Remote vs Thera
Price, deposits and fees, visa sponsorship, payroll and contractor pricing, coverage region by region, country coverage, owned entities, and provider model for Remote and Thera, side by side and cited.
Remote (Remote EOR, Remote Contractor Management, Remote Contractor of Record, Remote Global Payroll)·Thera (Thera Employer of Record, Thera Contractor Management, Thera Contractor Pro, Thera US Payroll)
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Get matchedHighlighted figures mark the lower fee, wider country coverage and wider owned-entity country coverage. Terms for deposits and fees, visa sponsorship, payroll and contractor pricing and coverage region by region are quoted from each provider's own pages, read between October 14 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.
How the starting fees compare
Thera has the lowest published starting fee in this comparison at $199 /mo↗, $400 less per employee per month than Remote. 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.
Visit TheraWhat actually differs
- Thera has the lower price ($199 /mo↗).
- Thera covers the most countries (150↗).
- Remote's deposit, in some cases: no standard deposit; a refundable reserve payment in certain circumstances, amount confirmed at onboarding↗. BestEOR found no deposit terms on Thera's own pages.
- Remote handles work visas and permits↗ in 50+ countries (Remote Mobility)↗; billed per request as an ad hoc service↗. BestEOR found no visa or work-permit terms on Thera's own pages.
- Of the 139 countries BestEOR profiles, Remote's own EOR list names 89 and Thera's names 130; 86 are on both.
- By region, counting the countries each provider's own EOR list names: Latin America, Thera 21↗ of 22 against 18↗; Europe, Thera 43↗ of 47 against 40↗; Asia-Pacific, Thera 25↗ of 27 against 16↗; Middle East, Thera 12↗ of 13 against 7↗; and Africa, Thera 30↗ of 31 against 9↗.
- Remote's list names 3 countries that Thera's does not: Belgium, Hong Kong and North Macedonia.
- Thera's list names 44 countries that Remote's does not: Andorra, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Benin, Botswana and 36 more.
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