Why are the agencies in a separate group?

Because their monthly figures include the worker's pay. Wing's $699 a month buys you a working assistant; our $39 a month buys you the platform and you pay your hire separately. Putting those in one ranked list would make the cheapest number look like the cheapest hire, which it is not.

Is this comparison fair?

Every claim on this page carries the URL it was read from and the date it was checked (30 Aug 2026). Where a company does not publish something, the cell shows a dash rather than inventing an answer, and each competitor page includes a section on when they are the better choice.

What do the marks mean here?

A green check means the company's own pages state the thing. A red cross means their own pages state the opposite. A gray dash means it is only partly true, or their pages do not say. Partly and not-stated look the same on purpose, because a table of five different glyphs reads as a key rather than an answer; the difference is never lost, though. Each comparison page spells out what the company actually said, row by row, with the source linked.

Who owns the relationship with the person I hire?

Here, you do, from the first message: contact details unlock with the subscription and nothing bans working together anywhere. On the big marketplaces the platform owns it: Upwork bans off-platform payment for two years and prices the buy-out at 13.5% of the freelancer's annual rate, and Freelancer.com's terms carry a 30% penalty. With managed agencies, the agency employs the person.

How RemoteHire.ph compares

Every claim below was read from the company's own pages on 30 Aug 2026, with the source linked.

Philippines-focused platforms

Like us, built for hiring Filipino talent directly. The differences are what is checked, what is built in, and what the subscription shape is.

OnlineJobs.phVirtualStaff.phHireTalent.ph

RemoteHire.ph compared with OnlineJobs.ph, VirtualStaff.ph, HireTalent.ph, row by row.
Row	RemoteHire.phRemoteHire.ph	OnlineJobs.ph	VirtualStaff.ph	HireTalent.ph
What you pay	$19 or $39/mo	$69–99/mo	$99/mo per hire	$88/mo
No cut of what you pay	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Your freelancer keeps	100%	100%	100%	100%
Pay your hire directly	Yes.	Yes.	No.	Yes.
Unlimited hires	Yes.	Yes. Reported, not on their own site.	No. Reported, not on their own site.	No.
Unlimited messages	Yes.	No. Reported, not on their own site.	No. Reported, not on their own site.	No.
Unlimited job posts	Yes.	No. Reported, not on their own site.	No. Reported, not on their own site.	No.
Up to 5 people included	Yes.	No.	No.	No.
Contracts included	Yes.	No.	Yes.	Yes.
Invoices included	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Time tracking included	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Browse full profiles free	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Freelancer ID checked	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Tool certifications	Yes.	No.	No.	Yes.
Video introductions	Yes.	No.	Yes.	Yes.
Public profile scores	Yes.	Partly.	Not stated on their site.	No.
Background information	Yes.	Yes.	No.	No.
No screenshots or monitoring	Yes.	No.	Yes.	No.
No off-platform ban	Yes.	Yes.	Partly.	Yes.
No bidding	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Built for the Philippines	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.

means partly, or not stated on their own pages · Checked 30 Aug 2026 · every mark sourced

Global marketplaces

Worldwide freelance marketplaces. They take a percentage of every payment on both sides, and the platform owns the relationship.

UpworkFiverrFreelancer.com

RemoteHire.ph compared with Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, row by row.
Row	RemoteHire.phRemoteHire.ph	Upwork	Fiverr	Freelancer.com
What you pay	$19 or $39/mo	5% + fees	5.5% per order	3% + 10%
No cut of what you pay	Yes.	No.	No.	No.
Your freelancer keeps	100%	85–100%	80%	90%
Pay your hire directly	Yes.	No.	No.	No.
Unlimited hires	Yes.	No.	No.	No.
Unlimited messages	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Unlimited job posts	Yes.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Yes.
Up to 5 people included	Yes.	Partly.	Partly.	Partly.
Contracts included	Yes.	Yes.	Partly.	Partly.
Invoices included	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Partly.
Time tracking included	Yes.	Yes.	Partly.	Yes.
Browse full profiles free	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Freelancer ID checked	Yes.	Partly.	Yes.	Partly.
Tool certifications	Yes.	Partly.	Partly.	Partly.
Video introductions	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Not stated on their site.
Public profile scores	Yes.	Yes. Reported, not on their own site.	Partly. Reported, not on their own site.	Yes.
Background information	Yes.	Yes.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.
No screenshots or monitoring	Yes.	No.	Yes.	No.
No off-platform ban	Yes.	No.	No.	No.
No bidding	Yes.	No.	No.	No.
Built for the Philippines	Yes.	No.	No.	No.

means partly, or not stated on their own pages · Checked 30 Aug 2026 · every mark sourced

Managed agencies and recruiters

They recruit, and usually employ and manage, the person for you. You pay for that service: the monthly figures below include the worker's pay, so they are a different kind of number from a subscription.

