Scope Merge vs Deel vs Remote: Which Tunisia EOR is Right for You?

You’ve decided on Tunisia. Now you’re choosing between providers.

Deel and Remote are global EOR platforms. They handle employment in 100+ countries. We do one country — Tunisia — and we also find the engineers.

Different models. Here’s what that means.

Quick comparison

What we do

We find engineers in Tunisia, employ them through our entity, and handle everything operational. You get full-time engineers who work exclusively for you. They’re on your tools, in your meetings, reporting to your engineering lead.

We’re not a placement agency. No 20% fee upfront. We employ the engineers long-term. Fixed monthly rate per person, all-in.

What’s included: recruiting, vetting, contracts, payroll, taxes, benefits, HR, office space, onboarding support.

We don’t operate in 100 countries. Just Tunisia. If you need to hire in Poland next year, we’re not the solution.

What Deel does

Deel is a global EOR platform. They employ people in 150+ countries on your behalf.

You find the candidate. They handle the employment paperwork. Self-service interface. Compliance automated. Payroll runs monthly.

This works if you already have candidates or you’re hiring across many countries. It doesn’t work if you need help sourcing people in Tunisia specifically.

Pricing: platform fee (typically 8–12% of payroll) plus the actual payroll costs.

Deel is built for speed and global reach. Less hand-holding. More DIY.

If you’re a distributed company hiring 50 people across 20 countries, Deel makes sense. If you’re building a dedicated team in one location and need recruiting help, it doesn’t.

What Remote does

Remote is similar to Deel. Global EOR, self-service platform, you bring the candidates.

They’re strong on compliance and benefits administration. Clean interface. Good for companies that want a single vendor for international employment.

Same model: you handle recruiting, they handle employment. Platform fee on top of payroll.

Remote has slightly better customer support than Deel (from what clients tell us). Still self-service, but more responsive.

Neither Deel nor Remote provide office space or local infrastructure. Engineers work from home. That’s fine for some companies. Others want a dedicated office setup.

The differences that matter

1. Recruiting

We source candidates. They don’t.

If you post a role and get 200 applicants, Deel and Remote make sense. You pick someone, they employ them.

If you’re not getting applicants—or you’re getting low-quality ones—you need recruiting help. That’s us.

We have a network in Tunisia built over 5 years. We know which universities produce strong engineers. We know who’s looking and who’s staying put. We screen for technical skills and cultural fit before you see anyone.

Deel and Remote don’t do this. They’re employment platforms, not recruiting firms.

2. Tunisia expertise

We only do Tunisia. That’s limiting, but it’s also the point.

We know the market. We know competitive salary ranges. We know which benefits matter to engineers here. We know the best office neighborhoods in Tunis.

Deel and Remote are generalists. They’re excellent at global compliance. Less excellent at local market knowledge.

If Tunisia is one hire among 50 countries, use Deel. If Tunisia is your nearshore hub, use us.

3. Support model

We’re hands-on. You get a dedicated person. You can call them.

Deel and Remote are self-service. You get a dashboard. You submit tickets. For most things, that’s fine.

For edge cases, it’s frustrating.

4. Office infrastructure

We provide office space in Tunis. Desk, internet, meeting rooms, coffee. Engineers can work from there or from home.

Most of our clients use it. Helps with team cohesion when you have 3+ people in the same city.

Deel and Remote don’t do this. Everyone’s remote.

5. Pricing structure

Ours: fixed monthly rate per engineer. Includes everything (recruiting, employment, office, support). One invoice.

Theirs: platform fee (usually % of payroll) plus payroll costs. Recruiting is your problem.

When to use Deel or Remote

• You’re hiring across 10+ countries
• You already have candidates or an in-house recruiter
• You prefer self-service tools
• You need flexibility to hire contractors, full-time, or part-time
• You want the cheapest payroll option for individuals

When to use us

• You’re building a dedicated team in Tunisia (3+ people)
• You need recruiting help
• You want hands-on support
• You value low attrition and local expertise
• You want office space and infrastructure

Common questions

Can I use Deel for employment and you for recruiting?
Yes, but it’s inefficient. You’d pay us to find someone, then pay Deel to employ them. Simpler to bundle it.

What if I need to hire in other countries later?
Use Deel or Remote for those. We focus on Tunisia. Some clients use us for Tunisia and Deel for everywhere else.

How does pricing actually compare?

Example: Senior engineer, €42,000 gross salary.

With Deel:

• Salary + employer costs: ~€49,000/year
• Deel platform fee (10%): ~€4,900/year
• Total: ~€53,900/year
• Plus you still need to find the engineer (recruiter fee: €8,400–10,500 typically)

With us:

• Fixed monthly rate (includes everything)
• No recruiting fee
• Office space included

With Remote: Similar to Deel, maybe slightly lower platform fee depending on volume.

What if the engineer doesn’t work out?
We replace them within 90 days at no cost. Deel and Remote don’t offer this—they just handle employment, not hiring outcomes.

The actual decision

If you’re a 200-person company hiring across 15 countries and need a global solution: Deel or Remote.

If you’re a 30-person company building your first nearshore team in Tunisia: us.

If you’re somewhere in between, it depends on whether you need recruiting help and local support.

Not complicated. Just different tools for different situations.