Deel
HR · by Deel
Global payroll and HR platform for hiring and paying employees and contractors.
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Summary
Global payroll and HR platform for hiring and paying employees and contractors.
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Not assessed yet
Poor fit for
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Pricing
$ as listed by the vendor · each price dated
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Find talent (Hire) | from $14/mo per user | Not offered or not recorded | – |
| Hire contractors | Price not recorded yet | – | |
| Hire employees | Price not recorded yet | – | |
Find talent (Hire)
- Billed monthly
- from $14/mo per user
- Billed annually
- Not offered or not recorded
Hire contractors
Price not recorded yet
Hire employees
Price not recorded yet
Features
Overall availability, and what each plan includes where we know it.
Capabilities
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Access permissions | Included |
| Approval workflows | Included |
| Benefits administration | Included |
| Candidate pipeline | Included |
| Cloud backup | Included |
| Custom domain | Included |
| Interview scheduling | Included |
| Invoicing | Included |
| Job posting | Included |
| Mobile app | Included |
- Access permissionsIncluded
- Approval workflowsIncluded
- Benefits administrationIncluded
- Candidate pipelineIncluded
- Cloud backupIncluded
- Custom domainIncluded
- Interview schedulingIncluded
- InvoicingIncluded
- Job postingIncluded
- Mobile appIncluded
Security and compliance
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Single sign-on | Included |
- Single sign-onIncluded
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What users say about Deel
Themes from 64 public Hacker News comments that mention Deel (Mar 18, 2025 to Oct 1). These are people’s opinions, not facts we have verified. Counts are comments, not a survey.
What people like
Convenient for paying contractors globally
8 commentsSeveral commenters say Deel makes it easy to pay contractors and employees abroad and to work with overseas staff through an employer-of-record setup.
“As a contractor being paid through deel, I don't have any issues, and it's much more convenient for me than what my employer used before.”
Hacker News · Mar 19, 2025(opens in a new tab) “Services like Deel already cover contracts, compliance, and payments globally.”
Hacker News · Sep 24, 2025(opens in a new tab) Handles compliance and local hiring rules
7 commentsCommenters describe Deel as handling country-specific employment compliance, tax and contract complexity that would otherwise require local entities.
“Of course, complying with a bunch of differing state laws is exactly the niche for services like Deel.”
Hacker News · Jun 17, 2025(opens in a new tab) Stablecoin and fast international payouts
4 commentsA few commenters note Deel offers stablecoin payouts and fast transfers to some countries.
“both Gusto and Deel (YC teams) are using stablecoins to offer worldwide payouts.”
Hacker News · Feb 4(opens in a new tab)
Common complaints
Rigid workflows and weak customer support
3 commentsSeveral commenters say Deel's rigid process breaks on exceptions, customer service struggles to help, and UI bugs persist.
“Customer service is completely helpless in solving your problems.”
Hacker News · Mar 19, 2025(opens in a new tab) Poor experience for contractors in the EU
2 commentsSome commenters report that contractors and employees using Deel in Europe were unhappy with the arrangement and regretted it.
“Everyone I know (employees/contractors using it, not the other side) who went for it hated and regretted it.”
Hacker News · Jan 21(opens in a new tab) “Deel tried to charge my employee a fee to get paid on time.”
Hacker News · Mar 18, 2025(opens in a new tab)
Grouped by AI on Oct 28, 2026. Every quote is copied word for word from the linked comment, and a theme needs at least two separate comments.
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