Deel

Contents

1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Deel’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Deel’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

1. 1

   Best for hiring and paying people in other countries

   Deel is for paying people in other countries: employ them through Deel where you have no company, run payroll where you do, or pay contractors in 120+ currencies.

2. 2

   Paid plans start at $29 a month for each person

   As its pricing page puts it: $29 per employee / month for self-service US payroll.

3. 3

   It runs on 3 platforms

   Web, iOS and Android.

4. 4

   Contractor payments

   Pay contractors in 120+ currencies from automatically created invoices, with compliant contracts and tax form collection.

5. 5

   Employer of record

   Hire full-time staff in 130+ countries without a local entity; Deel employs them and runs their payroll, benefits and compliance.

6. 6

   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.

7. 7

   A 2.4 GPA, above 6 of 18

   That is against the other payroll services we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

8. 8

   Keep it

   To replace Deel you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

• 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.

Read from deel.com on Oct 17, 2026.

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.

Deel is made by Deel.

Deel's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 6 of the 18 other payroll services we grade, and level with 9.

It stands best on ease of use (A, above 9 of 18) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $29 a month for each person, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 4 of the 13 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Remote, Oyster and Rippling

The 3 tools Deel is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

• 

  2.2GPA

  Remote

  From $29/mo

  Employer of record, global payroll and contractor payments.

  • Remote also covers reports.

  Deel and Remote compared in full
• 

  2.0GPA

  Oyster

  Free trial · from $29/mo

  Employer of record and contractor payments in 120+ countries.

  • Only Deel lists iOS and Android apps.

  Deel and Oyster compared in full
• 

  2.4GPA

  Rippling

  Paid

  HR, IT and finance platform with US and global payroll, by quote.

  • Rippling also covers workflow automation and time tracking.

  Deel and Rippling compared in full

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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