What contractor management actually costs
The published monthly price per contractor to pay independent contractors abroad, for every tracked provider that sells contractor management, cheapest first, and what contractor of record costs when you want the provider to carry the classification risk. Every figure links to the provider page that proves it.
Contractor management is for independent contractors you engage yourself: the provider's platform issues the agreements, collects invoices and pays each contractor in their own currency, while you stay the contracting party and remain responsible for classifying them correctly. Of the 67 providers we track, 44 sell it. The lowest published price is $5 for Papaya Global Contractor Management, the highest $199 for Atlas HXM Agent of Record. 3 publish a fee in another form, such as a share of each payment. 13 providers quote on request. Contractor of record, where the provider engages the contractor and carries the classification risk, is sold by 19, from $99. Prices are per contractor per month.
Hiring an employee rather than a contractor? You need an employer of record. See what every EOR provider costs. Already employ through your own entity? See what global payroll providers charge.
- Papaya GlobalCheapestPapaya Global Contractor ManagementPapaya's newer contractor management page says it charges no per-contractor fees and you pay only when you pay contractors, while its pricing page still lists the $5 plan.Of record: From $199 /mo
- Safeguard GlobalSafeguard Global Contractor Management$5 per contractor per month from 11 contractors.Of record: Not listed
- Omni HROmni HR Contractor ManagementAn add-on to Omni's HR platform, which starts at $3 a month; Omni typically contracts annually.Of record: Not listed
- AsanifyAsanify Global Contractor ManagementPaying contractors abroad adds Asanify's International Contractor Payout add-on at $10 per contractor per month.Of record: Not listed
- Native TeamsNative Teams Contractor PayOf record: From $99 /mo
- Skuad (Payoneer)Skuad Contractor Management SystemOf record: From $99 /mo
- LanoLano Contractor ManagementFrom €200 a month for the first 10 contractors, then from €19 per active contractor; payments sent by SWIFT cost €25 each.Of record: Not listed
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- Employ LatamEmploy Latam Contractor PaymentsOf record: Not listed
- Of record: From $99 /mo
- Oyster HROyster Global ContractorsMisclassification cover: Oyster Shell, $49 /contractor/mo on topOyster Shell reimburses certain losses if a contractor is found misclassified, up to $50,000 per claim and $500,000 per customer.Of record: Not listed
- RemoteRemote Contractor ManagementMisclassification cover: Remote Contractor Management Plus, $99 /contractor/mo as its own tierRemote's pricing page caps Contractor Management Plus cover at $100,000 per contractor for penalties; its product page says indemnity of up to $1 million.Of record: From $325 /mo
- RemotePeople (formerly Horizons)RemotePeople Contractor ManagementContractor of record on a fixed-rate contract needs a one-month security deposit.Of record: From $199 /mo
- WorkMotionWorkMotion ContractorsOf record: Not listed
- RivermateRivermate Contractor PaymentsNot statedOf record: From $149 /mo
- PlayrollPlayroll Contractor ManagementNo minimum commitment and no fee to onboard or terminate a contractor.Of record: Not listed
- G-P (Globalization Partners)G-P ContractorOf record: Not listed
- JustworksJustworks International ContractorsAn add-on to a Justworks Payroll, Basic or Plus plan, charged per paid contractor.Of record: Not listed
- PlanePlane ContractorsOf record: Not listed
- RemotePassRemotePass ContractorsOf record: $299 /mo
- MultiplierMultiplier ContractorsBoth prices are for annual billing; Contractor of Record adds compliance-mandated add-ons and an implementation fee as applicable.Of record: $400 /mo
- Borderless AIBorderless AI Contractor ManagementIts homepage says contractor pricing starts at $29 a month; its pricing and contractor management pages say $49.Of record: Not listed
- DeelDeel ContractorsOf record: $325 /mo
- INS GlobalINS Global Contractor ManagementINS Global's pricing card states the $49 per employee per month, although the card is for contractors.Of record: Not listed
- TeamedTeamed Contractor ManagementMisclassification cover: Teamed Guard, $130 /contractor/mo as its own tierTeamed Guard caps cover at €8,700 per case on its pricing page and up to $10,000 per case in its FAQ; Protect has a minimum fee of €290 or 15% of the monthly invoice, whichever is greater.Of record: From $330 /mo
- WorkpayWorkpay ContractorsWorkpay tags this plan AOR (agent of record) but does not say whether it becomes the contracting party.Of record: Not listed
