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Versatile vs Velocity Global, now Pebl.

Velocity Global rebranded to Pebl in September 2025, pairing a decade-old EOR operation, founded 2014 in Denver, with an AI-forward platform push. Coverage spans 185 plus markets through roughly 65 owned entities and 120 plus partners, priced by custom quote, with third parties reporting around $599 monthly. We offer the narrow alternative: India only, $149, published.

Pebl, formerly Velocity Global, covers 185 plus markets through a hybrid entity network at custom-quoted pricing. Versatile covers India alone at a printed $149. Breadth or depth, plainly posed.

G2 4.8 / 5 on G2, from companies employing teams in India through us.

Teams building in India. First hire to full team.

A rebranded global network against one owned entity.

Pebl brings scale, history and an AI layer. We bring a single registration and the people who run it. The table keeps both honest.

Pebl (Velocity Global)

Versatile

Pricing, Sept 2026
Custom quote, third-party reports near $599 monthly per employee
$149 published, $129 for every seat past twenty
Indian employing entity
Hybrid network: roughly 65 owned entities plus 120 or more in-country partners, ask which covers India in your deal
Foo Falcon Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, owned, on every single contract
Dedicated support
Account teams plus Alfie, the AI assistant introduced with the Pebl rebrand, G2 4.6
A human named payroll lead from your first employee onward
India payroll depth
One market within a 185 plus market compliance engine
The entire company: PF, ESIC, PT and TDS run and filed in-house monthly
Track record
Operating since 2014, rebranded September 2025, Denver headquartered
Operating since 2022, Bengaluru headquartered, single-market by design
Exit mechanics
Offboarding through the platform, entity transition varies by market
UAN ported live, tenure kept, contractual handover to your subsidiary

Pebl (Velocity Global)

Pricing, Sept 2026 Custom quote, third-party reports near $599 monthly per employee
Indian employing entity Hybrid network: roughly 65 owned entities plus 120 or more in-country partners, ask which covers India in your deal
Dedicated support Account teams plus Alfie, the AI assistant introduced with the Pebl rebrand, G2 4.6
India payroll depth One market within a 185 plus market compliance engine
Track record Operating since 2014, rebranded September 2025, Denver headquartered
Exit mechanics Offboarding through the platform, entity transition varies by market

Versatile

Pricing, Sept 2026 $149 published, $129 for every seat past twenty
Indian employing entity Foo Falcon Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, owned, on every single contract
Dedicated support A human named payroll lead from your first employee onward
India payroll depth The entire company: PF, ESIC, PT and TDS run and filed in-house monthly
Track record Operating since 2022, Bengaluru headquartered, single-market by design
Exit mechanics UAN ported live, tenure kept, contractual handover to your subsidiary
Week 1
Pebl exit opened, UAN and compensation data exported
Week 2
PF, tenure and gratuity records validated by our desk
Week 3
Employment re-signed on our own Bengaluru registration
Week 4
First Versatile payroll executes with no interruption
Week 5
Continuity and Form 16 lineage confirmed in writing
Week 6
Pebl relationship settled, all filings running here

A rebrand is the right moment to re-ask the entity question.

When a provider restructures its brand and platform, contracts, entity assignments and support models can shift beneath the surface. If you are on Velocity Global paper today, confirm which entity employs your India team under the Pebl structure and whether anything in the MSA changed.

With roughly 65 owned entities against 120 plus partner arrangements in the network, the India answer is not automatic. On our side the answer cannot change: one company, ours, employs everyone, and the register proves it.

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Owned versus partner coverage in the network Reported Pebl entity mix, Sept 2026
~65 Owned
120+ Partner
185+ Total mkts
1 owned Versatile
Entity counts as publicly reported around the September 2025 rebrand and may have shifted since. Confirm current numbers directly with Pebl.
Accountability under each structure
Partner-entity market inside a hybrid network Partner holds the paper
Versatile owned-entity employment in India Versatile manages

Multinationals with scattered small headcounts across twenty markets are well served by a network like Pebl's. A single India pod is a different purchase. Get your baseline from the EOR versus entity calculator before the quote arrives.

AI assistants and human payroll leads.

Pebl's bet is that AI plus a global network scales service. Our bet is that Indian payroll rewards a person who knows your account. Both bets are rational; pick the one your team would rather live with.

You run

  • Output expectations and delivery reviews
  • Mentoring, ratings and promotions
  • Offer terms and compensation calls

We handle

  • Contracts executed by our directors
  • Monthly INR payroll with registers
  • Every PF, ESIC, PT and TDS challan on file
  • Notices, exits and final settlements

You run

  • Set the bar for the work
  • Run the review cycles
  • Approve pay changes
  • No new tools to learn

We handle

  • Papers on Foo Falcon
  • Registers and payslips monthly
  • Filings receipted on time
  • A person answers payroll
  • Leave tracked and reported
  • Settlements closed cleanly

When something happens in India, it is ours.

