// head to head
Thera vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)
Where Thera and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) can employ
On our coverage data, Thera runs an EOR in 154 countries and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) in 175. They overlap in 145, so for 79% of the 184 countries either one covers, you can pick on price and service rather than reach. The difference sits in 9 countries only Thera covers and 30 countries only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) covers. If your next hire is in one of them, that decides it.
Only Thera 9 countries
- Americas
- Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda
- Europe
- Andorra, Kosovo
- Africa
- Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Sudan
Only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) 30 countries
- Americas
- Aruba, Barbados, Dominica, French Guiana, Greenland, Suriname
- Europe
- Belarus
- Africa
- Burundi, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Réunion, Somalia, Sudan
- Asia
- Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei, Lebanon, Macau, United Arab Emirates
- Oceania
- American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, New Zealand, 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.
Thera does not publicly name its employing entities, so we cannot show where it employs directly.
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
Thera does not publish an EOR price, so only Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)'s published fee can be totalled here. Ask Thera for a written quote at your team size before comparing.
| Employees | Thera | 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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Thera 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thera | 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
Widest coverage in this comparison (175 countries).
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Thera vs Pebl (formerly Velocity Global): your questions
Which is better, Thera 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.