# Shor

> International payroll, built for founders. Hire your first international employee or contractor at startup speed.

Shor is a Y Combinator-backed international payroll and Employer of Record (EOR) platform built for early-stage founders making their first international hires. Founded in 2024 by Daivik Goel (CEO) and Avi (CTO), with Swapneel as Founding Engineer and Paulina as Founding GTM. Headquartered in the United States.

Compared with Deel and Remote, Shor uses region-based pricing that reflects operating costs by country and provides founder-led support in the customer's Slack channel.

**Pricing**

- Contractor payments: $19/month per contractor (flat global rate, ~150+ countries reachable subject to OFAC sanctions)
- Employer of Record standard markets: $299/month per employee
- Employer of Record premium markets: $449/month per employee (Singapore, Canada, Germany, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom)
- Managed payroll on your own entity ("bring your own entity"): $50–$60/month per employee. $60 tier: India, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, UAE, Germany, United Kingdom. $50 tier: Pakistan, Philippines, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa. The customer stays the legal employer; Shor runs gross-to-net payroll, statutory filings, and tax remittance.
- 2% FX margin disclosed on every receipt
- Month-to-month, 30-day cancellation, no setup fees, no minimums, no annual lock-ins

**Coverage**

- Contractors: any country except OFAC-sanctioned regions (~150+)
- EOR (live markets, 27): India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Canada, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, UAE, Germany, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Managed payroll on a customer-owned entity (15 markets): India, Pakistan, Philippines, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, UAE, Germany, United Kingdom
**Compliance**

- Localized contracts that update as laws change
- Statutory benefits and withholdings handled per country
- KYC/KYB on every account, AML/sanctions screening on every payment
- US tax forms (W-9, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E) collected automatically
- Year-end 1099 filing included

**Why Shor vs. Deel and Remote**

- Standard EOR is roughly half Deel's published price ($299 vs. $599/month per employee) and less than half Remote's published month-to-month price ($699/month per employee), checked September 2026
- Region-based pricing instead of flat global rate
- Disclosed FX margin (2%), not buried spread
- Founder-in-Slack support, not ticket queues
- No setup fees, no minimums, no annual lock-ins
- Bring-your-own-entity published at a list price ($50–$60/month per employee, 15 markets), not gated behind a sales conversation

**Onboarding speed**

- Setup on a single founder call
- Contractors: typically same-day
- EOR full-time employees: 7–14 business days (local statutory registration timeline)

**Team**

- Daivik Goel — Co-founder & CEO
- Avi — Co-founder & CTO
- Swapneel — Founding Engineer
- Paulina — Founding GTM

## Developer resources

- [Public API](https://docs.shorpay.com/developers/public-api): Versioned API overview and integration guides.
- [Authentication and API keys](https://docs.shorpay.com/developers/authentication): Programmatic bearer authentication, scopes, rotation, and revocation.
- [Rate limits](https://docs.shorpay.com/developers/rate-limits): Request budgets and rate-limit handling.
- [API errors](https://docs.shorpay.com/developers/errors): Error codes and recovery guidance.
- [Idempotency and retries](https://docs.shorpay.com/developers/idempotency): Intent keys, retention, and safe retries.
- [Polling and TypeScript SDK](https://docs.shorpay.com/developers/polling-and-sdk): Pagination, reconciliation, and typed client usage.
- [OpenAPI specification](https://api.shorpay.com/v1/openapi.json): Machine-readable public API request and response schemas.
- [Product MCP](https://docs.shorpay.com/developers/mcp): Authenticated workspace tools at https://mcp.shorpay.com/mcp, distinct from public documentation search.
- [API catalog](https://shorpay.com/.well-known/api-catalog): Machine-readable links to Shor API and MCP entry points.

## Key links

- [Shor homepage](https://shorpay.com): Product overview, pricing calculator, and customer login.
- [Shor customer app](https://app.shorpay.com): Login for existing customers and professionals.
- [Documentation](https://docs.shorpay.com): Product workflows and reference documentation.
- [Terms of service](https://app.shorpay.com/terms-of-service): Terms governing use of Shor.
- [Privacy policy](https://app.shorpay.com/privacy-policy): How Shor handles personal data.
- [Pricing](https://docs.shorpay.com/pricing): Current contractor, EOR, managed payroll, and FX pricing.
- [Country coverage](https://docs.shorpay.com/platform/global-coverage): Supported countries and employment models.
- [Talk to us](https://shor.cal.com/shor/shor-intro-call): Book an introductory call with the Shor team.
- [Y Combinator profile](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/shor): Independent company profile.