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Global Squirrels vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)

Our pick: Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) with a Select Score of 80/100
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Global Squirrels vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) comparison matrix
ProviderGlobal Squirrels logoGlobal Squirrels64/100 Select PickPebl (formerly Velocity Global) logoPebl (formerly Velocity Global)80/100
Coverage & pricing
Countries covered5175
EOR / employee / mo$199/mo$399/mo
Contractor / employee / mo$9/moQuote
Billing currencies—1
Fee transparency
Fee transparency25/10025/100
Company
HeadquartersUSUnited States
Founded20222014
Employees—1000+
Capabilities
Direct EOR
Built-in payroll
Contractor management
Reviews across the web
G2 rating4.8 · 744.6 · 609
Capterra rating—4.9 · 4.9k
Trustpilot rating—3.2 · 6
Blended rating4.8 · 744.9 · 5.5k
Trust & support
Security certifications53
Support channels62
Scores
Compliance7180
Support9679
Select Score6480

Where Global Squirrels and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) can employ

On our coverage data, Global Squirrels runs an EOR in 5 countries and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) in 175. They overlap in 5, so for 3% of the 175 countries either one covers, you can pick on price and service rather than reach. The difference sits in 170 countries only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) covers. If your next hire is in one of them, that decides it.

Only Global Squirrels 0 countries

None: every country Global Squirrels covers is also on the other provider’s list.

Only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) 170 countries

Americas
Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Greenland, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay
Europe
Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Oceania
American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Guam, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga

Own entity or local partner

An EOR either employs your hire through its own local company or through a partner it contracts. With its own entity, the provider controls payroll and compliance directly; with a partner, a third company is the legal employer.

Global Squirrels publicly documents its own employing entity in 3 countries (India, Mexico and Philippines).

Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) publicly documents its own employing entity in 3 countries (British Virgin Islands, India and United States).

Only entities with a public source (a registry record or the provider’s own legal documents) are counted. A provider can have more entities than it publishes.

What the fee difference adds up to

Global Squirrels's published EOR fee is $200 lower per employee per month. That is $2,400 a year for one hire and $24,000 a year for a team of ten, before any volume discount either provider negotiates.

Published starting EOR fee per year, by team size (USD)
EmployeesGlobal SquirrelsPebl (formerly Velocity Global)
1$2,388$4,788
5$11,940$23,940
10$23,880$47,880
25$59,700$119,700
50$119,400$239,400

Starting fees only, excluding salary and employer contributions. The matrix above lists the setup, offboarding, deposit and FX fees each provider discloses. Model a full hire in the cost calculator.

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Global Squirrels vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) on Reddit

On Reddit, Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) sits at 0% negative across 10 approved mentions. We screen real community mentions for relevance, then label sentiment, separate from our Select Score.

ProviderMentionsFirst-handPositiveNeutralNegativeSentiment
Global SquirrelsToo few Reddit mentions to score yet
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)10230%70%0%Mostly positive

Most-discussed topics: Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) — support

Global Squirrels

Lowest entry EOR price here, from $199/mo.

Read the full Global Squirrels review →
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) Select Pick

Widest coverage in this comparison (175 countries).

Read the full Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) review →

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Global Squirrels vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global): your questions

Which is better, Global Squirrels or Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)?

On our normalized dataset, Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) has the highest Select Score (80/100). The right pick still depends on your priorities, which the matrix above breaks down row by row.

Which is cheapest?

Global Squirrels has the lowest starting price in this comparison. Pricing is normalized to a per-employee monthly figure.

How is the Select Score calculated?

Every provider runs the same weighted model across coverage, pricing, compliance, platform and support. See the methodology page for the full formula.