Deel

San Francisco-based global HR and payroll platform; EOR delivered through its own entities in 130+ countries and partners elsewhere (150+ total); also contractor management, global payroll, PEO, HRIS and immigration support.

Global EOR Listed in 20 country lists Prominent in 9 markets

By TheEORDirectory Editorial Team

Researched from company registers and providers' own published terms, and reviewed by a second editor before publication.

Last updated 5 November 2026

Fact	Value
Established	2019
Founders	Alex Bouaziz, Shuo Wang, Ofer Simon
Region / headquarters	Global
Website	deel.com ↗
What it does	San Francisco-based global HR and payroll platform; EOR delivered through its own entities in 130+ countries and partners elsewhere (150+ total); also contractor management, global payroll, PEO, HRIS and immigration support.
Entry price	$599+ per employee per month, as published by the provider
Countries covered	130+ (provider's own claim)
G2 rating	4.8/5 (6,132 reviews) (read on g2.com, 4 Nov 2026)
Last verified	4 Nov 2026

How it operates by country

🇮🇳 India	Dedicated India EOR offering.
🇲🇽 Mexico	Deel (San Francisco) runs EOR through its own entities in 130+ countries and partners elsewhere, alongside contractor management, global payroll, PEO and HRIS. In Mexico Deel employs through its own local entity or a partner (entity model per country not published) and publishes a Mexico hiring guide with EOR from $599/month.
🇦🇷 Argentina	Deel. Explicit Argentina employee hiring through Deel's EOR solution. Buenos Aires-specific presence not established in this research.
🇨🇴 Colombia	Deel offers EOR for Colombian employees through its global employment platform. Clients can manage onboarding, payroll, statutory benefits and employee records alongside separate contractor and payroll products.
🇨🇦 Canada	Deel offers Employer of Record services for companies hiring employees in Canada, with local employment and payroll administration.
🇧🇷 Brazil	Deel employs staff through its own Brazilian entity and brings local employment administration into a global HR and payroll platform. Its Brazil EOR service covers employment contracts, onboarding, monthly payroll, tax administration and benefits, with employee documents and time off managed in one place. Employers can add local benefits such as meal vouchers and private health cover, while using the same platform for teams in other countries. Beyond EOR, Deel supports contractor management and payments, HR administration, and payroll services for businesses with their own Brazilian entity. This breadth suits companies starting with a few Brazilian hires and developing a larger international workforce over time. Deel’s expertise in Brazilian market entry is demonstrated through the Entain case study on its website. Deel EOR enabled the sports betting and gaming group to deploy its Brazilian team and maintain timely payments while its local entity was being established. Tom Brady, Head of Strategic Resourcing Relationships, Commercial, describes Deel’s role in the expansion, and the engagement saved more than 450 hours of entity-setup administration. The EDGLRD case study on Deel’s website offers a complementary example of ongoing employment support in Brazil. Working with Hanna Azarenko, Head of HR, Deel handled Brazilian employees’ Portuguese-language documentation, statutory benefits and health insurance as part of the creative studio’s international workforce.
🇪🇸 Spain	Dedicated Spain EOR hiring offer. Company-record evidence identifies LetsDeel Spain S.L. at C/ Poeta Joan Maragall 3, 1º, Madrid; it does not identify which entity signs every EOR contract. Omnipresent is grouped with Deel.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Explicit UK employee hiring/EOR offering. Service model: EOR; own UK entity stated. Entity information: LETS DEEL (1) LIMITED. Deel includes acquired Omnipresent. Location information: Companies House lists LETS DEEL (1) LIMITED at Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BB. Registered office evidence. Omnipresent is combined with Deel in this count. Deel.
🇪🇬 Egypt	Deel offers Egyptian employment through its global HR and payroll platform, bringing contracts, onboarding, monthly pay, employee records and benefits into one system. Its Egypt EOR fee starts at US$599 per employee per month, with employment costs and optional benefits charged separately.

Brazil profile

Deel employs staff through its own Brazilian entity and brings local employment administration into a global HR and payroll platform. Its Brazil EOR service covers employment contracts, onboarding, monthly payroll, tax administration and benefits, with employee documents and time off managed in one place. Employers can add local benefits such as meal vouchers and private health cover, while using the same platform for teams in other countries.

Beyond EOR, Deel supports contractor management and payments, HR administration, and payroll services for businesses with their own Brazilian entity. This breadth suits companies starting with a few Brazilian hires and developing a larger international workforce over time.

Deel’s expertise in Brazilian market entry is demonstrated through the Entain case study on its website. Deel EOR enabled the sports betting and gaming group to deploy its Brazilian team and maintain timely payments while its local entity was being established. Tom Brady, Head of Strategic Resourcing Relationships, Commercial, describes Deel’s role in the expansion, and the engagement saved more than 450 hours of entity-setup administration.

The EDGLRD case study on Deel’s website offers a complementary example of ongoing employment support in Brazil. Working with Hanna Azarenko, Head of HR, Deel handled Brazilian employees’ Portuguese-language documentation, statutory benefits and health insurance as part of the creative studio’s international workforce.

Brazil facts

Brazil entity	Owned Ltda — DEEL BRASIL ASSESSORIA EMPRESARIAL LTDA.
CNPJ	41.741.209/0001-93 — Brazilian company registration
Registered address	São Paulo — Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3144, Sala 32, Jardim Paulistano, SP, 01451-000
EOR fee	From US$599/mo — Per employee; global starting service fee. Brazil proposal sets the full cost.
Local benefits	Meal & health benefits — Statutory administration and optional private health cover
Beyond EOR	Payroll + contractors — HR administration and contractor payments
Reviewed	2 November 2026

Services in Brazil

Brazil EOR	Available as part of the agreed Brazil service scope.
Payroll	Available as part of the agreed Brazil service scope.
Contractor management	Available as part of the agreed Brazil service scope.
HR administration	Available as part of the agreed Brazil service scope.
Local benefits	Available as part of the agreed Brazil service scope.

