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Remote EOR review

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Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated July 18, 2026
01

The decision layer

Should you pick Remote?

// remote at a glance

Remote is an Employer of Record provider offering EOR, payroll and contractor payments. It scores 76/100 on the EOR Select index, covers 186 countries, and starts from $699 per employee per month.

What it is
Employer of Record (EOR, payroll and contractor payments)
Select Score
76/100
Country coverage
186 countries
Entry EOR price
from $699/mo
Third-party rating
3.0/5 from 7,771 reviews

As of July 10, 2026 · scored by the EOR Select rating system (methodology)

// the verdict

The verdict

Remote scores 76/100 on the Select Score, strongest on country coverage and platform. EOR pricing starts from $699 per employee per month. Its weakest axis is pricing, the clearest trade-off to weigh before committing.

Remote is an EOR platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, offering broad coverage across EOR, payroll, and contractor management. Its platform sub-score of 93 and strong integration and compliance marks reflect a product built for teams that want to move quickly across many markets. It is a fit for companies expanding into a large number of countries that also want a polished software experience.

// strengths & watch-outs

Strengths and watch-outs

// strengths

  • Among the broadest coverage in the dataset (186 countries)
  • Wide integration support (12 integrations)
  • 5 security certifications on file

// watch-outs

  • Premium pricing, from $699/mo

// how it scores

How Remote scores

Coverage100/100

Covers 186 countries, 101% of the 185-country benchmark.

Pricing45/100

EOR pricing from $699 per employee per month. Lower is scored higher.

Compliance79/100

5 security certifications on file, with a blended third-party review score of 4.5 out of 5 across 4493 reviews (weighted by review volume).

Platform93/100

12 listed integrations.

Support87/100

4 support channels on file, with a blended third-party review score of 4.5 out of 5 across 4493 reviews (weighted by review volume).

Reputation59/100

Based on 42 approved Reddit mentions (11 positive, 19 neutral, 12 negative; 23 first-hand). First-hand accounts weigh more than second-hand remarks; 6 mentions from possible promotional accounts are down-weighted. Net community sentiment is balanced; Reputation scored 59.

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 Remote review

02

The data record

Remote by the numbers

// pricing

What Remote costs

EOR

from $699

per employee / month

Contractor

from $29

per employee / month

Payroll

from $29

per employee / month

Normalized starting prices from our dataset. Final pricing depends on country and headcount. Full Remote pricing breakdown →

verified July 8, 2026provider pricing pages

// country coverage

Where Remote operates

Verified Employer of Record coverage in 186 countries, from the same normalized dataset used to score every provider.

Americas35Europe44Africa52Asia43Oceania12
Show all 186 countries
Americas35
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela
Europe44
  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • 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
Africa52
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • 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
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Asia43
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Georgia
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mongolia
  • Nepal
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
Oceania12
  • Australia
  • Fiji
  • Kiribati
  • Micronesia
  • Nauru
  • New Zealand
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu

verified July 10, 2026normalized EOR coverage dataset

// employment entities

Who legally employs your people

The legal entities behind Remote’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 Remote’s entities.

