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RemoFirst EOR review
The decision layer
Should you pick RemoFirst?
// remofirst at a glance
RemoFirst is an Employer of Record provider offering EOR and contractor payments. It scores 79/100 on the EOR Select index, covers 185 countries, and starts from $199 per employee per month.
- What it is
- Employer of Record (EOR and contractor payments)
- Select Score
- 79/100
- Country coverage
- 185 countries
- Entry EOR price
- from $199/mo
- Third-party rating
- 4.4/5 from 455 reviews
As of July 10, 2026 · scored by the EOR Select rating system (methodology)
// the verdict
The verdict
RemoFirst scores 79/100 on the Select Score, strongest on country coverage and support. EOR pricing starts from $199 per employee per month. Its weakest axis is platform, the clearest trade-off to weigh before committing.
RemoFirst is a global Employer of Record (EOR) provider founded in 2021, headquartered in San Francisco, US. It hires, pays and runs local compliance for employees on your behalf in 185 countries, with pricing from $199 per employee per month. It also offers contractor management.
// strengths & watch-outs
Strengths and watch-outs
// strengths
- Among the broadest coverage in the dataset (185 countries)
- Low entry EOR pricing, from $199/mo
- 5 security certifications on file
- Positive community sentiment on Reddit
// watch-outs
No notable watch-outs from the data on file.
// how it scores
How RemoFirst scores
Covers 185 countries, 100% of the 185-country benchmark.
EOR pricing from $199 per employee per month. Lower is scored higher.
5 security certifications on file, with a blended third-party review score of 4.42 out of 5 across 455 reviews (weighted by review volume).
3 listed integrations.
6 support channels on file, with a blended third-party review score of 4.42 out of 5 across 455 reviews (weighted by review volume).
Based on 35 approved Reddit mentions (9 positive, 20 neutral, 6 negative; 15 first-hand). First-hand accounts weigh more than second-hand remarks; 10 mentions from possible promotional accounts are down-weighted. Net community sentiment leans positive; Reputation scored 69.
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
// watch our review
Watch our RemoFirst review
The data record
RemoFirst by the numbers
// pricing
What RemoFirst costs
EOR
per employee / month
Contractor
per employee / month
Payroll
Normalized starting prices from our dataset. Final pricing depends on country and headcount. Full RemoFirst pricing breakdown →
verified July 8, 2026provider pricing pages
// country coverage
Where RemoFirst operates
Verified Employer of Record coverage in 179 countries, from the same normalized dataset used to score every provider.
Show all 179 countries
- Anguilla
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Canada
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Suriname
- United States
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- 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
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
- 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
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Australia
- New Zealand
verified July 10, 2026normalized EOR coverage dataset
// employment entities
Who legally employs your people
The legal entities behind RemoFirst’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 RemoFirst’s entities.
| Country | Legal entity | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Australia | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Austria | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Belgium | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Brazil | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Colombia | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Costa Rica | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Denmark | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
Show all 34 countries ↓
| Finland | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| France | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Germany | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| India | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Indonesia | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Ireland | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Italy | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Japan | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Malaysia | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Mexico | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Netherlands | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Norway | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Peru | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Philippines | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Poland | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Portugal | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Qatar | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Singapore | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| South Korea | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Spain | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Sweden | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Thailand | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| United Arab Emirates | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| United Kingdom | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| United States | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
| Vietnam | Own entity stated, name not published | Partner disclosed | Provider document→ |
verified July 10, 2026corporate registries & provider documents
// platform & operations
How RemoFirst runs
RemoFirst integrates with 3 tools, holds 5 security certifications and bills clients in 8 currencies.
