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Papaya Global pricing in India (2026)

Papaya Global has 7 published plans. Below is the full price list exactly as Papaya Global publishes it, what each plan includes, and the costs people miss when budgeting.

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Starting price

From $5 per contractor/month

Contractor management. Managed global payroll starts from $29 per employee/month; EOR from $499 per employee/month.

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OnePay carries $0 platform fees — Papaya states you pay only when you pay workers, with no platform or contractor fees.

Papaya Global price list

Every price below is quoted from Papaya Global's official pricing page in US dollars. We never convert or estimate prices.

Plan	Price	Billing	What it adds
Employer of Record (EOR)	From $499	per employee/month	Hire in 180+ countries with no entity of your own Full payroll and benefits, immigration services, auto-generated country-specific contracts Automated statutory payments, liability coverage, worker wallets In-country experts in 180+ countries, 24/7 support
Contractor of Record (COR)	From $199	per contractor/month	Compliant contractor hiring in 160+ countries with liability coverage Payroll and benefits management, immigration services Mass worker onboarding (1,000+) No deposit required
Contractor solution	From $5	per contractor/month	Invoice management and invoice-to-pay automation Mass and self-service contractor onboarding Worker mobile app and contractor wallet Papaya states 95% same-day payments
Payroll Plus	From $29	per employee/month	Fully managed global payroll on your own entities In-country experts in 160+ countries, standardised gross-to-net reports US payroll support, automated payslip distribution Automated statutory payments and direct debit payments, advanced BI analytics
OnePay	$0 platform fees	pay only when you pay	Global payments in 160+ countries, funding in 15+ currencies Papaya states an FX Match Guarantee No platform or contractor fees; free Banco wallet for every contractor Segregated and safeguarded accounts, fraud protection and AML screening
Workforce OS	Get a Quote	quote-based	Unified end-to-end workforce and payroll operations AI-powered payroll validation, journal entry automation Integrated time and attendance, advanced BI analytics
Contingent OS	Get a Quote	quote-based	Contingent workforce management with compliant classification VMS integration Automated invoice-to-pay in 130+ currencies

Before you budget for Papaya Global

All figures are as published on Papaya Global's pricing page on 18 September 2026. Every priced item is expressed as "starting from", so these are floors.
Papaya markets the page under the heading "Say goodbye to hidden fees" and claims no surprise fees or hidden markups — vendor-stated.
No free trial or free tier is published. OnePay's "$0 platform fees" refers to the absence of a platform or per-contractor fee, not to a free product — FX and payment economics still apply.
Papaya does not publish country-by-country pricing, and EOR costs in practice vary significantly by country.
Prices are in USD. Papaya publishes no INR price list and we have not converted.

Is Papaya Global free?

No. Papaya Global has no free plan. Ask the vendor for a trial or a pilot before you commit.

Prices change. Confirm the current price on Papaya Global's pricing page before you sign.

Papaya Global pricing FAQs

What is Papaya Global pricing in India in 2026?+

Papaya Global has 7 plans: Employer of Record (EOR) at From $499, Contractor of Record (COR) at From $199, Contractor solution at From $5, Payroll Plus at From $29, OnePay at $0 platform fees, Workforce OS at Get a Quote, Contingent OS at Get a Quote. Papaya Global publishes these prices in US dollars, so your invoice depends on the exchange rate on the billing date.

Is Papaya Global free?+

No. Papaya Global has no free plan. Ask the vendor for a trial or a pilot before you commit.

What is Papaya Global's pricing?+

Papaya publishes starting prices: EOR from $499 per employee/month, Contractor of Record from $199 per contractor/month, contractor management from $5 per contractor/month, and Payroll Plus (managed global payroll) from $29 per employee/month. OnePay carries $0 platform fees. Workforce OS and Contingent OS are quote-based.

What does OnePay's "$0 platform fees" actually mean?+

Papaya states you pay only when you pay workers — no platform fee and no per-contractor fee, with funding in 15+ currencies and an FX Match Guarantee. It does not mean payments are free; the commercial model sits in the payment and FX economics rather than a subscription.

What is the difference between Papaya's $5 contractor solution and the $199 Contractor of Record?+

The $5 product is contractor administration — invoicing, onboarding, payments and a worker wallet — with classification risk staying with you. Contractor of Record at $199 adds compliant hiring in 160+ countries, benefits management, immigration services and liability coverage, meaning Papaya carries the engagement risk.

Does Papaya Global offer a free trial?+

No. No free trial or free tier is published on the pricing page. Every product routes to "Get a Quote" or a demo.

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