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Hire in India without opening an entity.

Employ full-time staff in India through our Bengaluru company instead of incorporating your own. First hire working in five business days, statutory payroll carried by us, one USD invoice at the RBI reference rate.

Employ full-time staff in India through our Bengaluru company instead of incorporating your own. First hire working in five business days, recruitment, insurance and devices covered, one USD invoice at the RBI reference rate.

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

Teams building in India. First hire to full team.

Everything an entity demands, and what replaces it.

Incorporation asks a lot before your first hire can start. This is the shorter list you sign up for when the employer already exists.

Incorporate first

Hire through us

When someone can start
Not before month six, after registrations clear
Five business days in
The setup list
Company name, MCA paperwork, PAN, TAN, PF and ESI codes, a bank account, payroll software
A brief and a signature
Who files each month
PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS land on your calendar
On ours, with evidence attached
Missed deadlines
Penalties accrue against your company. 12% yearly PF interest, up to 25% damages
Accrue against ours instead
The running cost
Registration fees, then a CA, software subscriptions and consultants
$149 flat per employee per month
Getting out
Striking off a company takes months more
Notice, and you are done. No exit charge

Incorporate first
When someone can start Not before month six, after registrations clear
The setup list Company name, MCA paperwork, PAN, TAN, PF and ESI codes, a bank account, payroll software
Who files each month PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS land on your calendar
Missed deadlines Penalties accrue against your company. 12% yearly PF interest, up to 25% damages
The running cost Registration fees, then a CA, software subscriptions and consultants
Getting out Striking off a company takes months more

Hire through us
When someone can start Five business days in
The setup list A brief and a signature
Who files each month On ours, with evidence attached
Missed deadlines Accrue against ours instead
The running cost $149 flat per employee per month
Getting out Notice, and you are done. No exit charge
Month 1
DIN, DSC and the name reservation
Month 2
The MCA processes incorporation
Month 3
Tax registrations: PAN, TAN, GST
Month 4
Provident fund and ESI numbers arrive
Month 5
A bank account and payroll tooling
Month 6
Hiring can finally begin

Unpaid challans do not stand still.

Each day past the PF due date adds interest at 12% a year, and damages can stack another 25% on the amount.

When we employ your team, those obligations sit against our registration, and any notice lands on our desk.

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What one ignored PF challan grows into Accruing interest and damages
₹6,200 Day 1
₹41,500 Day 30
₹1,84,000 Day 90
₹3,12,000 Day 180
An illustration for a small payroll and one missed challan. The real number scales with wages and delay.
Where the demand letter goes
Your entity, your filing You
Our entity, our filing Versatile

Above a certain team size an entity earns its keep. The final FAQ names the threshold. Compare the two costs in the EOR versus entity calculator, using your numbers.

How employing without an entity actually works.

You direct the person. We employ them. Their contract, salary run and every statutory obligation live on our registration, and your management style stays untouched.

You run

  • What gets built, and by when
  • One-to-ones, appraisals and career paths
  • Raises, promotions and role changes

We handle

  • The contract, signed by our entity
  • The salary run on the 30th, payslips included
  • PF, ESIC, PT and TDS with filed proof
  • Leave records, exits, settlements

You run
  • Assign and review the work
  • Run appraisals and career conversations
  • Set raises and promotions
  • Keep operating like you always have

We handle
  • A contract under our registration
  • The monthly salary run and payslips
  • Every statutory filing, with proof
  • India-side HR files and records
  • Leave, exits and final dues
  • Payroll questions from your hire

When something happens in India, it is ours.
A letter from a labour authority We respond
A mistake in a salary run We make it right
New payroll regulation We translate it for you

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

We interview before you ever do.

Communication, accountability and working-hours overlap get screened first. What reaches you is a shortlist, ready in nine days.

Attrition risk, spotted early.

We track pay against market, watch for scope drift and raise a flag while the fix is still cheap.

A help line that is not you.

PF balances, Form 16, leave rules and payslip queries go straight to our team.

Employer changes. History does not.

When people move onto our registration or off it, UAN, tenure and gratuity dates travel with them.

We interview before you ever do.

Communication, accountability and working-hours overlap get screened first. What reaches you is a shortlist, ready in nine days.

Payroll-only EORs skip this part entirely.

Attrition risk, spotted early.

We track pay against market, watch for scope drift and raise a flag while the fix is still cheap.

A hire that stays is the actual product.

A help line that is not you.

PF balances, Form 16, leave rules and payslip queries go straight to our team.

You manage the work. We field the admin.

Moving someone across

Bring an existing India team over intact.

If people already work for you in India, moving them onto our entity is an administrative step, and every date on their record survives it.

Tenure Kept
Gratuity clock Kept
PF and UAN Continuous
Payroll gap 0 days

The largest single move: 200 people, one payroll cycle, nothing missed.

Supporting evidence

Check the registration before you talk to sales.

We employ through Foo Falcon Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, on the register since 2022.

  • 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

Every certificate arrives as a PDF, and no pitch follows it.

200

people brought onto our registration in one cycle without breaking UAN continuity

33

monthly invoices running for one account, every one on schedule, none disputed

5 days

from signed paperwork to a working, paid employee in India

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.

Hiring here, without the entity.

Clients who employ through our registration describe how it runs.

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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.

