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Shor handles every hire,
every payout, every country.
Run payroll for your international employees and contractors on autopilot. Shor handles the whole process end to end.
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Upcoming Payroll
| Date | Contractor | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 | AM Arjun MehtaMonthly salary | Auto-pay | $4,200.00 |
| Jun 1 | SR Sofia RodriguezMonthly salary | Upcoming | $3,800.00 |
| Jun 1 | AO Amara OkaforMonthly salary | Upcoming | $3,500.00 |
| Jun 3 | WC Wei ChenMilestone | Approve | $6,000.00 |
| Jun 5 | PS Priya SharmaWeekly hours | Scheduled | $2,150.00 |
Account Balance
$48,312.50
3.2%vs. start of month
Monthly Team Cost
$19,650
8%$21,380 prev 30 days
Recent Transactions
| Date | Transaction | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | Wire deposit | Completed | +$25,000.00 |
| May 16 | AMArjun Mehta | Completed | -$4,200.00 |
| May 16 | SRSofia Rodriguez | Completed | -$3,800.00 |
| May 15 | Platform fee | Completed | -$95.00 |
| May 14 | AOAmara Okafor | Completed | -$3,500.00 |
Daivik · Co-founder & CEO
Support
A founder gets you started in days, not weeks.
Other platforms hand you a help center and a chatbot. We hand you a Slack channel with one of the founders on call anytime something goes sideways.
- Dedicated Slack channel with a Shor founder, not a support queue
- Bugs and product requests go straight to the team building Shor
- Based in SF? A founder will come onboard you in person
Contracts
Contracts legally reviewed and ready to send.
Start from locally-compliant templates for every engagement type. Country-specific clauses, statutory terms, and the right tax forms baked in.
- Fixed-rate, hourly, milestone, and employee templates
- W-9, W-8BEN, and W-8BEN-E collection built in
- E-signature and countersignature, on every contract
Type
Country
3Terms
4Review
Contractor
Priya Sharma · India
Engagement type
Fixed-rate · USD
Monthly rate
$4,500.00
Start date
April 1, 2026
Payroll
Run payroll once across 100+ currencies.
Shor automatically pulls funds in USD, converts at a disclosed rate, and pays everyone in local currency on pay day.
- Flat 2% FX margin, shown up front
- Withholdings and local tax filings handled per country
- Auto-funding before payday so funds land on time
Total payroll
$12,550
Prefunded
$12,550
Priya Sharma
India · ₹375,390
$4,500
Ready
Juan Dela Cruz
Philippines · ₱108,420
$1,950
Ready
Adebayo Okonkwo
Nigeria · ₦5,120,000
$3,200
Ready
Mariana Silva
Brazil · R$14,700
$2,900
Ready
Transparency
Nothing hidden in the invoice.
No setup fees. No hidden FX markup. No invoice surprises. The price you see is the price you pay.
- Every line item exposed: gross, FX, fees
- Flat 2% FX margin, no hidden spread
- Review full cost before any approval
Cost breakdown · payroll preview
Gross · 14 peopleUSD 62,400.00
Local taxes (withheld)USD 9,360.00
Shor fee · flatUSD 299.00
You payUSD 72,059.00
No markup on FX
Pricing
See your price before you commit.
Contractor, your entity, or ours. The price you see is the price you pay.
Contractor
Compliant contracts, fast payments
$19
per person / month
Employee · Your entity
Your local entity, our payroll engine
$60
per person / month
Employee · EOR
We are the legal employer in their country
$299
per person / month
Get started
Three ways to hire.
Pick the engagement that matches the role. Independent contractor, full-time employee through us, or through an entity you already own.
Hire a contractor
Draft a compliant contract in any country, collect the right tax forms, and send the first payment the same day.
Start a contractHire a full-time employee
Shor becomes the legal employer in their country, handles statutory benefits and taxes, and onboards them in 7-14 business days.
Set up EORRun payroll on your own entity
Already have a local entity? Keep it. We run gross-to-net, statutory filings, and remittance on top of it from $50/month per employee.
