The best affordable alternative to Remote
Facing high EOR fees and slow turnarounds with Remote?
Overcome your international employment roadblocks with Global Squirrels.
Bypass the hurdles to hire top global talent
Expanding your team globally often comes with a maze of regulations, significant costs, and the challenge of finding top-tier talent in highly competitive markets. Remote has certainly made strides in simplifying international employment with its staffing and EOR solutions. However, for companies seeking a cost-effective and feature-rich platform for global hiring that extends beyond just compliance, a closer look at Remote’s alternatives is essential.
This page provides a breakdown of how Global Squirrels distinguishes itself from Remote. You will learn how we enable cost-effective global employment by merging recruitment and EOR in an AI-powered platform. From startups to enterprises looking to hire and manage top international talent, Global Squirrels will find and onboard skilled professionals within your budget, all managed seamlessly through a single, intuitive platform.
Companies like yours choose Global Squirrels over Remote
Global Squirrels vs Remote: Who delivers more for less?
Many businesses face a common challenge when engaging with EORs: sourcing and vetting overseas talent. Since these EOR firms mostly handle payroll, they expect their customers to recruit talent and onboard them using their 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. Discover how Global Squirrels can be your Remote alternative!
| Feature/ Offering | Global Squirrels | Remote |
|---|---|---|
| EOR/AOR | Yes (Offered via Purple Plans) | Yes |
| Staffing/Recruitment | Yes (Offered via Orange Plans) | Yes |
| EOR/AOR Pricing |
EOR: Payroll Cost + $1.49/hour or $199/month AOR: Contractor Pay + $0.49/hour or $49/month |
EOR: Payroll Cost + $699/month AOR: Contractor Pay + $29/month |
| Recruitment Pricing |
Recruitment + EOR: Payroll cost + $2.49/hour Recruitment + AOR: Contractor Pay + $1.99/hour |
Starts $199/month |
| Turnaround time |
EOR/AOR: One business day Recruitment/Staffing: Two to five business days |
EOR/AOR: Two to three business days Recruitment/Staffing: Three to ten days |
| Compliance management | Yes | Yes |
| User interface | User-friendly and guided. Designed for a self-service experience that is easy to navigate and operate | Users have cited the platform to be of medium complexity (Based on G2 reviews) |
| Deposit | One-month hiring cost to cover any legally required severance pay in case of ad hoc terminations | One-month hiring cost |
| Exit costs/hidden fees | Zero exit fees because of its flat fee pricing model | Nil |
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FAQs
Remote's EOR services are premium-priced, with monthly platform fees upwards of $699. Global Squirrels, a cheaper alternative to Remote, charges only a flat fee plus the payroll cost per hire. It is designed to be transparent and offers up to 70-80% cost savings.
In 2-5 business days, we will share curated profiles of top talent with you on the portal based on your job posting. This significantly reduces the overall time spent on the initial steps of the hiring process. Remote’s average setup speed is typically longer, ranging from 5 to 10 days.
While Remote offers broad coverage in over 60 countries, Global Squirrels has a strong specialization and deep expertise in emerging markets, including India, the Philippines, Mexico, the USA, and five other key countries. This focus enables us to provide more tailored support and local HR insights in these high-talent concentration regions.
With Global Squirrels’ flat-fee pricing, there are no hidden fees or exit costs. In contrast, many other EOR firms have country-dependent exit fees that may be as high as $2,000 or more. Our commitment is to provide a clear billing from the start, including $0 EOR setup and legal costs.
With our Blue Plan, you can hire talent from India, the Philippines, or Mexico and have them work from our managed offices in those regions. This is ideal if you would like to have better oversight and management of your remote hires.
While Remote is more suitable for large-scale firms and multinational corporations, our platform is designed to enable businesses of all sizes, from startups to multinational corporations, to leverage it for hiring and managing top global/local talent without the complexities and high overheads. Check here to see the global squirrels platform demo