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RemoFirst vs Deel
RemoFirst and Deel both cover EOR and contractor management, but they sit in different positions across the four axes that matter most to buyers: coverage breadth, entry price, third-party review standing, and overall Select Score. RemoFirst brings a wider country map and comes in lower on entry EOR pricing, while Deel carries a higher blended rating from third-party reviewers and adds payroll as a native service. The matrix below shows exactly where each provider lands on every scored dimension.
Which one fits you
Choose RemoFirst if
your team is cost-sensitive and wants the lower published starting fee for employer of record hiring, both for employees and for contractor payments. It also fits if you need to reach a country that Deel does not list, since RemoFirst has the wider country list. Live chat, phone, email and a dedicated success manager are all on file, which suits teams that like to pick up the phone. The trade-off you accept is a thinner platform: fewer listed integrations than Deel, and a much smaller review base to judge it by. RemoFirst also names a local partner as the employer in many countries rather than its own entity, so check the entity evidence on this page for the countries you care about.
Choose Deel if
your team values platform depth and plans to connect payroll, HR and finance tools, because Deel lists many more integrations, including identity, accounting and recruiting systems. It is also the stronger pick if you want EOR, payroll and contractor management under one vendor, and if you want proof from a very large review base that is rated highly across several sites. Deel documents its own employing entity in a number of countries, which some legal and finance teams prefer. The trade-off you accept is a higher published starting fee and Reddit sentiment that leans negative, so read recent first-hand accounts before you sign.
Where RemoFirst and Deel can employ
On our coverage data, RemoFirst runs an EOR in 193 countries and Deel in 153. 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 52 countries only RemoFirst covers and 12 countries only Deel covers. If your next hire is in one of them, that decides it.
Only RemoFirst 52 countries
- Americas
- Anguilla, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Dominica, French Guiana, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States Virgin Islands
- Europe
- Åland Islands, Andorra, Belarus, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Vatican City
- Africa
- Angola, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mayotte, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe
- Asia
- Afghanistan, Brunei, Maldives, Palestine
Only Deel 12 countries
- Americas
- Bahamas, Bermuda, Martinique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Asia
- Iraq, Kuwait, Macau, Mongolia, Oman, Sri Lanka
- Oceania
- Fiji, Nauru
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.
RemoFirst names a local partner as the employer in 34 countries.
Deel publicly documents its own employing entity in 9 countries (Belgium, United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Spain 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
RemoFirst's published EOR fee is $400 lower per employee per month. That is $4,800 a year for one hire and $48,000 a year for a team of ten, before any volume discount either provider negotiates.
| Employees | RemoFirst | Deel |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,388 | $7,188 |
| 5 | $11,940 | $35,940 |
| 10 | $23,880 | $71,880 |
| 25 | $59,700 | $179,700 |
| 50 | $119,400 | $359,400 |
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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RemoFirst vs Deel on Reddit
On Reddit, Deel draws the highest share of negative mentions (40% of 184); RemoFirst the lowest (18% of 33). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RemoFirst | 33 | 15 | 24% | 58% | 18% | Mostly positive |
| Deel | 184 | 103 | 23% | 38% | 40% | Mostly negative |
Most-discussed topics: RemoFirst — pricing · Deel — compliance
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RemoFirst vs Deel: your questions
Which is cheaper, RemoFirst or Deel?
RemoFirst has the lower published starting fee for EOR, and also for contractor payments. Deel's EOR entry price is several times higher, though it adds a payroll product that RemoFirst does not list. Use the fee-by-team-size table on this page to see what each costs at your headcount.
Which covers more countries?
RemoFirst lists wider country coverage than Deel. The coverage breakdown on this page shows which countries both providers cover and which only one does. If you hire in a hard-to-reach market, check that list before you decide.
How do RemoFirst and Deel employ people locally?
Deel documents its own employing entity in several countries, including the US, UK, Germany, Canada, India, Australia, Argentina, Spain and Belgium. RemoFirst has no documented entity of its own on public sources and names a local partner as the employer in the countries it lists. The entity evidence on this page shows the detail per country.
How do reviews and support compare?
Deel has a far larger review base and a higher blended rating, while RemoFirst is rated well on a much smaller base. Both offer live chat, a dedicated success manager, a knowledge base and round-the-clock support, and RemoFirst also lists phone and email. Reddit sentiment is more favorable toward RemoFirst than toward Deel.