Strengths and watch-outs in Brazil

✓ Employment through an owned Brazilian company connects the employment contract, local payroll and benefits to one provider. This is useful when an overseas HR team wants a clear operational relationship for its first Brazilian employees.
✓ Two named customer engagements illustrate different Brazil use cases: Entain’s market entry during entity formation and EDGLRD’s ongoing employment administration. Together they show experience with both expansion projects and day-to-day employee support.
✓ Brazilian benefits and employee administration sit within the wider HR platform, helping managers coordinate documents, leave and payroll alongside staff elsewhere. This is particularly useful when a small central HR team supports several countries.
✓ Payroll and contractor services provide additional options as the Brazilian operation develops. A business can compare EOR employment for initial hires with payroll support for a future subsidiary and separate arrangements for genuinely independent contractors.
✗ The starting EOR fee is a service charge, so the Brazil budget also needs salary, employer charges, 13th salary, vacation funding and chosen benefits. For a larger local team, compare the accumulated per-employee fee with the cost of your own entity and outsourced payroll.
✗ An expansion involving EOR employees, contractors and a future subsidiary requires several service scopes. Agree the treatment of employee tenure, benefit continuity, leave balances and transfer costs before moving Brazilian staff between employment arrangements.

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UK profile

Deel is a San Francisco HR and payroll platform founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang. It offers Employer of Record, contractor management, Contractor of Record, global payroll, HRIS, IT and immigration services. It reports 40,000+ customers, about 250 legal entities and 2,000+ in-house experts (provider claims). Its pricing page puts EOR coverage at 130+ countries, while its UK hiring page says 150+. In October 2025 it announced the acquisition of Omnipresent, an EOR founded in London by Guenther Eisinger. Companies House records Alex Bouaziz as the person with significant control of Omnipresent Group Limited from 30 September 2025, and Eisinger resigned as a director on 10 December 2025.

Deel's UK hiring page does not name the contracting entity. The register points to Lets Deel Ltd, company 11894259, incorporated on 20 March 2019 at Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London. Its directors are Alexandre and Philippe Bouaziz, and its 2024 accounts name Deel Inc as the ultimate controlling party and report an average of 2,758 employees. Lets Deel Ltd and Omnipresent Group Limited both hold A-rated Skilled Worker sponsor licences. The directory's earlier profile named Deel World International Global Payroll UK Limited (15159291). Register records show that company was formerly a Safeguard Global payroll company, so it is not shown here as the EOR employer.

UK EOR pricing starts at $599 per employee per month, with month-to-month terms and no long-term contract. Deel estimates employer costs at 18.8% of salary and offers optional private health cover through Unisure, Freedom or Allianz, a Penfold pension and life insurance, with published premiums. It says hires can start in as little as 7 days. G2 rates Deel Hire 4.8/5 from 6,586 reviews and Trustpilot rates Deel 4.6/5 from 9,733 reviews.

UK facts

UK employing entity	Not named on Deel's UK hiring page. Directory inference from the register: Lets Deel Ltd (11894259), whose 2024 accounts report an average of 2,758 employees and name Deel Inc as ultimate controlling party, and which is a licensed sponsor. Omnipresent Group Limited (12327661) is the main UK company of the acquired Omnipresent business. Ask Deel to confirm the contracting entity in writing.
Companies House: Lets Deel Ltd	11894259. Incorporated 20 March 2019. SIC 62020. Registered office moved from 167-169 Great Portland Street to Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BB on 6 March 2026. Called-up share capital GBP 1. A March 2025 compulsory strike-off notice was discontinued the same month after accounts were filed.
Directors (Lets Deel Ltd)	Alexandre Bouaziz (director since 10 October 2019) and Philippe Bouaziz (since 1 June 2022). Deel Inc. ceased to be a registered person with significant control on 27 February 2026, and Alexandre Bouaziz remains one.
Omnipresent Group Limited	12327661. Incorporated 21 November 2019; registered office 5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PF. Current directors include Michael Crisp-Ginzo (from 30 September 2025), Philippe Bouaziz (from 10 December 2025) and Dor Barda (from 20 April 2026). Founder Dr Guenther Eisinger resigned on 10 December 2025, and Alex Bouaziz has been the person with significant control since 30 September 2025.
Other UK companies	Deel World International Global Payroll UK Limited (15159291), formerly Safeguard World International Global Payroll UK Limited until March 2025: a payroll company (SIC 64999) in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, whose confirmation statement was overdue on 26 October 2026. Others include Deel Software Solutions (UK) Ltd, Deel IT Ltd, Deel Benefits UK Limited (incorporated June 2026) and Deel Consulting UK Limited (May 2026).
Sponsor licence	Lets Deel Ltd, Lets Deel (1) Ltd and Omnipresent Group Limited are on the Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors: Workers (26 October 2026), each Worker (A rating), Skilled Worker route.
Employment agency rules	No licence is needed for an employment business in Great Britain outside GLAA sectors, and the Conduct Regulations 2003 are enforced by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate. Deel does not say whether its UK EOR operates as an employment business.
Founders and HQ	Founded 2019 by Alex Bouaziz (CEO) and Shuo Wang; Trustpilot lists 650 2nd St, San Francisco. Omnipresent was founded in London by Guenther Eisinger, and Goodwin announced its acquisition by Deel on 22 October 2025.
Contracts and onboarding	Hires can start in as little as 7 days (provider claim). Contract templates, notice terms and fixed-term rules are not set out on the UK page. Deel says local law governs notice and severance when an EOR employee is cancelled.
Payroll and statutory	Monthly payroll. Deel estimates employer cost at 18.8% of salary: employer NIC 15%, minimum pension 3% and apprenticeship levy 0.5%. It also charges a 0.30% employer liability administration fee. Some figures on the UK page are out of date: its minimum wage table is labelled April 2025.
Benefits	Optional private health cover through Unisure, Freedom or Allianz, priced from GBP 67.70 (single) to GBP 160.25 (family) a month, plus a USD 15 per-invoice health admin fee. Penfold pension, Allianz and Canada Life life insurance (GBP 10 to 40), and professional training are also listed.
Pricing	EOR from $599 per employee per month. Contractors from $49 per month, Contractor of Record from $325, US PEO from $125. Month-to-month with no long-term contract. Deposit and setup fees are not published on the pages reviewed.
Coverage and scale	EOR in 130+ countries (pricing page) or 150+ (UK page). 40,000+ customers, about 250 legal entities and 2,000+ in-house experts (provider claims).
Other UK services	Global Payroll and PEO for clients with their own UK entity, contractor management and Contractor of Record, Deel HR (HRIS), Deel IT device provisioning, and Deel Mobility visa and immigration support.

