// head to head
Globalization Partners vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)
Globalization Partners and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) both offer EOR and payroll services, but they differ on a few axes that matter at shortlist stage. Globalization Partners brings a broader country map, while Pebl adds contractor management to its service stack and earns a higher blended rating from third-party reviewers. Neither publishes entry pricing, so both require a quote before you can compare costs directly.
Which one fits you
Choose Globalization Partners if
your team needs the wider country list, including markets that sit outside Pebl's reach, and you want one platform to cover them all. It also suits you if your HR stack includes tools such as Personio, HiBob, SAP SuccessFactors, UKG or Paylocity, which Globalization Partners lists and Pebl does not. A longer support channel list, including live chat and a knowledge base alongside a dedicated customer success manager, and a wider set of security certifications may matter to your procurement team. The trade-off you accept is price opacity: Globalization Partners publishes no fee, so you will need a quote before you can budget, and its Reddit reputation read is thinner.
Choose Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) if
your team wants a published starting fee so you can model costs before talking to sales. Pebl lists EOR plans from a stated monthly per-employee price, and the page's fee-by-team-size table helps you test that against your headcount plan. It also has a much larger third-party review base with a higher blended rating, and it documents its own employing entities in several jurisdictions, which gives you more evidence of how it employs locally. The trade-off you accept is narrower country coverage and fewer support channels, so check that your target markets and your preferred way of reaching support are covered.
Where Globalization Partners and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) can employ
On our coverage data, Globalization Partners runs an EOR in 188 countries and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) in 175. They overlap in 140, so for 63% of the 223 countries either one covers, you can pick on price and service rather than reach. The difference sits in 48 countries only Globalization Partners covers and 35 countries only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) covers. If your next hire is in one of them, that decides it.
Only Globalization Partners 48 countries
- Europe
- Åland Islands, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kosovo, Monaco, Russia, San Marino, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Vatican City
- Africa
- British Indian Ocean Territory, Cape Verde, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Libya, Mayotte, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Sudan, Western Sahara
- Asia
- Iran, Maldives, Palestine, Syria, Timor-Leste, Yemen
- Oceania
- Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna
Only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) 35 countries
- Americas
- Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Greenland, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay
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.
Globalization Partners does not publicly name its employing entities, so we cannot show where it employs directly.
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
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)'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.
| Employees | Globalization Partners | Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,188 | $4,788 |
| 5 | $35,940 | $23,940 |
| 10 | $71,880 | $47,880 |
| 25 | $179,700 | $119,700 |
| 50 | $359,400 | $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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Globalization Partners 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.
| Provider | Mentions | First-hand | Positive | Neutral | Negative | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globalization Partners | Too few Reddit mentions to score yet | |||||
| Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) | 10 | 2 | 30% | 70% | 0% | Mostly positive |
Most-discussed topics: Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) — support
Lowest entry EOR price here, from $399/mo.
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Globalization Partners vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global): your questions
How does pricing differ between Globalization Partners and Pebl?
Pebl publishes a starting EOR fee per employee per month, which lets you estimate costs early. Globalization Partners does not publish a price and quotes on request. Treat Pebl's figure as a starting point and confirm the full cost, including any add-ons, in a written quote from each.
Which provider covers more countries?
Globalization Partners lists the wider country set, while Pebl's list is still broad. The coverage breakdown on this page shows which countries both cover and which only one does. Check your exact hiring locations there before shortlisting.
How do they employ your staff locally?
Pebl documents its own employing entities in public sources for India, the United States and the British Virgin Islands. Globalization Partners does not publicly name its employing entities in any country. If entity ownership matters to your legal team, ask each provider to confirm the employing entity for every country you plan to hire in.
What should you know about reviews and support before switching?
Pebl has a far larger review base and a higher blended rating, though its Trustpilot sample is very small. Globalization Partners offers more support channels, including live chat, a knowledge base, a dedicated customer success manager and round-the-clock support, while Pebl lists a dedicated manager and round-the-clock support. If you are switching from another EOR, ask both how they handle employee transfers and payroll cutover timing.