// head to head
Multiplier vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)
Where Multiplier and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) can employ
On our coverage data, Multiplier runs an EOR in 171 countries and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) in 175. They overlap in 141, so for 69% of the 205 countries either one covers, you can pick on price and service rather than reach. The difference sits in 30 countries only Multiplier covers and 34 countries only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) covers. If your next hire is in one of them, that decides it.
Only Multiplier 30 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
Only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) 34 countries
- Americas
- Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Greenland, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay
- Oceania
- American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, 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.
Multiplier publicly documents its own employing entity in 2 countries (India and Canada).
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 $60 lower per employee per month. That is $720 a year for one hire and $7,200 a year for a team of ten, before any volume discount either provider negotiates.
| Employees | Multiplier | Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,508 | $4,788 |
| 5 | $27,540 | $23,940 |
| 10 | $55,080 | $47,880 |
| 25 | $137,700 | $119,700 |
| 50 | $275,400 | $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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Multiplier vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) on Reddit
On Reddit, Multiplier draws the highest share of negative mentions (19% of 21); Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) the lowest (0% of 10). Approved mentions only. We screen real community mentions for relevance, then label sentiment, separate from our Select Score.
| Provider | Mentions | First-hand | Positive | Neutral | Negative | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiplier | 21 | 15 | 52% | 29% | 19% | Mostly positive |
| Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) | 10 | 2 | 30% | 70% | 0% | Mostly positive |
Most-discussed topics: Multiplier — compliance · Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) — support
Lowest entry EOR price here, from $399/mo.
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Multiplier vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global): your questions
Which is better, Multiplier or Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)?
On our normalized dataset, Multiplier 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?
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) 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.