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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 78/100 on the EOR Select index, covers 193 countries, and starts from $199 per employee per month.
- What it is
- Employer of Record (EOR and contractor payments)
- Select Score
- 78/100
- Country coverage
- 193 countries
- Entry EOR price
- from $199/mo
- Third-party rating
- 4.4/5 from 496 reviews
As of July 10, 2026 · scored by the EOR Select rating system (methodology)
// the verdict
The verdict
RemoFirst scores 78/100 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 193 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 (193 countries)
- Low entry EOR pricing, from $199/mo
- Solid security posture (3 certifications)
- 4 platform integrations
// watch-outs
No notable watch-outs from the data on file.
// how it scores
How RemoFirst scores
Covers 193 countries, 104% of the 185-country benchmark.
EOR pricing from $199 per employee per month. Lower is scored higher.
3 security certifications on file, with a blended third-party review score of 4.44 out of 5 across 491 reviews (weighted by review volume).
4 listed integrations.
6 support channels on file, with a blended third-party review score of 4.44 out of 5 across 491 reviews (weighted by review volume).
Based on 33 approved Reddit mentions (8 positive, 19 neutral, 6 negative; 15 first-hand). First-hand accounts weigh more than second-hand remarks; 11 mentions from possible promotional accounts are down-weighted. Net community sentiment is balanced; Reputation scored 64.
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
Full RemoFirst pricing breakdown →
// pricing
What RemoFirst costs
EOR
per employee / month
Contractor
per contractor / month
Payroll
Starting service fees exclude salary and statutory costs. Confirm country-specific inclusions and billing commitment.
verified October 1, 2026provider pricing pages
// country coverage
Where RemoFirst operates
Verified Employer of Record coverage in 193 countries, from the same normalized dataset used to score every provider.
Show all 193 countries
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- 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
- Trinidad and Tobago
- 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
- Ukraine
- 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
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- 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 4 tools, holds 3 security certifications and bills clients in 8 currencies.
- Security & compliance
- soc2iso27001gdpr
- Integrations
- ADP Workforce NowBambooHRGoCardlessWorkday
- Pay-run frequency
- Bi-weeklySemi-monthly
- Support channels
- Live chatPhoneEmailDedicated CSMKnowledge base24/7 support
- Employee payouts
- Local currency, across 193 countries: 128 currencies including EUR, USD, GBP, INR
- Bills clients in
- AUDCADEURGBPILSNZDSGDUSD
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
- Employees
- 201-500
- Funding
- $39M
- CEO
- Nurasyl Serik
- RemoFirst on LinkedIn →
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 October 1, 2026provider disclosures, own-domain sourced
Outside evidence
What the market says about RemoFirst
// reviews across the web
What RemoFirst customers say
419 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 | 419 | +96 |
| Capterra | 4.0 | steady | 4 | steady |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 | +0.20 | 73 | +17 |
// reddit reputation
RemoFirst on Reddit
Across 33 approved Reddit mentions of RemoFirst (as of Jun 2026), 24% were positive, 58% neutral and 18% 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.
33 mentions · 15 first-hand · 11 from promotional accounts, down-weighted
// key takeaways
What people praise
- Pricing (8)
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 | 12 | 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
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.
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.
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?
“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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Getting CSEP (Critical Skills Employment Permit) in IRELAND through EOR - Any suggestions
“Remofirst has an issue with continuous communication but their cost is 10x less in a sense.”
AI summary: Author trialled RemoFirst for an Irish work permit and notes communication issues but highlights significantly lower cost compared to Deel.
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.
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.
Oyster HR alternatives...
“deel is super reliable covers many countries and integrates well with workday and bamboohr their support is fast usually 24/7 chat but pricing can creep up”
AI summary: Author groups RemoFirst with Multiplier as budget-friendly but less polished, recommending Deel or Remote instead for reliability.
Employer of Record minimum effort
“My client does not have any entity in India so . And in future if I'm switching to any Indian company then ,how will the experience letter be provided ? In name of remoFirst or from my client side ?.and do remoFirst provide experience letter /relieving letter…”
AI summary: Employee hired via RemoFirst asks whether their experience/relieving letter will be issued in RemoFirst's name or the client's name when they eventually leave.
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.
Down 1 point since Jun 27, 2026.
| Date | Select Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 79/100 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 78/100 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 79/100 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 78/100 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 79/100 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 78/100 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 77/100 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 78/100 |
updated Oct 15, 2026weekly Select Score recompute
Unchanged at $199/mo since Jul 2026.
| Month | Published EOR price |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $199/mo |
| Aug 2026 | $199/mo |
| Sep 2026 | $199/mo |
| Oct 2026 | $199/mo |
updated Oct 1, 2026monthly provider-pricing snapshots
// recent updates
What changed for RemoFirst
Tracked changes to RemoFirst's Select Score and review ratings
- Select ScoreOct 12, 2026
Now 78/100, from 77.
- G2Oct 15, 2026
Rating now 4.5. +96 new reviews (419 total).
- TrustpilotOct 14, 2026
Rating now 4.1, 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
- IntegrationsSep 12, 2026
RemoFirst adds Workday integration
This integration reduces manual data entry for companies using Workday alongside RemoFirst as their EOR, syncing worker records, status changes, and time-off data automatically. Relevant for shortlisting if Workday is already your HRIS and you want fewer reconciliation steps during implementation.
Read the announcement → - 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

