Comparisons
How we compare with every alternative
Twelve side-by-side comparisons. Each one names where the other company is the better fit, so you can pick the right one for your hire.
Competitor figures checked July 2026 against their own published pages.
25–35% of first-year salary
vs Somewhere.com
Hiring several senior roles and want the established name behind it — buy theirs. We'd rather say that than pretend otherwise.
Read the comparison →25% of first-year salary
vs Genius
If you're hiring at the very bottom of the salary band, their percentage may work out close to our flat fee — run the arithmetic on your specific role.
Read the comparison →Quote-based, reported 15–35%
vs Near
If the role specifically needs live US-hours overlap and you want a LatAm specialist, they're a serious option.
Read the comparison →From about $3,000/month, managed
vs Oceans
Want a premium managed relationship with no admin on your side, and don't mind paying for it — theirs is the better fit.
Read the comparison →Reported ~$1,099–1,599/month
vs Wing Assistant
Want a VA next week with zero admin and no hiring decisions to make — a subscription is genuinely simpler.
Read the comparison →$3,500 flat ($500 deposit + $3,000)
vs HireLATAM
LatAm-only hiring where you're comfortable with a deposit — a fair, straightforward option.
Read the comparison →Bundled bill rate, ~25–40% margin
vs Athyna
If you want an AI-matched managed relationship and pricing transparency is not your first concern.
Read the comparison →Platform fees in the payment flow
vs Upwork
Project-shaped work with a clear deliverable — use Upwork. Full-time role where a mis-hire costs you months — don't.
Read the comparison →$69–99/month subscription
vs OnlineJobs.ph
Cost-sensitive, hiring a junior role, and you have 10–20 hours to screen properly — the board wins on pure maths, and we published a full guide to doing it that way.
Read the comparison →Bundled hourly rate
vs Toptal
Senior contract technical work on a deadline, where budget is secondary to speed and vetting.
Read the comparison →Managed monthly, US-based talent
vs BELAY
The role genuinely needs a US-based person (regulatory, client-facing, or on-site adjacent) — then pay for one.
Read the comparison →Unpublished placement fee, then $49–599/mo per worker
vs Deel
Already paying Deel to employ people and want one bill and one workflow — use theirs, honestly. Choose us when you want to see the evidence behind a shortlist and know the fee before you start, or when you are hiring a contractor directly and do not need the employment rails at all. Using both is still the normal combination.
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