Global Payroll vs EOR
Global payroll usually applies when your company already employs workers through its own entities; EOR applies when a third party becomes the legal employer. Some platforms support both, but the underlying legal and operational models are different.
What to evaluate
- Countries and worker types in scope
- Legal employer and entity structure
- Payroll, tax, benefits and payment workflows
- Compliance ownership and escalation
- Integrations, reporting and approvals
- Pricing, implementation and contract terms
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Global payroll vs EOR
Use global payroll when your organization is the legal employer through its own entity. Use EOR when a provider must become the legal employer because you lack the appropriate entity. The software interfaces may look similar, but the legal operating model is different.
Own entity
Global payroll is the relevant category.
No entity
EOR may provide the employment structure.
Mixed footprint
A company can legitimately need both models in different countries.
Comparison rule
Do not compare per-worker prices until the legal model is matched.