Services in the UK

Employer of Record	Employs UK staff on Deel's platform. Deel does not name the contracting company on its UK page, but register evidence points to Lets Deel Ltd (11894259). The service covers contracts, onboarding, payroll, tax filings and benefits administration, from $599 per employee per month on month-to-month terms, with hires starting in as little as 7 days (provider claim).
Benefits	A published UK menu of optional private health insurance (Unisure, Freedom, Allianz) with monthly premiums from GBP 67.70 to GBP 160.25, Penfold pension, Allianz and Canada Life life insurance, and employer liability cover with a 0.30% administration fee.
Immigration (Deel Mobility)	In-house visa and relocation support. Deel's UK companies Lets Deel Ltd and Omnipresent Group Limited hold A-rated Skilled Worker sponsor licences, but the UK page does not say which entity sponsors EOR hires.
Contractors and Contractor of Record	Contractor management from $49 per contractor per month with payments in 120+ currencies. Contractor of Record, where Deel takes on classification liability, from $325 per month, relevant to IR35 status questions.
Global Payroll and PEO	Payroll and compliance for companies with their own UK entity on Deel's in-house payroll engines. G2 lists Deel Payroll from $29 per employee per month.
HRIS, IT and recruiting	Deel HR for records, time off, performance and compensation, Deel IT for devices in 130+ countries, and Deel Hire recruiting tools from $14 per worker per month.

Strengths and watch-outs in the UK

✓ Very large scale and review base: Deel Hire is rated 4.8/5 from 6,586 G2 reviews, Deel Payroll 4.7/5 from 7,380, and Deel 4.6/5 from 9,733 Trustpilot reviews.
✓ Its UK companies Lets Deel Ltd and Omnipresent Group Limited are on the Home Office sponsor register with A ratings for the Skilled Worker route.
✓ The acquisition of Omnipresent, a London-founded EOR, adds UK EOR experience and a client base. Register records show Deel's leadership took control from late 2025.
✓ Published pricing ($599 per month for EOR) on month-to-month terms with no long-term commitment, plus a UK benefits menu with named insurers and premiums.
✓ EOR, contractors, Contractor of Record, payroll, HRIS, IT and immigration all run on one platform, which suits multi-country hiring.
✗ The UK hiring page does not name the company that signs UK employment contracts, so buyers must ask. Lets Deel Ltd is the directory's inference from register records.
✗ At $599 per month, Deel's entry EOR fee is higher than the published starting prices of several UK-focused and mid-market providers.
✗ Some content on the UK hiring page is out of date (a minimum wage table labelled April 2025) as of October 2026.
✗ Support is platform-led. Recent Trustpilot reviews mention slow evening live-chat responses, extra charges and payment delays alongside mostly positive ratings.
✗ Former Omnipresent clients face post-acquisition changes, with new directors appointed through 2026, and should confirm their contracting entity and terms.

Reviews

G2: Deel Hire (EOR) 4.8/5 from 6,586 reviews, as shown in G2's alternatives listing, and Deel Payroll 4.7/5 from 7,380 reviews (g2.com, 26 October 2026; g2.com/products/deel now redirects to the Deel Payroll listing).
Trustpilot: 4.6/5 from 9,733 reviews (uk.trustpilot.com, 26 October 2026; 90% five-star, 5% one-star; 1,828 reviews in the last 12 months; the profile is claimed and on a paid subscription).
Capterra: rating not retrieved (page blocked to the directory).
Google: rating not retrieved by the directory.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.

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Spain profile

Deel is a San Francisco HR and global employment platform founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz (CEO) and Shuo Wang, headquartered at 650 2nd St, San Francisco. It offers Employer of Record in 130+ countries plus contractor management, global payroll, HRIS, immigration and IT equipment, and states 40,000+ customers, 1.5 million workers and 250 legal entities (provider claims).

