Hire contractors wherever they are located
Remote becomes the contractor's legal counterparty, executing agreements that comply with local requirements.
Contractor of Record supported by in-house experts.
Hire and pay contractors across the globe. Remote engages, manages, and pays contractors on your behalf using fully owned and operated infrastructure.
- Global contractor payments in 190+ countries
- Protection for misclassification, backed by uncapped indemnity*
- Contractor engagement, administration, and IP ownership transfer
The world is your talent pool.
Remote becomes the legal engager for your contractors, handling contracts and payments so you can access global talent easily and in full compliance.
Hand off administrative work, start to finish
Let our team handle contracts, onboarding, invoicing, payments, and offboarding on your behalf.
Eliminate risk and safeguard your business
Remote provides uncapped indemnity*, reducing your financial exposure to contractor misclassification claims.
Pay workers in 70+ currencies
Provide contractors with fast, reliable payments across countries, currencies, and payout methods.
A single system for contractor admin and compliance.
Remote consolidates scattered invoices, spreadsheets, and payment tools into a single platform to save time and deliver a better experience for contractors.
- SOC 2 Type II
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- Audit-ready reporting
- Regulated payments institution
- 27
27 hours saved per month on managing contractor invoices
- 48%
48% improvement in contractor loyalty
- 2
2 weeks faster average start for contractors on Remote
- 70%
70% of payments are instant, with 91% processed within a day
Remote Contractor of Record in action.
Three approaches to managing contractors globally.
Select the contractor management approach that suits your business, from straightforward engagement to fully managed Contractor of Record agreements.
Contractor management: Manage global contractor agreements, invoices, and payouts through a single, simple system.
Best for: small, stable contractor pools you manage directly.
Contractor Management Plus: Add stronger misclassification protection, with coverage up to $100K per contractor.
Best for: Growing programs where you keep the relationship but want coverage.
Contractor of Record: Let us manage contractors on your behalf, with uncapped misclassification indemnity*.
Best for: high-volume or high-risk engagement, including AI data labeling and annotation teams.
Transparent pricing, no hidden fees.
Remote prices everything upfront, so the number you're quoted is the number you pay.
Remote contracts with and pays the contractor directly
Uncapped indemnity*, covering misclassification and local compliance
Same invoicing, payments, and bulk admin as Contractor Management
IP transfer handled in the contract with Remote IP Guard
Remote platform included
Trusted by 30,000+ companies · ★ 4.8 G2
Contractor of Record
You oversee the work while we retain the contract
Starting at
$325
contractor per month
Companies worldwide remain compliant with Remote.
“We work with 460+ Contractors globally. I’d need to employ 5 or 6 people full time to keep on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has definitely been a time and money saver for us.”
460+
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only eliminates that financial strain but also takes the operational burden off our plate, allowing us to focus on growing our business with confidence and efficiency.”
$500K+
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Your platform for global employment
Integrate payroll, EOR & contractors using Remote's API, webhooks, and SDKs.
Rated #1 global employment platform.
Remote is a G2 category leader in EOR, Payroll, and PEO.
- 4.5
Over 4,900 reviews - No. 1Trusted leader in global employment platforms
- Recognized momentum leader2026 · G2 Grid Report
Hire contractors without the risk.
Frequently asked questions
A Contractor of Record is a third party that becomes the legal counterparty to an independent contractor — taking on the contract, compliance, invoicing, and payments — instead of you engaging the contractor directly. With Remote as your COR, we accept the classification risk* and handle the administrative burden, so your team does not need to become experts in local contractor law.
An Employer of Record (EOR) is intended for workers who should legally be employees. Remote hires them on your behalf, managing payroll, benefits, and full employment protections. A Contractor of Record is meant for genuine independent contractor work: Remote becomes the contractor's legal engager rather than their employer, so there is no payroll or benefits — only compliant engagement, payments, and protection against misclassification.
Contractor of Record starts at $325 per contractor per month, which includes direct engagement, background checks, and uncapped indemnity against misclassification*. A 15% of invoice rate is also available depending on your setup.
Consider using Contractor of Record when you lack an entity in the contractor's country, when your contractor program is scaling faster than your internal compliance team can manage, when the engagement presents real classification risk, or when investors or auditors expect contractors to be engaged through a compliance-first third party.
Contractor of Record often suits AI data work, where teams engage large pools of annotators, reviewers, and subject-matter specialists across many countries, frequently for short or variable projects. Remote becomes the legal engager for each contractor, manages local agreements and payments, and assumes the misclassification risk* associated with high-volume, task-based engagement. IP ownership transfers to you.
Yes! If the relationship should become employment, Remote can convert it to an Employer of Record engagement, relieving you from managing the transition and the associated compliance risk.
Our team's happy to help!