Remote cuts Employer of Record price to $599, launches startup discount
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Remote's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Employer of Record price decreased from $699 to $599 per employee/month; Equity plan (From $39/month) removed from pricing page; Social Purpose 15% discount program for social-purpose organizations removed; Remote for Startups 15% discount added: 15% off Employer of Record and Contractor Management for first 12 months (pre-seed/seed/Series A). Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount added, price decrease, discount removed, plan removed) with a downward direction. The current page lists Payroll at $29, Contractor Management at $29, Equity at $39, Contractor Management Plus at $99 and Professional Employer Organization at $99.
It lands 280 days after Remote's previous change, "Remote Increases Employer of Record Monthly Price by 4.5% to $699/Employee" (Jan 12, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Remote Introduces Contractor of Record Service at $325/month, Enhancing Direct Engagement and IP Transfer Options" (Jan 12, 2026), "Remote Payroll Pricing Decreases by 42% to $29/Employee/Month" (Jan 12, 2026) and "Remote Expands Contractor Management Coverage to Include 200+ Countries and Territories" (Jan 12, 2026). Remote has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Microsoft, Slack, Google, Asana and Zoom also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Employer of Record, Contractor Management · DiscountAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterRemote for Startups 15% discount
- Employer of Record · Price−14%$699$599 per employee/month
- — · DiscountRemoved
BeforeSocial Purpose 15% discount program for social-purpose organizations
AfterNot listed
- Equity · PlanPlan removed
Equity plan (From $39/month) removed from pricing page
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer of Record, Contractor Management | Discount | Not listed | Remote for Startups 15% discount | Added |
| Employer of Record | Price | $699 | $599 per employee/month | −14% |
| — | Discount | Social Purpose 15% discount program for social-purpose organizations | Not listed | Removed |
| Equity | Plan | Equity plan (From $39/month) removed from pricing page | Plan removed | |
Values as written on Remote's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Remote's pricing page (remote.com) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where employer of record price reads $699 and then $599 per employee/month.
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Remote, pricing history
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingRemote cuts Employer of Record price to $599, launches startup discount · this change
- Jan 12, 2026improvedRemote Increases Employer of Record Monthly Price by 4.5% to $699/Employee
- Jan 12, 2026packagingRemote Introduces Contractor of Record Service at $325/month, Enhancing Direct Engagement and IP Transfer Options
- Jan 12, 2026packagingRemote Payroll Pricing Decreases by 42% to $29/Employee/Month
- Jan 12, 2026improvedRemote Expands Contractor Management Coverage to Include 200+ Countries and Territories
- Jan 22, 2026improvedRemote Expands Contractor Management Coverage to 200+ Countries and Introduces New Plans
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- MicrosoftOct 19Microsoft Speech hides specific LLM models from Voice Live tier headers
- SlackOct 14Slack: Enterprise+ now shows a public price of $45 USD per user/month (billed annually) instead of 'Contact sales…
- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- AsanaOct 12Asana opens Timesheets and Budgets add-on to Starter and Advanced plans
- ZoomSep 28Zoom Events adds $49/month SIP/H.323 room connector for hybrid events
Questions about this change
Did Remote raise prices in October 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 Remote's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Employer of Record: $699 → $599 per employee/month (−14%).
What changed on Remote's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Employer of Record, Contractor Management discount: Not listed → Remote for Startups 15% discount, added; Employer of Record price: $699 → $599 per employee/month (−14%); discount: Social Purpose 15% discount program for social-purpose organizations → Not listed, removed; Equity plan (From $39/month) removed from pricing page. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Remote change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Remote in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Remote Increases Employer of Record Monthly Price by 4.5% to $699/Employee" on Jan 12, 2026; Remote has been tracked since 2024-10-01.