How Dryft pricing works
Share your details to unlock starting prices and the full fee structure. Dryft prices each engagement from your countries, headcount, and service mix, with pass-through employment costs at no markup and a clear Dryft fee on the quote.
Starting fees, then a scoped quote.
- Starting prices by service. EOR, contractors, AI agents, dedicated talent, and custom lines for payroll, entity, and recruiting.
- Pass-through at cost. Salary, statutory employer costs, and agreed benefits itemized with no markup on the pass-through.
- Dryft fee called out separately. Clear on the quote and invoice, not buried in a blended line.
- Funding steps up front. Refundable one-month security deposit, first month in advance, and a severance reserve where local law or the engagement requires it.
- No lock-in by design. EOR today, your own entity later, or a mix by country.
Prefer email?
Send your countries and headcount to hello@dryftglobal.com. Or use the cost calculator for directional employer-cost estimates by country.
How the model works, before the numbers.
This section is orientation. Starting dollar fees unlock after you share details above. Exact scoped amounts live on your written quote.
Pass-through, no markup
Statutory employer costs, wages you approve, and agreed benefits pass through at cost. The Dryft service fee is separate and explicit.
No lock-in
Start on EOR, open an entity later, or mix models by country. Transferring people to your entity is a planned outcome, not a penalty event.
Funding model
Refundable one-month security deposit. First month in advance. Severance reserve where required by local law or the engagement.
Own entity compared with Dryft EOR
Structure and burden, not a full price list. For PEO nuance, see EOR vs PEO vs local entity.
| Factor | Your own entity | Dryft EOR |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | Weeks to months: incorporation, registrations, bank, payroll | Days once terms and role details are agreed |
| Fixed costs | Entity maintenance whether you hire one person or forty | No local entity for you. Costs scale with people employed through Dryft |
| Who employs | Your subsidiary or branch | Dryft (or its local employing structure). You direct the work |
| Compliance burden | You carry filings, benefits, contracts, and terminations | Dryft runs local employment administration. You fund statutory and agreed costs |
| Flexibility | Harder to pause or exit a country | Add or reduce by country. Move to your entity when numbers justify it |
| Best when | Large permanent hubs, regulated activity needing your licence, local contracting | New markets, smaller teams, multi-country footprints, and pilots |
What sits in the Dryft fee
| Included in the Dryft fee | Pass-through (at cost) | |
|---|---|---|
| Employment platform | Local employing structure, compliant contracts, onboarding coordination | |
| Payroll operations | Running payroll and remittance coordination under the EOR model | Net pay; employer tax and social amounts owed by law |
| Compliance admin | Day to day employment administration as employer of record | Government fees or third-party costs that are not Dryft's service margin |
| Benefits | Required vs optional guidance; enrollment coordination | Premiums and mandatory benefit costs |
| Support | Named client support for the engagement | |
| Clarity rule | Cost of employing the person under local law or an agreed plan passes through. Dryft's work to employ and administer sits in the Dryft fee. Starting fees unlock after the form above; exact amounts appear on your scoped quote. | |
This page explains structure and gates starting prices. It is not an offer. Confirm every figure on a written quote before you make offers. Last reviewed September 2026.
Ready for numbers on your plan?
Share countries, headcount, and what you need to unlock starting prices. You get pass-through costs and the Dryft fee spelled out separately on the follow-up quote.