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NelsonHall Report
Vendor Analysis
published on May 20, 2025
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Report Overview:
This NelsonHall vendor assessment analyzes Remote's offerings and capabilities as a provider of global employer of record services
Who is this Report for:
NelsonHall’s Global Employer of Record (EOR) profile on Remote is a comprehensive assessment of Remote’s offerings and capabilities, designed for:
- Sourcing managers monitoring the capabilities of existing suppliers of Global EOR services and identifying vendor suitability for Global EOR RFPs
- Vendor marketing, sales, and business managers looking to benchmark themselves against their peers
- Financial analysts and investors specializing in the Global EOR sector.
Scope of this Report:
The report provides a comprehensive and objective analysis of Remote’s Global EOR offerings, capabilities, and market and financial strengths, including:
- Identification of the company’s strategy, emphasis, and new developments
- Analysis of the company’s strengths, challenges, and outlook
- Revenue estimates
- Analysis of the profile of the company’s customer base, including the company’s targeting strategy and examples of current contracts
- Analysis of the company’s offerings and key service components
- Analysis of the company’s delivery organization, including the location of delivery centers.
Key Findings & Highlights:
Remote is a direct global employer of record (EOR), payroll, benefits, and compliance services provider. It was founded in 2019 by Job van der Voort and Marcelo Lebre to simplify the process of employing global talent for companies. Remote is a fully distributed company with no physical headquarters. Its legal location of incorporation is San Francisco, California.
Remote’s global HR platform supports all phases of the employee lifecycle, from talent acquisition to strategic HR planning, specifically:
- Employer of record
- Payroll
- Talent acquisition (Remote Recruit)
- Onboarding
- HR management, including HRIS, contractor management, and technology integration.
The company offers tailored solutions for industry segments based on business size:
- Remote for Startups provides legal and compliant global employment services at discounted rates for startup organizations
- Remote for Small Business aids businesses with 1-200 employees to run international payroll, file taxes, and maintain compliance
- Remote for Enterprise handles international HR, cross-border hiring, mobility, payroll, taxes, benefits, and compliance across multiple countries.
Pricing models and solutions are also available by organizational type and modular or bundled offerings:
- Tailored pricing for startups and social purpose organizations
- Employer of record, payroll, equity management, contractor management, and contractor of record
- Freelancer Hub.
Since its inception, Remote has raised ~$496m in equity funding over four rounds. Following its most recent Series C funding round in April 2022, the company's valuation is ~$3bn. 34 investors fund Remote.
Remote has established legal entities in the past five years and commenced EOR services in ~100 countries. The company delivers its direct EOR services using internal staff within its established and 100% owned local entities. In June 2023, Remote announced its partnership with payroll provider Gusto and launched the Gusto Global platform, powered by Remote. The Gusto platform utilizes Remote’s infrastructure, enabling clients to hire and pay employees globally quickly and compliantly.
In April 2024, Remote acquired Easop, a provider of equity management technology. The acquisition, Remote Equity, expands the company’s equity incentives capabilities, enabling its clients to attract the required talent and educate employees on the value of their options.
Remote’s offerings and IP continue to evolve, consistent with other industry vendors. It provides comprehensive employee lifecycle support, encompassing onboarding, benefits administration, payroll, offboarding, global Employer of Record (EOR) services, contractor management, HR management, talent acquisition support, and technology integration services, all designed to support companies in their international expansion efforts.