# Abillio vs Remote People: employer of record or contractor payments?

Remote People is a global HR platform that recruits people and employs them through an employer of record in 150+ countries. Abillio pays independent contractors and handles their invoices and taxes. Here is how to choose.

**Quick answer:** use an employer of record like Remote People (from $199 per employee a month) for people who will work as employees. Use Abillio for genuinely independent contractors: 4% of each paid invoice for businesses (3% above €50k a month), with no per-person monthly fee.

## Remote People vs Abillio at a glance

Remote People

Abillio

What it is

Recruitment, employer of record and payroll

Payment and compliance layer for independent contractors

Price

Recruitment 20% of annual salary; EOR from $199 or $499 per employee per month; contractor management from $29

3% to 5% depending on volume, custom pricing available

Legal relationship

Employment through the EOR

Independent contractor

Best for

Hiring and employing in many countries

Paying contractors compliantly

Prices as of November 2026, from each company’s own pricing page (checked 12 November 2026).

## What Remote People does

Remote People offers recruitment, employer of record, contractor management and payroll in 150+ countries. Its published prices include recruitment at 20% of annual salary, EOR Global from $499 and EOR Select from $199 per employee per month (subject to country and salary conditions), and contractor management starting from $29 ([Remote People pricing](https://www.remotepeople.com/pricing/), checked 12 November 2026).

## What Abillio does

Abillio is not a marketplace, a recruiter or an employer of record. It is the payment and compliance layer for the freelancers and contractors you already work with. More than 17,400 freelancers have used it, and it has paid out over €30M.

*   **Invoices in the contractor’s name.** The contractor does not need their own company or VAT number.
*   **Identity checks and payouts** to bank (SEPA or SWIFT), card, PayPal or Airtm in 170+ countries, one by one or in bulk.
*   **Reporting:** DAC7 for everyone outside Latvia and Estonia, and 1099 support for US freelancers.
*   **Income tax withheld and paid** for Latvian and Estonian tax residents, through Abillio’s own entities there.
*   **Setup in about 5 minutes** for a freelancer or a business account.

**Price: 3% to 5% depending on volume, custom pricing available.** A freelancer who invoices their own client pays 5% of each paid invoice, with no subscription. When a business pays contractors it is 4% of each paid invoice, paid by the business or by the freelancer, their choice, and 3% above €50k a month. Above that, pricing is custom. There is no setup fee and no per-seat fee.

## The key differences

*   **Employment vs contracting.** Remote People can make someone an employee in their country. Abillio keeps them an independent contractor.
*   **Fixed vs variable cost.** Employer-of-record fees are per person per month. Abillio’s cost scales with what you actually pay out.

## When Remote People is the better fit

Pick Remote People when you need to recruit and legally employ people in many countries under one contract.

## When Abillio is the better fit

Pick Abillio when the people you work with are independent contractors and you want invoices, payouts and reporting handled simply.

## Using Remote People and Abillio together

Use an employer of record for employees and Abillio for contractors. If a contractor’s role becomes employee-like, that is the signal to move them to an employment structure.

**Paying contractors you found through Remote People?** [Talk to us](/book/). In a 30-minute call we work out what your setup would cost on Abillio.

## For contractors in Latvia and Estonia

If a client you met through Remote People pays you directly as a contractor, you can invoice them through Abillio without a company or VAT number of your own. For Latvian and Estonian tax residents, Abillio withholds and pays the income tax and sends the rest to your bank account. In Latvia this runs through the Abillio Services cooperative, in Estonia through Abillio Services OÜ. [Create a free account](https://app.abill.io/auth/signup/) in about 5 minutes.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does Remote People charge?

Recruitment is 20% of annual salary. EOR Select starts from $199 and EOR Global from $499 per employee per month. Contractor management starts from $29 (checked 12 November 2026).

### Is Abillio an employer of record?

No. Abillio does not employ anyone. It handles invoices, payouts and reporting for independent contractors.

### How much does Abillio cost a business?

4% of each paid invoice when a business pays contractors, and 3% above €50k a month, with custom pricing above that. No subscription.

Source: https://abill.io/en/compare/remote-people/