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Second Talent vs Multiplier
Where Second Talent and Multiplier can employ
On our coverage data, Second Talent runs an EOR in 9 countries and Multiplier in 171. They overlap in 9, so for 5% of the 171 countries either one covers, you can pick on price and service rather than reach. The difference sits in 162 countries only Multiplier covers. If your next hire is in one of them, that decides it.
Only Second Talent 0 countries
None: every country Second Talent covers is also on the other provider’s list.
Only Multiplier 162 countries
- Americas
- Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, United States
- Europe
- Åland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- Africa
- Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Asia
- Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen
- Oceania
- Australia, New Zealand
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.
Second Talent publicly documents its own employing entity in 9 countries (China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam).
Multiplier publicly documents its own employing entity in 2 countries (India and Canada).
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
Second Talent does not publish an EOR price, so only Multiplier's published fee can be totalled here. Ask Second Talent for a written quote at your team size before comparing.
| Employees | Second Talent | Multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quote only | $5,508 |
| 5 | Quote only | $27,540 |
| 10 | Quote only | $55,080 |
| 25 | Quote only | $137,700 |
| 50 | Quote only | $275,400 |
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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Second Talent vs Multiplier on Reddit
On Reddit, Multiplier sits at 19% negative across 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Talent | Too few Reddit mentions to score yet | |||||
| Multiplier | 21 | 15 | 52% | 29% | 19% | Mostly positive |
Most-discussed topics: Multiplier — compliance
Highest third-party rating in this matchup (4.88/5).
Read the full Second Talent review →Widest coverage in this comparison (171 countries).
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Second Talent vs Multiplier: your questions
Which is better, Second Talent or Multiplier?
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?
Multiplier 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.