In Spain the Madrid register shows three Deel companies, all with Alex Bouaziz as a director: LetsDeel Spain SL (B09984311, 2022, sole shareholder Deel Inc), Ldeel Proll SL (B01668870, 2020, owned by Lets Deel Ltd) and Deel Global Payroll Spain SL (B86084241), the former Safeguard Global Payroll SL taken over with Safeguard's payroll division in 2025. Deel says its Spain EOR runs through a wholly owned Spanish entity but does not name it, so which company signs EOR contracts is unverified. None of the three NIFs appears in the Ministry of Labour's ETT register (SIGETT), and none of their registered purposes covers temporary work; Spanish law reserves the supply of workers to a user company to licensed ETTs, so buyers should ask how the arrangement is structured.

EOR pricing starts at $599 per employee per month on month-to-month terms. The Spain page lists employer costs (common contingencies 23.6%, unemployment 5.5% to 6.7%, FOGASA 0.2%, MEI 0.75%), a €11 PRL training charge and a 0.60% employer liability fee, and optional benefits from Unisure, Allianz and Cobee. G2 rates Deel Payroll 4.7/5 from 7,380 reviews and Trustpilot 4.6/5 from 9,733, with recurring complaints about fees and support delays.

Spain facts

Spanish employing entity	Not named by Deel. Its Spain EOR guide says the service operates through a wholly owned Spanish entity. Three Deel companies are registered in Madrid: LetsDeel Spain SL, Ldeel Proll SL and Deel Global Payroll Spain SL. Which of them signs EOR employment contracts could not be confirmed from public sources (unverified).
CIF / NIF	LetsDeel Spain SL B09984311; Ldeel Proll SL B01668870; Deel Global Payroll Spain SL B86084241
Registered addresses	LetsDeel Spain SL and Ldeel Proll SL: Calle Poeta Joan Maragall 3, 28020 Madrid. Deel Global Payroll Spain SL: Calle Velázquez 86, 28006 Madrid (moved from Velázquez 100 by a filing registered on 22 April 2025)
Incorporation and capital	LetsDeel Spain SL: incorporated 29 March 2022 as Provenzal Verdon Corporat SL, capital €3,000, Registro Mercantil de Madrid sheet M-765581. Ldeel Proll SL: incorporated 26 June 2020 as IT & Advisory 2020 SL, capital €3,000, sheet M-721478. Deel Global Payroll Spain SL: incorporated 18 November 2010 per infonif (another directory gives 25 January 2011), subscribed capital €145,915, sheet M-511883
Name history (payroll company)	Formerly AIES Center SL, renamed Safeguard Global Payroll SL (BORME 8 July 2022) and then Deel Global Payroll Spain SL (BORME 22 April 2025). Its sole shareholder became a Safeguard World International payroll holding company in February 2025, after Deel announced the acquisition of Safeguard Global's payroll division on 11 March 2025
Directors	Alex (Alexandre Nathanel Ephraim) Bouaziz is sole director (administrador único) of LetsDeel Spain SL and Ldeel Proll SL, and joint and several director of Deel Global Payroll Spain SL alongside Luis Carrasco García (BORME 29 April 2025). Both Madrid SLs list ADN Versa Auditores SLP as auditor and register a large rotating pool of attorneys (apoderados)
Shareholders	LetsDeel Spain SL: Deel Inc (sole shareholder). Ldeel Proll SL: Lets Deel Ltd. Deel Global Payroll Spain SL: single-shareholder company held by the former Safeguard payroll holding entity (per BORME, February 2025)
ETT authorisation	None found. A search of the Ministry of Labour's public ETT register (SIGETT) on 26 October 2026 returned no entry for any of the three NIFs or for the name Deel. Registered purposes are IT consultancy with legal and advisory services in a mediation capacity (LetsDeel, Ldeel Proll) and internationalisation of administrative functions (payroll company)
Founders and HQ	Founded 2019 by Alex Bouaziz (CEO) and Shuo Wang; headquarters 650 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94107
EOR pricing	From $599 per employee per month, month-to-month, cancel any time (Deel pricing page). Spain extras listed by Deel: mandatory PRL (occupational risk) training €11 at onboarding, optional medical check €80, 0.60% employer liability administrative fee and a €41 mandatory disability fund contribution. Deposit terms are not published
Contracts and payroll	14 salary payments a year, probation up to six months (Deel guide), monthly IRPF withholding and TGSS filings. Deel's Spain page cites a minimum wage of €1,262.28 a month under a "Deel collective bargaining agreement", which suggests a company-level convenio (not verified in REGCON). Deel's guide gives 23 calendar days of annual leave, below the 30 days in Article 38 of the Workers' Statute (flagged as an inconsistency on Deel's page)
Benefits in Spain	Optional private healthcare (Unisure, Allianz), global life insurance (Allianz), flexible remuneration (meal and flexible spending allowances) and pension insurance through Cobee
Immigration	Deel Mobility offers visa and relocation support, and the Spain guide says the EOR checks work-permit status at onboarding. Spain-specific routes such as the Highly Qualified Professional permit, EU Blue Card and digital nomad visa are not detailed on the pages reviewed (not verified)
Coverage and scale	EOR in 130+ countries, contractors in 200+ jurisdictions, 40,000+ customers, 1.5 million workers, 250 legal entities and 2,000+ in-house experts (provider claims on Trustpilot profile)

