Higher EOR score: 7.8 against 6.0.
Best for: Startups, growing companies and enterprises, the three segments Pebl writes a page for
Read review (Pebl)Rise sells contractor payments, contractor management, Agent of Record, Employer of Record and US-only payroll, and pays contractors in fiat or in USDC and USDT. It publishes per-head prices: $49 a contractor, $299 for Agent of Record, $399 an employee for EOR. Its EOR page claims 90+ countries, but its help centre lists two EOR programs, the US and the UK. The contracting party, Rise Works, Inc., is on the GLEIF register; no entity of its own is documented in either EOR country.
Verdict
Best for
- Crypto and web3 teams paying contractors in stablecoins or crypto, a segment Rise names (startups, web3 startups, DAOs, global agencies)
- Companies that want one platform to fund payroll in USD, USDC or USDT and pay out in fiat or crypto
- Buyers who want per-contractor prices published before they talk to sales
- Teams hiring employees in the US or the UK through an EOR program
Not for
- Companies that need an EOR in countries beyond the US and the UK today
- Buyers who must read the service agreement before signing, since the Master Services Agreement is signed in the platform
- Buyers who need a SOC 2 report or its auditor named before purchase
- Buyers who want a Contractor of Record product by that name; Rise lists Agent of Record
- Stands out
- Payouts in fiat or crypto from one platform: bank, local bank or a USDC/USDT wallet, with published per-contractor prices, a FinCEN money service business registration and state money transmitter licences listed in its help centre.
- Biggest limit
- EOR reach. The EOR page claims 90+ countries and lists about 26 hiring destinations, while the help centre lists only a US and a UK EOR program, 'more countries coming soon'. We count 2 documented countries. Rise Works, Inc. is on a register, but no entity of its own is documented in either.
On this page
Services
| Service | Price | Basis | Score | Countries documented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer of Record | from US$399[1][2][3] | per employee a month | Our score 6.0 of 10 | 2 countries |
| Contractor payouts | from US$49[1][4] | per contractor a month | Our score 6.4 of 10 | None documented |
| Contractor management | from US$49[1] | per contractor a month | Our score 6.0 of 10 | None documented |
| Agent of Record | from US$299[1][5] | per contractor a month | Our score 6.5 of 10 | None documented |
| Global payroll | Custom quote[1][6] | — | Our score 5.1 of 10 | 1 country |
Top alternatives to Rise
Providers with a higher EOR score from us than Rise. How we score
Higher EOR score: 7.5 against 6.0.
Best for: Companies moving contractors onto local employment contracts, a use Remote's EOR page names
Read review (Remote)Higher EOR score: 7.4 against 6.0.
Best for: Startups and global enterprises, in Deel's own words
Read review (Deel)
Pricing
Setup fees and what each list price includes, by service. The EOR fee for a team follows under Cost at volume.
| Service | Setup fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Employer of Record | — | The EOR page claims 90+ countries and lists about 26 hiring destinations, while the help centre lists only two EOR payroll programs, the United States and the United Kingdom, 'more countries coming soon'. No setup fee, minimum term or termination fee is stated.[1][2][3] |
| Contractor payouts | — | Global Contractor plan from $49 per contractor a month, with discounts for startups and non-profits. An older help-centre article (Rise Legacy) says $50 a month per active contractor. Fiat or crypto. The 190+ figure is the stated reach; no payout country list is published.[1][4] |
| Contractor management | — | Same Global Contractor plan, with compliance checks, annual tax reporting and compliant global contracts.[1] |
| Agent of Record | — | Rise contracts the contractors and subcontracts to you, which Rise says helps reduce misclassification exposure.[1][5] |
| Global payroll | — | Direct Payroll covers US payroll only (all 50 states). The pricing page shows '$49 Starting At' with no unit, so we treat its price as not published.[1][6] |
EOR cost at volume
Rise’s EOR fee at its list price of US$399 per employee a month, for a team of 1, 10 and 50 employees.
| Employees | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$4,788 | |
| 10 | US$47,880 | |
| 50 | US$239,400 |
Provider fee only, before salary and employer contributions; list price from the provider’s page; volume discounts not included.[1][2][3]
EOR price against other providers
Rise’s EOR list price next to the providers with the highest EOR score from us that price EOR per head a month in USD. They are picked by our score, not by price.
RiseUS$399
PeblUS$399
MultiplierUS$459a
DeelUS$599
RemoteUS$599
How we scored Rise
Each service gets its own score from our five criteria. Review-platform ratings are not part of it.
