How Hirevado stacks up
We are not the right answer for everyone, and these comparisons say so plainly. Every competitor figure here is either published by them or marked as not disclosed. No invented numbers, no cheap shots, just where each option genuinely wins.
Pick the model before you pick the vendor
A traditional recruitment agency places a candidate for a one-time fee and steps back. A modern offshore vendor may do that, or may go further: employ the person for you, provide platform tools, or manage the whole function. The label matters less than the engagement model underneath it, so ignore the branding and look at how you actually end up paying and who actually employs the worker.
Almost every provider is one of these four. Pick the model first, then compare providers inside it.
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Direct-hire recruiter
One-time placement fee
They find and vet the person, you employ and pay them directly. No markup on the wage, and no ongoing fee. This is what we do.
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Percentage of salary
A cut of first-year pay
Same shape as direct hire, but the fee scales with salary rather than being fixed. Somewhere publishes 35% of the first-year salary with a six-month guarantee.
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Employer of Record
Usually quote-based
They legally employ the person on your behalf and handle payroll and compliance. More expensive per head, and the right answer if you want employment handled for you.
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Seat, platform and DIY
Monthly or platform fee
MyOutDesk publishes roughly $1,200 to $2,000 a month per seat. VirtualStaff.ph charges a platform fee while you pay the worker. On OnlineJobs and Upwork you do all the screening yourself.
Placement fees are the number people compare. They are the wrong number. What matters is total cost over the life of the hire, and the fee structure, not the headline, drives it. For a full-time support role you keep for years, a one-time flat fee is usually the cheapest structure and an hourly US arrangement the most expensive, with percentage, seat and EOR models in between depending on salary and headcount. Run your own three-year numbers before signing anything, and confirm current terms with any provider directly, since pricing shifts.
We walk through that maths in the offshore staffing models guide.
Where we sit
A direct-hire recruiter that does customer service only. Flat $1,499 or $2,499, never a percentage, with a 90 or 180 day guarantee and unlimited replacements inside it. You employ and pay the rep directly, so there is no markup on their wage, and every placement includes Global OS, our onboarding system, which is published in full.
Where we lose
We only do customer service, so a multi-role team needs a generalist. We are not an Employer of Record, so if you want employment handled for you, an EOR fits better. And we are built for teams of roughly one to ten, not 100-seat BPO operations. Since this is our site, read the comparisons below as us making our case, not an impartial score.
Head to head
Hirevado vs BELAY, Time Etc, Boldly & MyOutDesk
Premium and US-based agencies charge multiples of an offshore placement. An honest, sourced look at what that premium actually buys.
See the comparison ComparisonHirevado vs OnlineJobs, Upwork & VirtualStaff
Do-it-yourself hiring platforms versus a vetted shortlist. What you save, what you take on, and who each one is really for.
See the comparison ComparisonHirevado vs Somewhere vs Near
Flat fee versus 35% of salary versus quote-based EOR. Three different services for three different problems, compared straight.
See the comparisonHiring customer service? That is the one we are built for.
Flat fee, a shortlist in about five days, and real support through the first month. There is no cost to review candidates.