Services in Spain

Employer of Record	Deel acts as legal employer in Spain through a Spanish subsidiary (not named by Deel), issues Spanish contracts through its contract generator with 14 salary payments and probation of up to six months, registers staff with the TGSS, withholds IRPF and files monthly returns. Pricing starts at $599 per employee per month on month-to-month terms. No ETT authorisation was found for any Deel Spanish company.
Global payroll for own entities	For companies that already have a Spanish entity, Deel Payroll runs payroll and statutory filings, from $29 per employee per month on G2. Deel Global Payroll Spain SL, acquired with Safeguard Global's payroll division in 2025, is part of this operation.
Contractor management	Contracts, invoicing and payouts for independent contractors in 200+ jurisdictions. Spain treats genuine dependency as employment (the falso autónomo risk), so long-term full-time contractors may need converting to EOR employment.
Benefits administration	Optional Spanish benefits on the platform: private health cover from Unisure or Allianz, Allianz life insurance, and flexible remuneration (meal allowance, flexible spending and pension insurance) through Cobee, alongside statutory Social Security cover.
Immigration and mobility	Deel Mobility handles visas and relocation with in-house immigration staff. Its Spain pages do not set out Spain-specific routes such as the HQP permit, EU Blue Card or digital nomad visa, so scope and fees should be confirmed per case.
HRIS, compliance alerts and IT	Time off, documents, performance and compensation tools in Deel HR; Compliance Hub alerts on Spanish legal changes; device provisioning through Deel IT in 130+ countries.

Strengths and watch-outs in Spain

✓ Verifiable Spanish footprint: three Madrid companies directly linked to Deel on the Registro Mercantil, with founder and CEO Alex Bouaziz as director of all three and Deel Inc as sole shareholder of LetsDeel Spain SL.
✓ Published entry price of $599 per employee per month on month-to-month terms with no long-term commitment, and Spain-specific add-on charges (PRL training, employer liability fee) itemised on the Spain page.
✓ Broad platform covering EOR, payroll for own entities, contractors, HRIS, benefits, immigration and IT equipment, which suits companies hiring in several countries at once.
✓ Named Spanish benefit partners (Unisure, Allianz, Cobee) for private health cover and tax-efficient flexible remuneration.
✓ Very large review base: Deel Payroll 4.7/5 from 7,380 G2 reviews, Deel Hire 4.8/5 from 6,584 on G2 and 4.6/5 from 9,733 on Trustpilot.
✗ Deel does not name the Spanish company that employs EOR staff, and none of its three Spanish NIFs appears in the public ETT register, so the legal basis for supplying workers to clients should be checked before signing.
✗ Its entry price of $599 per month is higher than the published starting prices of several other providers in this comparison.
✗ Its Spain materials contain inconsistencies, including 23 calendar days of annual leave against the statutory 30 and a minimum wage tied to an unidentified "Deel collective bargaining agreement".
✗ Recurring review complaints cover high fees, FX and withdrawal costs, payment delays and slow out-of-hours support (G2 tags and Trustpilot reviews).
✗ Spain-specific immigration routes (HQP, EU Blue Card, digital nomad visa) and deposit terms are not published.

Reviews

G2, Deel Payroll: 4.7/5 from 7,380 reviews (read 26 October 2026; 6,416 five-star, 46 one-star). Most-cited pros are ease of use, convenience and fast payments. Most-cited cons are payment issues (1,006 mentions), high fees (901), expense (756), delays (631) and withdrawal issues (527).
G2, Deel Hire (the EOR product): 4.8/5 from 6,584 reviews, as shown in G2's alternatives listing on 26 October 2026. The individual listing was not opened.
Trustpilot: 4.6/5 (TrustScore 4.5 stars) from 9,733 reviews, 1,826 of them in the last 12 months. 90% are five-star and 5% one-star. The profile is claimed with a paid subscription, invites reviews and has replied to 99% of negative ones. Recent negative reviews cite slow evening support, unexpected auto-debits and an EB-1A visa case that Deel acknowledged had fallen short.
Capterra and Google: not read; Capterra blocked automated access. No Spain-specific review could be identified.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.

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Global profile

Deel is a global payroll and HR platform founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz (CEO) and Shuo Wang after going through Y Combinator. The parent, Deel, Inc., is a Delaware corporation (SEC CIK 0001813695) with a San Francisco business address. Funding rounds include a $425M Series D in 2021 and a $300M Series E in October 2025, co-led by Ribbit Capital and Andreessen Horowitz at a $17.3bn valuation. Deel says revenue has passed $1.5bn. It has bought at least 13 companies, including PaySpace, PayGroup, Hofy and Legalpad, Safeguard Global's payroll division and the EOR Omnipresent (2025).

Deel's EOR page says it owns entities and its payroll engine in 130+ countries and handles employment in 150+. Other Deel material cites about 250 legal entities (provider claims). In countries outside its own footprint it uses local partners, and it does not publish which countries use which model. Country checks by the directory found owned companies (Lets Deel Ltd in the UK; three Deel companies in Madrid), but Deel does not name the contracting entity on its country pages. Its platform covers EOR, contractors, Contractor of Record, global and US payroll, US PEO, HRIS, Deel IT devices and Deel Mobility immigration support. Deel holds SOC 1, SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

Pricing is published. EOR starts at $599 per employee per month on month-to-month terms. Contractors start at $49, Contractor of Record at $325, Global Payroll at $29 and US PEO at $125. Deposits and setup fees are not published. Deel suits companies that want one self-serve platform across contractors, EOR and payroll. Buyers should confirm the entity model in each country. Rippling's 2025 corporate-espionage lawsuit and a reported US Department of Justice inquiry are unresolved, and Deel denies wrongdoing.

