// head to head
Swapp Agency vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)
Where Swapp Agency and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) can employ
On our coverage data, Swapp Agency runs an EOR in 161 countries and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) in 175. They overlap in 139, so for 71% of the 197 countries either one covers, you can pick on price and service rather than reach. The difference sits in 22 countries only Swapp Agency covers and 36 countries only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) covers. If your next hire is in one of them, that decides it.
Only Swapp Agency 22 countries
- Americas
- Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Falkland Islands, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands
- Europe
- Åland Islands, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Monaco, San Marino, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Vatican City
- Africa
- Djibouti
Only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) 36 countries
- Americas
- Suriname
- Africa
- Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo
- Asia
- Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei, Iraq, Macau, Mongolia, Turkmenistan
- Oceania
- American Samoa, Guam, Palau, 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.
Swapp Agency publicly documents its own employing entity in 1 country (Sweden).
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
Swapp Agency does not publish an EOR price, so only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)'s published fee can be totalled here. Ask Swapp Agency for a written quote at your team size before comparing.
| Employees | Swapp Agency | Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quote only | $4,788 |
| 5 | Quote only | $23,940 |
| 10 | Quote only | $47,880 |
| 25 | Quote only | $119,700 |
| 50 | Quote only | $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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Swapp Agency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swapp Agency | 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
Among the broadest coverage in the dataset (161 countries).
Read the full Swapp Agency review →Strongest compliance depth of the set.
Read the full Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) review →// faq
Swapp Agency vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global): your questions
Which is better, Swapp Agency or Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)?
On our normalized dataset, Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) 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.