What is Deel used for?

Deel is a commercial platform for hiring and paying workers abroad, covering international contractors and employer-of-record employment. It is a good fit for hiring remote employees without a local entity, and paying freelancers and contractors worldwide.

How much does Deel cost?

Paid plans for Deel start at $14 per seat per month, and there is no free plan.

No. Deel is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the HR & Recruiting category, open-source options include Frappe HR, Horilla and OrangeHRM.

What are some alternatives to Deel?

Deel competes with Remote, Oyster and Papaya Global.

Deel: features, pricing and alternatives

About Deel

Deel is a hosted HR and payments platform for companies that hire people in other countries. It helps businesses onboard and pay international contractors and, through an employer-of-record (EOR) service, employ people in countries where the company has no legal entity of its own.

In an EOR arrangement the provider acts as the legal employer, handling local contracts, payroll, taxes and benefits while the customer manages the daily work. Platforms like this aim to replace a patchwork of local lawyers, payroll vendors and bank transfers with one system. The vendor site could not be read when this entry was written, so confirm the current product range and supported countries on the Deel website.

Deel is proprietary software and services delivered through the cloud and sold to companies of many sizes, particularly those with distributed or remote teams.

Key features

International contractor onboarding and payments
Employer-of-record employment in other countries
Global payroll processing
Local contracts and compliance handling
Single platform for distributed teams

Good fit for

→Hiring remote employees without a local entity
→Paying freelancers and contractors worldwide

Tags: global-hiring; employer-of-record; contractor-payments; payroll; remote-teams; hr; compliance

Deel: questions and answers

What is Deel used for?: Deel is a commercial platform for hiring and paying workers abroad, covering international contractors and employer-of-record employment. It is a good fit for hiring remote employees without a local entity, and paying freelancers and contractors worldwide.
How much does Deel cost?: Paid plans for Deel start at $14 per seat per month, and there is no free plan.
Is Deel open source?: No. Deel is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the HR & Recruiting category, open-source options include Frappe HR, Horilla and OrangeHRM.
What are some alternatives to Deel?: Deel competes with Remote, Oyster and Papaya Global.