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Remote

Global payroll and Employer of Record platform, officially HMRC-recognised, covering 170+ countries with strong compliance and IP protection.

Per employee
Quote
Base fee
Quote
CIS
Limited
Global hiring
Yes (170+ countries)

Best for

UK and global-first teams wanting compliant international payroll and EOR with strong IP protection.

Pricing breakdown

All prices in GBPLast verified 24 July 2026

Every fee we track, grouped by where it applies.

Strengths and trade-offs

Pros

  • Officially HMRC-recognised UK payroll provider
  • Global payroll and EOR in 170+ countries
  • Strong compliance and IP protection (owns local entities)
  • Integrates with Xero, QuickBooks and NetSuite

Cons

  • Own-entity UK payroll pricing is quote-only
  • Priced in USD and above UK specialists
  • Applies an FX markup on cross-currency invoices
  • CIS is not a focus

About Remote

Remote is a global payroll and Employer of Record platform built around compliance and IP protection, covering 170+ countries, and is officially HMRC-recognised as a UK payroll provider. It runs UK payroll and EOR, with contractor management priced per contractor in USD and EOR priced per employee in USD; native own-entity payroll pricing is quoted. It owns its local entities, offers misclassification protection, immigration support, and contractor-to-employee conversion, and integrates with Xero, QuickBooks and NetSuite. Like Deel, it is priced for international hiring rather than domestic UK payroll.

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

How Remote compares

Side-by-side with the closest alternatives by estimated cost.

Base fee plus per-employee costs, based on 4 employees. Quote-only providers are excluded.

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Remote

Per employee
Quote
Base fee
Quote
CIS
Limited
Global hiring
Yes (170+ countries)
RTI filing
Yes
Est. monthly cost
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Sage

£10/mo est.

Per employee
£2/emp/mo
Base fee
£10/mo (Essentials, 5 emp)
CIS
Yes (Standard)
Global hiring
No
RTI filing
Yes
Est. monthly cost
£10/mo

Common questions about Remote

The same questions UK merchants ask before signing up.

  • Remote does not publish standard UK payroll pricing; both the per-employee rate and any monthly base fee are quote-based and tailored to your headcount. For hiring without a UK entity, Remote's Employer of Record service costs £448/emp/mo per employee per month, a fixed figure that is easier to budget against than the quote-only own-entity payroll price.

  • Yes. Remote is on HMRC's recognised payroll software list, submits RTI Full Payment Submissions, and handles auto-enrolment into a UK workplace pension. Statutory pay and P60/P45 issuance are included. CIS support for construction subcontractors is limited, so verify coverage directly with Remote if CIS reporting matters to you.

  • Remote's Employer of Record (EOR) service lets a business hire full-time staff in another country without setting up a local legal entity. Remote becomes the legal employer and manages contracts, payroll, tax, and statutory benefits. UK businesses use this to hire abroad quickly; international companies use it to hire UK staff without incorporating here.

  • Yes. Remote includes misclassification protection, immigration and visa support, and a contractor-to-employee conversion path for cross-border hires. These features matter most for businesses hiring internationally rather than running domestic UK-only payroll, where the compliance risk they protect against does not apply in the same way.

  • Remote is primarily built for businesses hiring across multiple countries rather than domestic UK payroll alone. For a business employing staff exclusively in the UK, locally focused platforms typically offer deeper CIS automation, published pricing, and a lower cost per employee without the overhead of a global EOR platform.

  • Remote is rated 4.6 out of 5 on Capterra from 1,000+ reviews. It offers 24/7 customer support and integrates natively with Xero, QuickBooks Online, and NetSuite, so payroll and cost data can flow into your accounting platform automatically after each pay run.

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