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Employer of Record

Score 17.6 / 100 18 providers 3 APIs Search apis.io →

Providers using this tag (18)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
NiuralCompanyPayrollHuman Resources1 API55.4DeelHRPayrollGlobal PayrollEOR8 APIs55.0
Developing 3 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
JustworksPEOPayrollHRHuman Resources2 APIs52.8RemoteCompanyHRPayroll1 API46.9Papaya GlobalPayrollGlobal WorkforceHRPayments1 API44.7
Thin 5 Limited public surface area
WorkMotionEORGlobal EmploymentHR1 API34.1Oyster HRHRGlobal EmploymentPayroll1 API32.0G-PGlobal EmploymentEORPayroll3 APIs29.5humi.caCompanyHuman ResourcesPayrollHR Tech1 API28.8Velocity GlobalEORGlobal EmploymentHR1 API28.1
Emerging 6 Early or largely undocumented
RemofirstCompanyFintechGlobal Payroll19.6PlayrollHREORGlobal Payroll5 APIs19.5AllWorkCompanyWorkforce ManagementHuman ResourcesStaffing17.5HireArtCompanyWorkforce ManagementStaffing16.6SkuadCompanyHuman ResourcesGlobal Payroll16.1TerminalCompanyRecruitingTalentHiring12.0
Minimal 2 Almost no public developer surface
HowdyCompanyStaffingRecruitingTalent9.7ANSRCompanyEnterpriseGlobal Capability CentersWorkforce9.3

APIs with this tag (3)

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Thin 2 Limited public surface area
Oyster HR APIREST API for global employment operations including hiring, payroll, benefits, time off, expenses, invoicin...32.0Velocity Global APIREST API for managing global employment operations including international hiring, employee records, payrol...28.1
Emerging 1 Early or largely undocumented
Playroll EOR APIPartner/enterprise integration surface for Playroll's Employer of Record product - hire, onboard, and manag...19.5

Score breakdown

Frequency
36.8
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.5
spread across providers
Quality lift
35.7
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
8.0
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Global Employment 6 co-occurrences EOR 6 co-occurrences Contractors 7 co-occurrences HR 10 co-occurrences Benefits 5 co-occurrences Payroll 12 co-occurrences Human Resources 7 co-occurrences Compliance 14 co-occurrences

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