Payroll · head to head
PayFit vs RemoFirst
PayFit
Payroll
Native payroll and HR for small and mid-sized companies in a small number of European countries
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
RemoFirst
Payroll
Low-cost employer of record and contractor payments across a very wide country list built largely on partner entities
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: PayFit coverage is limited to a handful of European countries and the company withdrew from Germany in 2023, so any buyer with expansion plans should assume the country they need next will not be supported.; RemoFirst coverage in most countries runs through partner entities rather than entities RemoFirst owns, which lengthens the liability chain and means a disputed termination is handled by a company you have no direct contract with.
- They diverge on capability: PayFit covers Native payroll engine, RemoFirst covers Employer of record.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which PayFit and RemoFirst actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 PayFit
- Native payroll engine
- Statutory filing
- Payslip generation
- Time off management
- Expenses
- Employee records
- Automated variable pay
- Accounting export
Only in RemoFirst
- Employer of record
- Contractor management
- Global benefits
- Visa and work permit support
- Equipment provisioning
- Multi-currency payments
- Expense management
- Time off tracking
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
PayFit
- A French company of 50 people leaving a payroll bureau that charges per payslip and returns work slowlynot RemoFirst
- A Spanish or Italian employer that needs payroll calculated in-country rather than routed through an intermediarynot RemoFirst
- A UK subsidiary of a European group that wants payroll on the same platform as the parent where the country is supportednot RemoFirst
- A finance team that wants payroll journals exported directly into the local accounting system without manual mappingnot RemoFirst
RemoFirst
- A startup hiring two or three people each in several countries where opening entities makes no sensenot PayFit
- A company paying an established vendor a high per-contractor fee for administration it could buy far cheapernot PayFit
- An employer that needs a country outside the coverage of the major EOR providersnot PayFit
- A team that wants equipment procured and shipped to remote hires without setting up local logisticsnot PayFit
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
PayFit
- Coverage is limited to a handful of European countries and the company withdrew from Germany in 2023, so any buyer with expansion plans should assume the country they need next will not be supported.
- There is no employer of record capability, so hiring one person in an unsupported country means adding a separate vendor and a separate employment model.
- The HR modules cover time off, expenses and records but do not replace an HRIS, and companies with performance, learning or ATS requirements will run PayFit alongside another system.
- Pricing is quoted per country as a platform fee plus a per employee charge, which makes cross-border cost comparison awkward and means a small subsidiary can carry a disproportionate fixed cost.
- The product is built for small and mid-sized employers, and companies past a few hundred employees report hitting limits in complex collective agreement handling and in bulk data correction workflows.
RemoFirst
- Coverage in most countries runs through partner entities rather than entities RemoFirst owns, which lengthens the liability chain and means a disputed termination is handled by a company you have no direct contract with.
- Statutory deposits, typically one or more months of salary and employer contributions held in advance, are quoted separately from the per employee fee and materially change the cash cost of the first year.
- Currency conversion on payroll runs carries a spread that is not in the headline price, and on a large multi-country payroll that spread can exceed the platform fee itself.
- Benefits quality varies sharply by country because it is sourced through local partners, so two employees on the same contract in different countries can receive very different cover.
- The company is young and holds client payroll funds in transit, which is a counterparty risk that larger competitors with longer trading histories and audited entity networks present less of.
Pricing, plan by plan
PayFit
On request- PayFit$undefined/year
- Monthly platform fee plus a charge per paid employee
- Pricing differs by country of employment
- Payroll calculation and statutory filing
RemoFirst
On request- Employer of Record$undefined/year
- Priced per employee per month
- Statutory deposit held separately from the platform fee
- Currency conversion spread applied on each payroll run
- Contractor Management$undefined/year
- Priced per contractor per month
- Compliant contract templates by country
- Multi-currency payments
Which should you pick?
Choose PayFit if
- You need native payroll engine.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want statutory filing.
Questions people ask
- Is PayFit or RemoFirst better?
- Neither clearly leads. PayFit starts at On request and RemoFirst at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, PayFit or RemoFirst?
- PayFit starts at On request and RemoFirst at On request.
- Does PayFit or RemoFirst run on more platforms?
- PayFit runs on Web, iOS, Android. RemoFirst runs on Web.
- What is PayFit best used for?
- PayFit is most often used for a french company of 50 people leaving a payroll bureau that charges per payslip and returns work slowly, a spanish or italian employer that needs payroll calculated in-country rather than routed through an intermediary, a uk subsidiary of a european group that wants payroll on the same platform as the parent where the country is supported, a finance team that wants payroll journals exported directly into the local accounting system without manual mapping. Of those, a french company of 50 people leaving a payroll bureau that charges per payslip and returns work slowly and a spanish or italian employer that needs payroll calculated in-country rather than routed through an intermediary are not what RemoFirst is typically brought in for.
- What can PayFit do that RemoFirst cannot?
- PayFit covers Native payroll engine, Statutory filing, Payslip generation, Time off management. RemoFirst covers Employer of record, Contractor management, Global benefits, Visa and work permit support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
PayFit: Which countries does PayFit actually calculate payroll in?
It runs its own payroll engine for the countries it sells in, currently France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom, and it closed its German operation in 2023.
RemoFirst: Does RemoFirst own entities in every country it lists?
No. It owns entities in a minority of its coverage and uses in-country partners elsewhere. Ask per country, because the answer determines who the legal employer is.
PayFit: Is it native payroll or aggregation through a local partner?
Native. Country rules are written and maintained in the company own domain-specific language, so calculation and filing are PayFit responsibilities rather than a partner obligation.
RemoFirst: What does the headline per employee price exclude?
Statutory deposits, currency conversion spread on payroll runs, and country-specific charges such as mandatory insurance or entity fees.
PayFit: Can PayFit employ staff on my behalf?
No. It is payroll software for entities you already have. Employment in a country without your own entity needs an employer of record.
RemoFirst: Is it cheaper than Deel or Remote?
On the headline rate, substantially. Once deposits and FX are included the gap narrows, but it usually remains cheaper.
PayFit: Does it handle collective bargaining agreements?
Common French and Spanish agreements are supported, but unusual or heavily negotiated agreements can require manual handling.
RemoFirst: Can it convert a contractor into an employee?
Yes, in countries it supports for EOR. This is a common reason buyers start with the contractor product and move up.
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