Deel
$0/mo est.
- Per employee
- Free up to 200
- Min cost /mo
- None
- US compliance
- Yes
- Payroll
- Native (US + global)
- I-9 / E-Verify
- Yes
- Est. monthly cost
- $0/mo
Deel
Global HR and payroll platform with a free HR plan up to 200 employees, native US payroll, and Employer of Record hiring in 150+ countries.
- Per employee
- Free up to 200
- Base fee
- $0
- US compliance
- Yes
- Payroll
- Native (US + global)
Best for
US companies with remote or international teams, and small businesses wanting free core HR with room to scale globally.
Pricing breakdown
All prices in USDLast verified June 19, 2026Every fee we track, grouped by where it applies.
Strengths and trade-offs
Pros
- Free HR plan up to 200 employees
- Native US payroll plus global EOR in 150+ countries
- Strong onboarding, performance, and engagement tools
- Official MCP server and native AI
Cons
- Global payroll and EOR are priced separately and add up
- Less tailored to US-only small businesses than Gusto
- Benefits and US payroll are newer than its global products
- ATS is lighter than dedicated HRIS rivals
About Deel
Deel is a global-first HR and payroll platform best known for hiring contractors and employees across borders, with Employer of Record coverage in 150-plus countries. For US teams it offers a genuinely free HR plan up to 200 employees (Deel HR), native US payroll, benefits administration, and global contractor and EOR payments priced separately. It is SOC 2 compliant with strong onboarding, performance, and engagement tooling, and an official MCP server for AI agents. It suits US companies with remote or international teams, or any small business wanting free core HR.
Deel was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
How Deel compares
Side-by-side with the closest alternatives by estimated cost.
Base fee plus per-employee costs, based on 2 employees. Quote-only providers are excluded.
Rippling
$16/mo est.
- Per employee
- $8/emp/mo
- Min cost /mo
- —
- US compliance
- Yes
- Payroll
- Native (US)
- I-9 / E-Verify
- Yes
- Est. monthly cost
- $16/mo
Gusto
$52/mo est.
- Per employee
- $6/emp/mo
- Min cost /mo
- $40/mo
- US compliance
- Yes
- Payroll
- Native (US)
- I-9 / E-Verify
- Yes
- Est. monthly cost
- $52/mo
BambooHR
$250/mo est.
- Per employee
- From $6/emp/mo
- Min cost /mo
- ~$250/mo
- US compliance
- Yes (add-on)
- Payroll
- Native (add-on)
- I-9 / E-Verify
- Yes
- Est. monthly cost
- $250/mo
Common questions about Deel
The same questions US merchants ask before signing up.
Yes. Deel HR is genuinely free for up to 200 employees, covering core HR records, onboarding, documents, time off, and org charts, with the per-employee fee of Free up to 200 only applying above that headcount. Global payroll, US payroll, and Employer of Record hiring are priced separately on top. For a US small business that wants solid core HR at no cost, Deel HR is one of the most generous free tiers available.
Yes. Deel offers native US payroll alongside its global payroll and Employer of Record services, filing federal and state taxes and handling W-2s and 1099s. Its roots are in international hiring, so US payroll and benefits are newer than its global products, but they are now a full offering. The standout is being able to run US payroll and hire abroad from the same platform.
Deel hires employees abroad through Employer of Record in 150-plus countries, priced per employee per month separately from Deel HR, plus contractor payments billed per contractor. The EOR figure is shown in the comparison table. This is where Deel earns its reputation: a US company can hire a full-time employee in another country without setting up a local entity, with Deel acting as the legal employer.
Yes. For US hires Deel collects digital Form I-9 with E-Verify during onboarding, supports multi-state payroll and tax registration, and runs ACA tracking through its US payroll. Its global compliance engine extends the same approach to international hires. This makes it a strong fit for US companies whose teams span multiple states or countries.
Yes. Deel includes native AI (Deel AI and Akai agents) for HR and global-compliance tasks, and it publishes an official MCP server, so AI assistants can connect to Deel data directly without a custom integration. Among the HR platforms in this comparison, Deel and the others with official MCP are the most AI-agent ready out of the box.
It can be, mainly because of the free HR plan up to 200 employees and native US payroll. That said, a purely domestic small business with no international plans may find Gusto more tailored to US-only payroll and benefits. Deel shines when you have, or expect, remote or international team members, where hiring and paying across borders from one platform is its biggest advantage.
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