CountryLegal entityEvidenceSource
BelgiumRemote BelgiumRegistry verifiedGLEIF record
IndiaRemote Infosystem Private LimitedRegistry verifiedGLEIF record
United StatesRemote Technology, Inc.Registry verifiedGLEIF record
ArgentinaRemote Argentina SRLStated by providerProvider document
AustraliaRemote Australia Pty LtdStated by providerProvider document
AustriaRemote Austria GmbHStated by providerProvider document
BrazilRemote Brasil Fornecimento de Serviços LtdaStated by providerProvider document
ColombiaRemote Technology Colombia S.A.S.Stated by providerProvider document
Show all 51 countries ↓
Costa RicaREMOTE COSTA RICA LIMITADA SRLStated by providerProvider document
DenmarkRemote Technology ApSStated by providerProvider document
FinlandRemote Finland OyStated by providerProvider document
FranceRemote SASStated by providerProvider document
GermanyRemote Technology GmbHStated by providerProvider document
IcelandRemote Technology Iceland ehfStated by providerProvider document
IndonesiaPT Remote Tech IndonesiaStated by providerProvider document
IrelandRemote Management Technology LimitedStated by providerProvider document
ItalyRemote Management Technology LimitedStated by providerProvider document
JapanRemote Japan KKStated by providerProvider document
LatviaSIA Remote LatviaStated by providerProvider document
LithuaniaRemote Lithuania UABStated by providerProvider document
LuxembourgRemote Luxembourg S.à r.l.Stated by providerProvider document
MalaysiaRemote Malaysia Sdn. BhdStated by providerProvider document
MaltaREMOTE MALTA LIMITEDStated by providerProvider document
MexicoRemote Technology Mexico S. DE R.L. DE C.V.Stated by providerProvider document
MoroccoRemote Technology Morocco SARLStated by providerProvider document
NetherlandsRemote B.V.Stated by providerProvider document
New ZealandRemote Technology New Zealand LimitedStated by providerProvider document
North MacedoniaRemote Technologies DOO SkopjeStated by providerProvider document
NorwayRemote Technology Norway ASStated by providerProvider document
PanamaREMOTE PANAMA S. DE R.L.Stated by providerProvider document
PeruREMOTE PERU S.R.L.Stated by providerProvider document
PhilippinesRemote Philippines Inc.Stated by providerProvider document
PolandRemote Poland Sp. z o.o.Stated by providerProvider document
PortugalRemote Tech Unipessoal Lda.Stated by providerProvider document
RomaniaRemote Technology RO SRLStated by providerProvider document
SingaporeRemote Tech Singapore Pte. Ltd.Stated by providerProvider document
SlovakiaRemote Slovakia s.r.o.Stated by providerProvider document
SloveniaRemote SI, Technology Services, LLCStated by providerProvider document
South AfricaRemote TechnologyStated by providerProvider document
South KoreaRemote South Korea LLC.Stated by providerProvider document
SpainRemote Technology, S.L.Stated by providerProvider document
SwedenRemote Technology Sweden ABStated by providerProvider document
ThailandRemote (Thailand) LtdStated by providerProvider document
TunisiaRemote Technology Tunisia LLCStated by providerProvider document
TurkeyRemote Teknoloji Danışmanlık A.ŞStated by providerProvider document
UgandaRemote Uganda Virtual Technology LimitedStated by providerProvider document
UkraineRemote Ukraine LLCStated by providerProvider document
United Arab EmiratesREMOTE EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS FZCOStated by providerProvider document
United KingdomRemote Technology Services LtdStated by providerProvider document
UruguayREMOTE URUGUAY S.R.L.Stated by providerProvider document
VietnamREMOTE VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED (CÔNG TY TNHH REMOTE VIỆT NAM)Stated by providerProvider document

verified July 10, 2026corporate registries & provider documents

// platform & operations

How Remote runs

Remote integrates with 12 tools and holds 5 security certifications.

Security & compliance
soc2iso27001gdprhipaapci-dss
Integrations
QuickBooks OnlineXeroNetSuiteSage IntacctWorkday Global Payroll ConnectBambooHRHiBobPersonioMicrosoft Entra IDGoogle SSOGreenhouseSlack
Payroll & platform
Multi-currencyAutomated taxTax filingPayslip generationEmployee portalAPI accessHRIS integrationCompliance dashboardDedicated support24/7 supportMobile appOn-demand pay
Pay-run frequency
WeeklyBi-weeklySemi-monthlyMonthly
Payment methods
Bank transferACHSEPASWIFTWisePayPalCrypto
Support channels
Live chatEmailKnowledge base24/7 support
Employee payouts
Local currency, across 186 countries: 134 currencies including EUR, USD, GBP, INR
Founded
2019
Headquarters
San Francisco, US
Employees
1001-5000
Funding
$495M
CEO
Job van der Voort

verified July 10, 2026provider disclosures

// fee transparency

What Remote tells you before you ask

25/100 transparency
1 of 6 disclosed with a source

This scores only what Remote 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.