Global facts

Parent company and registration	Deel, Inc., a Delaware corporation (state of incorporation DE on SEC EDGAR), SEC CIK 0001813695. Form D filings run from 2020 to December 2024, and the latest names Alexandre Bouaziz, Philippe Bouaziz, Shuo Wang, Anish Acharya, Francis deSouza, Todd Ford and Franck Cohen as officers or directors. The Delaware file number was not retrieved (not verified).
Headquarters	San Francisco, California. The SEC business address is 425 First Street #1502, San Francisco, CA 94105, while Deel's Trustpilot profile lists 650 2nd St. Deel says it operates remote-first with a globally distributed team.
Founded	2019, through the Y Combinator accelerator
Founders / CEO	Alex Bouaziz (co-founder and CEO) and Shuo Wang (co-founder). Wikipedia also lists Ofer Simon as a co-founder. Joe Kauffman, formerly of Intuit, became President and CFO in November 2025 (reported).
Ownership / funding	Privately held and venture-backed. Series A $14M (May 2020, a16z), Series B $48M (September 2020, Spark Capital), Series C $156M (April 2021), Series D $425M (October 2021, Coatue and DST Global) and Series E $300M (October 2025, co-led by Ribbit Capital and a16z at about $17.3bn). Deel's press page claims more than $1.5bn in revenue and a $17.3bn valuation.
Acquisitions	By the end of 2025 Deel had acquired 13 companies (reported), including PaySpace, PayGroup, Hofy, Legalpad, Zavvy and Atlantic Money. It also bought Safeguard Global's payroll division (March 2025) and the EOR Omnipresent (announced October 2025). Wikipedia reports the acquisition of Israeli AI cybersecurity firm Clarity in August 2026.
Owned entities	Deel's EOR page says it owns entities and its payroll engine in 130+ countries. Other Deel material cites about 250 legal entities (provider claim). No per-country list is published. Directory register checks found Lets Deel Ltd (UK, 11894259) and LetsDeel Spain SL, Ldeel Proll SL and Deel Global Payroll Spain SL (Madrid).
Countries covered	EOR in 150+ countries on the EOR page, the bundle description and the about page; 130+ countries on the pricing page's EOR card. 40,000+ customers (provider claims).
Partner model	Mixed. Owned entities cover its core footprint, and local partners are used where it has no entity (the gap between 130+ owned and 150+ covered implies partner delivery, but Deel does not say which countries). Ask Deel to confirm the contracting entity in writing for each country.
EOR pricing	From $599 per employee per month, month-to-month, with no long-term contract. Country add-ons such as employer liability admin fees apply in some markets (for example 0.30% in the UK and 0.60% in Spain).
Setup / deposit	Deposit and setup fees are not published on the pricing page (not verified)
Contractor / payroll pricing	Contractor management from $49 per contractor per month; Contractor of Record from $325; Deel Payroll: Global from $29 per employee per month (130+ countries); US PEO from $125 per employee per month; recruiting (Find talent) from $14 per worker per month
Certifications	SOC 1, SOC 2 and ISO 27001; GDPR compliance stated (Deel security page)
Immigration and litigation	Deel Mobility offers visa and relocation support, building on the Legalpad acquisition, plus a free visa-eligibility tool. Rippling sued Deel for corporate espionage in March 2025 and Deel countersued. A US Department of Justice criminal investigation was reported in January 2026. The allegations are unproven and Deel denies wrongdoing.

Services in Global

Employer of Record	Employs full-time staff for clients without a local entity, mostly through Deel-owned entities in 130+ countries, with handling claimed in 150+. Deel issues local contracts, runs payroll, tax filings and statutory benefits, manages terminations under local law and supports remote, on-site and field workers. EOR starts at $599 per employee per month on month-to-month terms, and Deel claims hires can start in as little as 7 days in some markets.
Contractor management and Contractor of Record	Contractor onboarding, compliant contract templates, automated invoicing, tax-form collection and multi-currency payouts from $49 per contractor per month. Under Contractor of Record (from $325 per contractor per month), Deel engages the contractor itself and takes on the misclassification liability.
Global and US payroll	Deel Payroll: Global runs payroll for clients' own entities in 130+ countries, with country tax filings, statutory reporting, multi-currency payroll and an optional managed service with a dedicated payroll manager, from $29 per employee per month. US payroll and a US PEO (co-employment in all 50 states, from $125 per employee per month) are also offered.
Deel HR, IT and recruiting	An HRIS with org charts, time off, expenses, performance and compensation tools, much of it from acquisitions such as Zavvy and Assemble. Deel IT ships and manages devices (from the Hofy acquisition). Find talent covers sourcing and an ATS from $14 per worker per month.
Deel Mobility (immigration)	Visa eligibility checks, work-permit applications and relocation support for EOR hires and the client's own staff, built partly on the Legalpad acquisition. Coverage by country and fees for managed immigration are not set out in full on the pricing page.
Benefits administration	Optional local benefits such as private health insurance, pensions and life cover through partner insurers, with premiums shown for some countries (for example UK private medical from GBP 67.70 a month), plus global benefits management for companies on Deel Payroll.

Strengths and watch-outs in Global

✓ One of the largest EOR footprints. Deel says it owns entities and its payroll engine in 130+ countries and cites about 250 legal entities, so in many markets it is the direct employer rather than a reseller.
✓ Pricing is published: EOR from $599, contractors from $49, Contractor of Record from $325 and global payroll from $29, all on month-to-month terms with no long-term contract.
✓ The broadest all-in-one product set of the global EORs: EOR, contractors, payroll, US PEO, HRIS, devices, immigration and recruiting on one platform with API access.
✓ Large-scale independent review base: G2 rates Deel Hire 4.8/5 from 6,586 reviews and Trustpilot rates Deel 4.6/5 from 9,733.
✓ Security credentials include SOC 1, SOC 2 and ISO 27001, and the company is well funded (Series E at a $17.3bn valuation in October 2025).
✗ The $599 EOR entry price is among the highest of the large global providers, and deposits and setup fees are not published.
✗ Deel does not say which countries are served by its own entities and which by partners, and its country pages do not name the contracting entity. Register checks show several Deel companies in some countries (for example three in Spain), so the legal employer must be confirmed in writing.
✗ Coverage figures are inconsistent across Deel's pages (130+ on the pricing card, 150+ elsewhere).
✗ Unresolved legal and reputational issues: Rippling's 2025 corporate-espionage lawsuit, Deel's countersuit and a reported US DOJ criminal investigation (allegations unproven; Deel denies wrongdoing).
✗ Recurring G2 complaints mention payment issues, high fees and delays, and some Trustpilot reviews cite slow support and unexpected auto-debits.

