Remote leads our Winter 2026 Best for Tech Companies award. Every winner documents a public API and webhooks. The order is an editorial judgment.
Judged by Robbin Schuchmann · Updated November 2026This award is for software companies that want hiring and payroll data to flow into their own systems. A provider qualifies only if its published documentation shows both a public API and webhooks, so an engineering team can build on it instead of exporting spreadsheets. Five providers qualified for Winter 2026: Remote, Rippling, Deel, Oyster and Papaya Global.
Remote takes first place. Beyond its API and webhooks, it offers an MCP connection for AI tools and Remote IP Guard for intellectual property, and it lists EOR from $599. The order among the five is an editorial judgment, informed by integrations, third-party ratings, published prices and country coverage, so check each entry against your own stack.
Remote documents a public API and webhooks, and adds an MCP connection for AI tools and Remote IP Guard for intellectual property. It has 54 verified integrations in our directory, lists EOR from $599 and holds a 4.5/5 average across 9,325 counted reviews.
Rippling documents an API platform and webhooks, and has 88 verified integrations in our directory, the most on this list. It publishes no EOR price, so a quote is needed, and holds a 4.7/5 average across 23,083 counted reviews.
Deel documents an open API with real-time webhooks and has 46 verified integrations in our directory. It covers 153 countries, lists EOR from $599 and holds a 4.7/5 average across 21,550 counted reviews.
Oyster documents a public API and webhooks. It covers 116 countries, lists EOR from $699 and holds a 4.3/5 average across 2,001 counted reviews.
Papaya Global documents a payments API and webhooks. It covers 163 countries, lists EOR from $499 and holds a 4.4/5 average across 157 counted reviews.
A provider qualifies if its own published documentation shows a public API and webhooks. We record the source page for each. Winners and their order are then chosen by the EOR Overview editorial team, informed by the number of verified integrations in our directory, third-party customer ratings on G2, Trustpilot and Capterra, published entry prices and active country coverage. Ratings are the platforms' own scores and prices are published entry prices. The order is a judgment, not a formula.
Use this list if your team plans to automate onboarding, payroll data or reporting. Read each provider's API documentation for the endpoints you need, confirm the integrations you already use, and check EOR coverage in the countries you hire in. Then ask your top two for a sandbox or a demo. See the winners in every category on the Winter 2026 awards page.
