Higher contractor payouts score: 8.2 against 5.5.
Best for: Small businesses and startups, as Wise Business names them
- Trustpilot4.3/5· 294,008
- G23.9/5· 96
Solar Staff pays freelancers and other individual contractors on a client's behalf and issues the contract and closing documents around each payment. We score it for contractor payouts and contractor management; its published pages show no EOR, COR or payroll offer. Its price is an individual tariff set by a manager, shown as 'from 3%'.
Verdict
Best for
- Companies paying many individual freelancers, self-employed people and sole proprietors
- Clients who want a contract, an acts-and-invoice set and a VAT invoice issued for each payment
- Clients that top up their balance by invoice with VAT and want to reclaim that VAT
- Teams that want USDT or WebMoney payouts, or payouts driven through an API
- Startups, small businesses and large companies, in Solar Staff's own words
Not for
- Companies that need to employ people abroad: its published pages show no EOR or payroll offer
- Buyers who want a price list before talking to a manager
- Buyers who want the customer contract public before signing
- Buyers who need a named security certification such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001
- Buyers who need an operator entity on a company register we can check
- Stands out
- Documents and payout routes in one flow: contracts, advance invoices, acts and VAT invoices from the platform, an API, and four payout types (bank, card, WebMoney, USDT). We document 76 countries + 1 territory from its help centre.
- Biggest limit
- No price a new client can plan on. The pricing page says 'from 3%' for an individual tariff set from three months of turnover; the help centre says 'starting at just 6%' and shows 6%, 7% and 9% examples. The customer contract is shown only after registration.
On this page
Services
| Service | Price | Basis | Score | Countries documented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor payouts | Custom quote[1][2][3] | — | Our score 5.5 of 10Limited data | 76 countries + 1 territory |
| Contractor management | Custom quote[1][3] | — | Our score 4.5 of 10Limited data | None documented |
Top alternatives to Solar Staff
Providers with a higher contractor payouts score from us than Solar Staff. How we score
Higher contractor payouts score: 7.5 against 5.5.
Best for: Companies paying contractors in many countries by bank, wallet, crypto or card
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Higher contractor payouts score: 6.8 against 5.5.
Best for: Companies of any size that work mostly with contractors spread over many countries
- Capterra4.1/5· 49
Pricing
Setup fees and what each list price includes, by service.
| Service | Setup fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Contractor payouts | — | 'From 3% of the transaction amount' on the pricing page, as an individual tariff a manager sets from the last three months of turnover. The client pays in roubles and tops up its balance by invoice with VAT added. The help centre's registration article says 'competitive rates starting at just 6%' and its balance article shows 6%, 7% and 9% fee examples. The 3% is the turnover-based best rate; the pricing page does not state the entry rate.[1][2][3] |
| Contractor management | — | Same per-transaction fee as payouts ('from 3%', individual tariff); contract and closing-document automation is part of it. The help centre's 6% 'starting' rate is kept in the payouts notes.[1][3] |
How we scored Solar Staff
Each service gets its own score from our five criteria. Review-platform ratings are not part of it.
Limited data: fewer than half of the facts our method scores are on record for Solar Staff. Criteria without a fact get a neutral value, so these scores may change as facts are added. How we score
Contractor payouts Our score 5.5 of 10Limited data
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance | 30% | 2.5 | 0.75 | Contracting entity on a company register: none found; Service agreement: not public; general terms of use only; Own security certifications: none named; Licences: none recorded; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 4. |
| Coverage | 20% | 10.0 | 2.00 | Countries: 76 countries + 1 territory documented, 190 claimed (territories not counted); Reach: 83% of the widest provider of this service; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 1. |
| 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% | 8.5 | 1.28 | API: yes; Integrations: not disclosed; Self-serve sign-up: yes; Documents in the platform: contracts yes, IP assignment not disclosed, closing documents yes; Payout methods: bank transfer, card, e-wallet and crypto; Facts on record for this criterion: 4 of 5. |
| Support | 15% | 5.5 | 0.83 | Live support channels: chat and email; Live support hours: not stated; Dedicated manager: not stated; Stated onboarding time: not stated; Stated response target: not stated; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 5. |
| Our score | 5.5 |
Contractor management Our score 4.5 of 10Limited data
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance | 30% | 2.5 | 0.75 | Contracting entity on a company register: none found; Service agreement: not public; general terms of use only; Own security certifications: none named; Licences: none recorded; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 4. |
| Coverage | 20% | 5.0 | 1.00 | Countries: not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 0 of 1. |
| 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% | 8.5 | 1.28 | API: yes; Integrations: not disclosed; Self-serve sign-up: yes; Documents in the platform: contracts yes, IP assignment not disclosed, closing documents yes; Payout methods: bank transfer, card, e-wallet and crypto; Facts on record for this criterion: 4 of 5. |
| Support | 15% | 5.5 | 0.83 | Live support channels: chat and email; Live support hours: not stated; Dedicated manager: not stated; Stated onboarding time: not stated; Stated response target: not stated; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 5. |
| Our score | 4.5 |
Key facts
As the provider states them.