- Security & compliance
- soc2iso27001gdprhipaapci-dss
- Integrations
- ADP Workforce NowBambooHRGoCardless
- Payroll & platform
- Multi-currencyAutomated taxTax filingPayslip generationEmployee portalAPI accessHRIS integrationCompliance dashboardDedicated support24/7 supportMobile appOn-demand pay
- Pay-run frequency
- Bi-weeklySemi-monthly
- Payment methods
- Bank transferACHSEPASWIFTLocal bankWisePayPalCrypto
- Support channels
- Live chatPhoneEmailDedicated CSMKnowledge base24/7 support
- Employee payouts
- Local currency, across 185 countries: 115 currencies including EUR, USD, GBP, INR
- Bills clients in
- AUDCADEURGBPILSNZDSGDUSD
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
- Employees
- 201-500
- Funding
- $39M
- CEO
- Nurasyl Serik
verified July 10, 2026provider disclosures
// fee transparency
What RemoFirst tells you before you ask
This scores only what RemoFirst 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 8, 2026provider disclosures, own-domain sourced
Outside evidence
What the market says about RemoFirst
// reviews across the web
What RemoFirst customers say
378 reviews
View on G2 →4 reviews
View on Capterra →73 reviews
View on Trustpilot →36 reviews
View on Glassdoor →| Platform | Rating | Change | Reviews | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | 4.5 | steady | 378 | +55 |
| Capterra | 4.0 | steady | 4 | steady |
| Trustpilot | 4.0 | +0.10 | 73 | +17 |
// reddit reputation
RemoFirst on Reddit
Across 35 approved Reddit mentions of RemoFirst (as of Jun 2026), 26% were positive, 57% neutral and 17% negative. The most-discussed topics were pricing, onboarding, support. We screen each mention for relevance, then label sentiment. Unfiltered operator experience, separate from our Select Score.
35 mentions · 15 first-hand · 10 from promotional accounts, down-weighted
// key takeaways
What people praise
- Pricing (10)
Common complaints
- Onboarding (4)
- Support (4)
- Platform (1)
Raw counts. The Reputation score also weighs recency, first-hand directness and author trust.
// most discussed topics
| Topic | Mentions | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | 14 | Mostly positive |
| Onboarding | 11 | Mostly negative |
| Support | 5 | Mostly negative |
| Comparisons | 5 | Mixed |
| Platform | 2 | Mostly negative |
Reputation subscore
This sentiment feeds the Reputation dimension of the Select Score.
We re-check Reddit monthly; newest mention as of Jun 2026. How we screen and score mentions →
// individual mentions
Question regarding using an EOR for a part-time marketing job!
“I’m about to get hired for a part-time marketing gig. My employer wanted to work on an invoice only base, but my friend suggested me to look into an EOR provider so that I can get my local benefits. He suggested Deel or Remote.”
AI summary: User notes RemoFirst's pricing is notably cheaper than Deel or Remote while exploring EOR options for a part-time hire.
best eor for uk hires if my company is in germany?
“I've seen this question come up a lot and honestly "best" is the wrong starting point. the real question is what's your actual constraint? because if you pick based on brand recognition or a demo that wows you, you'll end up paying for features you don't need…”
AI summary: Generic EOR selection advice post that mentions RemoFirst only implicitly via criteria discussion; no direct evaluation of RemoFirst's service.
Anyone who switched from Remofirst to Deel? Why?
“I do not see any rational reason to pay a 100% premium for Deel with the existence of RemoFirst.”
AI summary: Poster questions paying a 100% price premium for Deel over RemoFirst, seeing no clear service difference for a fully remote global EOR team.
Employer of Record minimum effort
“In practice, what is the minimum effort required from an employer when using these services? Just the initial set-up with the EOR and then paying a monthly invoice?”
AI summary: Author asks generally about employer effort when using EOR services, mentioning RemoFirst as one example alongside Deel, with no actual experience or evaluation of RemoFirst.
Anyone who switched from Remofirst to Deel? Why?
“The contractor pricing is half of what it is on Deel. I have \~90 contractors. I could be saving about $2400 a month.”
AI summary: Commenter discovers RemoFirst's contractor pricing is about half of Deel's and considers switching their ~90-contractor account for ~$2,400/month in savings.
Has anyone used an Employer of Record service to hire employees in multiple countries?
“Ended up with Remofirst after that research. For the cultural/timezone thing, we started blocking two overlap windows a week instead of daily standups. It's way less exhausting.”
AI summary: Author chose RemoFirst after researching EOR options and reports a positive experience managing multi-country hiring across Poland, Brazil, and Vietnam.
job title when joining EOR such as remofirst
“I actually recommended the EOR platform to my employer because it was their first time getting one. I sent them the reviews from Employ Borderless and it helped them make the decision. In my case it was Remofirst, and the job title stayed pretty close to what…”
AI summary: User says they recommended RemoFirst to their employer and that their job title was accurately reflected in contracts and pay documents.
Anyone has experiences signing remote work contract on EOR platforms like deel, remofirst?
“It was actually pretty smooth, onboarding was quick, and everything was laid out clearly, like taxes and payment terms.”