Employer of Record Our score 6.0 of 10
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance | 30% | 4.3 | 1.29 | Entities on company registers: 1; Service agreement: not public; general terms of use only; Own security certifications: SOC 2; Licences: none recorded; Facts on record for this criterion: 3 of 4. |
| Coverage | 20% | 5.1 | 1.02 | Countries: 2 countries documented, 90 claimed; Reach: 27% of the widest provider of this service; Own entities on company registers: none found; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 2. |
| Price | 20% | 7.5 | 1.50 | Price compared with 20 providers charging per person a month in USD; 45% of them charge less; Setup fee: not disclosed; Deposit: none; Minimum term: not disclosed; Termination fee: not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 2 of 5. |
| Platform | 15% | 7.9 | 1.19 | API: yes; Integrations: not disclosed; Self-serve sign-up: yes; Documents in the platform: contracts yes, IP assignment not disclosed, closing documents not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 3 of 4. |
| Support | 15% | 6.5 | 0.98 | Live support channels: chat; Live support hours: 24/7; Dedicated manager: not stated; Stated onboarding time: not stated; Stated response target: not stated; Facts on record for this criterion: 2 of 5. |
| Our score | 6.0 |
Contractor payouts Our score 6.4 of 10
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance | 30% | 6.3 | 1.89 | Contracting entity on a company register: yes; Service agreement: not public; general terms of use only; Own security certifications: SOC 2; Licences: 2; Facts on record for this criterion: 4 of 4. |
| Coverage | 20% | 7.0 | 1.40 | Countries: 0 documented, 190 claimed; Reach: 59% of the widest provider of this service; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 1. |
| Price | 20% | 5.0 | 1.00 | Price: published; fewer than 5 other providers price this way, so it is not ranked; Setup fee: not disclosed; Deposit: not disclosed; Minimum term: not disclosed; Termination fee: not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 5. |
| Platform | 15% | 7.8 | 1.17 | API: yes; Integrations: not disclosed; Self-serve sign-up: yes; Documents in the platform: contracts yes, IP assignment not disclosed, closing documents not disclosed; Payout methods: bank transfer and crypto; Facts on record for this criterion: 4 of 5. |
| Support | 15% | 6.5 | 0.98 | Live support channels: chat; Live support hours: 24/7; Dedicated manager: not stated; Stated onboarding time: not stated; Stated response target: not stated; Facts on record for this criterion: 2 of 5. |
| Our score | 6.4 |
Contractor management Our score 6.0 of 10
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance | 30% | 6.3 | 1.89 | Contracting entity on a company register: yes; Service agreement: not public; general terms of use only; Own security certifications: SOC 2; Licences: 2; Facts on record for this criterion: 4 of 4. |
| Coverage | 20% | 5.0 | 1.00 | Countries: not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 0 of 1. |
| Price | 20% | 5.0 | 1.00 | Price compared with 16 providers charging per person a month in USD; 91% of them charge less; Setup fee: not disclosed; Deposit: not disclosed; Minimum term: not disclosed; Termination fee: not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 5. |
| Platform | 15% | 7.8 | 1.17 | API: yes; Integrations: not disclosed; Self-serve sign-up: yes; Documents in the platform: contracts yes, IP assignment not disclosed, closing documents not disclosed; Payout methods: bank transfer and crypto; Facts on record for this criterion: 4 of 5. |
| Support | 15% | 6.5 | 0.98 | Live support channels: chat; Live support hours: 24/7; Dedicated manager: not stated; Stated onboarding time: not stated; Stated response target: not stated; Facts on record for this criterion: 2 of 5. |
| Our score | 6.0 |
Agent of Record Our score 6.5 of 10
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance | 30% | 6.3 | 1.89 | Contracting entity on a company register: yes; Service agreement: not public; general terms of use only; Own security certifications: SOC 2; Licences: 2; Facts on record for this criterion: 4 of 4. |
| Coverage | 20% | 7.0 | 1.40 | Countries: 0 documented, 190 claimed; Reach: 100% of the widest provider of this service; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 1. |
| Price | 20% | 5.0 | 1.00 | Price: published; fewer than 5 other providers price this way, so it is not ranked; Setup fee: not disclosed; Deposit: not disclosed; Minimum term: not disclosed; Termination fee: not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 5. |
| Platform | 15% | 8.0 | 1.20 | API: yes; Integrations: not disclosed; Self-serve sign-up: yes; Documents in the platform: contracts yes, IP assignment yes, closing documents not disclosed; Payout methods: bank transfer and crypto; Facts on record for this criterion: 4 of 5. |
