EREditorial team · Updated 16 Oct 20265 min read10 providers ranked
The contractor payout platforms we score, ranked by our contractor payouts score. Fees come in different units, so each card shows the price as the provider publishes it.
Short answer
1. Wise. Best for: Small businesses and startups, as Wise Business names them
2. Ontop. Best for: Companies paying contractors in many countries by bank, wallet, crypto or card
3. 4dev.com. Best for: Companies of any size that work mostly with contractors spread over many countries
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How this list is built
Candidates: every provider we score for contractor payouts.
Order: our contractor payouts score, highest first; equal scores go by name. Review-platform ratings are not part of it.
Companies paying contractors in many countries by bank, wallet, crypto or cardNot for: Companies that need to employ staff abroad: the help centre says Ontop no longer provides EOR directly
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3. 4dev.comNot for: Companies whose vendor review requires SOC 2 or ISO 27001 evidence from the provider
Companies of any size that work mostly with contractors spread over many countriesNot for: Companies whose vendor review requires SOC 2 or ISO 27001 evidence from the provider
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4. RemozoNot for: Buyers whose security review asks for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 held by Remozo itself
Startups, SMBs, agencies and enterprises: the segments Remozo names for its contractor productNot for: Buyers whose security review asks for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 held by Remozo itself
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5. TipaltiNot for: Buyers who need a published per-payout or per-contractor price before contacting sales
Businesses paying large, distributed payee networks across borders, which is how Tipalti describes Mass PaymentsNot for: Buyers who need a published per-payout or per-contractor price before contacting sales
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6. RiseNot for: Companies that need an EOR in countries beyond the US and the UK today
Crypto and web3 teams paying contractors in stablecoins or crypto, a segment Rise names (startups, web3 startups, DAOs, global agencies)Not for: Companies that need an EOR in countries beyond the US and the UK today
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7. StripeNot for: Companies that want a provider to run contractor onboarding, contracts or closing documents: Stripe's pages describe a payment flow, not those
Platforms and marketplaces that pay sellers, freelancers, creators or service providers, as Stripe describes its customersNot for: Companies that want a provider to run contractor onboarding, contracts or closing documents: Stripe's pages describe a payment flow, not those
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8. EasyStaffNot for: Buyers whose security review needs a named SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar certification
Companies that pay freelancers and contractors abroad and want one contract with one billing entity (Payroll)Not for: Buyers whose security review needs a named SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar certification
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9. MediacubeNot for: Buyers who need a published standard price for payouts
YouTube creators who are individuals or sole proprietors, or who register a company profile (Mediacube's own segments)Not for: Buyers who need a published standard price for payouts
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10. ArbonumNot for: Companies that need to employ people: Arbonum lists no Employer of Record service
Software, game-studio and digital-marketing teams paying freelancers in several countries; those are the industries Arbonum's own pages addressNot for: Companies that need to employ people: Arbonum lists no Employer of Record service
Companies that need to employ staff abroad: the help centre says Ontop no longer provides EOR directly
Top pro
COR at $49 per contractor a month with no setup fee: the 8 other per-contractor-month COR list prices on this site are all higher
Top con
The $49 COR card and the terms disagree: the card describes direct hiring with your own agreements, the T&Cs and help centre describe Ontop as the contracting party that invoices in its own name
Buyers whose security review asks for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 held by Remozo itself
Top pro
Contractor payouts claimed in 190+ countries; 98 are listed one by one in Remozo's help centre
Top con
Contractor plan from 3% per payout: for contractor payouts, 2 of the 6 other percentage prices we compare are lower and 1 the same. The contractor page says from 1.5%, which we do not score
Companies that need an EOR in countries beyond the US and the UK today
Top pro
Prices are published per head: $49 a contractor a month (discounts for startups and non-profits), $299 for Agent of Record, $399 an employee for EOR
Top con
EOR is documented in 2 countries (US, UK) against a claim of 90+. The parent, Rise Works, Inc., is on the GLEIF register; no own entity is documented in either country
Best for: Platforms and marketplaces that pay sellers, freelancers, creators or service providers, as Stripe describes its customers
6.4Our score 6.4 of 10Our contractor payouts score
Contractor payouts price from
0.25%of each payout
Contractor payouts countries46 claimed
Minimum termNone
ServicesPayouts
Not for
Companies that want a provider to run contractor onboarding, contracts or closing documents: Stripe's pages describe a payment flow, not those
Top pro
Fee schedule published: 0.25% + 25¢ per payout and $2 per monthly active account, plus 0.25% of payout volume for funds routing and platform management where it applies, Instant Payouts at 1% and cross-border payouts from 0.25% of payout volume
Top con
No country list for Connect payouts. The Connect page says Connect Onboarding supports 46+ countries and does not tie that to payouts; we document none
Best for: Companies that pay freelancers and contractors abroad and want one contract with one billing entity (Payroll)
6.1Our score 6.1 of 10Limited dataOur contractor payouts score
Contractor payouts price from
US$42per payout
ServicesPayouts · Contractors
Not for
Buyers whose security review needs a named SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar certification
Top pro
Payroll publishes its fees: 39 EUR / 42 USD per withdrawal on the tariff new accounts start on, or 5%, 4% or 3% of payouts by monthly turnover (3% above 100,000 EUR/USD a month)
Best for: Software, game-studio and digital-marketing teams paying freelancers in several countries; those are the industries Arbonum's own pages address
5.9Our score 5.9 of 10Our contractor payouts score
Contractor payouts price from
5%of each payout
Contractor payouts countries115 claimed
Onboarding0–1 days
ServicesPayouts · Contractors
Not for
Companies that need to employ people: Arbonum lists no Employer of Record service
Top pro
From 5% of each payout, no subscription, and unlimited contractors, users and invoices on the home page
Top con
5% a payout is above all 6 other percent-of-payout prices here for payouts, and above all 4 for contractor management
Compare fees in the same unit. The platforms here price payouts in four ways: a share of each payout (Wise, 4dev.com, Remozo, Stripe, Arbonum), a monthly fee per contractor (Ontop, Rise), a fixed fee per payout (EasyStaff), or a plan fee plus per-transaction pricing (Tipalti). Mediacube and Tipalti publish no standard payout price.
Read how a percentage is set. 4dev.com states a fee of up to 3% that falls as monthly volume grows. Arbonum charges from 5% of each payout. Stripe’s 0.25% is a routing fee, and Connect adds a per-payout fee, a monthly account fee and extra fees for instant and cross-border payouts.
Decide whether you need more than payouts. Tipalti bundles tax-form collection and self-billing invoices. Our data lists Wise and Stripe as not for buyers who need contractor contracts or closing documents from the provider.
Check the payout methods your contractors need. 4dev.com pays by bank transfer, card or USDT; Rise pays in fiat or crypto; Tipalti lists bank transfers, PayPal and stablecoin for customers who enable it.
Questions people ask
How is the order worked out?
By our contractor payouts score, from our five criteria with our standard weights. Review-platform ratings are shown on the cards but are not part of it.
Why are the fees in different units?
Providers charge a share of each payout, a monthly fee per contractor, or a plan fee plus per-transaction pricing. Fees in different units are not compared with each other.
Does this list include every payout platform you score?
It shows the first ten by our score. The contractor payouts catalog lists every platform we score, with a price filter and sorting.
