Is Paymo or Remote better?

Neither clearly leads. Paymo starts at On request and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Paymo or Remote?

Remote has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Paymo and Free for Remote.

Does Paymo or Remote run on more platforms?

Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop. Remote runs on Web, Ios, Android.

Can I use Remote for free?

Yes. Remote has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paymo starts at On request.

What is Paymo best used for?

Paymo is most often used for project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies, tracking billable hours and project profitability. Of those, project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies and tracking billable hours and project profitability are not what Remote is typically brought in for.

What can Paymo do that Remote cannot?

Paymo covers Task management, Time tracking, Invoicing, Gantt charts. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Project Management · head to head

Paymo vs Remote

Paymo

Project Management

Work & project management for teams

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Remote

Payroll & Benefits

The new standard for global employment

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Remote has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Paymo every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90; Remote employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
They diverge on capability: Paymo covers Task management, Remote covers Global Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paymo and Remote actually diverge.

Attributes where Paymo and Remote differ
Attribute	Paymo	Remote
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	freemium	subscription
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android, Desktop	Web, Ios, Android
Category	Project Management	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2008	2019

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Paymo

Task management
Time tracking
Invoicing
Gantt charts
Resource scheduling
Google Workspace
Zapier
SSL encryption

Only in Remote

Global Payroll
EOR Services
Contractor Management
Compliance
Benefits
Equity Management
HRIS
BambooHR

Both cover

Slack
Web support
Ios support
Android support

What people use each for

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

Paymo

Project management with time tracking and invoicing for agenciesnot Remote
Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot Remote

Remote

Employing staff in countries where you have no legal entity through an employer of recordnot Paymo
Paying and managing international contractors with compliant agreementsnot Paymo
Running payroll and HR records for a distributed workforcenot Paymo

Where each one falls short

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

Paymo

Every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90
The free plan allows 1 user, 1 client and 2 projects
The Solo plan is still capped at 3 clients and 5 projects
Gantt charts, task dependencies and scheduling require the Plus plan
Integrations are excluded from both the free and Solo plans

Remote

Employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
Global Payroll carries an implementation fee to set up entities plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee per month rate
Contractor Management Plus is $99 per contractor per month against $29 for the standard tier
The Equity product is limited to Delaware C-Corps
The PEO product bills in USD only and requires a US bank account
Remote states it collects reserve payments in high risk circumstances, so an upfront deposit is possible

Pricing, plan by plan

Paymo

On request

FreeFree
- 1 user
- Basic features
Starter$4.95/month
- Time tracking
- Kanban
- Invoicing

Remote

Free

Contractor Management$29/month
- Contractor Payments
- Compliance
- Contracts
Employer of Record$599/month
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Benefits

Which should you pick?

Choose Paymo if

You need task management.
You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
You also want time tracking.

Paymo review

Choose Remote if

You need global payroll.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want eor services.

Remote review

Questions people ask

Is Paymo or Remote better?: Neither clearly leads. Paymo starts at On request and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paymo or Remote?: Remote has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Paymo and Free for Remote.
Does Paymo or Remote run on more platforms?: Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop. Remote runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Remote for free?: Yes. Remote has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paymo starts at On request.
What is Paymo best used for?: Paymo is most often used for project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies, tracking billable hours and project profitability. Of those, project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies and tracking billable hours and project profitability are not what Remote is typically brought in for.
What can Paymo do that Remote cannot?: Paymo covers Task management, Time tracking, Invoicing, Gantt charts. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Paymo vs Remote

Paymo

Remote

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Paymo

Only in Remote

Both cover

What people use each for

Paymo

Remote

Where each one falls short

Paymo

Remote

Pricing, plan by plan

Paymo

Remote

Which should you pick?

Choose Paymo if

Choose Remote if

Questions people ask

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