Head to head
Rapid vs RemoFirst
Price, country coverage, owned entities, and provider model for Rapid and RemoFirst, side by side and cited.
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Rapid (Rapid Employer of Record (India), Rapid ESOP Administration)·RemoFirst (RemoFirst EOR, RemoFirst International Contractors)
Brands
Rapid Employer of Record (India), Rapid ESOP Administration
RemoFirst EOR, RemoFirst International Contractors
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Provider model
Employs teams in India through Rapid's own local entity and runs their payroll, benefits and taxes, for funded startups and growth-stage companies.
Aggregator over a network of in-country partner entities across 185+ countries at the lowest list price.
Availability
Released
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2021
Highlighted figures mark the lower fee, wider country coverage and wider owned-entity country coverage. Confirm availability, the local employment model and a country-specific quote before choosing.
Published fees
How the starting fees compare
Lower starting feeRemoFirst
RemoFirst has the lowest published starting fee in this comparison at $199 /mo, $100 less per employee per month than Rapid. These are published starting fees, not equivalent country-specific quotes. Confirm each provider's availability, local employment model, included services and total cost for your hire.
From $199 /moThe bottom line
What actually differs
- RemoFirst has the lower price ($199 /mo).
- RemoFirst covers the most countries (185).
- Rapid has the most owned entities (1).
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