Looking for a RemoFirst alternative: what you gain above $199 and what you lose below it
Summary
Summary
People leave RemoFirst for about three reasons: they want an owned entity rather than a partner, a list price rather than a "varies by country" starting price, or deposit terms stated in advance. Above $199, a list price comes from Horizons' Flex (the same $199) or Multiplier ($499); a stated deposit from Playroll ($399, about a month) or Oyster ($699, normally a month); an owned-entity statement from Remote ($699). Below $199 there is only Native Teams at $99, and what you lose there is RemoFirst's three promises themselves, no fees, no minimums, partner delivery disclosed, none of which Native Teams' page addresses.
RemoFirst's page, as the baseline
- From $199, varying with local requirements
- No setup, onboarding or termination fees; no minimum term or headcount
- Delivered through vetted in-country partners; 185+ countries
- Contractors: free tier or Premium at $25; health cover from $55
- Deposit: not stated (knowledge base not retrievable by this site, unconfirmed)
By published fee: what changes from RemoFirst
| Provider | Published fee | Against RemoFirst | Gained | Lost or unknown | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Teams | $99, starting | $1,200 a year less | Free admin account, contractor of record at $99 | The no-fees and no-minimums statements, any entity statement | 2026-09-28 |
| Skuad | $199, starting, volume discounts | Same | Agent of record at $99, volume discount | No-fees and no-minimums statements, entity | 2026-09-06 |
| Horizons (RemotePeople) | $199, list, Flex | Same | A price that does not move; Plus ($399) states no deposit | No-fees and no-minimums statements, entity | 2026-09-06 |
| Velocity Global (Pebl) | $399, starting | $2,400 more | Contractor price, deposit, entity | 2026-09-06 | |
| Playroll | $399, starting | $2,400 more | Stated deposit (about a month), no minimum, flat $35 contractors | Entity | 2026-09-06 |
| Multiplier | $499 list, $459 annual | $3,600 more | List price, deposit basis and refund deadline, a network of owned entities | Two unpriced add-on lines, 11% of countries adjusted | 2026-09-06 |
| Papaya Global | $499, starting | $3,600 more | Contractor of record at $199 | Deposit, exit terms; read from $650 in August | 2026-09-06 |
| Deel | $599, list | $4,800 more | List price, deposit formula, exit rules, owned entities in 100+ countries | An exclusivity clause; a deposit that grows with terms | 2026-09-06 |
| G-P | $599, starting | $4,800 more | Deposit, exit, entity, all unpublished | 2026-09-06 | |
| Atlas | $599, starting, plus country rate | $4,800 or more | Two-line structure stated, agent of record at $199 | The country rate itself, deposit | 2026-09-28 |
| Remote | $699, list | $6,000 more | Owned entities only, reserves only in rare cases, 12 currencies | Order Form minimum and true-up | 2026-09-06 |
| Oyster HR | $699, list | $6,000 more | Stated deposit (normally a month), 4 currencies, annual seats | Deposit before any agreement | 2026-09-06 |
| Rippling EOR | Not published | Unknown | Everything | 2026-09-28 |
| Provider | Published EOR fee | Price and billing basis | Checked | Provider site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Teams | $99 / employee / month | starting price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-28 | See Native Teams EOR pricing |
| RemoFirst | $199 / employee / month | starting price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-28 | See RemoFirst EOR pricing |
| Skuad | $199 / employee / month | starting price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Skuad EOR pricing |
| Horizons | $199 / employee / month | list price, monthly or annual billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Horizons EOR pricing |
| Velocity Global | $399 / employee / month | starting price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Velocity Global EOR pricing |
| Playroll | $399 / employee / month | starting price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Playroll EOR pricing |
| Multiplier | $499 / employee / month | list price, monthly or annual billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Multiplier EOR pricing |
| Papaya Global | $499 / employee / month | starting price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Papaya Global EOR pricing |
| Deel | $599 / employee / month | list price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Deel EOR pricing |
| Globalization Partners (G-P) | $599 / employee / month | starting price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Globalization Partners (G-P) EOR pricing |
| Atlas | $599 / employee / month | starting price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-28 | See Atlas EOR pricing |
| Remote | $699 / employee / month | list price, monthly billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Remote EOR pricing |
| Oyster HR | $699 / employee / month | list price, monthly or annual billing | checked 2026-09-06 | See Oyster HR EOR pricing |
| Rippling EOR | Quote required | quote only | checked 2026-09-28 | See Rippling EOR pricing |
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By reason
An owned entity. Only Remote says "owned only." Deel publishes 100+ owned entities, which is many but not all; Multiplier says "a network." Everyone else is a country-by-country question. Remote costs $6,000 a year more than RemoFirst.
A list price. At the same $199, Horizons' Flex is the one list price, and the only way to remove "varies by country" without paying more. Above that: Multiplier at $499, Deel at $599, Remote and Oyster at $699.
A deposit stated in advance. With a figure: Playroll (about a month), Oyster (normally a month), Deel (from one to one and a half months). Stated as not taken: Remote (as a rule) and Horizons' Plus (annual, five or more). The other seven are silent, like RemoFirst.
The line that does not change
For a $90,000 hire in the United States, $6,927 of statutory cost is the same everywhere. The year is $99,315 at RemoFirst, $98,115 at Native Teams, $105,315 at Remote: at most 7% apart. If the reason for leaving RemoFirst is price, there is only one place to go. If it is anything else, choose by the "gained" column.
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Sources
- https://www.remofirst.com/price
- https://seatbill.com/employer-of-record/providers
- https://seatbill.com/employer-of-record/c/us
Related on this site
- RemoFirst's $199
- Deel at $599 and RemoFirst at $199
- Skuad and RemoFirst both start at $199
- Who employs your hire in a country where the EOR has no entity of its own?
Related on this site
- Alternatives to Remote: who charges less than $699 and what you give up
- If the deposit is why you want an Oyster alternative, where do you go?
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Page last updated 2026-10-05. Sources are listed per figure and labeled statutory or payroll reference. Rates last verified 2026-08-21. This is not legal, tax or payroll advice and we do not file anyone's payroll.
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