AI summary: User reports a smooth firsthand experience with RemoFirst: quick onboarding and clear presentation of taxes, payment terms, and compliance.
Employer of Record (EOR) services company suggestions
“We ended up with RemoFirst since it was the most affordable option at the time.”
AI summary: Author says their team evaluated RemoFirst and chose it as the most affordable EOR option at the time.
EOR Service Providers in Ireland
“So far it appears that RemoFirst and Remote are the front runners from some of the personal digging that I have been doing via Google but would like to hear other's experience in this space.”
AI summary: Post author lists RemoFirst as one of two front-runner EOR options they found via Google for hiring in Ireland, but has no direct experience with it yet.
Anyone has experiences signing remote work contract on EOR platforms like deel, remofirst?
“Hi! Just saw your post, we actually use Remofirst and really like it! We scoped out a few and felt like Remofirst had the best price and we get our own account manager which has been really helpful since we’re using them in a few different countries.”
AI summary: User says their company uses RemoFirst, likes the pricing and dedicated account manager, and finds it helpful across multiple countries.
Anyone who switched from Remofirst to Deel? Why?
“Switched to Deel for the integrations.”
AI summary: User asks how RemoFirst handles integrations after switching away to Deel for that reason — implies RemoFirst's integrations may be lacking but does not state it directly.
Anyone has experiences signing remote work contract on EOR platforms like deel, remofirst?
“im getting hired for a part time marketing gig and the employer requested me to sign up and sign the contract on 3rd party platform.”
AI summary: Post mentions RemoFirst in passing as an example EOR platform while asking general questions about signing employment contracts through third-party EOR platforms; no experience with RemoFirst specifically.
Anyone who switched from Remofirst to Deel? Why?
“We've found the time-to-offer to be nearly 2 weeks across the 2 hires we've made and have lost preferred candidates because of this. I've also spent countless hours communicating very simple contract revisions with people that just don't seemed trained for the job.”
AI summary: User reports actively leaving RemoFirst due to a ~2-week time-to-offer, poorly trained staff handling contract revisions, and an obstructive process that caused loss of preferred candidates.
Experiences with Employer of Record (EOR) services for hiring in South Africa?
“Try Remofirst, they are one of the most affordable ones out there. I was hired through them by my current company.”
AI summary: Author was hired through RemoFirst, describes them as affordable, and shares an onboarding contact's email.
Employer of Record minimum effort
“Will my hiring company name in records show as remoFirst or my original company which I will be working?”
AI summary: User asks whether their employer of record on official records will show as RemoFirst or their actual client company, specifically regarding experience letters.
Employer of Record minimum effort
“It will show as Remofirst. But many people globally are using the EoR solution and it will not be a problem for you. Btw any particular reasons to go with Remofirst?”
AI summary: Commenter confirms employment will show as RemoFirst and notes many people globally use EOR solutions without issue, then asks why the user chose RemoFirst.
Anyone who switched from Remofirst to Deel? Why?
“I'd suggest going for the one with a lower cost since the services both Deel and Remofirst provide are more or less the same.”
AI summary: User says RemoFirst and Deel offer similar services and suggests choosing based on cost, but the comment is primarily about Skuad and Deel rather than RemoFirst specifically.
Offered a Job with Employer of Record (EOR) - Should I be concerned?
“Deel (Has ridiculous pricing when it comes to Visa related matters. Recurring fees to maintain the Visa situation.”
AI summary: Commenter calls RemoFirst the cheapest EOR with visa support but flags slow communication as a drawback.
Contratação via Remofirst
“Alguém já foi contratado via remofirst e sabe como funciona? Recebi uma offer e apresentaram duas opções, uma via Employer of Record (EOR) e outra via Contractor, ambas através da Remofirst. Queria entender melhor como funcionam e quais os benefícios de cada.”
Translation: “Has anyone been hired through Remofirst and knows how it works? I received an offer and they presented two options, one via Employer of Record (EOR) and another via Contractor, both through Remofirst. I wanted to better understand how each works and what the benefits are.”
AI summary: Brazilian developer asks for others' experiences with RemoFirst after receiving a job offer via them, seeking clarity on EOR vs contractor options.
do I really need a legal entity in Germany just to hire 1 person?
“we did investigate this when we hired a dev through an EOR; looked at Remofirst too, but ended up going with Playroll because they had their own entity there and was cheaper than Deel.”
