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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$15.00 1 Deel Compensation Per Month
Starting at €299.00 1 Employee Per Month
Deel Payroll
Star Rating
(6,498)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$15.00 1 Deel Compensation Per Month
Browse all 5 pricing plansRivermate
Star Rating
(108)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at €299.00 1 Employee Per Month
Learn more about RivermateDeel Payroll vs Rivermate
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Rivermate easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Rivermate overall.
- Reviewers felt that Rivermate meets the needs of their business better than Deel Payroll.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Rivermate is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Deel Payroll over Rivermate.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Deel Payroll
Run efficient compensation reviews
$15.00
1 Deel Compensation Per Month
Deel Compensation helps HR teams make cost-efficient compensation decisions, at a faster pace, to keep workers engaged and organizations protected from regulatory fines.
Create compensation bands using Global Salary Insights and external data, share them with custom permissions for pay transparency compliance, and run rules-based compensation cycles that tie pay to performance.
- Compensation review cycles
- Compensation bands
- Total reward profiles
Rivermate
Employer of Record
Starting at €299.00
1 Employee Per Month
Hire full-time employees in 150+ countries without having to set up a legal entity and pay them in one single invoice
- Hire employees in 150+ countries in days
- Employee self-onboarding
- Locally compliant contracts
Free Trial
Deel Payroll
No trial information availableRivermate
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.4
6,056
9.6
82
Ease of Use
9.4
6,212
9.7
83
Ease of Setup
9.3
5,431
9.7
78
Ease of Admin
9.2
583
10.0
8
Quality of Support
9.2
5,273
9.6
82
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
587
10.0
8
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
6,089
8.9
82
Features by Category
Employee Self Service
9.3
1673
Not enough data
8.9
1601
Not enough data
8.9
1654
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
1590
Not enough data
9.0
1550
Not enough data
9.2
1595
Not enough data
8.9
1533
Not enough data
8.6
1511
Not enough data
8.7
1499
Not enough data
9.2
1512
Not enough data
8.9
1483
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Taxes
8.6
1508
Not enough data
8.5
1483
Not enough data
8.5
1465
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
1448
Not enough data
8.8
1445
Not enough data
8.8
1429
Not enough data
8.8
1429
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
1476
Not enough data
9.1
1456
Not enough data
9.2
1504
Not enough data
9.1
1437
Not enough data
Processing
9.5
2003
9.8
53
9.2
1666
9.7
43
9.2
1681
9.5
46
9.1
1664
9.4
44
Compliance
9.2
1693
9.4
55
9.1
1694
9.3
47
9.1
1619
9.5
44
Integration
8.9
1605
9.4
42
9.0
1624
9.5
44
8.9
1572
9.4
42
Reporting
9.0
1580
9.3
41
9.0
1609
9.4
42
9.2
1709
9.0
46
Platform
8.9
219
Not enough data
8.7
211
Not enough data
8.9
215
Not enough data
9.3
223
Not enough data
8.9
213
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
8.8
213
Not enough data
8.9
215
Not enough data
9.0
218
Not enough data
9.1
209
Not enough data
Benchmarking and Equity - Compensation Management
8.7
201
Not enough data
8.8
201
Not enough data
8.8
200
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
699
Not enough data
8.4
672
Not enough data
9.2
679
Not enough data
9.1
690
Not enough data
9.2
699
Not enough data
9.1
675
Not enough data
8.9
676
Not enough data
9.2
685
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.4
2810
Not enough data
9.4
2755
Not enough data
Platform Administration
9.1
2581
Not enough data
9.3
2640
Not enough data
9.2
2610
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
9.4
2665
Not enough data
9.4
2660
Not enough data
9.4
2673
Not enough data
Basic Features
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
Risk Mitigation
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
Analytics
9.1
30
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Compatability
Not enough data
9.5
33
Not enough data
9.8
36
Not enough data
9.8
34
Benefits
Not enough data
9.8
34
Not enough data
9.6
35
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Intermediate GEP features
Not enough data
9.8
43
Not enough data
9.6
41
Other GEP Features
Not enough data
9.8
39
Not enough data
9.6
36
Not enough data
9.8
37
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Deel Payroll and Rivermate are categorized as Multi-Country Payroll
Unique Categories
Deel Payroll is categorized as Contractor Payments, Payroll, Compensation Management, and Pay Equity
Rivermate is categorized as Employer of Record (EOR) and Global Employment Platforms (GEP)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Deel Payroll
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Rivermate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
16.8%
Information Technology and Services
14.1%
Translation and Localization
5.1%
Consumer Services
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
55.4%
Information Technology and Services
16.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.0%
Consulting
5.7%
Real Estate
5.7%
Financial Services
5.7%
Other
58.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is deel app?
6 Comments
OE
its Contractor Management Software and Hr Compliance Software and even Contractor Payment SoftwareRead more
How does Deel work for contractors?
6 Comments
FA
I was a contractor using deel (company based in Canada, I'm based in Spain) it worked well :) Read more
Is it part of the EU?
5 Comments
Official Response from Deel Payroll
Hello there,
Yes, we are!
You can hire employees in 100+ countries where you don't have entitiesRead more
Rivermate has no discussions with answers
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