Remote.com Pricing 2026: Here's What You'll Actually Pay for EOR and Contractors

Remote.com advertises its Employer of Record service starting at $599 per employee per month on an annual commitment. That number reflects the platform fee only, not the full cost of employment.

Real cost depends on where your employee is located, their salary level, employment classification, and local statutory obligations. These variables shift totals significantly.

• How Remote structures EOR and contractor pricing across its service tiers
• What actually increases your total monthly workforce cost beyond the advertised fee
• When companies begin evaluating alternatives like Gloroots for more predictable global hiring

This analysis is written from Gloroots' perspective to help HR and finance leaders make informed decisions about global workforce costs.

What Is Remote and Who Is It Built For?

Remote is a global hiring platform offering Employer of Record services, contractor management, and multi-country payroll. It operates across 90+ countries for EOR and 200+ jurisdictions for contractor payments.

Its typical customers are remote-first startups, SMBs, and enterprises expanding internationally without establishing local legal entities. Companies in the IT and telecom sectors represent a prominent user base.

• Hire employees legally in 90+ countries without establishing foreign subsidiaries
• Manage global contractors with compliant agreements and cross-border payments
• Run multi-country payroll through a centralized self-service platform
• Administer statutory benefits tailored to local regulatory requirements
• Handle onboarding, employment documentation, and compliance filings end-to-end

How Remote's Employer of Record Pricing Actually Works

Remote.com separates pricing between full-time employees managed under its EOR model and independent contractors managed under its contractor management product. Each carries a distinct fee structure and compliance scope.

The advertised monthly fees represent service charges only. They do not reflect total employment expense, which includes salary, employer taxes, statutory benefits, and local contributions.

Companies often underestimate total costs when building multi-country hiring budgets without accounting for statutory variables.

Remote.com Pricing Plans Explained (2026)

Employer of Record (Full-Time Employees)

Who This Is For

• Companies hiring employees in countries where they do not have a registered legal entity
• Teams requiring compliance coverage, payroll processing, and locally compliant employment contracts

Remote.com's EOR service starts at $599 per employee per month on an annual commitment, or $699 on a monthly basis. Country-specific statutory costs add to this base figure and vary based on local labor laws.

What's Included

• Drafting locally compliant employment agreements tailored to the country of hire
• Processing payroll and handling all statutory tax filings on behalf of the employer
• Administering mandatory local benefits required under each country's labor regulations
• Managing employee leave, public holidays, and employment documentation throughout the engagement
• Supporting termination processes in full compliance with applicable local labor laws

Where It Starts Breaking Down

• Costs increase significantly when hiring across multiple high-tax countries with statutory contributions reaching 25–35%
• FX margins and benefit markups applied during cross-border payroll reduce long-term budget predictability

Contractor Management

Who This Is For

• Companies hiring freelancers or short-term international contributors across 200+ jurisdictions
• Teams testing new markets before committing to full-time employment and EOR costs

Remote.com's contractor management starts at $29 per active contractor per month for the basic tier and $99 per contractor per month for the Plus tier. Employer liability coverage under this model is more limited than EOR.

What's Included

• Compliant contractor agreements adapted for the contractor's jurisdiction
• Cross-border payment processing across 200+ countries and territories
• Basic documentation management for contractor engagements
• Optional misclassification guidance through AI-powered tools

Where It Breaks Down

• Converting a contractor to a full-time employee introduces new EOR onboarding requirements and additional compliance costs
• Misclassification risk in certain jurisdictions remains with the hiring company, not the platform

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What Actually Drives Your Total Global Employment Cost

Country of Employment

Employer taxes, social security contributions, and labor law obligations vary significantly by country. The same base salary can result in total employer costs that differ by tens of percentage points depending on where the employee is located.

Employee Salary Level

Higher salaries increase statutory contribution amounts and benefit obligations proportionally. As salary rises, employer-side costs scale upward in markets with percentage-based contribution models.

Mandatory Benefits & Insurance

Some countries legally require employers to fund health insurance, pension contributions, or 13th-month salary payments. These obligations increase total employer expense beyond the platform fee and base salary.

FX & Cross-Border Payment Margins

Remote.com applies a currency conversion markup that includes a risk and cost component. This fluctuates by currency pair and can alter monthly payroll expenses in ways that are difficult to forecast in advance.

Contractor vs Employee Classification

Choosing contractor status may reduce upfront hiring costs, but it increases long-term compliance exposure. Misclassification penalties in certain jurisdictions can significantly exceed the savings from the lower monthly fee.

