Playroll is also lauded for its exceptional customer support and fast response times, while Remote offers an online service that relies on a chat bot.

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