Comparisons
How we compare — including where we lose
Twelve honest comparisons. Each one names where the other company is genuinely stronger, because a comparison page that pretends otherwise fools nobody.
Competitor figures checked July 2026 against their own published pages. We make no claims about our own outcomes — we have no customer data yet and won't invent any.
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 →Per-seat platform fee
vs Deel
Use us to find them, Deel to employ them formally — that's the normal combination, and we'll happily point you there.
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