Real-World Pricing Examples

Example 1 – Hiring 1 Employee in the UK

A startup hiring its first international employee in the UK through Remote.com's EOR model would encounter platform fees alongside employer-side tax obligations under UK law.

• Gross salary: Variable based on role; set by the employer
• Employer taxes: UK employer National Insurance contributions estimated at approximately 13.8% above the secondary threshold
• EOR platform fee: $599 per month on an annual plan
• Total monthly employment cost: Gross salary plus employer NI contributions plus the $599 platform fee

The $599 service fee represents only one component of the actual monthly employment expense in this scenario.

Example 2 – Hiring 5 Employees Across 3 Countries

A company scaling a distributed team across Europe and Asia would face country-specific statutory obligations layered on top of Remote.com's flat EOR fee per employee.

Note: Specific per-country statutory breakdowns are not publicly available from Remote.com.

Cost growth across multiple regions is non-linear. Statutory obligations and benefit requirements in high-tax markets can push total employer costs substantially above the base EOR fee.

Example 3 – Contractor to Employee Conversion

A company that has worked with a long-term contractor for several months decides to convert that individual to a full-time employee to reduce classification risk and offer stable employment.

• Previous contractor cost: $29 per month under Remote.com's basic contractor management tier
• Conversion fee: Not publicly specified by Remote.com
• New EOR monthly fee: $599 per employee per month on an annual commitment
• Revised total employment cost: $599 plus applicable statutory contributions and mandatory benefits

Workforce classification decisions have a direct and lasting impact on long-term hiring spend. Converting a single contractor to full-time status increases the monthly platform cost alone by more than 20x before statutory obligations are added.

Where Remote.com Pricing Gets Expensive as You Scale

Pricing challenges typically emerge when companies begin expanding across multiple countries simultaneously, where statutory complexity compounds the flat per-employee fee structure.

• Multi-country statutory variations make consistent cost forecasting difficult across payroll cycles
• FX margins applied to cross-border payroll reduce monthly spend predictability for finance teams
• Benefit requirements differ significantly across regions, adding variable cost layers to each hire

As headcount grows internationally, the absence of publicly confirmed volume discounts means total platform fees scale linearly with each addition.

How Gloroots Approaches Pricing Differently

Gloroots is built around predictable multi-country workforce scaling, with a compliance-first approach and transparent cost structures designed for companies hiring across borders.

• Clear separation between statutory obligations and service fees in each country
• Transparent contractor and EOR pricing with no hidden platform or onboarding charges
• Dedicated compliance support across all countries where Gloroots operates

Companies typically transition to more structured global workforce planning when opaque pricing models begin creating forecasting challenges at scale.

Frequently Asked Questions About Remote.com Pricing

What is Remote.com's EOR pricing in 2026?

Remote.com charges $599 per employee per month on an annual commitment, or $699 on a month-to-month basis. These figures represent the platform service fee only.

Total employment cost adds gross salary, employer taxes, statutory benefit contributions, and any applicable FX conversion margins on top of that base fee. Companies hiring across multiple countries should account for significant variation in those additional costs based on local labor law requirements.

Does Remote.com charge setup or onboarding fees?

Remote.com does not charge platform setup fees, onboarding fees, or contract minimums for its EOR and contractor management services.

However, its payroll-only product does carry an implementation fee, the exact amount of which requires direct contact with the Remote.com sales team. Companies should clarify all applicable fees for their specific service combination before committing to a plan.

How much does Remote.com contractor management cost?

The basic contractor management tier is $29 per active contractor per month. A Plus tier is available at $99 per active contractor per month with expanded features.

Billing is based on active contractors only. Companies should note that contractor status does not eliminate compliance risk in all jurisdictions, and misclassification exposure in certain markets remains with the hiring company rather than the platform.

Why does total employment cost exceed the advertised Remote.com fee?

Remote.com's advertised price reflects its service charge, not the full cost of employing someone internationally. Total employment expense includes the employee's gross salary, employer-side statutory contributions, mandatory benefits required by local law, and currency conversion markups on cross-border payments.

In high-tax countries, statutory employer contributions can add 25–35% on top of gross salary alone, making the $599 platform fee a relatively small portion of the actual monthly spend.

When should a company consider alternatives to Remote.com?

Companies should evaluate alternatives when multi-country hiring begins creating cost forecasting challenges or when statutory and service fee transparency becomes a priority. As teams scale across regions with varying tax regimes and benefit requirements, pricing predictability becomes a core operational need.

Platforms like Gloroots are built for this stage, offering transparent cost separation between statutory obligations and service fees to support more accurate global workforce budgeting.

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