Deel vs OnPay
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What you'd pay
Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.
Deel
Companies whose teams are mostly outside the US, or that need to hire full-time employees in countries where they have no entity.
OnPay
Small businesses that want low-cost, full-service payroll across one or several states, with human support for every customer.
Side by side
| Deel | OnPay | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Contractors from $49/mo each | $49/mo + $6/worker |
| G2 Rating | 4.7 (7,185 reviews) | 4.8 (415 reviews) |
| Best For | Companies whose teams are mostly outside the US, or that need to hire full-time employees in countries where they have no entity. | Small businesses that want low-cost, full-service payroll across one or several states, with human support for every customer. |
Pros and cons
Deel
Pros
- Published per-worker prices for contractors, EOR and PEO
- Very broad country coverage
- Month-to-month plans
- Contractors, EOR and payroll in one platform
Cons
- Per-worker EOR pricing is high for large teams
- Global payroll price not published
- Overkill for a purely US team
OnPay
Pros
- Multi-state and local taxes included in the base plan
- Same phone, chat and email support for all clients
- Free setup and data migration
- One simple plan with published pricing
Cons
- HR and time tracking cost extra
- Smaller integration ecosystem than Gusto or Rippling
- No published international contractor or EOR offering
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Gusto alternatives
Stay with Gusto if you are a small US business that wants simple payroll and benefits with public prices. Pick OnPay to save money, Rippling to run HR, IT and payroll in one system, or Deel to pay people abroad.
Gusto vs Rippling
Choose Gusto for transparent, easy US payroll and benefits. Choose Rippling if you need payroll, HR, IT and global hiring in one system and can work from a custom quote.
Rippling alternatives
Stay with Rippling if you'll use its IT and spend modules alongside payroll and HR. For payroll and basic HR at a published price, OnPay (or Gusto Simple, for one state) costs $169 a month for 20 employees.