EOR vs Entity Cost Calculator

Add up only the costs that differ. An EOR costs employees × monthly fee × months. An entity costs setup + monthly running cost × months. The entity breaks even after setup ÷ (employees × EOR fee − running cost) months; if the running cost is higher than the EOR fees it replaces, it never breaks even. Salaries and employer contributions are left out because local law sets them and they cost the same under both.

Second Talent's EOR starts at $129 per employee a month in its nine core Asian markets and $249 for coverage across 20+ countries (pricing). On 13 October 2026 the large platforms listed: Deel $599, Remote from $599, G-P from $599, Atlas HXM from $599, Oyster $699, Papaya Global from $499, Multiplier $459 billed annually ($499 billed monthly) and Pebl $399. Compare 20 providers by country in the EOR cost calculator.

It depends on the country and the firms you hire, so the calculator treats it as an input. Government fees are usually the small part: Singapore's registry charges S$300 to register a local company, and every company must appoint at least one director who meets local residency rules (ACRA). Most of the cost is legal and accounting work, the bank account, payroll and tax registration, and a resident director where one is required. Get two quotes and enter them above.

Divide the monthly cost of the entity, with setup spread over the time horizon, by the EOR fee. With a $25,000 setup over 36 months and $3,000 a month to run it, an entity beats a $599 EOR from 7 employees and a $129 EOR from 29 employees. The calculator shows this break-even headcount for your own inputs.

Because they do not change. Your employee earns the same gross pay, and the government collects the same social insurance, pension and health contributions, whether the employer on paper is an EOR or your own entity. Only the fee or the entity's setup and running costs differ, so those are what the calculator compares.

The legal employment relationship: local employment contracts, monthly payroll, tax withholding and filings, statutory contributions and benefits, and compliance with local labor law, including terminations. With your own entity you hire an accountant, payroll provider and local counsel to cover the same ground.

Yes. Many companies start on an EOR, then set up an entity once the headcount in that country justifies it. The employees sign new contracts with your entity, so plan the transfer with local counsel to carry over tenure, leave balances and benefits.

It compares an EOR with your own entity over time. To compare EOR fees from 20 providers in the country you are hiring in, side by side, use the EOR cost calculator.