Deel
Employer of Record and international payroll to hire employees or contractors worldwide, fully compliant
Overview
Deel is a global HR platform enabling you to hire, pay and manage employees or contractors in 150+ countries without opening local legal entities. Its flagship service, Employer of Record (EOR, $599/month/employee), makes Deel the legal employer on your behalf, with contract management, payroll, benefits and local compliance. Deel HR, its basic HRIS module, is free up to 200 employees and covers onboarding, time off and org charts. Contractor/independent management starts at $49/month and includes compliant contract generation and international payments in 120+ currencies.
Deel has a French entity (Deel France, based in Paris) and enables hiring employees in France via its EOR service, managing French labor law compliance (CDI/CDD contracts, payroll contributions, insurance). The site and support are offered in French with multilingual assistance. A public documented API allows syncing HR data with third-party tools (ATS, accounting, SSO). The EOR rate ($599/month/employee) remains high for isolated hiring and targets organizations regularly recruiting internationally.
Our verdict
Recommended for French SMEs and startups hiring employees or contractors abroad and wanting to avoid setting up local entities or multi-country administration. Not suitable if you only need French payroll (a local solution will be cheaper) or hire someone occasionally: the EOR fee at $599/month is expensive per single position.