Independent advisory platform for global hiring solutions
Hiring someone abroad? Work out what you need, then which provider.
Independent reviews of employer of record, PEO and global payroll providers, and a co-founder who will tell you what you actually need. We do not sell any of them.
Work out what I needWhy we started, in two minutes. Every provider site was a sales pitch and nothing helped us decide.
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What do you actually need?
Robbin Schuchmann, co-founder. Most people who land here have found someone in another country and are not sure whether they need an EOR, their own entity, or just a contract. Three quick questions and I will tell you which, and why.
Let's work out what you need
Question 1You want to hire someone in another country. First question: do you already have a legal entity there?
No form, nothing stored. The answer appears here.
How we decide
The Borderless Standard
Every provider is scored against the same ten pillars, regardless of how, or whether, we earn from them. Every verdict traces to a source you can open.
- Tested first-hand
- Demos and sandbox accounts where access is granted. Each review says what we did and did not test.
- Priced from rate cards
- Prices come from published rate cards, coverage from verified country lists. Unverified is shown as unknown, never as a no.
- Ranked by a scorecard
- Standings are the output of a published method, not an editor’s mood. It changes rarely and visibly.
Data and tools
The research the reviews stand on
Shortlists
Start from your situation
Every shortlist is ranked by the same scorecard and carries the same disclosure. We do not name favourites here; the pages do the ranking, next to the method.
Hiring your first employee abroad
No entity there, one or a few people. The employer of record shortlist, ranked by the scorecard.
A startup, watching the budget
The providers that fit an early team, and the ones with the lowest published fees.
Building a team in Latin America
Who actually covers the region well, with owned entities where it matters.
You have entities, and need payroll run
You are already the employer. Global payroll providers, ranked, and the cheapest of them.
A US team that wants benefits handled
Co-employment for HR, payroll and health insurance, and who does it well.
Leaving Deel or Rippling
What to move to, and what you give up, compared on the same scorecard.
Hiring in one specific country
Who can hire there, what the employer pays on top of salary, and how fast.
None of these?
Tell me the countries, the headcount and the deadline, and I will write back within a day.
From the advice desk
What the advice looked like in practice
We needed to hire developers in Poland and were not sure about the compliance requirements. Employ Borderless helped us compare five providers so we could choose with the full picture.
Alex Horsman · iRank LLC
After spending days researching EOR providers, I found Employ Borderless. They quickly understood our needs and recommended three providers that actually fit our budget and requirements.
Marius Sobotta · Project Freiheit
I was looking to hire in Germany and was not sure which provider to go with. Based on their recommendation I picked one, and everything has been smooth so far.
Alen Paunov · SmashSerps
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about who we are, how we work, and how we differ from other "Borderless" brands.
Is Employ Borderless the same as Borderless AI?
No. Employ Borderless (employborderless.com) and Borderless AI (hireborderless.com) are completely separate, unrelated companies. Employ Borderless is a Singapore-based independent advisory firm. Borderless AI, formally known as Global Borderless AI Inc., is a Canadian EOR software company based in Toronto that provides EOR services directly. The two share no common ownership, no affiliation, and no shared products or services.
Employ Borderless vs Borderless AI vs Borderless Net →Does Employ Borderless sell EOR services?
No. Employ Borderless is an advisory platform only. It does not employ workers, act as an Employer of Record, or provide payroll processing. It helps companies evaluate and choose between EOR providers such as Deel, Remote, Multiplier, RemoFirst, and Native Teams. The advisory service is free to use.
See our provider reviews →How does Employ Borderless make money?
Employ Borderless earns through affiliate, referral, and revenue-share arrangements with some of the providers we review. You never pay us. The provider pays us when you become their customer through one of our links or our advisory service. In several cases we have negotiated discounts that are only available through our links, so the price you pay through us is the same as going direct or lower. None of these arrangements influence which providers we recommend or how we score them. The Borderless Standard scores every provider against the same 10 pillars regardless of how, or whether, we earn from them.
Read our full disclosure →Is the Employ Borderless advisory service free?
Yes. The Employ Borderless advisory service is free for companies looking to hire internationally. We earn from the provider you ultimately choose, through affiliate, referral, or revenue-share arrangements, never from you. This means you get an independent recommendation tailored to your hiring scenario at no cost.
Request a free recommendation →Who founded Employ Borderless?
Employ Borderless was co-founded by Robbin Schuchmann and Paul Jansen. The company was registered on 17 September 2024 as EMPLOY BORDERLESS PTE. LTD. (UEN 202438224G) in Singapore.
About the founders →How we make money
Some providers pay a referral fee when a reader signs up through Employ Borderless. That fee never changes a verdict, a score or a position in the standings. Advice is free to the reader in every case. Full disclosure · Not affiliated with Borderless AI or Borderless.net.
Still not sure? Tell me the countries, the headcount and the deadline.
I will write back within a day with what I would do in your position. Free, and you choose whether we introduce you to anyone.