EOR base price
FX / currency markup
UndisclosedNot published by Remote
Security deposit
UndisclosedNot published by Remote
Setup fee
UndisclosedNot published by Remote
Offboarding fee
UndisclosedNot published by Remote
Minimum term
UndisclosedNot published by Remote

verified July 8, 2026provider disclosures, own-domain sourced

03

Outside evidence

What the market says about Remote

// reviews across the web

What Remote customers say

RATING4.543.02-1.52REVIEWS8,2207,771-449since 2026-05-25
review count blended rating
05-2506-0106-0806-1506-2206-2907-0607-13
PlatformRatingChangeReviewsChange
G24.5steady4,395-567
Capterra4.4steady97+2
Trustpilot1.0-3.603,279+249

// reddit reputation

Remote on Reddit

Across 42 approved Reddit mentions of Remote (as of Jun 2026), 26% were positive, 45% neutral and 29% negative. The most-discussed topics were support, compliance, pricing. We screen each mention for relevance, then label sentiment. Unfiltered operator experience, separate from our Select Score.

42 mentions · 23 first-hand · 6 from promotional accounts, down-weighted

// key takeaways

Common complaints

  • Support (8)
  • Pricing (6)
  • Onboarding (4)
Positive11 · 26%Neutral19 · 45%Negative12 · 29%

Raw counts. The Reputation score also weighs recency, first-hand directness and author trust.

// most discussed topics

TopicMentionsSentiment
Support12Mostly negative
Compliance12Mixed
Pricing11Mostly negative
Onboarding5Mostly negative
Coverage3Mostly negative

Reputation subscore

59/100

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

Sort
NeutralFirst-hand
r/GreeceDevs94Feb 2026

Websites για αναζήτηση απομακρυσμένης εργασίας

Απαντούσα σε ένα post που έγινε νωρίτερα και μέχρι να τελειώσω την απάντησή μου, το post σβήστηκε. Σκέφτηκα ότι οι πληροφορίες μπορεί να βοηθήσουν κάποιον. Μερικά site που διαφημίζουν αποκλειστικά ή εν μέρη remote δουλειές: -…

Translation: I was replying to a post that was made earlier and by the time I finished my response, the post was deleted. I thought the information might help someone. Some sites that advertise exclusively or partially remote jobs: -…

AI summary: Author says they have been hired twice through Remote.com as an EOR and describes the arrangement as working like a full-time employee via an intermediary — neutral, factual firsthand account.

Neutral
r/buhaydigital34Dec 2025

My client/boss wants me to be under EOR

So my US client wants me to become a fulltime employee. As in as employee talaga gusto niya sakin. She wants to have EOR (via Gusto/Remote.com). Nagpasaring na ako na okay naman ako sa setup namin ngayon na derecho niya ako babayaran tapos reimburse niya na…

Translation: So my US client wants me to become a full-time employee. As in, she really wants me as an employee. She wants to use an EOR (via Gusto/Remote.com). I already hinted that I'm fine with our current setup where she pays me directly and then reimburses me…

AI summary: Filipino freelancer asks for firsthand experiences from others who have been employed through Remote.com as an EOR, specifically about salary and benefits.

Neutral
r/digitalnomad22May 2026

What's it like working with an EOR like remote.com?

I'm asking my current work to let me go remote, and they're on board - and said they were looking at remote.com rather than having me as a contractor (which is what they did for the only other remote employee so far).

AI summary: Prospective employee asking for experiences working under Remote.com EOR from the employee perspective — no actual experience with the provider shared.

NegativeComplianceFirst-hand
r/cscareerquestionsEU21Oct 2021

Salary expectations too high? Belgium (remote)

Hi (tl:dr; at the bottom) I have 5,5 YOE in total over the last 10 years (I did something completely different for 4 years after my first 2 year dev job straight out of high-school) Currently have been working as front-end engineer for a french start-up in a…

AI summary: Employee working through Remote.com notes it does not include local benefits like meal vouchers or car allowances, resulting in a high tax burden.

Neutral
r/ItaliaPersonalFinance15Aug 2023

Qualcuno lavora tramite EOR ?