Remote StaffWing AssistantMultiplyMiiSomewhere

RemoteHire.ph compared with Remote Staff, Wing Assistant, MultiplyMii, Somewhere, row by row.
Row	RemoteHire.phRemoteHire.ph	Remote Staff	Wing Assistant	MultiplyMii	Somewhere
What you pay	$19 or $39/mo	Hourly, all-in	$699–999/mo	$1,600+/mo all-in	% of salary · reported, not on their own site
No cut of what you pay	Yes.	No.	Partly.	Partly.	Partly.
Your freelancer keeps	100%	“Zero recruitment fee” for workers; what the worker receives out of your rate is not published.	Undisclosed: the split between your monthly fee and the assistant's pay is not published.	None stated for workers; the exact salary split inside the monthly figure is theirs to manage as employer of record.	Not stated; a recruiter's fee is the employer's to pay.
Pay your hire directly	Yes.	No.	No.	Partly.	Yes.
Unlimited hires	Yes.	No. Reported, not on their own site.	No. Reported, not on their own site.	No. Reported, not on their own site.	No. Reported, not on their own site.
Unlimited messages	Yes.	Not stated on their site.	Partly.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.
Unlimited job posts	Yes.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.
Up to 5 people included	Yes.	Not stated on their site.	Partly.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.
Contracts included	Yes.	Partly.	Not stated on their site.	Partly.	Not stated on their site.
Invoices included	Yes.	Partly.	Not stated on their site.	Partly.	Not stated on their site.
Time tracking included	Yes.	Yes.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.
Browse full profiles free	Yes.	Yes.	No.	No.	No.
Freelancer ID checked	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Not stated on their site.	Yes.
Tool certifications	Yes.	Partly.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.
Video introductions	Yes.	No.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Partly.
Public profile scores	Yes.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.
Background information	Yes.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.
No screenshots or monitoring	Yes.	No.	No.	Not stated on their site.	Not stated on their site.
No off-platform ban	Yes.	No.	No.	Partly.	Yes.
No bidding	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.	Yes.
Built for the Philippines	Yes.	Yes.	No.	Yes.	No.

means partly, or not stated on their own pages · Checked 30 Aug 2026 · every mark sourced

One by one

What hiring actually costs

This page compares what the platforms do. The cost calculator compares what a year of hiring costs on each, at your own spend, including what the freelancer keeps: Premium is $39/month or $228/year, and the arithmetic for everyone else is worked from the same sourced figures.

Work out the cost at your spend

Every figure on this page was read from each company's own published pages on 30 Aug 2026; each comparison page links the exact sources.

Questions

Why are the agencies in a separate group?: Because their monthly figures include the worker's pay. Wing's $699 a month buys you a working assistant; our $39 a month buys you the platform and you pay your hire separately. Putting those in one ranked list would make the cheapest number look like the cheapest hire, which it is not.
Is this comparison fair?: Every claim on this page carries the URL it was read from and the date it was checked (30 Aug 2026). Where a company does not publish something, the cell shows a dash rather than inventing an answer, and each competitor page includes a section on when they are the better choice.
What do the marks mean here?: A green check means the company's own pages state the thing. A red cross means their own pages state the opposite. A gray dash means it is only partly true, or their pages do not say. Partly and not-stated look the same on purpose, because a table of five different glyphs reads as a key rather than an answer; the difference is never lost, though. Each comparison page spells out what the company actually said, row by row, with the source linked.
Who owns the relationship with the person I hire?: Here, you do, from the first message: contact details unlock with the subscription and nothing bans working together anywhere. On the big marketplaces the platform owns it: Upwork bans off-platform payment for two years and prices the buy-out at 13.5% of the freelancer's annual rate, and Freelancer.com's terms carry a 30% penalty. With managed agencies, the agency employs the person.