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Global Squirrels vs Wisemonk

Where Global Squirrels and Wisemonk can employ

On our coverage data, Global Squirrels runs an EOR in 5 countries and Wisemonk in 7. They overlap in 3, so for 33% of the 9 countries either one covers, you can pick on price and service rather than reach. The difference sits in 2 countries only Global Squirrels covers and 4 countries only Wisemonk covers. If your next hire is in one of them, that decides it.

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).

Wisemonk publicly documents its own employing entity in 1 country (India).

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

Wisemonk's published EOR fee is $100 lower per employee per month. That is $1,200 a year for one hire and $12,000 a year for a team of ten, before any volume discount either provider negotiates.

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.