Plane

Name

Plane

Legal name

Pilot Platform Inc.

Website

https://plane.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plane operates an API-first global payroll, HR, and compliance platform serving fast-growing companies. It unifies US employee payroll, international contractor management across 240+ countries, and EOR hiring in 100+ countries. The platform features agent-native architecture with native MCP support for Claude and ChatGPT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Payroll and HR Software

akta.pro primary industry

Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Payroll (FSAMAKAB)

Keywords

• Global payroll software
• Contractor management
• Employer of record
• HRIS platform
• Payroll compliance automation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contractor Payroll Management: Per-contractor pricing at $39/month for managing global contractors. Covers payment processing, compliance, and contractor management in 240+ countries.
2. US Employee Payroll: Per-US-employee pricing at $19/month for domestic employee payroll processing, tax compliance, and HRIS features.
3. Employer of Record (EOR): Per-EOR-hire pricing at $499/month covering international employment, full compliance, benefits administration, and local employment contracts in 100+ countries.
4. HRIS Platform: Included at no additional cost across all plans. Unified HRIS for all worker types including onboarding, PTO management, and team reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Plane is an API-first global payroll, HR, and compliance platform that unifies US employee payroll, international contractor management in 240+ countries, and Employer of Record (EOR) services in 100+ countries within a single system. It provides an open API, CLI, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) support that allows AI agents and software to read payroll data, write changes, and trigger payroll runs, positioning itself as payroll infrastructure for the "agentic era."

Product overview

Plane is a unified global payroll, HR, and compliance platform designed for the 'agentic era.' The platform operates as a modular system centered on the Core Platform, with integrated products for Payroll, Contractors, EOR (Employer of Record), Contracts, Benefits, and Expense Management. Additional features include HRIS (at no cost), Plane Agent (AI teammate in beta), and Plane Balance. The platform supports contractors in 240+ countries and employees in 100+ countries, routing international payments through local rails for faster settlement and lower fees. API-first architecture with open API, CLI, and MCP support enables automation with AI agents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plane Agent: AI-powered teammate that sits in Slack to answer payroll and HR questions, run reports, and handle routine back-office tasks.
• Plane Balance

Products and services

• Core Platform The foundational Plane platform that unifies global HR, payroll, and compliance for contractors and employees, serving as the central interface for all worker management. For fast-growing companies hiring from launch to IPO.
• Payroll Automated payroll processing for U.S. employees at $19 per employee per month, including state payroll tax registration when hiring in new states, QuickBooks journal entry automation, and tax compliance.
• Contractors Global contractor management supporting payments in 240+ countries with local payment rails, contractor-friendly exchange rates, compliance automation (W-8/W-9), and direct-to-bank-account payments at $39 per contractor per month.
• EOR (Employer of Record) Employer of Record service enabling companies to hire international employees in 100+ countries without establishing local entities at $499 per EOR hire per month, including full compliance, locally compliant contracts, benefits administration, and employer tax/security deposit handling.
• Contracts Contract generation and management with locally compliant agreements built around how each worker operates and where they live, supporting fixed or hourly rates and custom payment schedules.
• Benefits Employee benefits administration and management integrated into the Plane platform for domestic and international employees.
• Expense Management Expense tracking and management module for employees and contractors integrated within the Plane platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced payment processing time from hours to 10 minutes per month for contractors
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Plaid Technologies, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationPlaid provides data aggregation services, enabling Plane to securely access and transmit user financial data from financial institutions. Users grant Plane and Plaid the right to access and transmit personal and financial information for bank account verification and payment processing.
• Dwolla, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationDwolla provides the payment infrastructure for ACH origination and bank account transfers on Plane's platform. Users may be required to open a Dwolla Platform account to access payment functionality. Funds are held by Dwolla's financial institution partners.
• dLocal Corp. LLPcoreTechnology or IntegrationdLocal processes international payments to contractors in certain countries. Enables Plane to offer local currency payments and domestic bank transfers in supported regions. Users authorize Plane to share personal information with dLocal for payment processing.
• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting automation integration - Plane's accounting automation prepares journal entries for QuickBooks after every payroll run, enabling seamless financial record-keeping for customers.
• Claude (Anthropic)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationNative MCP (Model Context Protocol) support enabling Claude AI assistant to interact with Plane's payroll API, allowing AI agents to read payroll data, write changes, and trigger payroll runs directly.
• ChatGPT (OpenAI)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationNative MCP support enabling ChatGPT to connect to Plane's platform, allowing AI agents to execute payroll tasks and access payroll data programmatically.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deel: Deel is the leading global payroll and EOR platform, offering contractor management in 150+ countries and EOR in 100+ countries with a similar pricing and feature model to Plane. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor across Plane's contractor, US payroll, and EOR SKUs.
• Remote: Remote provides global HR, EOR, and contractor management with owned local entities in 80+ countries, competing directly with Plane on the EOR value proposition. Its owned-entity model contrasts with Plane's partner-rail approach but addresses the same buyer need.
• Rippling: Rippling unifies HR, payroll, IT, and spend management on a single platform for US and global employees, directly competing with Plane's unified payroll + HRIS positioning. Rippling's deeper IT and spend modules make it a frequent competitor in mid-market deals.
• Gusto: Gusto is a leading US payroll, HR, and benefits platform with a growing international footprint via its own EOR offering. It competes most directly with Plane on US employee payroll and HRIS, and increasingly on contractor and EOR pricing.
• Papaya Global: Papaya Global provides a global payroll and EOR platform with automation and compliance focus, targeting the same enterprise and fast-growing mid-market segments as Plane. Its automation-first positioning is thematically close to Plane's API-first pitch.
• Oyster HR: Oyster HR offers EOR, contractor management, and global hiring tools targeting distributed companies — a near-direct overlap with Plane's EOR and contractor products. It is a frequent direct comparison in mid-market EOR deals.
• Globalization Partners: Globalization Partners is an established EOR provider with owned entities in 180+ countries, often competing in mid-market and enterprise EOR deals where Plane also pitches. It represents the legacy, high-touch counterpart to Plane's API-first approach.

Emerging players

• Multiplier: Multiplier is a fast-growing EOR and global payroll provider competing on price and geographic breadth. It overlaps meaningfully with Plane's contractor and EOR SKUs and is a typical competitor in cost-sensitive segments.

Broad incumbents

• ADP: ADP is the dominant US payroll and HR incumbent with global payroll and EOR via ADP TotalSource. It is a broad incumbent rather than a direct disruptor, but competes in almost every enterprise payroll RFP Plane enters.
• Workday: Workday provides enterprise HCM, payroll, and global payroll solutions, competing in the upper end of the market where Plane's mid-market and enterprise prospects may also evaluate. It is a broad incumbent rather than a direct SMB competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/usepilot
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/planehr

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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