Deel
Stands out: Hiring, contractors and employer of record in one global stack, with MCP and API.
Watch out: The $14 figure is the recruiting module, not the cost of employing someone abroad: employer of record is $599 per employee per month. Contractor of Record is listed at $325 and US PEO at $125.
Not the right fit for
- US-only small-business payroll
- Teams that need Deel to be the ATS of record
Magnit Global
Stands out: Magnit is the rare provider that sells a vendor-neutral MSP and its own VMS as one package, backed by Pay Intelligence rate benchmarking. Magnit Pulse puts every VMS approval type, from timecards to batch billing, into Microsoft Teams adaptive cards, and Magnit says most programs go live on it within a week.
Watch out: No prices are published for any Magnit service. Magnit Pulse is currently limited to Microsoft Teams and API deployment, and it is available to Magnit VMS clients only.
Not the right fit for
- Teams that only want VMS software and will run the program in-house
- Small companies with a few contractors