The employer of record gets a notice We are that employer, we act
A deduction question comes up Our lead resolves it live
Compliance rules are amended We adjust payroll, then brief

A named compliance manager owns your account. Not a queue, not a chatbot, one person who already knows your headcount and your last filing.

Account managerMedian first reply 4 to 6 hours
Recruitment coordinatorBrief to shortlist 9 days
Finance associateFilings on time 8 / 8

The entity answer survives any rebrand.

Brands, platforms and AI assistants change; registrations endure. Foo Falcon Technologies Pvt Ltd has been the sole employer of every Versatile-managed team member since 2022 and will be after our next website redesign too.

A person, not a persona.

Alfie the AI assistant handles Pebl's first-line queries. Our first line is the named payroll lead who ran your payroll that morning. For questions with money and law attached, we think the human wins for a while yet.

Priced for one market, not one hundred and eighty-five.

A global network carries global overhead into every quote. Serving one market lets us publish $149 and hold it, with the volume rate at $129 written into standard terms rather than negotiated.

Where Pebl has the stronger case.

A decade of EOR operating history, coverage in 185 plus markets for scattered global headcount, and momentum behind the new platform. If your workforce spans many countries in small numbers, a network like theirs is the practical answer.

The entity answer survives any rebrand.

Brands, platforms and AI assistants change; registrations endure. Foo Falcon Technologies Pvt Ltd has been the sole employer of every Versatile-managed team member since 2022 and will be after our next website redesign too.

Continuity you can look up.

A person, not a persona.

Alfie the AI assistant handles Pebl's first-line queries. Our first line is the named payroll lead who ran your payroll that morning. For questions with money and law attached, we think the human wins for a while yet.

Ask both a gratuity question and compare.

Priced for one market, not one hundred and eighty-five.

A global network carries global overhead into every quote. Serving one market lets us publish $149 and hold it, with the volume rate at $129 written into standard terms rather than negotiated.

You pay for the coverage you use.

Moving someone across

Velocity Global or Pebl paper to Versatile paper.

The migration follows our standard sequence regardless of the incumbent's branding: UAN port, verification of service dates and accruals, new contracts, payroll on schedule. Employees carry everything with them.

Service tenure Kept
Gratuity clock Kept
PF and UAN Continuous
Payroll gap 0 days

Two hundred people in one cycle is the standing record, with unbroken PF continuity throughout.

Supporting evidence

Look us up before either sales call.

Foo Falcon Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, 2022 incorporation, held directly, publicly registered.

  • Incorporation
  • GST
  • EPFO code
  • ESIC
  • Shops and Establishments
  • PAN and TAN
  • Udyam MSME
What we verify
  • Incorporation Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  • GST Goods and Services Tax
  • EPFO code Employees Provident Fund Organisation
  • ESIC Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • Shops and Establishments Government of Karnataka
  • PAN and TAN Income Tax Department
  • Udyam MSME Government of India

The evidence pack leads, the conversation follows.

200

employees moved from incumbent providers in one cycle, no continuity breaks

33

consecutive months of clean, undisputed invoicing on one account

5 days

from signed agreement to first compliant India payroll

G2 4.8 / 5 on G2, from companies employing teams in India through us.

G2 4.8 / 5 on G2, from companies employing through us.

Heard during network-vs-specialist evaluations.

Buyers who compared global hybrid networks with single-entity employment describe the deciding factors.

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Bharath Rasoi KS Rajeshwari Founder, Bharath Rasoi
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Open Theatre Anand Raj Founder, Open Theatre
Abid Hassan Verified client
Sensibull
“They moved fast and took the whole compliance side off my plate. For a founder making an early India hire, that is exactly what you want.”
Abid Hassan Founder and CEO, Sensibull
Via G2
Moonshot
“Every option was either 'set up your own entity' or a platform that quotes a great price then hits you with add-ons. Versatile was the one that actually made it simple. First payroll ran on time. No scramble.”
Angad S. Co-Founder, Moonshot
Via G2
Digital Marketing Agency
“Contracts, PF, ESI, TDS and payroll all in one place. Invoicing in USD meant zero exchange rate surprises. The compliance rigour is genuinely reassuring.”
Vedant T. Founder, Digital Marketing Agency
Via G2
Design Studio
“Setting up in a new country can get messy fast, but their India EOR made onboarding feel easy. The team is responsive, clear, and great to work with.”
Setu C. Studio Owner, Design Studio
Via G2
US Startup
“We used Versatile to hire our first employee in India after months of putting it off because the compliance side seemed like a mess. They walked us through it and now we don't think about it.”
Verified US Founder First-time Founder, US Startup
Via G2
Mid-Market Tech Co.
“Versatile consistently delivered work that was both strategically sharp and execution-ready. Their turnaround times are impressive, and they think about problems the way an in-house team would.”
Shivani K. Senior Manager, Tech TA
Via G2
Growth-stage Startup
“Their team was highly responsive, professional, and easy to work with. They made a complex process feel simple.”
Mukul S. Core Team, Growth-stage Startup

Case studies.

