RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) vs Rise
Price, deposits and fees, visa sponsorship, payroll and contractor pricing, coverage region by region, country coverage, owned entities, and provider model for RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) and Rise, side by side and cited.
RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) (RemotePeople EOR Select, RemotePeople Contractor Management, RemotePeople Contractor of Record, RemotePeople EOR Global, RemotePeople Global Payroll)·Rise (Rise Employer of Record, Rise Global Contractor Pay, Rise Agent of Record)
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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 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.
How the starting fees compare
RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) has the lowest published starting fee in this comparison at $199 /mo↗, $200 less per employee per month than Rise. 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 RemotePeople (formerly Horizons)What actually differs
- RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) has the lower price ($199 /mo↗).
- RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) covers the most countries (150↗).
- RemotePeople (formerly Horizons)'s security deposit: 1 month of the employee's gross income↗. Rise says it takes no security deposit↗.
- RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) handles work visas and permits↗ in 80+ countries↗; $199/mo base plus government fees (visa page)↗. BestEOR found no visa or work-permit terms on Rise's own pages.
- Of the 139 countries BestEOR profiles, RemotePeople (formerly Horizons)'s own EOR list names 30 and Rise's names 3; 3 are on both.
- By region, counting the countries each provider's own EOR list names: Latin America, RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) 4↗ of 22 against 0↗; Europe, RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) 11↗ of 47 against 1↗; Asia-Pacific, RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) 9↗ of 27 against 0↗; and Africa, RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) 3↗ of 31 against 0↗.
- RemotePeople (formerly Horizons)'s list names 27 countries that Rise's does not: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany and 19 more.
- Paying contractors: RemotePeople (formerly Horizons) from $29 per contractor per month↗, Rise $49 per contractor per month↗.
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