Qualcuno in questo sub lavora tramite aziende tipo remote.com, deel, etc etc ? Mi incuriosiva capire che tipo di CCNL applicano queste società, che livello di contratto e se concedono benefit di qualsiasi tipo (accesso a spazi di coworking per esempio)

Translation: Does anyone in this sub work through companies like remote.com, deel, etc.? I was curious to understand what kind of national collective labor agreement (CCNL) these companies apply, what contract level, and whether they offer any benefits (access to coworking spaces, for example

AI summary: Italian-language post asking whether anyone works via EOR providers like Remote.com and what employment contract type, level, and benefits they offer.

NeutralComplianceFirst-hand
r/cscareerquestionsEU15Jan 2024

Working Remote for an EOR What Happens If The Company Goes Out of Business

Times are tough in tech... I work remotely for a company based in another European country. My company uses [Remote.com](https://Remote.com) to employ me. Meaning, in Spain, I work for [Remote.com](https://Remote.com) with an indefinite contract.

AI summary: Employee hired via Remote.com in Spain asks what happens to their indemnification obligations if their client company goes out of business.

NeutralComplianceFirst-hand
r/IndiaTax13Jun 2026

USD-pegged salary paid in INR via EOR

Can anyone who has used Remote.com (or Deel/Velocity) in India confirm that GST is a non-issue for this specific setup?

AI summary: Indian employee being hired through Remote.com asks peers to confirm GST non-applicability and tax treatment under Remote's Indian payroll setup.

NeutralPricing
r/ycombinator7Apr 2024

Anyone who switched from Remofirst to Deel? Why?

If you say you're going to use Remote or the gusto contractor features you can ask for a 50% discount and they will give it to you.

AI summary: Author mentions Remote as a bargaining chip to get a 50% discount from Deel/Remofirst, not as a real evaluation of Remote's EOR service.

Neutral
r/BuyFromEU4Mar 2026

[Debatable] Everyone's switching to European software but no one’s asking who employs them

Isn’t remote.com founded by two Europeans with a HQ in the Netherlands and a globally remote workforce? Just because a company is also incorporated in the US doesn’t make it a US company to me. A lot of companies need to incorporate in the US in order to…

AI summary: Commenter argues that Remote.com is effectively a European company due to its Dutch HQ and European founders, with US incorporation being a practical necessity — no evaluation of its EOR service.

NeutralPricingFirst-hand
r/Payroll4Jun 2026

Best global payroll software for scaling teams across multiple countries?

Deel - 8 months across Mexico and Philippines. Contractor payments smooth but support gets backed up. Works fine for straightforward stuff.

AI summary: Author used Remote.com for 6 months in UK and Canada, calling it polished but pricey with at least consistent support.

NeutralFirst-hand
r/buhaydigital3Dec 2025

My client/boss wants me to be under EOR

overall Remote.com is okay, kaiyak lang talaga mga deductions 🥲

Translation: Overall Remote.com is okay, it's just that the deductions are really a pain 🥲

AI summary: Filipino worker employed through Remote.com shares firsthand experience: bimonthly pay schedule works, but benefits/HMO partners are unfamiliar locally and deductions are painful.

NegativeCompliance
r/remotework3Jun 2024

Concerning Experiences with Remote.com as an Employer of Record (EoR) Provider

All EOR vendors are notorious for "accounting errors". There's often errors with employment contributions and it's also common for EOR vendors to charge them even after an employee has hit the annual cap.

AI summary: Commenter broadly validates the OP's complaints about Remote, citing termination policy rigidity, accounting errors, FX double-charging, and slow/inaccurate service as common but real issues with large EOR vendors.

NegativeCoverageFirst-hand
r/ycombinator3Apr 2024

Anyone who switched from Remofirst to Deel? Why?

Tried Remote which I preferred initially (cheaper simpler) but they did not have legal entity in Serbia for local currency, so moved to Deel.

AI summary: Author tried Remote but switched to Deel because Remote lacked a legal entity in Serbia for local currency payments.

PositiveFirst-hand
r/IndiaTax3Jun 2026

USD-pegged salary paid in INR via EOR

I have been using Remote.com for the 5 yrs. Initial 2 yrs as EOR but then transitioned to the contractor to save more taxes.

