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Clear pricing, from one hire to many

One flat fee per person, set by their salary. Every plan includes our full on-the-ground team in India.

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Employer of Record

We become the legal employer of your team in India. You choose the people and direct their work, and we handle contracts, payroll, compliance and HR.

Standard

Employ people in India without your own entity. One flat monthly fee per person, set by their salary.

What's included

  • A named HR manager in India who looks after your team
  • Employment contracts that follow Indian labour law
  • Payroll and tax filings, done every month
  • Insurance for every employee, plus a tax-saving benefits card
  • Laptops delivered, set up and collected
  • Get invoiced in 15 currencies, including USD, EUR and GBP
  • Your IP stays yours. Misclassification risk is ours.

Good to know

  • $0 for setup, onboarding and offboarding
  • 1% FX markup, no markup on salaries
  • Laptops and insurance billed at cost
  • Deposit of 2 months' salary plus fee, so your team is always paid on time

Salary up to $12,700

$99 per employee/month

Salary $12,700–$79,200

$199 per employee/month

Salary above $79,200

$399 per employee/month

Enterprise

For larger teams that need custom terms.

What's included

  • One contract for employees, contractors and interns
  • We set up your own Indian entity when you're ready
  • No lock-in: move your team over in 60–90 days
  • Written service levels, with credits if we miss them

Terms

  • Negotiable terms on liability, audits, data and billing
  • SOC 2, insurance and references within 5 days
  • Monthly compliance reports and quarterly reviews

Pricing

Custom built around your team and terms

Contractor of Record

Work with true contractors in India, with classification checked and the liability on us. We handle agreements, invoices, tax and payouts.

Contractors

Pay contractors in India, compliantly, without your own entity.

What's included

  • Compliant contractor agreements
  • Classification checked for every contractor
  • GST and TDS handled, with tax documents
  • Every invoice checked before payout
  • Contractors paid the next working day
  • Misclassification risk is ours
  • Move them to employees when you're ready

Good to know

  • 1% FX markup

Per payment

6% of each payout to your contractor

Managed HR and Payroll

Keep your Indian entity and hand us the payroll and HR work. We run monthly payroll, statutory filings and day-to-day HR, billed in rupees.

Managed HR and Payroll

Already have an Indian entity? Hand us your payroll and HR.

What's included

  • Monthly payroll on our platform
  • PF, ESI, TDS and other payroll filings
  • Payslips, Form 16 and tax declarations
  • Employee app and admin portal
  • A shared HR manager for day-to-day HR, from onboarding to exits

Good to know

  • Billed in rupees, plus applicable taxes
  • Buy payroll on its own if you prefer
  • Equipment and benefits at MRP, no markup

Starting from

$11 per employee/month

Recruitment

Hire on your own with Mira, our AI recruiting assistant, or let our recruiters run the search for you. Either way, you choose who joins.

Mira AI

New

Your AI hiring assistant. Start free, then pay only for the work Mira does.

What Mira does

  • Scores every resume against the role
  • Answers your requests in Slack or chat
  • Writes or rewrites job descriptions
  • Summarises interviews and drafts scorecards
  • Setup, integrations, Slack updates and pipeline views

Good to know

  • Never charged for a failed action
  • Each resume is scored once per role
  • A typical role uses about 1,000 credits ($10)
  • Run out? Paid actions pause; your pipeline keeps working

1 credit = $0.01. Free credits expire after 60 days, purchased credits after 12 months. Prices in USD, excluding applicable taxes.

Free

$0 to start

  • $30 in credits (3,000) on every new account
  • Enough for about 3 roles end to end
  • Valid for 60 days

Pay as you go

From $10 top up any amount

  • 10% bonus credits on $500
  • 20% bonus credits on $2,000
  • Optional auto-recharge

Bespoke Recruitment

Our recruiters find your hire. You pay only when they join.

What's included

  • Wisemonk recruiters handle sourcing and scheduling
  • Expert recruiters and our own candidate database
  • First shortlist in about 3 weeks
  • 86% of the candidates we present get interviewed
  • Your hire can go straight onto EOR

Good to know

  • No hire, no fee. Invoiced on the joining date
  • Free replacement within 90 days*
  • Not replaced in 60 days? Credit usable for 12 months

Success fee of 10–15% of first-year fixed pay, set by salary band; equity, variable pay and employer contributions are excluded. *If your hire resigns or is let go for cause, once per placement. Plus taxes.

Fixed pay below $12,700

10% e.g. $9,500 → $950

Fixed pay $12,700–$79,200

12.5% e.g. $31,700 → $3,960

Fixed pay above $79,200

15% e.g. $95,000 → $14,200

Add-ons

Laptops, insurance, benefits, offices and background checks for any plan, from providers we vet and manage. One contract, one invoice.