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Moscow, Russia
- Reach
- Global
- Support
- chat, email[1]Support hours are not stated. The contacts page lists the office as open Monday to Sunday, 9:00-18:00, with no time zone
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: 77
Contractor payouts
Claimed: 190 countries · Documented: 76 countries + 1 territory
| Country | Entity | From | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Armenia | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Belgium | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Azerbaijan | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Australia | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Cyprus | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Bangladesh | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Bulgaria | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Czechia | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Belarus | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Denmark | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
 Bosnia And Herzegovina | — | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 16 Oct 2026 |
Show 65 more countries
Who it fits
- Hiring patterns
- Mostly contractors
- Segments it names
- Startups and small businesses, large companies and individual clients (Solar Staff's help centre); no headcount stated
Pros and cons
Pros
- Four payout types: bank (SEPA and SWIFT), cards, WebMoney and USDT on TRC20 and ERC20
- Payouts claimed in 190+ countries; we document 76 countries + 1 territory from the help centre's country table
- Contracts, plus advance invoices, certificates of acceptance and VAT invoices, generated by the platform for contractor payouts
- API version 2.0 for inviting freelancers, creating and paying tasks, with callbacks
- Self-serve registration in three steps, with balance top-up by invoice
- Live chat in the account and email support, listed in the help centre and on the contacts page
Cons
- No published price: an individual tariff 'from 3%', against 'starting at just 6%' in the help centre, so the price scores as quote only
- The public contract text is the Terms of Use; the customer offer or framework agreement appears inside the account after registration
- PCI DSS is named in one FAQ answer on the mass payouts page; no certificate, level or attestation is published, and the home page says only 'international standards' and annual audits
- No operator entity found on a company register we accept
- Support hours not stated: the office is listed Monday to Sunday, 9:00-18:00 with no time zone, and no response target is given
- Contractor management has no country list or claim of its own; the 190+ figure is stated for payouts
- No integration count, dedicated manager or onboarding time stated; IP assignment is not stated
- Withdrawals by SWIFT start at $700, and USDT payouts are not offered in every country
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 Solar Staff as contractor payouts?
AI
Solar Staff pays individual contractors by bank, card, WebMoney and USDT, and generates contracts and closing documents. It claims 190+ countries; we document 76 countries + 1 territory. Its price is an individual tariff 'from 3%', with 6% examples in the help centre. It has an API and self-serve registration.
What the data does not show
The customer contract is not public, the operator is not on a register we accept, and PCI DSS is named in one FAQ answer with no certificate or audit published, and no response target for support is stated.
What are Solar Staff's main drawbacks?
AI
Price, contract and security disclosure. The price is quote only: 'from 3%' on the pricing page, 'starting at just 6%' in the help centre. The Terms of Use are the only public contract text. PCI DSS is named in one FAQ answer, with no certificate or audit published. Support hours have no time zone.
What the data does not show
Capterra and review data are not used here. The data does not show onboarding time, integration count or any response target.
More alternatives to Solar Staff
Providers with a higher contractor payouts score from us than Solar Staff. How we score
- Contractor payouts price from
- 3% of each payout
- Contractor payouts countries 190 claimed, 98 documented
- Services EOR · Payouts · Contractors · Payroll
- Best for
- Startups, SMBs, agencies and enterprises: the segments Remozo names for its contractor product
- Not for
- 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
- Contractor payouts price
- Custom quote
- Contractor payouts countries 200 claimed
- Services Payouts · Contractors
- Best for
- Businesses paying large, distributed payee networks across borders, which is how Tipalti describes Mass Payments
- Not for
- Buyers who need a published per-payout or per-contractor price before contacting sales
- Top pro
- Own SOC 1 and SOC 2 attestations at Type II level, stated on Tipalti's cloud page
- Top con
- Mass Payments shows only a $249 monthly plan fee; transaction pricing is charged on top and not published, so we leave its price unranked
- Trustpilot3.1/5· 97
- G24.5/5· 416
- Capterra4.5/5· 178
Signals checked 29 Jun 2026
- Contractor payouts price from
- US$49 per contractor a month
- Contractor payouts countries 190 claimed
- Deposit None
- Services EOR · Payouts · Contractors · AOR · Payroll
- Best for
- 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
- 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
- G25.0/5· 1
- Trustpilot4.6/5· 7,623
Signals checked 29 Jun 2026
Questions people ask
What does Solar Staff do?
It pays individual contractors for a client and issues the paperwork around the payment. The help centre says Solar Staff 'acts as your agent, managing contracts with freelancers', and the platform generates an advance invoice, a certificate of acceptance and a VAT invoice. We score it for contractor payouts and contractor management.
What does Solar Staff cost?
Its pricing page says 'from 3%' of the transaction amount, an individual tariff a manager sets from the last three months of turnover. The help centre says 'competitive rates starting at just 6%' and shows fee examples of 6%, 7% and 9%. No entry rate is on the pricing page, so we score the price as quote only (solarstaff.ru/pricing and help.solarstaff.com, checked 2026-10-16).
In how many countries does Solar Staff pay out?
Its home page and mass-payouts page say 190+ countries, and a help-centre article says 197. We document 76 countries + 1 territory from the help centre's table, where eight further countries are marked as payouts unavailable. Payouts to Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea are not processed by any method.
Which payout methods does Solar Staff support?
Bank (SEPA, SWIFT with a $700 minimum withdrawal, and in one country an individual entrepreneur's account), Visa and Mastercard by country, WebMoney Z for most countries, and USDT on TRC20 and ERC20. MIR, China UnionPay and BELCARD work in one country each, and USDT excludes several countries listed in the help centre. Balances withdraw in EUR, USD and RUB.
Who is the contracting company, and which contract is public?
The Terms of Use name the operator as a Russian limited liability company, Solar Staff Rus, which the help centre says issues the payment documents. The Terms of Use (in force from 21 July 2026) are public. The customer offer or framework agreement is shown in the client's account, and its text is not published.
Can Solar Staff employ my team abroad?
Its published pages describe payouts to freelancers, self-employed people and sole proprietors, with contract and closing-document automation. They show no EOR, COR or payroll offer, so we score Solar Staff only for contractor payouts and contractor management.
Sources
- Solar Staff pricing (customers), Solar Staff · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Solar Staff help: register your legal entity, Solar Staff · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Solar Staff help: add funds to company balance, Solar Staff · checked 16 Oct 2026
How this page is built
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026.