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Danie Sithole

Consultant · Sithole Attorneys and Sons

31 May 2025

Legal South Africa Used for 1–2 years

2 years in and still happy

We onboarded a developer in Kenya in two days, entity free and compliant. Multiple withdrawal options with visible fees, you choose the trade off yourself. The dashboard shows exactly where every payment sits in the pipeline.

Pros

Payslips banks actually accept; eOR handles PAYE, UIF and leave

JI

James Ismail

Managing Director

11 May 2025

Legal · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Doing okay for our 80 person setup

It works well and charges accordingly. The dollar denominated fees compound when the rand slides. Support is chat first and the first tier reads from scripts.

Pros

Fast cross border hiring

Cons

Exchange spread needs reading

DJ

Danie Johnson

Owner

7 May 2025

Healthcare · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Happy customer in Upington

Our agency pays 15 freelancers across Africa monthly and the whole run takes an hour. The dashboard shows exactly where every payment sits in the pipeline.

Pros

Contracts localised per country

CE

Clinton Erasmus

Financial Manager

7 April 2025

Technology · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Doing okay for our 40 person setup

It works well and charges accordingly. Feature releases land US first, our corner catches up later.

Pros

Payslips banks actually accept; tax forms per jurisdiction handled

Cons

Exchange spread needs reading

KV

Kevin Van der Merwe

Winelands Print Holdings

10 February 2025

Media & Marketing · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Doing okay for our 22 person setup

The product is smooth and the pricing is layered. Support is chat first and the first tier reads from scripts. Compliance documents get collected and chased by the platform, not by me.

Pros

One invoice instead of many wires; fast cross border hiring

Cons

Chat first support with scripts

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Deon Padayachee

Financial Manager · Padayachee Consulting and Sons

10 December 2024

Financial Services · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Doing the job for us in Polokwane

Withdrawal to my local account lands in two days at rates that beat my old wire fees. Multiple withdrawal options with visible fees, you choose the trade off yourself. Rate quotes are shown before you commit a withdrawal, no surprises after. For SA remote workers this is simply how it works now.

Pros

One invoice instead of many wires; free HR tier under 200 staff

Cons

EOR pricing is steep insurance

HC

Hannelie Chetty

Owner · Garden Route Attorneys

17 November 2024

Legal · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Decent fit for a 18 person company

After 3 years the convenience still wins, narrowly some months. The fee schedule has line items that surface at withdrawal time. The exchange spread on withdrawals deserves a careful read.

Cons

Exchange spread needs reading

SA

Shaun Arendse

Freelancer · eMalahleni Consulting

10 September 2024

Financial Services · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Good but not perfect for our Upington team

Reliable platform, support depth varies by day. EOR pricing is honest but steep, entity maths still deserves doing at scale.

Pros

Visible fee choices per withdrawal; clean accounting integrations

Cons

US first feature rollouts

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Elmarie Dlamini

Financial Manager · Benoni Studios Services

15 July 2024

Media & Marketing · 1–10 employees Namibia Used for Less than 6 months

Expected better, Midrand customer

Great until the exception, and the exception was ours. Nobody could say which document triggered the review or when it would end.

Cons

Escalations that repeat the bot