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Remote vs Tana

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Remote

Payroll & Benefits

The new standard for global employment

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tana

Productivity

The everything app for your personal workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Remote employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published; Tana the free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • They diverge on capability: Remote covers Global Payroll, Tana covers Outliner interface.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Remote and Tana actually diverge.

Attributes where Remote and Tana differ
AttributeRemoteTana
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Desktop
CategoryPayroll & BenefitsProductivity
Founded20192020

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Remote

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

Only in Tana

  • Outliner interface
  • Supertags
  • Live queries
  • AI integration
  • Graph views
  • Email capture
  • API
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Remote

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

Tana

  • Structured note taking with a graph based supertag data modelnot Remote
  • Automatic meeting capture with AI transcripts and summariesnot Remote
  • Turning notes into queryable structured databasesnot Remote

Where each one falls short

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

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

Tana

  • The free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • The free plan connects only 1 calendar and allows 50 AI queries
  • Pro is $30 per user per month at standard price, with $20 shown as an early bird rate
  • Max is $120 per user per month at standard price, with $80 shown as an early bird rate
  • Integrations and full MCP require the Pro plan
  • Dedicated support and onboarding, and unlimited agents, skills and types, require the Max plan
  • The Business plan is custom priced, billed yearly and has no published rate
  • The free trial runs 30 days

Pricing, plan by plan

Remote

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

Tana

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Core features
    • Supertags
    • Searches
  • Pro$10/month
    • Advanced AI
    • Priority support
    • Extended history

Which should you pick?

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

Choose Tana if

  • You need outliner interface.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want supertags.
Tana review

Questions people ask

Is Remote or Tana better?
Neither clearly leads. Remote starts at Free and Tana at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Remote or Tana?
Remote starts at Free and Tana at Free.
Does Remote or Tana run on more platforms?
Remote runs on Web, Ios, Android. Tana runs on Web, Desktop.
Can I use Remote for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Remote best used for?
Remote is most often used for employing staff in countries where you have no legal entity through an employer of record, paying and managing international contractors with compliant agreements, running payroll and hr records for a distributed workforce. Of those, employing staff in countries where you have no legal entity through an employer of record and paying and managing international contractors with compliant agreements are not what Tana is typically brought in for.
What can Remote do that Tana cannot?
Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Tana covers Outliner interface, Supertags, Live queries, AI integration. Both handle Web support.
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