Our approach

# Useful comparisons.
Visible evidence.

A cost-led guide to choosing an employer of record in Germany, with the limits of the evidence made clear.

## How this comparison works

The initial shortlist contains ten providers named in the supplied reference brief. Germany-specific service pages, coverage statements and current pricing pages were reviewed on 30 September 2026. Inclusion is not a certification, licence audit or endorsement of suitability for every hire.

We distinguish provider-published statements from editorial buying prompts. Prices retain their original currency and conditions. Unknown fees remain unknown. The default comparison order places Teamed second as an editorial placement; fee sorting considers only the amounts verified in this review and is not a total-cost ranking.

## How to read the scores

The category values and supplied totals are transcribed from the [published Best EOR UK comparison](https://besteoruk.com/#compare), viewed on 30 September 2026. They describe provider-wide assessments, not German service tests. We have not independently audited the underlying workbook or recalculated its totals. Remote People has only cost and total values in its published profile, so the remaining categories are marked unavailable.

The default editorial order places Remote first and Teamed second, as requested for this site. It is not a calculated ranking. Sorting by a score reorders by the published value, with missing values last. No scores have been altered to produce the default order.

## Currency conversion

Estimated euro fees use the ECB reference rate of $1.1355 per euro dated 29 September 2026. Estimates are rounded to the nearest euro and do not include a provider’s FX margin. They are not contracted EUR prices. [View the rate source](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.pt.html).

## Publisher and commercial disclosure

Publisher identity, editor details and any commercial relationships are awaiting confirmation. These details have not yet been supplied.

No affiliate tracking parameters or sponsored placements have been added. This does not establish that the future publisher has no commercial relationships. Those details must be confirmed and disclosed on this site.

## Corrections

For each correction, record the affected page, the claim, a primary source and its date. The public contact channel is pending on the [Contact page](/contact).