Deel vs Justworks
We give Deel and Justworks the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Justworks
Pay, benefits and HR platform for employers, with an app for staff
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADeelFair | 2.4GPAJustworksFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGraded against the other employer-of-record services, since EOR is a different kind of thing: $599 a person a month, $2,995 for five, the usual rate with Remote and Justworks. Its US payroll is $29 a person, $145 for five, dearer than most US tools. | CThe Payroll plan is $50 a month plus $8 an employee, $90 for five, above the middle of this category. Time tracking is another $8 a person. Its EOR plan, a different kind of service, is $599 a person, $2,995 for five, the same as Deel and Remote. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial: Deel offers a demo instead. Pricing is month to month with no long-term contract, which helps, but you pay from the start. | FNo free plan and no trial on record. You pay from the first month. |
| Features | BEmployer of record and payroll in 130+ countries, US payroll in all 50 states, contractor payments in 120+ currencies, contractor of record and a US PEO. The whole job of paying people wherever they are. | BUS payroll with HR tools and expert support, a PEO that brings small teams big-company health plans and 401(k), employer of record abroad, and contractors in 60+ countries. Staff handle pay stubs, time off, expenses and timecards in the app. |
| Ease of use | A4.84 from about 3,200 App Store ratings. US payroll is yours to run yourself, or a Deel payroll manager can run it on the managed option. | A4.84 from about 5,200 App Store ratings for the app staff use for pay stubs, time off and expenses. A shared iPad can be the team's time clock, with a PIN for each person. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, BambooHR, Greenhouse, Ashby, Slack and Google Workspace. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, and an iPad can run as a time clock. No desktop app, and the listing names no integrations. |
| Best for | hiring and paying people in other countries | small teams after big-company benefits |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Deel and Justworks. How we grade
Price against what you get
Deel starts at $29 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Justworks starts at $50 a month and scores 3.3.
They score the same, and Deel starts $21 a month lower. Of the other payroll services on the chart, none scores higher than Deel for less, and none scores higher than Justworks for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Deel starts at $29 per employee / month for self-service US payroll. Justworks starts at $50 per month, plus $8 per employee (Payroll).
- Justworks also covers time tracking.
At a glance
| Deel | Justworks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $29 per employee / month for self-service US payroll | $50 per month, plus $8 per employee (Payroll) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Deel | Justworks, Inc. |
| Price read from | deel.com | justworks.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Deel
- Companies paying contractors in several countries
- Hiring abroad without setting up a local company
- US startups that want payroll and global hires in one system
Justworks
- Smaller employers that want benefits normally offered by large ones
- Teams that clock in on a shared iPad
- Employers whose staff submit expenses and time off from a phone
Worth knowing
Deel
- Employer of record costs $599 per employee a month, against $29 for payroll where you have your own entity.
- Deel's US PEO is shown at $125 per employee a month on one tab and $110 to $147 on others, depending on the plan and health benefits.
- Pricing is month to month with no long-term contract; Deel offers a demo rather than a free trial.
- Covers 130+ countries for EOR and payroll and the US for PEO; the pricing page does not list the countries.
Justworks
- Payroll and the PEO plans are for US teams. Staff abroad go on the $599 employer-of-record plan, or are paid as contractors in 60+ countries at $39 each a month.
- Health insurance through the PEO plans needs the co-employer arrangement; on the Payroll plan it is an $8-a-month add-on per benefits-eligible employee.
- Time tracking is $8 a month per employee on every plan, and dedicated HR consulting is $30 per employee.
- The employee app needs an account set up through an employer that uses Justworks.
Key features
Deel
- Contractor payments
- Pay contractors in 120+ currencies from automatically created invoices, with compliant contracts and tax form collection.
- Employer of record
- Hire full-time staff in 130+ countries without a local entity; Deel employs them and runs their payroll, benefits and compliance.
- US and global payroll
- Run US payroll in all 50 states yourself or have Deel manage it, and run payroll for your own entities in 130+ countries.
- US PEO
- Co-employment for US companies with an entity: Deel handles payroll, tax, HR and state registrations, with or without its health benefits.
- Payroll add-ons
- Global benefits management and treasury at $10 per employee a month, expenses from $8, and Payroll Connect at $5 to view other payroll vendors.
- Integrations
- Connects to QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite for accounting, and to BambooHR, Greenhouse, Ashby and Slack.
Justworks
- Pay stubs and earnings
- Employees review payments, share pay stubs and see year-to-date earnings in the app.
- Benefits at hand
- Insurance details are available and shareable from the app, so staff do not need to carry a card.
- Time off requests
- Employees request time off in the app, and managers review and approve requests there.
- Expense reimbursements
- Staff upload receipts when they spend and submit reimbursement requests under the company's rules.
- Time tracking and Terminal Mode
- Clock in and out, manage breaks and shifts and submit timecards; Terminal Mode turns a shared iPad into a PIN-based time clock.
- Company calendar and directory
- A shared calendar of pay dates, holidays, time off and birthdays, and a directory of colleagues grouped by department.
Plans
Deel
Deel Payroll: US$29
per employee / month, self-service, billed monthly
Payroll in all 50 states with federal, state and local tax filing, W-2s and new-hire reporting. A managed option adds a Deel payroll manager.
Deel Payroll: Global$29
per employee / month, billed monthly
Payroll in 130+ countries where you have an entity, with local tax filings, run by Deel's experts; your own team can run it in the US and Canada.
Contractors$49
per contractor / month, billed monthly
Contracts, automated invoicing, tax form collection and payments to contractors in 120+ currencies. You classify the contractors yourself.
Contractor of Record$325
per contractor / month, billed monthly
Deel takes on the contractor relationship and the classification liability.
Employer of Record$599
per employee / month, billed monthly
Deel legally employs your hire in 130+ countries, handling contracts, payroll, taxes, benefits and local compliance.
Justworks
Payroll$50
per month, plus $8 per employee
Payroll for US employees with HR tools, expert support and access to time tracking. US-based contractors are $8 a month each.
PEO Basic$79
per employee / month
Justworks becomes the co-employer: payroll, compliance, HR consulting, 24/7 support and 401(k). No base fee.
PEO Plus$124
per employee / month
Everything in PEO Basic plus medical, dental and vision administration, HSA and FSA accounts. Marked popular. No base fee.
EOR$599
per employee / month
Employer of record for hiring full-time staff abroad, with global HR and compliance support. No base fee.
Ways to pay less
Deel
- Other savings
3 months of PEO platform fees free
New PEO order forms signed between July 15 and December 31, 2026 with a term of at least two years get 3 months of platform fees credited at the end of the term.
Justworks
No public discounts listed.