AI summary: Author has 5 years of experience with Remote.com, first 2 as EOR then switched to contractor for tax savings, and offers to answer questions about it.

NeutralPricing
r/ycombinator2Apr 2024

Anyone who switched from Remofirst to Deel? Why?

Remote.com offers free contractors. My friend Jamie mentioned that he only pays $25/mo per contractor to Deel and I'm ok with that price.

AI summary: Commenter uses Remote.com as a negotiating point against Deel, mentioning free contractor tiers, but the framing is hypothetical/secondhand rather than a direct evaluation.

Positive
r/remotework2Jun 2024

Concerning Experiences with Remote.com as an Employer of Record (EoR) Provider

Remote is an exceptional EOR provide, one of the leading ones.

AI summary: Author acknowledges Remote's service strain from scale but still calls it an exceptional, leading EOR, while suggesting the OP also look at newer/cheaper alternatives.

Neutral
r/IndiaEOR2May 2026

Remote.com as EOR India Package & Reviews.

I wanted to understand how Remote.com fares with respect to others and on an absolute basis for ease of operating things in India as an EOR.

AI summary: Prospective employee in India asks for firsthand reviews of Remote.com as an EOR, including on benefits (health insurance for parents/in-laws, car lease), and whether alternatives offer better service or cost.

NegativeSupportFirst-hand
r/PrivatEkonomi2Jun 2024

Which tjänstepension account to choose

If they don't, then the support isn't great (source: was employed via Remote)

AI summary: Author, formerly employed via Remote, implies EOR providers should assist with pension (tjänstepension) questions and uses Remote as their reference point when noting poor support.

NegativePricing
r/DevelEire2Jun 2025

Advice needed: Working with an Employer of Record (EOR)

Generally the statement of the EOR taking care of this is right, you probably will sign some sort of contract with them which will comply with local employment laws. I work for a German Company and instead of going for an EOR like Remote.com and paying a…

AI summary: Author mentions Remote.com only as a costly option they chose to avoid, opting for an umbrella company instead, with no direct experience of Remote's service.

NegativeSupportFirst-hand
r/remotework2Jun 2026

Has anyone dealt with Remote.com (employer of record) delaying severance pay in Ontario?

I was laid off recently, had written confirmation from my Remote HR specialist of a specific payment date, it wasn't paid. The ESA deadline has now passed and I'm being told it's "with payroll" and being given an incorrect future date from one support rep that was then debunked f

AI summary: User reports Remote.com missed a confirmed severance payment date in Ontario, breaching ESA deadlines, with conflicting information from support reps.

PositiveOnboarding
r/EOROverview2Jul 2025

Best Employer of Record for hiring in the Philippines? [QUESTION]

Hey there, hiring in the Philippines is a great move, and I’ve seen folks have solid experiences with Remote, Deel, and Multiplier for EOR services. Remote’s great for fast onboarding (3 days) and handles SSS, PhilHealth, and 13th-month pay seamlessly, with…

AI summary: Commenter rates Remote highly for fast onboarding (3 days), seamless Philippine compliance (SSS, PhilHealth, 13th-month pay), and competitive pricing (~$400–600/month), calling it a top pick for Philippine-specific EOR needs.

NegativeSupportFirst-hand
r/eorinspain2Aug 2025

So, a well-known employer I work with recently switched their Employer of Record to Iberiaeor, which people are calling the best EOR service in Spain right now. They asked me what I thought about their decision, and here’s my take on why Iberiaeor is really standing out in the market.

We had to deal with Remote before, and honestly, it was painful.....delays around NIE, confusion with Seguridad Social, and support that felt copy-paste rather than actually understanding Spain.

AI summary: Author says Remote was painful for Spain hires—delays on NIE, Seguridad Social confusion, and copy-paste support—before switching to IberiaEOR.

PositiveFirst-hand
r/Payroll1Feb 2026

Canada HRIS and Payroll for Cross Border Startup

I had a much better experience with Remote.

AI summary: Author says they had a much better EOR experience with Remote compared to Deel.

