Higher COR score: 7.5 against 6.4.
Best for: Companies moving contractors onto local employment contracts, a use Remote's EOR page names
Read review (Remote)Our Contractor of Record scoreOur score 6.4 of 10from our five criteria, not from platform ratingsHow we score
What Capterra show about 4dev.com, quoted as each source publishes it, last checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Ratings by platform
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapterraChecked 29 Jun 2026 | 4.1 / 5 | 49 | 29 Jun 2026 |
Figures as each platform publishes them on the date checked; they may have changed since and do not feed our score.
Top alternatives to 4dev.com
Providers with a higher COR score from us than 4dev.com. How we score
Higher COR score: 7.2 against 6.4.
Best for: Startups, scale-ups, mid-market companies and enterprises, in Remote People's own words
Read review (Remote People)Higher COR score: 7.1 against 6.4.
Best for: Startups and global enterprises, in Deel's own words
Read review (Deel)
Ratings next to other providers
4dev.com’s rating on each platform next to up to three providers rated on the same platform: those with the highest COR score from us. Each rating is shown on the platform’s own scale as the platform publishes it; we do not average or combine them, and they do not feed our score.
4dev.com4.1 / 5
Remote4.4 / 597 reviews · 24 Jun 2026
Remote People4.9 / 572 reviews · 30 Sept 2026
Deel4.9 / 54,288 reviews · 24 Jun 2026
AI summary
Written by an AI model from the data on our pages on 15 Oct 2026. Not a recommendation, not our score, and not a quote from any assistant.
What does the data show about 4dev as a Contractor of Record?
AI
4dev.com is the contracting party between a client and each contractor, which reduces reclassification risk. It lists 150+ countries for contractors, who withdraw by the method they choose. It publishes a fee of up to 3% of each payout and charges no subscription. Fourdev LLC is on the Wyoming register, and Capterra shows 4.1 out of 5 from 49 reviews.
What the data does not show
The data does not include the Master Service Agreement text, which 4dev shows to registered users in their account rather than on the site.
What are 4dev's main drawbacks?
AI
The gap in the data is security certification: 4dev.com names no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report. A buyer whose procurement requires one should ask 4dev for it before signing.
What the data does not show
This reflects what 4dev.com published on 2026-10-15. A certification that is not named on the site may still exist, so ask for current reports.
Who should choose 4dev?
AI
Companies of any size that work mostly with contractors in many countries, in particular software, gamedev, mobile app, EdTech and creative teams that need IP assigned by contract. The fee is a share of each payout, so cost follows payout volume rather than headcount.
What the data does not show
This follows the segments and industries 4dev.com names on its own pages, checked 2026-10-15.
More alternatives to 4dev.com
Providers with a higher COR score from us than 4dev.com. How we score
- COR price from
- US$49 per contractor a month
- COR countries 150 claimed
- Services Payouts · Contractors · COR
- Best for
- Companies paying contractors in many countries by bank, wallet, crypto or card
- Not for
- 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
- G24.4/5· 208
- Trustpilot3.1/5· 125
- Capterra4.4/5· 32
Signals checked 29 Jun 2026
- COR price from
- US$199 per contractor a month
- COR countries 160 claimed
- Services EOR · COR · Contractors · Payouts · Payroll
- Best for
- Larger companies: Papaya calls its EOR "enterprise scale"
- Not for
- Buyers who want to sign up and start without a sales call
- Top pro
- Contractor of Record from $199 per contractor a month with no deposit, below 4 of the 8 other COR prices we compare
- Top con
- Only the website terms are public; no EOR, contractor or payroll service agreement was found
- G24.5/5· 55
- Trustpilot4.1/5· 56
- Capterra4.5/5· 43
Signals checked 29 Jun 2026
- COR price from
- 5.5% of each payout
- COR countries 150 claimed
- Minimum term None
- Services COR · Payouts · Contractors
- Best for
- Companies whose workforce is mostly contractors, paid in many countries
- Not for
- Companies that need to employ staff abroad, since we score no Employer of Record or payroll service for Mellow
- Top pro
- Contractor payouts: 121 countries + 4 territories documented in the help centre's list of successful card payouts.
- Top con
- No named security certification is published, and the PCI DSS claim has no attestation behind it.
- G24.6/5· 50
- Capterra4.5/5· 14
Signals checked 29 Jun 2026
Method and limits
- We copy each figure by hand from the platform’s public page and link to it, with the date we checked.
- Platform ratings, review themes, Reddit and the AI summary (written by an AI model from our data) are not part of our score, which uses only our five criteria.
- We do not assess whether individual reviews are genuine.
- Themes and Reddit threads are a selection, not all reviews.
- The same method applies to every provider.
- Figures may have changed since the date shown.
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Last checked: 29 Jun 2026.