Fyboard People vs Deel
Compare Fyboard People and Deel. When EOR and contractor payments are the right tool versus when you need an in-house HRIS for employees you already employ.
Deel is the right tool for EOR and contractor payments. People is the right tool when you employ your own workforce and need a full HRIS — not $49/employee/month markup.
At a glance
The bill scales with someone.
Per-employee platforms tax growth. People taxes complexity — the operators running your HR, not the people using it.
Deel
~$49/employee/month for EOR — you pay Deel to be the employer. Powerful for hiring abroad without entities; expensive for workforces you already employ.
Fyboard People
Operators only — unlimited employees with full self-service at every tier.
Deel's economics make sense when you need an employer of record in a country where you have no entity. You trade margin for speed and compliance coverage.
When those workers are already on your payroll entities, EOR pricing is the wrong instrument. People runs HRIS, payroll, and compliance for employees you already own.
Many teams use Deel for contractors and EOR hires, and People for everyone on their own entities — complementary, not competitive, depending on workforce mix.
Per-employee stacks grow with every hire.
People bills operators — HR admins and approvers — while employees stay unlimited.
| Competitor | Model | 50 emp. | 200 emp. | 500 emp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BambooHR | $6-8/employee/mo | $350/mo | $1,400/mo | $3,500/mo |
| Gusto | $40 base + $6-12/employee | $640/mo | $2,440/mo | $6,040/mo |
| Rippling | $8-35/employee/mo | $750/mo | $3,500/mo | $10,000/mo |
| Deel | $49/employee/mo (EOR) | $2,450/mo | $9,800/mo | $24,500/mo |
| Fyboard People | Per-org (operators) | $249/mo | $649/mo | $1999/mo |
What Deel does well
- Employer-of-record in 150+ countries without opening local entities.
- Contractor invoicing, compliance, and payments in one global workflow.
- Fast international hiring when legal entity setup would take quarters.
- Localized contracts and statutory coverage for distributed teams.
- Strong brand for remote-first companies hiring across borders quickly.
Where Fyboard People diverges
Owned workforce
Full HRIS for employees on your entities — not EOR markup per head.
Operator pricing
HR admins and approvers — not $49 × every employee you already pay.
Lifecycle HR
Recruitment → onboarding → performance → separation on one record.
Payroll engine
Runs on your org structure, jurisdictions, and audit requirements.
Workforce planning
Headcount plans and requisitions for orgs you operate — not just EOR seats.
Fyboard context
HR tied to contracts, finance, and operational data on shared engines.
Feature comparison line by line.
The EOR fee follows every owned employee too.
Deel's $49/employee/month EOR rate is reasonable for true contractor or EOR placements. Applied to your owned workforce, it becomes the most expensive line on the HR ledger.
Crossover
At ~3 employees, Deel's EOR rate already exceeds People's Starter tier flat fee.
Sweet spot
Use Deel only for true cross-border EOR placements; run owned HR on People.
Module coverage vs Deel.
How the People modules map against what Deel typically requires extra products or tiers for.
Pick the right tool. We'll tell you when it isn't us.
Choose Deel if…
- You need EOR in countries where you have no legal entity.
- Contractor payments and compliance are the primary workflow.
- You're hiring a handful of international workers quickly, not running a 200-person owned workforce.
- You want Deel as employer of record, not HRIS for your existing payroll entities.
Choose Fyboard People if…
- Employees are already on your entities and you need full HRIS depth.
- EOR per-employee pricing would be 10× your operator-based People bill.
- You run recruitment, performance, and payroll for owned headcount.
- You want HR on Fyboard alongside contracts, finance, and automation.
Run HR on records, not on per-seat tax.
Start free with unlimited employees. Pay per operator as your HR team grows — never per hire.
- Free with unlimited employees
- Operator pricing — no seat tax
- 16 modules on one engine