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Rivermate vs Remote People
Where Rivermate and Remote People can employ
On our coverage data, Rivermate runs an EOR in 174 countries and Remote People in 149. They overlap in 136, so for 73% of the 187 countries either one covers, you can pick on price and service rather than reach. The difference sits in 38 countries only Rivermate covers and 13 countries only Remote People covers. If your next hire is in one of them, that decides it.
Only Rivermate 38 countries
- Americas
- Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands
- Europe
- Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Jersey, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Africa
- Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Tanzania, Togo
- Asia
- Iraq, Maldives, Palestine, Turkmenistan
- Oceania
- Micronesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga
Only Remote People 13 countries
- Americas
- Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti, Martinique, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela
- Europe
- Kosovo, San Marino
- Africa
- Réunion
- Asia
- Macau, Myanmar
- Oceania
- Nauru
What the fee difference adds up to
Remote People's published EOR fee is $120 lower per employee per month. That is $1,440 a year for one hire and $14,400 a year for a team of ten, before any volume discount either provider negotiates.
| Employees | Rivermate | Remote People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,828 | $2,388 |
| 5 | $19,140 | $11,940 |
| 10 | $38,280 | $23,880 |
| 25 | $95,700 | $59,700 |
| 50 | $191,400 | $119,400 |
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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Rivermate vs Remote People on Reddit
On Reddit, Rivermate sits at 0% negative across 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivermate | 36 | 27 | 69% | 31% | 0% | Mostly positive |
| Remote People | Too few Reddit mentions to score yet | |||||
Most-discussed topics: Rivermate — compliance
Lowest entry EOR price here, from $199/mo.
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Rivermate vs Remote People: your questions
Which is better, Rivermate or Remote People?
On our normalized dataset, Remote People has the highest Select Score (74/100). The right pick still depends on your priorities, which the matrix above breaks down row by row.
Which is cheapest?
Remote People 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.