Reviews

G2: Deel Hire (EOR) 4.8/5 from 6,586 reviews, and Deel Payroll 4.7/5 from 7,380 reviews (directory reading of g2.com, 26 October 2026). The most-cited cons on G2 are payment issues, high fees and delays.
Trustpilot: 4.6/5 from 9,733 reviews (directory reading, 26 October 2026; 90% five-star and 5% one-star; claimed profile with a paid subscription).
Capterra: not retrieved (automated access blocked).
Gartner Peer Insights: not retrieved (automated access blocked).

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South Africa profile

Deel is a San Francisco-based global payroll and HR platform founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz (CEO) and Shuo Wang. It publishes EOR coverage of 150+ countries, with owned entities in 130+ and local partners elsewhere (provider claims). It announced its South African expansion in April 2021, presenting the country as a gateway to the rest of Africa, and in March 2024 bought PaySpace, a Johannesburg payroll software company with 14,000+ customers in 44 countries, reported by Globes at about $100m.

Aggregator data drawn from the CIPC register lists a private company, Deel South Africa, under registration number 2021/543748/07. It was incorporated on 13 April 2021 at 222 Smit Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, and the listed directors are Alexandre Bouaziz and Lawrence Henry Diamond. A second company, Deel Software Solutions (2023/140105/07, Blackheath, Gauteng), was incorporated in October 2023. Deel's South Africa page does not name the employing entity, and the directory could not confirm either record on BizPortal. Deel publishes no Temporary Employment Service (section 198 LRA) position, APSO membership, Department of Employment and Labour agency registration or B-BBEE level for South Africa.

The South Africa page quotes EOR from $599 per employee per month and an estimated employer cost of 2.80% of salary. That figure covers UIF 1%, SDL 1%, workers' compensation 0.2% and a 0.60% Deel employer-liability administration fee. Benefits listed are statutory cover plus optional Allianz global or Discovery Health local medical cover, and a start in as little as two days is claimed. Its overtime threshold (R224,080) predates the April 2025 increase. Deel also sells local payroll in South Africa through the former PaySpace engine, used by PUMA South Africa.

South Africa facts

South African employing entity	Not named on Deel's South Africa page. Aggregator listings of CIPC data show Deel South Africa, a private company (registration 2021/543748/07), incorporated 13 April 2021, status in business, and Deel Software Solutions (Pty) Ltd (2023/140105/07), incorporated 6 October 2023. Which company signs EOR employment contracts is not published (not verified).
CIPC registration	2021/543748/07 (derived from the aggregator's CIPC number K2021543748). The directory could not open the record on BizPortal or b2bhint (bot protection), so the number, status and full legal name ending are not verified against CIPC.
Registered address	222 Smit Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 (aggregator listing; not verified against CIPC). Deel Software Solutions is listed in Blackheath, Gauteng.
Directors	Alexandre Nathanel Ephraim Bouaziz (Deel co-founder and CEO) and Lawrence Henry Diamond, per the aggregator listing (data last refreshed about 2024; not verified)
Model / TES	Deel states it owns entities in 130+ countries and uses partners elsewhere, without publishing a country list; a South African subsidiary exists, which points to an own-entity model, but Deel does not confirm this. No statement on operating as a Temporary Employment Service under section 198 of the LRA, APSO membership, Department of Employment and Labour private employment agency registration or B-BBEE level was found.
Group	Deel, Inc., Delaware (SEC CIK 0001813695), San Francisco; founded 2019 by Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang through Y Combinator; Series E $300M in October 2025 at about $17.3bn (provider claim); SOC 1, SOC 2 and ISO 27001
South Africa history	Announced its SA launch on 26 April 2021 (ITWeb), positioning SA as a gateway to Africa. Acquired Johannesburg-based PaySpace (founded 2007, 14,000+ customers in 44 countries) in March 2024; Globes reported a price of about $100m, financial terms undisclosed by Deel.
EOR price	From $599 per employee per month (South Africa page and pricing page), month-to-month
Employer cost estimate	2.80% of salary on Deel's page: UIF 1.0%, SDL 1.0%, workers' compensation 0.2% and a 0.60% employer-liability administration fee charged by Deel
Setup / deposit	Not published (not verified); Deel directs buyers to sales for a full quote
Benefits	Statutory SDL, UIF and workers' compensation; optional global health insurance through Allianz and local health insurance through Discovery Health
Onboarding	Start in as little as two days (provider claim)
Immigration	Deel Mobility offers group visa support; the South Africa page does not state whether Deel sponsors Critical Skills or General Work Visas in South Africa (not verified)
Provider South Africa page	deel.com/hiring/employees/south-africa ↗

