What Agility EOR does

Agility EOR is a UK-headquartered, privately-held Employer of Record provider (legal entity: Agility EOR Limited, registered in England and Wales, company number 14277130) that enables companies to hire employees in foreign countries without establishing local legal entities. Founded in 2023 by Daniel Masters, Sam Barnes and Scott Winter — operators who previously helped build one of the first global EOR businesses — the firm operates a service-first, human-delivered model covering 120+ countries, with a stated emphasis on consultative support over platform automation. The company is registered at 124 City Road, London, with a main trading office in Solihull, and runs a lean team of 11–50 people organised around sales, account management, global support, and finance/operations.

The core product is the EOR service itself, under which Agility EOR acts as the legal employer, handling payroll, tax compliance, benefits administration, contracts and local employment law adherence. This is delivered alongside a proprietary EOR Portal for client self-service of onboarding, payroll, absences and contract changes. The product surface has been expanded with four add-on modules: Market Entry & Expansion, EOR Switching & Consolidation, Employee Relocation, and Contractor-to-Employee Conversion. A library of downloadable country employment guides across 29+ jurisdictions supports a content-led demand generation engine, complemented by an active social presence and a demo-request-led sales motion.

Agility EOR monetises through a quote-based subscription model with monthly management fees per onboarded employee; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct and consultative, led by co-founder Sam Barnes, targeting business founders undertaking first international hires and HR professionals managing global workforces. Distribution is entirely direct — no resellers, marketplaces or channel partners — and the company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investors. Recent strategic activity has centred on regulatory licensing (German AÜG licence obtained October 2025) and product breadth, while the company holds Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications and operates the Agility® registered trademark.

Name

Agility EOR

Legal name

Agility EOR Limited

Website

https://agilityeor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agility EOR is a UK-headquartered, bootstrapped Employer of Record provider founded in 2023, enabling companies to hire, payroll and manage employees across 120+ countries without setting up local entities, delivered via a service-led model with an in-house EOR portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employer of Record Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Professional Employer Organizations (56133), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Employer of Record (EOR) Services (BPACAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL), HRIS/HCM Implementation & EOR Platform Services (BPACAHAJ), Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Payroll (FSAMAKAB), Agent of Record (AOR) for Staffing & Payrolling (BPACAHAF), Employee Onboarding & Offboarding Administration (BPAAAIAA)

Keywords

• Employer of record
• International payroll services
• Global employment compliance
• Employee relocation services
• Contractor to employee conversion

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employer of Record Services: Monthly management fee model for EOR services including payroll processing, HR support, benefits administration, and compliance management. Clients pay a recurring fee for each employee onboarded through the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Agility EOR provides Employer of Record (EOR) services that allow companies to legally employ workers in 120+ countries without setting up local entities, taking on responsibility for payroll, tax compliance, benefits administration, and local employment contracts. The company complements its human-delivered service with a proprietary cloud-based EOR Portal for tracking onboarding, submitting payroll, and managing absences and contract changes, and offers adjacent services for market entry, EOR consolidation, employee relocation, and contractor-to-employee conversion.

Product overview

Agility EOR offers a unified Employer of Record platform combined with human-delivered services. The core offering is the Employer of Record (EOR) service, supported by an internal EOR Portal that enables clients to track onboarding, submit payroll, and manage workforce administration. Additional modules include Market Entry & Expansion (for entering new countries), EOR Switching and Consolidation (for provider transitions), Employee Relocation (for cross-border moves), and Contractor to Employee Conversion (for compliance-safe conversions). The company also provides Country Employment Guides as informational resources across 29+ countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, UAE, and UK. The service model emphasizes human support over fully automated solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employer of Record (EOR) Core service enabling companies to hire employees in foreign countries without establishing local legal entities. Agility EOR acts as the legal employer and handles payroll, tax compliance, benefits administration, and local employment contracts on behalf of the client.
• Market Entry & Expansion Guided service for companies entering new international markets, providing local hiring without entity setup, compliance management, and onboarding support for new hires.
• EOR Switching and Consolidation Service enabling companies to consolidate multiple EOR providers into a single relationship, including transition management, contract reassignment, and ongoing compliance support.
• Employee Relocation Support service for relocating employees across countries, including managing new employment structures, local compliance, contracts, benefits, and onboarding in the destination country.
• Contractor to Employee Conversion Service helping companies safely convert contractors to employees in compliance with local laws, including worker classification assessment, structured transition, and misclassification risk reduction.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% payroll accuracy
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• WorkMotion: Berlin-based global EOR platform serving European and international clients hiring abroad. Most direct regional peer given shared European focus, similar mid-market target buyer, and overlapping country coverage including Germany.
• Oyster HR: Global EOR and talent acquisition platform focused on international hiring for distributed teams. Directly comparable in target segment (mid-market companies hiring abroad) and in offering EOR alongside complementary employer services.
• Remote: Global EOR, contractor management, and international payroll provider targeting businesses hiring across borders. Direct competitor offering EOR services across 80+ countries with similar mid-market and enterprise positioning.
• Globalization Partners: Established global EOR provider with 187+ country coverage and long-standing enterprise customer base. Closest peer in terms of traditional EOR model with substantial overlap in target customers and service scope.
• Velocity Global: Established global EOR provider with services across 185+ countries. Comparable in target customer (mid-market and enterprise hiring abroad) and traditional EOR service model emphasizing in-country compliance expertise.
• Elements Global Services: Established EOR and global employment services provider with comparable service-first positioning and country coverage. Direct competitor particularly relevant to Agility's emphasis on human-delivered service over platform automation.
• Papaya Global: Global workforce management platform combining EOR, payroll, and contractor management. Direct competitor in EOR with comparable enterprise focus and similar integrated platform-plus-services model.
• Deel: Global EOR and contractor management platform serving businesses hiring internationally without entities. Most direct competitor to Agility EOR with comparable country coverage, target buyer (HR leaders, founders), and core service scope.
• Multiplier: Global EOR, contractor management, and international payroll platform targeting fast-growing businesses. Direct competitor in the mid-market EOR space with comparable pricing model and country coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Rippling: Unified workforce management platform offering EOR as part of a broader HR, payroll, IT, and finance suite. Competes with Agility in EOR but as part of a much wider platform, often at larger customer sizes and with deeper integration requirements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AgilityEor
• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Agility-EOR/61563567755291
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agility-eor

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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