Do Boundless and Worksome require a security deposit?

Boundless says it takes no security deposit. BestEOR found no deposit terms on Worksome's own pages.

Do Boundless and Worksome sponsor work visas?

Boundless handles work visas and permits in the UAE (no wider list on its own site). BestEOR found no visa or work-permit terms on Worksome's own pages.

Which countries do Boundless and Worksome both list for employer of record?

Of the 139 countries BestEOR profiles, Boundless' own EOR list names 55 and Worksome's names 28; 24 are on both.

Which covers more countries by region, Boundless or Worksome?

By region, counting the countries each provider's own EOR list names: Latin America, Boundless 7 of 22 against 4; Europe, Boundless 32 of 47 against 10; and Asia-Pacific, Boundless 10 of 27 against 7.

Which countries does Boundless list for employer of record that Worksome does not?

Boundless' list names 31 countries that Worksome's does not: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa Rica and 23 more.

Which countries does Worksome list for employer of record that Boundless does not?

Worksome's list names 4 countries that Boundless' does not: Israel, Nigeria, South Korea and United States.

Head to head

Boundless vs Worksome

Name: Boundless
Brand: Boundless

Price, deposits and fees, visa sponsorship, contractor pricing, coverage region by region, country coverage, owned entities, and provider model for Boundless and Worksome, side by side and cited.

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150most countries

Boundless (Boundless EOR, Boundless Agent of Record)·Worksome (Worksome Employer of Record, Worksome Freelance Management System, Worksome Agent of Record)

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Brands

Boundless EOR, Boundless Agent of Record

Worksome Employer of Record, Worksome Freelance Management System, Worksome Agent of Record

Best for

Owned-entity coverage Enterprise Contractor payments

Widest coverage Contractor payments Enterprise IP & equity

Provider model

Employs through its own entities in most of the 110+↗ countries it covers and through in-country partners in a few.

Acts as the legal employer of the client's hires in 150+↗ countries, taking on payroll and statutory obligations, alongside its platform for managing and paying contractors.

Availability

Price

$199 /mo ↗

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Countries

110 ↗

150 ↗ most

Owned-entity countries

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Fees scale as your team grows or changes, without long-term or minimum commitments tied to specific countries or the number of employees hired.↗

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Visa sponsorship

Offered ↗: the UAE (no wider list on its own site)↗

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Contractor management

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Worksome Freelance Management System ↗: quote only, 150+ countries ↗

Contractor of record

Boundless Agent of Record ↗: From £75 /contractor/mo ↗

Worksome Agent of Record ↗: quote only

Latin America: countries listed (of 22)

7 ↗ of 22

4 ↗ of 22

Europe: countries listed (of 47)

32 ↗ of 47

10 ↗ of 47

Asia-Pacific: countries listed (of 27)

10 ↗ of 27

7 ↗ of 27

Middle East: countries listed (of 13)

3 ↗ of 13

Africa: countries listed (of 31)

3 ↗ of 31

2 ↗ of 31

Founded

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2017 ↗

Brand

Boundless

Worksome

Highlighted figures mark the lower fee, wider country coverage and wider owned-entity country coverage. Terms for deposits and fees, visa sponsorship, contractor pricing and coverage region by region are quoted from each provider's own pages, read between October 6 and November 7, 2026; a dash means BestEOR has no cited figure for it. Confirm availability, the local employment model and a country-specific quote before choosing.

The bottom line

What actually differs

Worksome covers the most countries (150 ↗).
Boundless says it takes no security deposit ↗. BestEOR found no deposit terms on Worksome's own pages.
Boundless handles work visas and permits ↗ in the UAE (no wider list on its own site)↗. BestEOR found no visa or work-permit terms on Worksome's own pages.
Of the 139 countries BestEOR profiles, Boundless' own EOR list names 55 and Worksome's names 28; 24 are on both.
By region, counting the countries each provider's own EOR list names: Latin America, Boundless 7 ↗ of 22 against 4 ↗; Europe, Boundless 32 ↗ of 47 against 10 ↗; and Asia-Pacific, Boundless 10 ↗ of 27 against 7 ↗.
Boundless' list names 31 countries that Worksome's does not: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa Rica and 23 more.
Worksome's list names 4 countries that Boundless' does not: Israel, Nigeria, South Korea and United States.

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