Services in South Africa

Employer of Record	Acts as the legal employer of South African staff for the client, handling contracts, PAYE, UIF, SDL and COIDA through its platform, from $599 per employee per month. Deel has a South African subsidiary registered in 2021 but does not state on its country page which entity signs employment contracts or whether it operates as a Temporary Employment Service under section 198 of the LRA.
Local payroll (PaySpace engine)	Deel Local Payroll runs South African payroll for companies with their own entity on the engine Deel acquired with Johannesburg-based PaySpace in 2024. PUMA South Africa (550+ employees) is a published case study, using a Workday integration and a WhatsApp interface for payslips and leave.
Global payroll and PEO for own entities	For clients that already have a South African entity, Deel's Global Payroll (from $29 per employee per month on the group pricing page) and PEO services run payroll and compliance for direct employees.
Contractors and Contractor of Record	Contractor management from $49 per contractor per month and Contractor of Record from $325 (group pricing), with localised contracts and payments; buyers should weigh South Africa's section 200A LRA presumption of employment before using contractors for long-term roles.
Benefits	Statutory UIF, SDL and workers' compensation administration, plus optional Allianz global or Discovery Health local medical cover selected in the platform.
HR platform and immigration	Deel HR holds time-off and documents for South African hires; Deel Mobility provides visa and relocation support at group level, though Critical Skills Work Visa sponsorship in South Africa is not described on the country page.

Strengths and watch-outs in South Africa

✓ Has a registered South African subsidiary since April 2021 with group CEO Alex Bouaziz listed as a director, plus a second local company, so its South African presence is not limited to a partner arrangement (registry details from an aggregator, not confirmed on CIPC).
✓ Owns a Johannesburg-built payroll engine through the 2024 PaySpace acquisition, giving it deep South African payroll and PAYE experience and large local customers such as PUMA South Africa.
✓ Publishes its South African price ($599 per month) and an itemised employer cost estimate, including its own 0.60% employer-liability administration fee, where several rivals quote on request.
✓ Offers optional local medical cover through Discovery Health as well as Allianz global cover, and claims hires can start in as little as two days.
✓ One self-serve platform covers EOR, contractors, Contractor of Record, local payroll, HR and IT, with SOC 1, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 at group level and high review volumes (G2 4.8/5 for Deel Hire, Trustpilot 4.6).
✗ Deel does not name the South African employing entity, its TES status under section 198 of the LRA, any APSO membership, Department of Employment and Labour registration or B-BBEE level, so buyers must ask for these in writing.
✗ At $599 per month the EOR fee is at the top of the $300 to $600 range typically quoted for South Africa, and the 0.60% employer-liability administration fee is charged on top; deposits and setup fees are not published.
✗ Parts of the South Africa page are out of date, such as the R224,080 overtime earnings threshold, which rose to R254,371.67 from 1 April 2025.
✗ Critical Skills and General Work Visa sponsorship in South Africa is not described on the country page.
✗ Group-level litigation with Rippling (corporate espionage claims from March 2025 and a reported US Department of Justice inquiry) remains unresolved; Deel denies wrongdoing.

Reviews

G2: Deel Hire (EOR) 4.8/5 from 6,586 reviews and Deel Payroll 4.7/5 from 7,380 (directory reading of g2.com, 26 October 2026); no South Africa-specific G2 rating published.
Trustpilot: 4.6/5 from 9,733 reviews (read 28 October 2026); claimed profile with a paid subscription, 90% five-star and 5% one-star.
Capterra: not retrieved (automated access blocked).
Google: no South African Google Business rating identified for Deel (not retrieved).
HelloPeter: no Deel business page found (hellopeter.com/deel returns not found, 28 October 2026).

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.

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Egypt profile

Deel offers Egyptian employment through its global HR and payroll platform, bringing contracts, onboarding, monthly pay, employee records and benefits into one system. Its Egypt EOR fee starts at US$599 per employee per month, with employment costs and optional benefits charged separately.

Its work with Allium and Dandy shows how that service works in practice. Deel helped Allium hire an engineer in Egypt without opening a local entity. At Dandy’s Cairo office, Deel onboarded 43 EOR employees in two hours, demonstrating its ability to support a coordinated team launch. Its connection to Egypt also extends to leadership: Mohamed Tantawy, Deel’s Director of HR Experience, is Egyptian.

For companies building teams across several countries, Deel’s appeal is the ability to manage Egyptian employees alongside international hires in one platform. Local employment sits within a broader offering that includes contractor management, global payroll, HR tools and optional private health cover.

Egypt facts

Egyptian employing model	Own Egyptian entity. Local Egyptian employing company
Local company / registration	Request company extract. Exact Egyptian legal name and commercial registration number
Egypt presence	Egyptian hiring and HR expertise. Allium, Dandy and Director of HR Experience Mohamed Tantawy
Egypt address	Address on request. Registered address to accompany the employment proposal
EOR fee	From US$599 / employee / month. Published Egypt management fee; extras apply
Setup fee	By quotation. Any setup charges specified in the proposal

Services in Egypt

EOR	Local employment contracts, onboarding and ongoing employee administration.
Payroll	Salary calculations, employee deductions, employer contributions and monthly payroll.
HR platform	Available as a separately scoped service.
Benefits	Statutory benefits and any agreed supplementary employee benefits.
Onboarding	Employment documentation and setup for new hires.

Strengths and watch-outs in Egypt

✓ One platform for EOR, global payroll, contractors and employee records.
✓ Egypt hiring experience spans specialist engineering hires and large team onboarding.
✓ Optional private health cover can strengthen an Egyptian employee benefits package.
✗ The US$599 starting fee is higher than Skuad/Payoneer’s advertised Egypt monthly rate.
✗ Salary, employer contributions and optional benefits sit outside the management fee.
✗ Egypt off-cycle payroll requests from the 20th normally move to the following month; expedited processing needs agreement.

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