- Velocity Global (Pebl)Pebl Contractor ManagementThe fee is the default in Pebl's contractor terms, plus a 3% processing fee on each contractor invoice, unless your order form says otherwise.Of record: Not listed
- Atlas HXMAtlas HXM Agent of RecordMisclassification cover: Atlas HXM Classification Protection, included in the priceDespite the name, you keep the direct contract with the contractor (Atlas offers AOR, not contractor of record). Classification Protection reimburses eligible costs up to $100,000 per contractor if a misclassification is confirmed. Available in Brazil, Canada, India, Italy, the UK and the US.Of record: Not listed
- RipplingRippling Global ContractorsRippling's global page lists Global Contractors from $30 a month without saying per contractor; it is bought with the Rippling Platform, whose fee is not published.Of record: Quote only
- SlasifySlasify Global ContractorOf record: Quote only
- WisemonkWisemonk Freelancer PaymentsOf record: 6% of each contractor payment
- Acumen InternationalAcumen International Contractor ManagementA managed service: Acumen says it contracts, onboards and pays contractors for you, but not that it takes on misclassification risk.Of record: Not listed
- Africa HR SolutionsAfrica HR Solutions Independent Contractor SolutionsA managed service quoted on request.Of record: Not listed
- CXC GlobalCXC Contractor Management OutsourcingA managed service for contractor programmes rather than a self-serve platform; CXC publishes no price.Of record: Quote only
- Of record: Not listed
- GoGlobalGoGlobal Contractor FlexNot statedOf record: Quote only
- Of record: Not listed
- Mauve GroupMauve Independent Contractor SolutionsA managed service quoted on request. Mauve calls its full service Agent of Record but does not say it becomes the contracting party.Of record: Not listed
- Of record: Quote only
- OutstafferOutstaffer Contractor ManagementNot statedOf record: Not listed
- Not statedOf record: Not listed
- RecruitGo (Emerhub Group)RecruitGo Contractor ManagementThe misclassification protection RecruitGo advertises is a classification check before onboarding, not a stated indemnity.Of record: Not listed
- RemunanceRemunance Independent Contractor ServicesOf record: Not listed
- TopSource WorldwideTopSource ContractorsTopSource sells this as Contractor of Record but does not say it becomes the contracting party or takes on misclassification risk.Of record: Not listed
Contractor of record: when the provider carries the risk
With contractor of record (also sold as agent of record), the provider signs the contract with your contractor itself, pays them and takes on the classification risk the provider describes. It costs more than contractor management because the provider, not you, answers for the arrangement. 4 providers also sell misclassification cover with contractor management (shown under the product in the board above): you stay the contracting party, and the provider reimburses or indemnifies the losses its terms describe.
- Native TeamsNative Teams Contractor of Record
- Skuad (Payoneer)Skuad Agent of Record
- BoundlessBoundless Agent of Record
- RivermateRivermate Contractor of Record
- Papaya GlobalPapaya Global Contractor of Record
- RemotePeople (formerly Horizons)RemotePeople Contractor of Record
- RemotePassRemotePass Contractor of Record
- DeelDeel Contractor of Record
- RemoteRemote Contractor of Record
- TeamedTeamed Protect
- MultiplierMultiplier Contractor of Record
- WisemonkWisemonk Contractor of Record
- CXC GlobalCXC Agent of Record
- GoGlobalGoGlobal Contractor Pro
- MercansMercans Agent of Record
- People2.0People2.0 Agent of Record
- RipplingRippling Contractor of Record
- SlasifySlasify Contractor of Record
Contractor management, contractor of record or an employer of record?
The difference is who carries the relationship. With contractor management you contract with the person directly and the provider handles the paperwork and payments. With contractor of record the provider holds the contract and its risk. With an employer of record the person becomes an employee of the provider's local entity, with payroll, taxes and statutory benefits.
That is why the three are priced so differently. The median published contractor management price we track is $32 per contractor per month, contractor of record $199, and a published EOR fee $374 per employee per month.
The contract does not decide the question, the working relationship does. Someone who works full time for you, under your direction and inside your team, is an employee in most countries whatever the agreement calls them, and contractor management does not change that. How to tell a contractor from an employee.