Costs, licensing, consumer protection Privacy, self-custody, censorship resistance

Deel Global Payroll

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4.4/5 2.3/5
Service Payroll / EOR

Data verified on unchanged since the sources

Worth it if you hire abroad without opening a local entity: the EOR covers 150 countries with legal employment, payroll and contributions, at €599/month.

Avoid it if you want native crypto payouts: Deel isn't crypto-native and leans on third parties such as MoonPay and Coinbase for its cryptocurrency features.

Deel is a market-leading payroll platform with over 40,000 clients and $250M in crypto payouts in 2025. It is not, however, a crypto-native solution and relies on third parties such as MoonPay and Coinbase for its cryptocurrency features.

Global Payroll

Price
€29
Cashback currency
Nessuno
Required staking
Nessuno
Net annual cost
€348
Payroll / EOR
Service
Not disclosed
Pricing
Self-custody
Custody
49
Transparency: Low
49/100 · see methodology
49
Data exposure: Low
49/100 · lower is better for sovereignty · methodology

Data & conditions

Service type Payroll / EOR
Pricing model Not disclosed
Spread 0 bps
Per-card fee $5.00 virtual · $10.00 physical
Card networks Visa, Mastercard
Card types virtual, physical
Fiat rails SEPA, ACH, SWIFT, Wire
Stablecoins USDC
Certifications GDPR
Processed volume $22B
Fund custody Self-custody (funds in your control)
KYC Full
Supported countries US, EEA, LATAM, APAC, AFRICA · 150+ countries
Regulator Not disclosed
OAM Italy registration No
Segment B2B
MiCA / License status Not disclosed

Strengths

  • 40K+ clients; $250M in crypto payouts 2025; market leader.
  • Self-custody: funds stay in your wallet — the platform cannot touch them.

Weaknesses

  • Not crypto-native; depends on third parties.
  • Full KYC required: verified identity, zero pseudonymity.

Verdict

A C ★ 4.4/5 ★ 2.3/5

The A rating is the highest in the group and is explained by scale: over 37,000 clients, $250M in crypto payouts in 2025 and coverage across 150 countries point to operational reliability and a mature platform. Availability in Italy and its market-leading position are reassuring on the payout front, even if full KYC is the price to pay for this level of compliance.

Here the verdict cools: although non-custodial, Deel is not a crypto-native solution and leans on third parties such as MoonPay and Coinbase for its cryptocurrency features, which reintroduces intermediaries and KYC into the payment path. For anyone after a truly on-chain, self-sovereign payout, the architecture remains that of a mainstream payroll platform with crypto bolted on top rather than at its core.

Privacy & anonymity 30% 1.0
Fund control 20% 5.0
Censorship resistance 20% 1.5

Promp's editorial rating based on real fees and net annual cost. Promp reviews third-party products independently.

"Sovereignty" rating: score computed on privacy/anonymity (30%), fund control (20%), censorship resistance (20%), trustless/auditability (20%) and costs (10%). Same data, different weights.

Reputation

What happened to people who used Deel, and what users say. External signals: they do not feed the promp.it rating.

Incidents & regulatory actions

History not verified

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Public reviews

4.6/5 12,192 reviews
  • Trustpilot ↗ 4.5/5 9,180 reviews

    TrustScore 4.5 on uk.trustpilot.com/review/deel.com (the .com domain returns 403).

  • App Store ↗ 4.8/5 3,012 reviews

    'Deel: Global Payroll & HR' app, trackId 6478083155, exact figures from the itunes lookup API.

Weighted average across 2 public review platforms (12,192 reviews in total), weighted by volume. This is not our rating: it is those platforms’ average.

FAQ

What service does Deel offer?

Deel is a Crypto Payroll & Remittances service.

What compliance does Deel hold?

Compliance certifications are not publicly documented.

How much does it cost to integrate Deel?

Pricing model: not documented. Per-unit fees are not published: they depend on volume and contract.

Does Deel support stablecoins?

Supported stablecoins: USDC.

Who is Deel for?

Target: B2B. SDKs and integrations are not publicly documented.

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