Neutral
r/remotework1May 2026

Remote.com as EOR India Package & Reviews.

AI summary: Post body is empty; no usable signal about Remote's EOR service.

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

Job van der Voort

What Job van der Voort says on record

Job van der Voort (CEO & Co-founder, Remote) across 15 analyzed podcast interviews (2020-2025). 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.

Industry outlook
Bullish
AI adoption
Enthusiastic
Competitive stance
Confident
Remote work
Bullish
Regulation
Concerned
culture and handbook7people · Dec 2025 · watch ↗

I don't think culture is something you have to create or build. I think it's an emergent thing, right? It's an emergent property of the fact that many people are talking with each other.

hiringIntentional Insights · Mar 2025 · watch ↗

the constraints on businesses will remain forever the same which is you want to hire great people and there's always more people away from your office and near your office

product strategySwisspreneur · Feb 2025 · watch ↗

the only thing that matters is that we build a product that actually helps people and if we do a good job with that then they're willing to pay for it and if they're willing to pay for it and sufficient enough people do that that gives us the option to go public for example

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.

04

History & background

Remote track record & company

// the record over time

How Remote has moved

Longitudinal readings we keep and most comparison sites don’t. Every point is a real dated snapshot.

Select Score76/100-2

Down 2 points since Jun 27, 2026.

DateSelect Score
Jun 27, 202678/100
Jul 1, 202677/100
Jul 16, 202676/100

updated Jul 18, 2026weekly Select Score recompute

// recent updates

What changed for Remote

Tracked changes to Remote's Select Score and review ratings

  1. Select ScoreJul 16, 2026

    Now 76/100, from 77.

  2. TrustpilotJul 18, 2026

    Rating now 1.0, from 4.6. +249 new reviews (3,279 total).

Review scores are re-verified weekly. How we verify the data →

// recent updates

What changed at Remote

How recent moves affect the Select Score

  1. ProductMar 23, 2026

    Remote adds contract dashboard, Workday integration, and workflow tools

    A post-onboarding contract-change dashboard, a Workday Global Payroll Connect integration, and parallel multi-team automations push Remote further up on the platform and integration dimensions where it already rates well. Buyers comparing enterprise-grade options should still confirm Workday support and gross-up handling for their specific countries before weighting it.

    Read the announcement →
  2. ProductFeb 23, 2026

    Remote adds visual workflow builder, AI approvals, and payroll time tracking

    A visual automation builder, AI-summarized approvals, and mobile time tracking that feeds payroll directly all target operational overhead. The release reinforces Remote''s position as a platform-strength provider in our dataset and is most relevant to buyers ranking platform depth and payroll accuracy across multi-country teams.

    Read the announcement →
  3. ProductJan 21, 2026

    Remote adds NetSuite sync, calibration tools, and Canada payments

    Two items matter for selection: automatic NetSuite GL sync deepens Remote''s finance-integration profile, and registering as a Money Services Business in Canada lets Remote run Canadian payouts on its own rails instead of through intermediaries. The Canada change is a modest reliability and compliance gain for teams paying there.

    Read the announcement →

// funding history

Remote funding

$450M raised across 2 disclosed rounds

  1. Series C$300MApr 5, 2022
    $3B valuation · Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

    Accel, Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, General Catalyst, 9Yards, Adams Street, Base Growth

    Source →
  2. Series B$150MJul 13, 2021
    $1B valuation · Led by Accel

    Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma, General Catalyst, Day One Ventures

    Source →

// inside the Remote platform

Inside the Remote platform

// head to head

How Remote compares

comparison.matrix
Remote compared with rival EOR providers
Provider Select PickRemote logoRemote76/100RemoFirst logoRemoFirst79/100Remote People logoRemote People75/100Deel logoDeel74/100
How it compares
Countries covered186185150154
EOR / employee / mo$699$199$199$599
Contractor / employee / mo$29$25$29$49
Payroll / employee / mo$29$29
Billing currencies8
Security certifications5555
Support channels4654
Blended rating3.04.44.74.7
Fee transparency25/10025/10025/10025/100
Select Score76797574