HR & Payroll
Papaya Global
Unified global payroll and workforce payments across 160+ countries.
4.5· 55 reviews· via G2Founded 2016 · New York, NY
What is Papaya Global?
Papaya Global is a workforce payments and payroll platform for companies with international teams. It unifies global payroll, contractor payments, and worker payouts across many countries in one system.
Best known for: Unified global payroll and workforce payments
Key features
- Global payroll across 160+ countries
- Contractor and EOR payments
- Cross-border workforce payouts
- Compliance and tax handling
- Consolidated payroll data and analytics
- HRIS and accounting integrations
Who Papaya Global is best for
- Companies consolidating payroll across many countries
- Finance teams that need global workforce payments and reporting
- Mid-market and enterprise managing complex multi-country compliance
Ideal team: Mid-market and enterprise teams running payroll in many countries who need a single system for payroll and cross-border payments.
Papaya Global pricing
Global Payroll
$25/per employee / mo (est.)
- Multi-country payroll
- Payments in 160+ countries
- Consolidated data & reporting
Popular
Employer of Record
Custom
- Full in-country employment
- Compliance management
- Benefits administration
Costs to watch before you commit
- Pricing is largely quote-based and varies by country; EOR is ~$650/employee.
- EOR base excludes employer taxes, statutory contributions, and benefit markups.
- FX spread applies to cross-border payments.
- Implementation fees and a premium over SMB-focused rivals are common.
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