A printed price against a quoted one.

Pebl prices by conversation; third parties report figures near $599. We price by publication: $149 per employee per month, identical for everyone at the same scale.

Employer of Record

Single-entity India employment
$149 /employee/mo

Past twenty heads, everyone bills at $129. Zero setup cost, zero deposit, zero exit fee, monthly rolling term.

Request the contract
  • Employment on our sole entity
  • In-house monthly statutory filings
  • Your-currency RBI-rate invoice
  • Five-day hire activation
  • Named payroll lead throughout
  • Standing compliance support
  • Payslips on self-serve
  • Contracted subsidiary handover
  • Employment on our sole entity
  • In-house monthly statutory filings
  • Your-currency RBI-rate invoice
  • Five-day hire activation
Plus four more inclusions
  • Named payroll lead throughout
  • Standing compliance support
  • Payslips on self-serve
  • Contracted subsidiary handover

Renewal approaching on a Velocity Global contract? Time the switch to it and skip the overlap.

Recruitment

Talent search included option
12% of annual CTC

12% of annual CTC junior and mid, 15% senior, leadership scoped individually. Day-ninety invoicing. Own candidates free.

Share the role
  • Shortlists in nine days
  • Benchmark data per band
  • Interviews your hours
  • Billed at day ninety
  • 15% senior rate
  • Directors by scope
  • Free own-candidate onboarding
  • Contractor path open
  • Shortlists in nine days
  • Benchmark data per band
  • Interviews your hours
  • Billed at day ninety
Plus four more details
  • 15% senior rate
  • Directors by scope
  • Free own-candidate onboarding
  • Contractor path open

Backfilling after a transition? The search starts while the migration runs.

Twenty-one seats and up

$149 $129 /employee/mo

Automatic, permanent, whole-team repricing at the threshold.

Behind the $149

  • Owned-entity contract
  • Registered monthly payroll
  • Receipted statutory filings
  • Day-one gratuity accrual
  • Partner health coverage
  • One RBI-rate invoice
  • Verification and Form 16
  • Papered exit settlements

One threshold, one lower price

$149 $129 /employee/mo

Every seat drops to $129 the month headcount clears twenty.

Behind the $149

  • Owned-entity contract
  • Registered monthly payroll
  • Receipted statutory filings
  • Day-one gratuity accrual
  • Partner health coverage
  • One RBI-rate invoice
  • Verification and Form 16
  • Papered exit settlements

Quotes reported near $599 deserve context at your actual scale. Generate it with the EOR versus entity calculator before you respond to any proposal.

Versatile vs Velocity Global and Pebl, clarified.

Questions raised since the September 2025 rebrand, answered with what is public and what to verify.

Is Velocity Global the same company as Pebl?

Yes. Velocity Global rebranded to Pebl in September 2025, positioning around an AI-enabled platform including the Alfie assistant. The underlying EOR business, founded in Denver in 2014, continues under the new brand. Existing contracts carried over; confirm any structural changes with their team.

What does Pebl charge for India EOR?

Pricing is custom-quoted as of September 2026, with third-party reports around $599 per employee per month. Only a written quote binds them. Versatile publishes $149 flat, $129 past twenty employees, with salaries and statutory costs at actuals under both.

Does Pebl own its entity in India?

The network reportedly comprises roughly 65 owned entities and 120 plus partner arrangements across 185 plus markets. Whether India falls in the owned or partner column for your engagement is the key diligence question, because it determines who legally employs your team and carries the liability.

Does an AI assistant matter for EOR support?

For status checks and document retrieval, genuinely useful. For a disputed TDS deduction, an EPFO notice or a gratuity calculation on a resignation, you want an accountable human close to the payroll. We staff a named lead per account for exactly those moments.

How would we migrate from Pebl to Versatile?

One payroll cycle: UAN and records export, verification of tenure and gratuity accrual, re-execution of contracts on Foo Falcon Technologies, and an uninterrupted next payroll. Employees keep continuous PF and service history throughout the move.

When does Pebl make more sense than Versatile?

When your workforce is spread thin across many countries, when a ten-year operating history in global EOR matters to your board, or when you want one vendor for markets we will never serve. For concentrated India hiring, the specialist economics are hard to argue with.

Longer reading: All India EOR comparisons · EOR India 2026 · Pay employees in India

Tell us where you are on the decision.

A role you want to hire, a team you want moved, or just the two routes to compare. A named person replies in 4 to 6 hours.

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What the first call covers

30 minutes

A cost comparison for your headcount, on your numbers, both routes.

  • A written cost breakdown
  • Entity documents before the call
  • PF, ESI, TDS, termination law
  • No follow-up sequence
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