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Deel

Global payroll, Employer of Record and contractor platform covering 100+ countries, with UK PAYE via Global Payroll and HMRC-handled compliance.

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Per employee
Free up to 200
Base fee
£0
UK compliance
Yes (global)
Payroll
Native (global)

Best for

UK businesses hiring or paying staff and contractors internationally, or wanting global payroll and EOR in one platform.

Pricing breakdown

All prices in GBPSourced from provider's published pricing

Every fee we track, grouped by where it applies.

Strengths and trade-offs

Pros

  • Global payroll, EOR and contractor hiring in 100+ countries
  • Native UK PAYE via Global Payroll (own entity)
  • Misclassification protection and immigration support
  • Integrates with Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite and Sage

Cons

  • Priced in USD and above UK-only specialists
  • EOR is costly without your own UK entity
  • CIS is not a focus
  • Overkill for purely domestic UK payroll

About Deel

Deel is one of the largest global hiring platforms, combining payroll, Employer of Record (EOR) and contractor management across 100+ countries. For a UK business with its own entity, Deel Global Payroll runs native UK PAYE and RTI priced per employee per month; without a UK entity, Deel EOR employs staff on your behalf at a higher per-employee rate. It also manages contractors, offers misclassification protection, immigration and visa support, and contractor-to-employee conversion, and integrates with Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite and Sage. For UK-only payroll a local specialist is cheaper, but for international and remote teams Deel is a market leader.

Deel was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, USA.

How Deel compares

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Deel

£0/mo est.

Per employee
Free up to 200
Min cost /mo
None
UK compliance
Yes (global)
Payroll
Native (global)
Right to work
Yes
Est. monthly cost
£0/mo
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Sage HR

£10/mo est.

Per employee
£5/emp/mo
Min cost /mo
—
UK compliance
Strong
Payroll
Via Sage Payroll
Right to work
Yes (documents)
Est. monthly cost
£10/mo
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Common questions about Deel

The same questions UK merchants ask before signing up.

  • Yes, up to 200 employees, with no monthly base fee at that tier. Deel's HR product is free because Deel makes its money on paid modules such as global payroll, Employer of Record, and contractor payments, which are priced and purchased separately once you actually need them.

  • Yes. Deel offers native payroll for the UK, handling PAYE and pension auto-enrolment within the platform rather than through a third-party connector. This is a genuine differentiator against HR-only platforms such as BambooHR or HiBob, which need a separate payroll provider bolted on for UK payroll to work at all.

  • Deel's Employer of Record service, used to hire staff in a country where you have no local entity, costs £448/emp/mo. This sits alongside the free HR plan, so a UK business hiring domestically can use the free HRIS while paying only for EOR seats where staff are employed abroad.

  • Deel is one of the few providers in this comparison with a native, officially published MCP server, alongside AI features built directly into the product, Deel AI and its Akai agents. This means AI assistants can query and act on Deel data without relying on a third-party automation layer such as Zapier.

  • Yes. Deel's compliance engine covers UK employment law as part of its global coverage, and the platform is GDPR compliant. Right to work checks and document handling are supported natively. Because compliance is built on a global engine rather than a UK-only rule set, it is worth verifying coverage for any UK-specific statutory nuance relevant to your business before relying on it exclusively.

  • Deel integrates with Xero, QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, and Sage, covering the accounting platforms most UK small and mid-sized businesses already use. This lets payroll and HR costs flow through to your books without manual reconciliation each pay run.

  • No. Deel does not require a long-term contract for its HR or payroll products, and the free HR plan carries no commitment at all. This makes it low-risk to trial for a UK business that wants to test the platform before layering on paid modules such as EOR or global payroll.

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