Add-ons

Add these to any plan. We run the vendors, so you deal with one company.

What's included

  • Laptops delivered, set up, stored and collected
  • Insurance chosen for each employee from the whole market
  • Benefits cards, wellness and gifting
  • Offices and co-working across India
  • Background checks
  • Training and travel

Good to know

  • One contract and one invoice for all of it

Laptops and insurance

At MRP no markup

Equipment and benefits

At MRP no markup

Offices, checks, training and travel

On request priced for your city and team

Testimonial

What our customers say

Founders, Leaders and HR heads of fast growing startups across US, Europe, SEA and Oceania trust our services to manage their India teams.

Saurabh Sharma

Saurabh Sharma

Chief Marketing Officer at Onereach, USA

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.

Tak Yamamoto

President at Red Hill Technology Solutions, Inc.

Red Hill Technology Solutions has run its India engineering team on Wisemonk for the past year and a half. They handle payroll and benefits end to end, so I can offer my employees good health insurance without having to master the idiosyncrasies of Indian benefits myself. Payroll cutoff reminders arrive every month before I need them, and off-cycle bonus runs have never been a problem. Even equipment purchasing, a real headache for a US company shipping to Indian addresses, is as simple as telling them what I need. Exchange rates are fair and the pricing is transparent.

Deepika Elumalai, our point of contact, ties it all together. Whatever comes up, she pulls in the right people and sees it through. For any US company building a team in India, Wisemonk is an easy recommendation.

José Enrique Montero Pérez

José Enrique Montero Pérez

CEO at EOM-Energy O&M Services, USA

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.

Frank Menes

Founder & CEO at Senem RFP

We came across Wisemonk and met with the CEO and staff to explain our situation, and were very impressed with their customer-focused approach to their business. Wisemonk onboarded all of my employees in one or two days. They paid my employees' salaries on the day after my payment cleared. Needless to say, my employees and I were very satisfied with their service then and remain so over a year later. We are an American company, so I was very happy to see that they have a US bank account where I can make ACH payments to minimize bank charges. All salary payments are timely. They worked directly with my employees to enroll them in the health care program and explain any coverage-related issues. The best part is that we get to work with a dedicated person assigned to our company. I would highly recommend Wisemonk and think of them as our Indian HR department.

Mandan M Sharma

CEO at The Humble Bucks LLC

As the CEO of The Humble Bucks LLC, I had a great experience working with Wisemonk.io. They made our hiring process in India smooth, efficient, and cost-effective. We were assigned a dedicated recruiter who helped us find and hire three EOR employees at a very competitive price.
Beyond hiring, Wisemonk’s support team was extremely helpful in managing important operational logistics. They assisted us with coordinating meeting-related needs, including flight tickets, employee laptops, and other practical requirements, which saved us significant time and effort.
Overall, Wisemonk has been a reliable partner for The Humble Bucks LLC. Their combination of recruiting support, EOR services, and hands-on operational assistance made the entire experience seamless. I would recommend Wisemonk to any company looking to hire and manage employees in India with confidence.

Monika Russell

CFO at Minehub, Canada

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.

Dan Sampson

Dan Sampson

Head of Engineering at Cobu, USA

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.

Krishna Ramachandran

Krishna Ramachandran

Co-founder at Onform, USA

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.

Gear Fisher

Gear Fisher

Co-founder at Onform, USA

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!

Sinead Vidler

Sinead Vidler

Talent Lead & People Partner at Fuse AI, UK

I am very pleased with the partnership we have with Wisemonk. They are very quick at responding to queries and I have enjoyed working with them and appreciate their support.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an employer of record in India?
An employer of record (EOR) legally employs your team member in India on your behalf. It handles the employment contract, payroll, tax filings, statutory benefits and compliance, so you can hire in India without setting up a local entity. Our guide to employer of record in India covers how it works, what it costs and when an entity makes more sense.
Why is there a 2-month deposit?
It backs the payroll guarantee, so your team is always paid on time, and each employee can see it in their portal.
Do you mark up salaries or currency exchange?
Not on salaries. Currency exchange is 1% over the mid-market rate. You pay a flat fee, and laptops and insurance are billed at cost.
Who owns the work my team creates?
You do. Your IP is assigned to you in every contract.
Can I give my team stock options?
Yes, from your parent company. We handle the Indian tax.
How fast can we start?
As soon as the contract is signed.
What if we want our own Indian entity later?
We set it up and move your team over, with their tenure intact.
What happens if someone leaves?
We handle notice, exit and final settlement for you.

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