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Playroll EOR review
The decision layer
Should you pick Playroll?
// playroll at a glance
Playroll is an Employer of Record provider offering EOR and contractor payments. It scores 71/100 on the EOR Select index, covers 168 countries, and starts from $399 per employee per month.
- What it is
- Employer of Record (EOR and contractor payments)
- Select Score
- 71/100
- Country coverage
- 168 countries
- Entry EOR price
- from $399/mo
- Third-party rating
- 4.6/5 from 258 reviews
As of July 16, 2026 · scored by the EOR Select rating system (methodology)
// the verdict
The verdict
Playroll scores 71/100 on the Select Score, strongest on country coverage and support. EOR pricing starts from $399 per employee per month. Its weakest axis is platform, the clearest trade-off to weigh before committing.
Playroll is a London-based EOR and contractor management provider founded in 2021, offering broad geographic coverage across a wide range of markets. Its pricing sits toward the lower end of the market, and it carries a solid third-party review rating across a meaningful volume of reviews. It is a fit for companies hiring internationally who want wide reach and accessible pricing without needing deep integration capabilities.
// strengths & watch-outs
Strengths and watch-outs
// strengths
- Among the broadest coverage in the dataset (168 countries)
- 5 security certifications on file
- Strong third-party reviews (4.58/5 across 258)
- Multiple support channels (5)
// watch-outs
No notable watch-outs from the data on file.
// how it scores
How Playroll scores
Covers 168 countries, 91% of the 185-country benchmark.
EOR pricing from $399 per employee per month. Lower is scored higher.
5 security certifications on file, with a blended third-party review score of 4.58 out of 5 across 258 reviews (weighted by review volume).
2 listed integrations.
5 support channels on file, with a blended third-party review score of 4.58 out of 5 across 258 reviews (weighted by review volume).
Only 2 approved Reddit mentions (fewer than the 10 needed for a reputation read); Reputation is scored at a neutral 60.
The total is weighted by how much independent review evidence backs this provider, so it can sit below the average of the categories above. How scoring works
The data record
Playroll by the numbers
// pricing
What Playroll costs
EOR
per employee / month
Contractor
per employee / month
Payroll
per employee / month
Normalized starting prices from our dataset. Final pricing depends on country and headcount. Full Playroll pricing breakdown →
verified July 12, 2026provider pricing pages
// country coverage
Where Playroll operates
Verified Employer of Record coverage in 168 countries, from the same normalized dataset used to score every provider.
Show all 168 countries
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Lucia
- United States
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Jersey
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- China
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Australia
- Fiji
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
verified July 16, 2026normalized EOR coverage dataset
// employment entities
Who legally employs your people
The legal entities behind Playroll’s employment coverage, from its own public documents and official corporate registries. Registry verified means we matched the entity in a corporate registry and linked the record. This table only shows what is publicly evidenced; it is not a complete list of Playroll’s entities.
| Country | Legal entity | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Playroll Limited | Registry verified | Provider document→ |
| South Africa | Own entity stated, name not published | Stated by provider | Provider document→ |
verified July 16, 2026corporate registries & provider documents
// platform & operations
How Playroll runs
Playroll integrates with 2 tools and holds 5 security certifications.
- Security & compliance
- soc2iso27001gdprhipaapci-dss
- Integrations
- HiBobBambooHR
- Payroll & platform
- Multi-currencyAutomated taxTax filingPayslip generationEmployee portalAPI accessHRIS integrationCompliance dashboard24/7 supportMobile appOn-demand pay
- Pay-run frequency
- Bi-weeklySemi-monthly
- Payment methods
- Bank transferACHSEPASWIFTLocal bankWisePayPalCrypto
- Support channels
- Live chatPhoneEmailKnowledge base24/7 support
- Employee payouts
- Local currency, across 168 countries: 121 currencies including EUR, USD, GBP, INR
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- London, GB
- Employees
- 51-200
- Playroll on LinkedIn →
verified July 16, 2026provider disclosures
// fee transparency
What Playroll tells you before you ask
This scores only what Playroll publishes, not whether its prices are low. A cost counts as disclosed when we can link the provider’s own page stating it. See the full ranking or how this is scored.
verified July 12, 2026provider disclosures, own-domain sourced
Outside evidence
What the market says about Playroll
// reviews across the web
What Playroll customers say
| Platform | Rating | Change | Reviews | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | 4.7 | steady | 245 | +23 |
| Trustpilot | 2.4 | -0.20 | 13 | steady |
// what people are saying on reddit
Playroll on Reddit
Real community discussion we screened for relevance, then summarised: unfiltered operator experience, kept separate from our Select Score. One caveat: Reddit is anonymous, and some posts come from competitors or marketing agencies, so we verify that a mention is relevant, not whether any single comment is true. Filter by sentiment, or open any mention on Reddit.
do I really need a legal entity in Germany just to hire 1 person?
“ended up going with Playroll because they had their own entity there and was cheaper than Deel.”
AI summary: Poster chose Playroll over Remofirst and Deel because Playroll had its own German entity and was cheaper than Deel.
anyone actually solved payroll on top of Zoho People?
“For reporting we ended up using Playroll that can connect existing payroll data and our HRIS, helped us not to hack something together.”
AI summary: Author used Playroll to connect payroll data and their HRIS within Zoho People for reporting in complex multi-region payroll scenarios.
A note on Reddit: not every comment is a genuine, independent user. Some posts come from marketing agencies, competitors or the providers themselves. We screen mentions for relevance before they count toward a score, but we show this discussion as community signal, not verified fact, so weigh it with that in mind.
History & background
Playroll track record & company
// the record over time
How Playroll has moved
Longitudinal readings we keep and most comparison sites don’t. Every point is a real dated snapshot.
Unchanged at $399/mo since Jul 2026.
| Month | Published EOR price |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $399/mo |
| Aug 2026 | $399/mo |
| Sep 2026 | $399/mo |
updated Sep 1, 2026monthly provider-pricing snapshots
// recent updates
What changed for Playroll
Tracked changes to Playroll's Select Score and review ratings
- TrustpilotSep 1, 2026
Rating now 2.4, from 2.6.
- G2Aug 26, 2026
Rating now 4.7. +23 new reviews (245 total).
Review scores are re-verified weekly. How we verify the data →
// head to head