| Support | 15% | 6.5 | 0.98 | Live support channels: chat; Live support hours: 24/7; Dedicated manager: not stated; Stated onboarding time: not stated; Stated response target: not stated; Facts on record for this criterion: 2 of 5. |
| Our score | 6.5 |
Global payroll Our score 5.1 of 10
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance | 30% | 4.3 | 1.29 | Entities on company registers: 1; Service agreement: not public; general terms of use only; Own security certifications: SOC 2; Licences: none recorded; Facts on record for this criterion: 3 of 4. |
| Coverage | 20% | 4.0 | 0.80 | Countries: 1 country documented; Reach: 1% of the widest provider of this service; Own entities on company registers: none found; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 2. |
| Price | 20% | 3.0 | 0.60 | Price: not published (quote only); Setup fee: not disclosed; Deposit: not disclosed; Minimum term: not disclosed; Termination fee: not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 0 of 5. |
| Platform | 15% | 7.9 | 1.19 | API: yes; Integrations: not disclosed; Self-serve sign-up: yes; Documents in the platform: contracts yes, IP assignment not disclosed, closing documents not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 3 of 4. |
| Support | 15% | 8.0 | 1.20 | Live support channels: chat and messenger; Live support hours: 24/7; Dedicated manager: yes; Stated onboarding time: not stated; Stated response target: not stated; Facts on record for this criterion: 3 of 5. |
| Our score | 5.1 |
Key facts
As the provider states them.
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Beachwood, Ohio, US
- Reach
- Global
- Deposit
- None[1]
- Support
- chat, Slack (Payroll)Rise says its support runs 24/7 with 'real humans' and 'an actual human, not a bot'; the support chat is in the platform
Countries covered
Claimed is the provider’s own count. Documented countries are the ones with evidence from a company register or the provider’s own site; countries we list without evidence are not counted.
- Documented: 2
- Listed without evidence: 1
Employer of Record
Claimed: 90 countries · Documented: 2 countries
| Country | Entity | From | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | Not disclosed | US$399 | Not confirmed, 16 Oct 2026 |
 United Kingdom | Not disclosed | US$399 | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 United States | Not disclosed | US$399 | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
Contractor payouts
Claimed: 190 countries · Documented: None documented
Agent of Record
Claimed: 190 countries · Documented: None documented
Global payroll
Documented: 1 country
| Country | Entity | From | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
Who it fits
- Industries
- Web3 and crypto
- Segments it names
- Startups ('Everything startups need to compliantly build and pay borderless teams'), web3 startups, DAOs and global agencies (Rise's web3 solutions page)
Pros and cons
Pros
- 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
- Contractors can take fiat or crypto, and payroll can be funded in USD, USDC or USDT
- Registered with FinCEN as a money service business, and Rise Works Licensing LLC is licensed as a money transmitter in 29 US jurisdictions listed in the help centre
- A public API, self-serve onboarding and contracts generated in the platform; Agent of Record contractors sign IP assignment clauses
- The EOR help article says Rise does not ask for an upfront payroll deposit
- Rise says its support runs 24/7 with real people, and Direct Payroll comes with a dedicated contact and a Slack channel
Cons
- 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
- The service agreement is not public: only website terms are, and the Master Services Agreement is signed in the platform
- SOC 2 is stated on the pricing page and in a help article, with no report type, period or auditor
- No country list for contractor payouts or Agent of Record: the 190+ figure is a claim
- Direct Payroll is US only and its price is shown as '$49 Starting At' with no unit, so we treat it as not published
- Of the 16 other US-dollar per-contractor prices for contractor management on this site, 13 are below Rise's $49 and 3 match it
- Support is in-app chat for most services, with no stated response target or onboarding time
- FinCEN registration numbers in the website footer differ from those in the help centre, and one help article says 24 US licence jurisdictions where the licensing article lists 29
Reviews in brief
AI summary
Written by an AI model from the data on our pages on 16 Oct 2026. Not a recommendation, not our score, and not a quote from any assistant.
What does the data show about Rise as an Employer of Record?
AI
Rise's EOR price is $399 per employee a month, and a help article says it asks for no upfront payroll deposit. Its EOR page claims 90+ countries; its help centre lists US and UK programs only, so we document 2. Rise Works, Inc., the contracting party, is on the GLEIF register; Rise names no own entity in either country.
