Hire and scale teams across India with trusted EOR experts managing compliant payroll, taxes, statutory requirements, and HR operations end-to-end.
If the engagement resembles full-time work, Indian tax authorities can reclassify it retroactively. Backdated PF, ESI, and income tax penalties compound every month. An EOR converts that exposure into fully compliant employment from day one.
Skip the 6–12 months it takes to set up a legal entity. With Wisemonk, you can extend an offer today, sign a compliant contract this week, and have your new hire on payroll within days.
PF, ESI, gratuity, health insurance, and statutory leave are handled end-to-end. Your team gets the same benefits a top Indian employer would offer, without you running an HR back office.
Bring on full-time employees in India without registering a private limited company or navigating local labour law. Wisemonk is the legal employer; you direct the work.
Validate the market with 2–5 hires before deciding whether to set up your own entity. If you do, we hand over the team and the records with zero disruption.
Backdated tax liabilities, contractor misclassification, and permanent establishment exposure are the most common risks companies face when hiring in India. We eliminate all of them. Every hire is fully compliant from their first day.
AI powers our payroll, compliance tracking, and document workflows so our team isn't buried in operations. The result is faster onboarding, faster payroll cycles, and more time spent on what actually matters, your employees.
We treat your team the way you would if you were on the ground. Every person hired through Wisemonk gets an assigned HR business partner, locally relevant benefits and regional holiday calendars.
100+ founders from companies across the US, UK, and Europe are active in our private Slack community. They share playbooks on scaling India teams, compare compensation benchmarks, and help each other navigate the same challenges you are facing.
These are not aspirations. These are operational benchmarks we've maintained across 300+ companies and 2,000+ employees.
On-time payroll, every cycle, every employee
Compliance penalties or misclassification incidents
Response time from your assigned HRBP
Consolidated invoice per month with full cost visibility
Global platforms spread across 150+ countries. India is one of many markets for them. For us, India is the only market, and that depth shows up in every part of the service.
| Feature | Wisemonk | Deel / Remote / Rippling / G-P |
|---|---|---|
| India specialist? | Yes. India-only with our own legal entity | No. India is one of 150+ countries they cover |
| EOR fee (India) | $99 to $399 per employee per month | $499 to $699 per employee per month |
| India entity owned? | Yes. Fully owned legal entity in India | Varies. Some operate through local partners |
| Setup time | 2 to 7 days | 3 to 7 days, platform-first onboarding |
| Local HR support | Assigned India HRBP for your team | Platform-based support with limited local presence |
| Insurance | Customizable at the individual level. Plans tailored to each employee’s needs | Standardized group plans with limited flexibility |
| Equipment procurement | Included, sourced locally. Cost-effective because we know India’s vendor landscape | Available as a paid add-on, often at higher markups |
| Best for | Global Companies focused on hiring in India | Companies hiring across 10+ countries simultaneously |
| EOR to entity transition | Full migration support when you’re ready to set up your own India entity | Limited. Most require you to manage the transition independently |
Here's exactly where your responsibility ends and ours begins.
Fully compliant across all 28 Indian states, no contractor grey areas
A named HRBP for onboarding, queries, and ongoing needs
PF, ESI, TDS, professional tax, gratuity, with audit-ready records
State-specific policies, legally compliant, ready from day one
Health, accident, life, and flexible allowances
Notice periods, final settlements, gratuity, experience letters, asset recovery
Laptops, monitors, sourced locally and delivered to their door
Clean migration of employees, compliance, and payroll to your own India entity
No one should have to send an email for a payslip or a compliance report. Our portals give every stakeholder direct access to what they need.
Track payroll, compliance status, contracts, and statutory filings for your entire India team in one place.
Payslips, tax documents, benefits enrollment, and leave policies, all accessible without having to ask HR.
Invoice creation, submission, contract visibility, and payment tracking in one simple dashboard.
Simple pricing for compliant hiring and employee management. Built for startups, scaleups, and enterprises expanding into India.
Comprehensive local employment solution
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Custom solutions for enterprise-scale operations
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Founders, Leaders and HR heads of fast growing startups across US, Europe, SEA and Oceania trust our services to manage their India teams.
The Wisemonk team played a key role in helping us hire for specialized B2B SaaS marketing skills. We were able to build the team within four months, and hire experienced professionals from Tier 1/major B2B SaaS brands. This includes SEO, digital marketing, business development, product marketing, content marketing, and GTM roles. They are a great partner providing integrated services for EOR and recruitment/hiring and I’d recommend them to any B2B SaaS vendor.
We've been using WiseMonk to support our India team for the past six months, and the experience has been excellent. They've handled everything from payroll and statutory compliance to equipment procurement and benefits enrollment — all with a level of responsiveness and professionalism that makes managing a remote India team from Canada feel seamless. Nileena and the team are always quick to reply and proactive about flagging anything we need to know. We'd happily recommend WiseMonk to other companies looking to hire and manage talent in India.
Wisemonk is a key partner for EOM-Energy O&M Services, playing an essential role in supporting our operations. Their seamless payment solutions make transactions not only simple and fast but also reliable. The team’s responsiveness, professionalism, and proactive approach give us complete confidence in every interaction. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration, using Wisemonk both for Employer of Record services and for recruitment support, to help us expand our team in India in the short and medium term.
Process was professional & very smooth. We've worked with Wisemonk to source developers in India and it's worked incredibly well for us. We are very pleased with the talent of the developers and the Wisemonk process was professional and very smooth. We highly recommend using Wisemonk for talent sourcing!
I'm very Happy that I discovered Wisemonk. They have been a pure pleasure to work with, and their attention to detail is impressive. They helped us understand their pricing model, find top-qualified individuals, interview them, and then onboard them. I gave them criteria for the type of people we sought, and they delivered. The individuals they were able to find have been some of the best engineers I have ever worked with. I recommend Wisemonk to anyone who is in need of staffing assistance.
I highly recommend them. Wisemonk helped us tap into the vibrant and top-notch Indian talent market and hire our first couple of founding engineers in record time. We've been able to accelerate our roadmap and deliver terrific value to our customers thanks to Wisemonk's efforts. They are easy to work with and very transparent about the process. I highly recommend them to any company looking for talent located in India.
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