Set up managed payrollWant to talk it through first? Talk to a founder and they'll walk you through it.
InfrastructureMoney moves at internet speed.
Money moves at internet speed.
Here's how.
Your team has the money in minutes, not the three business days legacy banking takes. Here's what happens behind the scenes.
Step 01 · Fund
Fund from your bank
USDACHWire
Step 02 · Settle
Instant settlement layer
24/7 settlement< 3 min
Step 03 · Payout
Local-currency payout
100+ currenciesUPISEPAPIX
<3 minEmployer-to-worker payout, once your account is funded.
24/7Weekends, holidays, and time zones included.
2%FX margin, disclosed on every receipt. The rate you see is what you pay.
Coverage
Global reach.
Contractors in 150+ countries, employees in 27. Everyone paid in their own currency, wherever they actually live.
Shor · Origin
Employee markets
Contractor countries
150+Countries you can pay contractors in.
27Live employee markets across Asia, LATAM, Africa, the Middle East & Europe.
100+Local currencies your team can be paid in.
$0Setup fees. Start paying your team on day one.
Frequently asked
Questions founders ask us first.
The things you'd ask on a 30-minute intro call. Direct answers.
How is Shor different from Deel or Remote?
Three places where the difference is real:
Price. Standard EOR is $299/month per employee. Deel and Remote charge $599. We charge half. Region-based pricing means you pay the real cost of operating in each country, not a flat enterprise rate.
Support. A founder is in your Slack, not a ticket queue. When something breaks, you talk to the person who can actually fix it.
Transparency. Flat 2% FX margin disclosed on every receipt. No setup fees, no minimums, no annual lock-ins. Month-to-month with 30-day cancellation. No buried spread, no enterprise tactics.
Full side-by-side at docs.shorpay.com/pricing.
What countries do you support?
Contractors: almost anywhere we can legally send money. The only exclusions are OFAC-sanctioned regions.
Full-time employees (EOR): 27 live markets across Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. New markets each quarter.
Live list at docs.shorpay.com/platform/global-coverage. If your country isn't on it, ask. We fast-track markets for committed customers.
Should I hire a contractor or a full-time employee?
Contractor: independent worker with their own tools and schedule. Simpler onboarding, lower cost, paid hourly, by milestone, or on a retainer. No statutory benefits.
EOR: full-time employee. Shor legally employs them in their country and handles statutory benefits, tax withholding, and country-specific severance.
If you already own an entity in their country, you can employ them through it and have us run the payroll. Same classification, lower cost.
Misclassification creates real tax and legal liability. If you are not sure which applies, ask us before you send the contract and we will recommend the right classification for that country and role.
How fast can I get started?
Sign up and start in minutes, no call required. Most founders run their first payroll within their first week with us.
Contractors typically onboard same-day. Full-time EOR employees take 7–14 business days. That's the local statutory registration timeline, not us being slow.
Hiring full-time or running payroll on your own entity? Book a call and a founder will walk you through it. You'll talk to Daivik directly.
What about compliance?
You don't have to think about it. Localized contracts that update as laws change, statutory benefits and withholdings per country, KYC/KYB on every account, and AML/sanctions screening on every payment.
US tax form collection (W-9, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E) and year-end 1099 filing are included.
If something comes up, a founder picks up the phone.
Can I bring my own entity?
Yes, and it's the cheapest way to hire with us. $50–$60 per employee per month depending on the country, versus $299–$449 for EOR. Hiring in the UK on your own entity is $60 instead of $449.
You keep the entity and stay the legal employer. We run gross-to-net payroll, statutory filings, and tax remittance on top of it, in the same dashboard as the rest of your team.
Live in 15 of our 27 employee markets today. Pick your country in the pricing section to see the exact rate.
Is there a trial or commitment required?
Month-to-month, 30-day cancellation. No setup fees, no lock-ins. The only commitment is the contracts you sign with your team.
For EOR employees, termination follows local labor law. Statutory notice and severance vary by country.
Ready when you are
Try Shor today.
No setup feesNo lock-inOnboarded by a founder