Largest food delivery app in India, decacorn View case study The world's largest professional network, part of Microsoft View case study Legacy US software company, publishing platforms View case study

What it costs to skip the entity.

One monthly fee per employee covers employment, filings and support. Add recruitment only if you want us to find the person. No setup charge, no lock-in, nothing to pay on exit.

Employer of Record

No entity in India
$149 /employee/mo

Past twenty employees the fee becomes $129 for everyone. Billed monthly, your currency, cancel any time.

Start hiring
  • Employment under our registration
  • PF, ESI, TDS and PT done monthly
  • Your currency, one invoice
  • Five business days to day one
  • One compliance manager, named
  • One payroll lead, dedicated
  • Portal access and monthly payslips
  • Transfer out whenever you incorporate
  • Employment under our registration
  • PF, ESI, TDS and PT done monthly
  • Your currency, one invoice
  • Five business days to day one
Four further inclusions
  • One compliance manager, named
  • One payroll lead, dedicated
  • Portal access and monthly payslips
  • Transfer out whenever you incorporate

Twenty-plus heads, or an existing team to transfer? Speak to sales.

Recruitment

You need us to source
12% of annual CTC

Covers junior through mid-senior searches. Senior is 15%, leadership roles are quoted individually. Your own candidates are free.

Send us a role
  • A shortlist within nine days
  • Benchmarked pay data upfront
  • Scheduling run by our coordinators
  • Billed only at ninety days in
  • 15% on senior mandates
  • Leadership searches quoted on scope
  • No charge for candidates you bring
  • They start on our entity or on yours
  • A shortlist within nine days
  • Benchmarked pay data upfront
  • Scheduling run by our coordinators
  • Billed only at ninety days in
Four more details
  • 15% on senior mandates
  • Leadership searches quoted on scope
  • No charge for candidates you bring
  • They start on our entity or on yours

Scoping a leadership search or a full team? Speak to sales.

Once you cross twenty

$149 $129 /employee/mo

Every seat moves to the lower rate on its own. No contract length attached.

What the fee carries

  • An employment contract from our entity
  • Payroll each month, payslips itemised
  • PF, ESIC, PT and TDS handled
  • Gratuity accruing from day one
  • Health cover through our insurer
  • One monthly invoice, your currency
  • Form 16, onboarding and checks
  • Final settlement when someone leaves

Employee twenty-one triggers the drop

$149 $129 /employee/mo

The whole team moves to $129 automatically, same entity, no term commitment.

What the fee carries

  • An employment contract from our entity
  • Payroll each month, payslips itemised
  • PF, ESIC, PT and TDS handled
  • Gratuity accruing from day one
  • Health cover through our insurer
  • One monthly invoice, your currency
  • Form 16, onboarding and checks
  • Final settlement when someone leaves

Recruitment is billed at 12% of annual CTC on day 90 for junior and mid-senior roles. Salary and statutory amounts are passed through at cost. Hardware, workspaces and insurance are partner-billed as consumed. The EOR versus entity calculator will run your exact scenario.

Before you hire without an entity.

The questions founders ask when they realise incorporation is optional, answered as we answer them on calls. The last covers who should not use us.

Can a foreign company hire employees in India without an entity?

Yes, through an employer of record. We hire the person onto our Indian company, Foo Falcon Technologies Pvt Ltd in Bengaluru, run their payroll and statutory filings, and you direct their work. Your company signs a service agreement with us rather than employing anyone in India directly.

How long does it take to hire in India without an entity?

Five business days. Day one covers KYC, PAN and bank verification, day two the PF UAN and ESI registration, day three insurance and a device if needed, day four the onboarding session, and on day five the person is live on payroll.

Is hiring through an EOR legal in India?

It is. The structure is ordinary employment by an Indian company, ours, which provides services to yours under contract. Every statutory registration involved, PF, ESIC, professional tax, Shops and Establishments, sits under our name, and we share the certificates before signature.

What does this cost compared to opening an entity?

$149 per employee per month with us, $129 beyond twenty employees, with salary and statutory costs at actuals. An entity means incorporation spend up front, then a CA, payroll software and consultants every month, before six months of waiting. The calculator on this page runs both numbers side by side.

Who handles PF, ESI and TDS if we have no entity?

We do, because the employees sit on our registration. PF and ESI reach the authorities by the 15th of the month, TDS by the 7th, professional tax on each state's schedule, and Form 16 annually. You receive the evidence trail without touching a government portal.

What about permanent establishment if we hire this way?

You hold a vendor agreement with an Indian company, and none of your own people are employed in India. Employment stays with us. IP in the work is assigned to you twice over, in the employment contract and again in the MSA.

Can we move to our own entity down the line?

That is the intended graduation path. Incorporate when the headcount justifies it and we shift the team across with UAN, gratuity accrual and tenure preserved, without a skipped payroll. We have moved a 200-person team between entities inside one cycle.

When is an EOR the wrong answer?

When an Indian entity you already run has payroll working, our layer mostly duplicates it. When the engagement is under three months of project work, a contractor setup usually beats employment on cost, and we say so on the call. The line we hold: long-term full-time roles do not belong on contractor paper, because that is misclassification territory.

Longer reading: EOR India 2026 · EOR India playbook · 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.

A named person replies in 4 to 6 hours, not an autoresponder.

We use these details to respond to your enquiry.

A named person replies in 4 to 6 hours, not an autoresponder. We use these details to respond to your enquiry.

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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