AI summary: User considered RemoFirst when hiring a dev in Germany but ultimately chose Playroll instead for its own entity and lower cost; RemoFirst is only mentioned as a rejected option.
Anyone who switched from Remofirst to Deel? Why?
“Hey! RemoFirst doesn’t find or recruit candidates, but they make it super easy to hire and pay people abroad once you’ve found them - handling payroll, contracts, compliance, etc. Perfect if you’re hiring devs overseas and want to stay legally covered without…”
AI summary: Comment uses first-person plural about RemoFirst's capabilities in a polished, promotional tone consistent with a RemoFirst employee or affiliate, not an independent user review.
job title when joining EOR such as remofirst
“Can I pay EOR like Remofirst out of my pocket with min wage for me so that I can purchase their health insurance package ? I think their health insurance could be cheaper than marketplace even including their EOR fees.”
AI summary: User asks whether they can personally pay for RemoFirst's EOR service at minimum wage to access their health insurance package, suggesting it might be cheaper than marketplace plans even with EOR fees.
Employer of Record minimum effort
“Remote, Deel and Oyster tend to be priced about the same after discount.”
AI summary: Comment places RemoFirst in the cheaper tier of EOR providers, grouped with Remote People and Native Teams.
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.
// founder on record
What Nurasyl Serik says on record
Nurasyl Serik (CEO & Co-founder, RemoFirst) across 5 analyzed podcast interviews (2021-2026). These are the company’s own claims in its founder’s words, on the record and linked to source, shown as evidence rather than endorsement. They play no part in the Select Score.
“It used to be that it was everything about headquarter first. But now it's about talent first.”
“people don't ask where should I hire people, they ask who is the best person that I can hire — that's the key differentiation where you're not optimizing for a certain location but rather finding the best talent that exists there”
“AI can create a scoring system where someone in the US went to Harvard and then someone in Morocco went to their best University and that's how they can compare — you don't need everyone to go to Harvard to be the top talent”
Quotes are extracted by AI from interview auto-captions, so wording is near-exact rather than verbatim; every quote links to its timestamped source video. Stance labels are the dominant position across the analyzed interviews, weighted toward the most recent. The full seven-founder corpus analysis lives on Employ Borderless, our parent publication.
History & background
RemoFirst track record & company
// the record over time
How RemoFirst has moved
Longitudinal readings we keep and most comparison sites don’t. Every point is a real dated snapshot.
Held at 79/100 since Jun 27, 2026.
| Date | Select Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 79/100 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 78/100 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 79/100 |
updated Jul 18, 2026weekly Select Score recompute
// recent updates
What changed for RemoFirst
Tracked changes to RemoFirst's Select Score and review ratings
- Select ScoreJul 2, 2026
Now 79/100, from 78.
- G2Jul 16, 2026
Rating now 4.5. +55 new reviews (378 total).
- TrustpilotJul 15, 2026
Rating now 4.0, from 3.9. +17 new reviews (73 total).
Review scores are re-verified weekly. How we verify the data →
// recent updates
What changed at RemoFirst
How recent moves affect the Select Score
- ProductMay 27, 2026
RemoFirst launches AI platform RemoAI across its EOR service
RemoFirst is repositioning around AI with RemoAI, a conversational assistant and agent suite layered across its hiring and HR workflows, and is claiming first-AI-native-EOR status. For buyers weighting platform sophistication it is a clear differentiation move, but our score reflects verifiable capability rather than positioning, so the selection impact depends on how much of the automation holds up in practice.
Read the announcement → - IntegrationsMar 9, 2026
RemoFirst adds BambooHR integration for global hiring
An hourly two-way BambooHR sync closes a common integration gap for teams standardized on BambooHR, adding a mainstream HRIS connector to RemoFirst''s platform profile. In selection terms it is a platform-depth gain that narrows the integration-breadth distance to the larger providers.
Read the announcement → - ProductJan 8, 2026
RemoFirst adds bank account storage and clearer PTO notifications
Reusable saved bank details and at-a-glance PTO approval emails are operational polish rather than new capability. They trim re-entry during offboarding and time-off but do not move RemoFirst''s coverage, pricing or compliance standing in our dataset. Read it as a small platform-usability positive.
Read the announcement →
// inside the RemoFirst platform
Inside the RemoFirst platform
// head to head