What the data does not show
The EOR page's list of about 26 hiring destinations is not an availability list. Rise publishes no EOR setup fee, minimum term or termination fee, and no onboarding time.
What are Rise's main drawbacks?
AI
The gap between the 90+ country EOR claim and two documented programs, and a service agreement that is not public. SOC 2 is stated without a report type or auditor. Contractor payouts have a 190+ claim but no published country list.
What the data does not show
Rise states no support response target. Reviews of Rise are not part of this summary.
Trust and registration
- Company register
- Licences
- Certifications
More alternatives to Rise
Providers with a higher EOR score from us than Rise. How we score
- EOR price from
- US$459 per employee a month, billed annually
- EOR countries 160 claimed, 106 documented
- Onboarding 2–3 days
- Services EOR · COR · Contractors · Payroll
- Best for
- Companies from startups to enterprises, going by Multiplier's segment pages
- Not for
- Buyers who need the deposit amount before signing: Multiplier calculates it per contract
- Top pro
- Own SOC 2 (Type I and II), SOC 3 and ISO 27001:2022 on its security page; the AWS certifications listed there are kept apart as the host's
- Top con
- The "from" prices assume an annual contract. Monthly EOR costs $499 on Core and $559 on Growth, about 11% of countries are priced differently, and compliance-mandated add-ons come on top of EOR and COR
- G24.7/5· 2,124
Signals checked 29 Jun 2026
- EOR price from
- US$399 per employee a month
- EOR countries 180 claimed, 157 documented
- Onboarding 2–5 days
- Deposit 1 month
- Minimum term None
- Services EOR · Contractors · Payroll
- Best for
- Companies from startups to enterprises: Playroll has pages for each, and its case studies include startups under 100 staff and mid-market firms of 100 to 1,000
- Not for
- Contractors who want to be paid other than through Payoneer, the only payout route Playroll uses
- Top pro
- Its own country pages document EOR hiring in 151 countries + 6 territories, against a claim of 180+
- Top con
- A refundable deposit of one month's salary per EOR employee; the unused part comes back within two months of the last working day, or once claims are settled if that is later
- G24.7/5· 198
- Trustpilot3.9/5· 11
Signals checked 21 Jul 2026
- EOR price from
- €299 per employee a month
- EOR countries 180 claimed, 135 documented
- Onboarding 3–4 days
- Deposit 1 month
- Minimum term None
- Services EOR · COR · Contractors
- Best for
- Companies making their first hire in a new country through an employer of record
- Not for
- Buyers whose security review requires the vendor's own SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certificate
- Top pro
- EOR from €299 per employee a month on the pricing page, varying by country and headcount, with no setup or termination fee
- Top con
- SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 are held by AWS, its host; no Rivermate certificate is published
Questions people ask
How many countries does Rise cover?
Rise claims 190+ countries for contractor payouts and Agent of Record, and 90+ for EOR. No payout country list is published. The help centre names two EOR programs, the US and the UK; we document those 2 countries. Rise Works, Inc., the contracting party, is on the GLEIF register; no entity of its own is documented in either.
How much does Rise cost?
Rise's pricing page shows Global Contractor at $49 per contractor a month, Agent of Record at $299 per contractor a month and Employer of Record at $399 per employee a month, with discounts for startups and non-profits. An older help article gives $50 per active contractor. Direct Payroll shows '$49 Starting At' with no unit.
Can Rise pay contractors in crypto?
Yes. Contractors choose fiat or crypto, and payroll can be funded in USD, USDC or USDT. The hybrid payroll page lists bank accounts (wire and ACH, local bank) and USDC and USDT wallets on several chains.
Does Rise offer Contractor of Record?
Not by that name. Rise lists Agent of Record: it contracts directly with the contractors and subcontracts their services to the client, which Rise says helps reduce misclassification exposure.
Who is the contracting party at Rise?
The Master Services Agreement is with Rise Works, Inc., a Delaware company on the GLEIF register. It covers contractor payments, Agent of Record and EOR. The agreement is signed in the platform and not published; only the website terms are.
Sources
- Rise pricing, Rise · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Rise Employer of Record, Rise · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Rise Help Center, Payroll programs (US EOR, UK EOR), Rise · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Rise Help Center, How much does Rise cost (Rise Legacy), Rise · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Rise Agent of Record, Rise · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Rise Direct Payroll, Rise · checked 16 Oct 2026
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Last checked: 16 Oct 2026.