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Justworks vs Omnipresent

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Justworks

Payroll

Professional employer organisation with published per-employee pricing and a separate payroll-only tier

From
$8/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Omnipresent logo

Omnipresent

Payroll

Employer of record with a service-led model and a mix of owned and partner entities across 160 countries

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Justworks the published per-employee fee is the platform charge, not your cost; health insurance premiums and workers' compensation are billed on top and are usually several times larger, so the transparent price is transparent about the smaller number.; Omnipresent pricing sits above the low-cost EOR vendors and is quoted per country, so a company placing many low-salary roles pays a service premium it will not use.
  • They diverge on capability: Justworks covers Co-employment PEO, Omnipresent covers Employer of record.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Justworks and Omnipresent actually diverge.

Attributes where Justworks and Omnipresent differ
AttributeJustworksOmnipresent
Starting price$8/monthOn request
Pricing modelPer employee per monthquote
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Payroll).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Justworks

  • Co-employment PEO
  • Large-group benefits
  • Payroll and filings
  • Workers' compensation
  • Compliance support
  • Standalone payroll
  • International contractors
  • HR consulting

Only in Omnipresent

  • Employer of record
  • Owned and partner entities
  • Country cost calculator
  • Negotiated local benefits
  • Named specialists
  • Global mobility
  • Contractor engagement
  • Offboarding support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Justworks

  • A twenty-person US startup that wants health insurance comparable to a large employer without an insurance broker relationshipnot Omnipresent
  • A company hiring across several US states that does not want to register as an employer and file taxes in each of themnot Omnipresent
  • A founder replacing a bookkeeper-run payroll with something that will not produce a state tax penalty noticenot Omnipresent
  • A team that wants payroll and benefits administration only, without co-employment, at the $8 per employee tiernot Omnipresent

Omnipresent

  • A company hiring senior staff in a new country where a misclassification or termination error would be expensivenot Justworks
  • An employer that wants benefits genuinely competitive in each local market rather than a uniform global packagenot Justworks
  • A business testing a market for eighteen months before deciding whether to incorporatenot Justworks
  • A team that needs an employment adviser to answer notice period and severance questions before an offer goes outnot Justworks

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Justworks

  • The published per-employee fee is the platform charge, not your cost; health insurance premiums and workers' compensation are billed on top and are usually several times larger, so the transparent price is transparent about the smaller number.
  • Leaving a PEO is a project, not a cancellation: you must source your own health plan, obtain your own state employer registrations and unemployment accounts, and time the switch to a plan year, which typically takes months.
  • Coverage is United States only, so the moment you hire your first employee in another country you are running a second system and Justworks handles them only as a contractor.
  • PEO Basic looks like a cheaper way in but excludes the Justworks health plans, which is the main reason companies choose a PEO at all, so most buyers end up on Plus.
  • Benefit plan choice is constrained to what Justworks has negotiated, and a company with strong preferences about carriers or network coverage in a specific region may find the options do not fit.

Omnipresent

  • Pricing sits above the low-cost EOR vendors and is quoted per country, so a company placing many low-salary roles pays a service premium it will not use.
  • Coverage combines owned entities with in-country partners, and in partner countries the employment liability and payroll calculation belong to a third party rather than to Omnipresent directly.
  • The platform is not an HRIS, so employee records, performance and time off for your directly employed staff still live somewhere else and the two systems have to be reconciled.
  • Statutory deposits and employer contributions are billed separately from the platform fee, and companies routinely underestimate the first-year cash requirement as a result.
  • An EOR is the wrong instrument once headcount in a country passes roughly fifteen to twenty people, and the migration to your own entity is a project the vendor has no incentive to accelerate.

Pricing, plan by plan

Justworks

$8/month
  • Payroll$8/month
    • Plus a $50 monthly base fee
    • Payroll, tax filing and benefits administration
    • No co-employment, so no access to Justworks health plans at PEO rates
  • PEO Basic$79/month
    • Full co-employment PEO
    • Payroll, tax filing and compliance
    • Does not include access to Justworks-sponsored health plans
  • PEO Plus$109/month
    • Everything in Basic
    • Access to Justworks health, dental and vision plans
    • Premiums are billed separately and are the larger cost
  • Dedicated HR consulting$30/month
    • Add-on to PEO plans
    • Named HR adviser support

Omnipresent

On request
  • Employer of Record$undefined/year
    • Priced per employee per month, quoted by country
    • Statutory deposit and employer contributions charged separately
    • Currency conversion applied on payroll runs
  • Contractor Management$undefined/year
    • Per contractor monthly fee
    • Classification assessment
    • Compliant contract templates

Which should you pick?

Choose Justworks if

  • You need co-employment peo.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want large-group benefits.
Justworks review

Choose Omnipresent if

  • You need employer of record.
  • You also want owned and partner entities.
Omnipresent review

Questions people ask

Is Justworks or Omnipresent better?
Neither clearly leads. Justworks starts at $8/month and Omnipresent at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Justworks or Omnipresent?
Justworks starts at $8/month and Omnipresent at On request.
Does Justworks or Omnipresent run on more platforms?
Justworks runs on Web, iOS, Android. Omnipresent runs on Web.
What is Justworks best used for?
Justworks is most often used for a twenty-person us startup that wants health insurance comparable to a large employer without an insurance broker relationship, a company hiring across several us states that does not want to register as an employer and file taxes in each of them, a founder replacing a bookkeeper-run payroll with something that will not produce a state tax penalty notice, a team that wants payroll and benefits administration only, without co-employment, at the $8 per employee tier. Of those, a twenty-person us startup that wants health insurance comparable to a large employer without an insurance broker relationship and a company hiring across several us states that does not want to register as an employer and file taxes in each of them are not what Omnipresent is typically brought in for.
What can Justworks do that Omnipresent cannot?
Justworks covers Co-employment PEO, Large-group benefits, Payroll and filings, Workers' compensation. Omnipresent covers Employer of record, Owned and partner entities, Country cost calculator, Negotiated local benefits.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Justworks: What does co-employment actually mean?

Justworks becomes the employer of record for payroll tax and benefits purposes while you retain full control over hiring, management and day-to-day work. It is a legal arrangement, not an outsourcing of your team.

Omnipresent: Which countries are owned entities?

Omnipresent owns entities in a subset of its 160-plus country coverage and uses vetted partners elsewhere. Request the list for your specific countries before signing.

Justworks: Is the $79 figure my total monthly cost per employee?

No. It is the platform fee. Health insurance premiums, dental, vision and workers' compensation are additional and typically dwarf it.

Omnipresent: Why is it more expensive than the budget EORs?

It bundles named advisory support and locally negotiated benefits rather than selling a self-service platform at a low headline rate.

Justworks: Can Justworks employ people outside the US?

No. It can pay international contractors, but it is not an employer of record abroad.

Omnipresent: Does the quoted fee include employer taxes?

No. Employer contributions, statutory deposits and currency conversion are separate from the per employee platform fee.

Justworks: What is the difference between the Payroll plan and the PEO?

The Payroll plan handles payroll and benefits administration under your own EIN at $8 per employee per month plus a base fee. The PEO adds co-employment and pooled large-group insurance at $79 or $109.

Omnipresent: When should we stop using an EOR?

Once a country reaches roughly fifteen to twenty employees, running your own entity is usually cheaper and gives you direct control of employment terms.

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