Alternatives to Papaya Global, on verified figures
Papaya Global's advertised employer of record price sits exactly at this index's median, so its alternatives fan out in both directions: premium vendors advertising more surface at higher figures, and value vendors advertising the same category at less than half its price. Every vendor below publishes its price, verified verbatim on the date shown, with Papaya's own figures above for the side-by-side.
- $499Papaya Global advertised EOR price
- $499median advertised EOR price, per employee per month
- 6priced alternatives to Papaya Global
Alternatives to Papaya Global, ranked by advertised price
| # | Vendor | EOR price | Contractor price · Coverage claim | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RemoFirst | $199/mo | Contractor price $25/moCoverage claim 185 countries | remofirst.com | August 2026 |
| 2 | RemotePeople | $199/mo | Contractor price $29/moCoverage claim 150 countries | remotepeople.com | August 2026 |
| 3 | Skuad | $199/mo | Contractor price $19/mo | skuad.io | August 2026 |
| 4 | Deel | $599/mo | Contractor price $49/moCoverage claim 130 countries | deel.com | August 2026 |
| 5 | Oyster | $699/mo | oysterhr.com | August 2026 | |
| 6 | Remote | $699/mo | Contractor price $29/moCoverage claim 90 countries | remote.com | August 2026 |
Every alternative listed has a verified published price; Papaya Global's own figures sit beside them above so the comparison is like for like.
How to read the alternatives
If what draws you to Papaya is payments infrastructure, the premium tier, Deel, Remote and Oyster, is the natural comparison: broader advertised platforms at the index's higher verified figures. If Papaya's mid-market price is the appeal, the value tier, RemoFirst, RemotePeople and Skuad, undercuts it substantially at the advertised starting prices in the table, and each publishes its figure plainly enough to verify, which this index has.
Papaya's contractor-of-record and payroll products also have published prices, so if your real need is payroll across your own entities rather than employment, compare those figures instead; the global payroll guide on this site walks through that decision.
Common questions
- What is the closest-priced alternative to Papaya Global?
- The table shows advertised prices on both sides of Papaya's median figure with sources and dates; the nearest published prices currently sit in the premium tier above it and the value tier below it, exactly as ranked.
- Do these alternatives also handle contractors and payroll?
- Most vendors listed publish separate contractor products, and several publish payroll products; each vendor profile on this site quotes the figures its page actually prints, with absences recorded honestly.
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The median advertised EOR price per employee per month in the EOR market was $499 in August 2026, across 7 verified vendor price pages recorded in EOR Compass Pricing Index.
Cite as: "EOR Compass Pricing Index", updated 2026-08-18, https://eorcompass.com/alternatives/papaya-global/.