An alternative to Deel
Local/global hiring & payroll with unbeatable value
Struggling with high EOR costs and limited sourcing options with Deel? Discover the Global Squirrels advantage.
A game changer for business leaders and recruiters
Global hiring and payroll come with numerous complexities, and any business must navigate them to achieve exponential growth. While Deel and its competitors have established themselves as prominent players in the Employer of Record (EOR) and global payroll space, offering a suite of HR and compliance tools, many businesses find their pricing structure and talent hiring and retention limitations to be significant hurdles.
If you have been looking for Deel’s alternatives, this page will provide you with a detailed comparison between Deel and Global Squirrels, highlighting where our platform delivers superior value for startups and SMEs, as well as for globally established companies and MNCs focused on cost-efficient hiring. Global Squirrels offers an AI-enabled staffing and payrolling platform that delivers a 360-degree recruitment process with a single login, enabling the quick and compliant onboarding of top talent. We empower businesses to easily hire and manage skilled talent from their chosen country within budget, with the entire candidate screening process handled by us.
Companies like yours choose Global Squirrels over Deel
Head to head: Global Squirrels vs Deel
Global Squirrels stands apart from other Employer of Record (EOR) providers, including Deel, by directly addressing a significant challenge faced by many businesses: sourcing and vetting talent overseas. They expect their customers to recruit talent independently and onboard them on their platforms using the EOR/AOR solutions. Global Squirrels solves this major pain point using the Orange Plans. Based on the job descriptions, our platform sources curated profiles in 2 to 5 business days for customers to interview and hire. Once hired, the pricing model is their payroll cost and a flat fee similar to our EOR/AOR model. See for yourself what makes Global Squirrels the best alternative to Deel!
| Feature/ offering | Global Squirrels | Deel |
|---|---|---|
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EOR/AOR |
Yes (Offered via Purple Plans) |
Yes |
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Staffing/
Recruitment |
Yes (Offered via Orange Plans) |
No |
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Pricing |
EOR: Payroll Cost + $1.49/hour or $199/month AOR: Contractor Pay + $0.49/hour or $49/month |
EOR: Payroll Cost + $599/month AOR: Contractor Pay + $49/month |
|
Turnaround time |
EOR/AOR: One business day Recruitment/Staffing: Two to five business days |
EOR/AOR: Two to three business days Recruitment/Staffing: N/A (Does not offer this service) |
|
Compliance management |
Yes |
Yes |
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User interface |
User-friendly and intuitive, designed for a self-service experience that is easy to navigate and operate |
Intuitive user interface and easy to navigate |
|
Deposit |
One-month hiring cost to cover any legally required severance pay in case of ad hoc terminations |
One-month hiring cost
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Exit costs/hidden fees |
Zero exit fees because of its flat fee pricing model |
A fee of over $200 is charged to process the termination of an employee, as well as additional fees from Stripe or the payment provider. |
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FAQs
Deel's EOR pricing starts at $599 per employee per month. Global Squirrels is a cheaper alternative to Deel, charging a flat license fee of $1.49 per hour, plus payroll costs. This results in significantly lower overall expenses, offering better value for your budget.
Yes, a key differentiator for Global Squirrels is our talent sourcing. While Deel is great for managing employees you've already found, Global Squirrels provides an AI-enabled platform with a large database of curated profiles and a dedicated recruitment team to help you find and onboard the right global talent efficiently.
Our platform can provide you with curated profiles for interviews within 2-5 business days, enabling a much faster time-to-hire compared to a self-sourcing model often implied by other platforms.
Yes, as your EOR, the platform will assume employer responsibility, which also includes all HR-admin tasks. This allows you to focus on training your new hires and aligning them to work towards achieving the business goals.
Just like Deel caters to businesses of all sizes, Global Squirrels has also designed the platform to be beneficial and cost-effective for startups and SMEs, looking to hire and manage talent globally without the complexities and high overheads.
Yes, in addition to fulfilling the resource requirements of SMEs and startups, our platform is capable of hiring exceptional talent for large enterprises and multinational corporations. It eliminates the red tape layers, such as the MSP and staffing agencies, allowing the hiring process to be more efficient and less time-consuming.