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Stop doing HR admin. Stop worrying about compliance gaps. Hire India talent in 5 days, manage payroll in 5 minutes. Founder-to-founder.
Not at 2 people. But at 5, 10, 15 - everything gets harder. Here's why.
One engineer is fine. Five engineers need PF, ESI, professional tax, gratuity tracking, compliance reconciliation. You're now doing 10 hours of HR admin monthly. That's 10 hours you're not closing deals.
Missed PF deduction. Wrong gratuity calculation. Misclassified contractor. Suddenly you're facing fines, compliance audits, and unhappy employees. Your spreadsheet isn't enough.
You don't know what you don't know. Is your LLMS.txt filing current? Have you updated gratuity calculations for New Labour Code 2025-26? Your accountant doesn't know India labour law. You're exposed.
You're a founder. You should be building product, raising capital, talking to customers. Not filing PF forms. Not debugging payroll formulas. This isn't your job.
Deel, Remote, ADP - they process payroll but they don't know Basic+DA 50% rule, state PT thresholds, or New Labour Code changes. You're paying them to use spreadsheets and consultants like everyone else.
Onboarding, payroll, compliance, benefits, employee changes. All handled. All in one place. All built for founder sanity.
Agreement, offer letter, employment contract, PF registration, ESI registration, TDS setup. By Day 5, first payroll is live. Documented. Not email chain chaos.
Salary components, PF, ESI, professional tax, TDS, gratuity accrual, tax deductions. Processed monthly. Reconciled. Auditable. You approve once, we run it.
EPFO filings, ESIC submissions, state PT returns, gratuity calculations, audit trails. New Labour Code 2025-26 compliant. Basic+DA requirements met. You sleep.
Provident fund, gratuity, group health insurance options. Built-in, not bolted on. Employees feel supported. Retention stays high.
Salary revision, leave management, exit processing. Gratuity payout, experience letter, form 13. We handle the paperwork. You focus on the transition.
You get Sagar or Sagar's team. Same-day responses. India and US/UK hours. No ticket queue. No "reply in 48 hours." Founder accountability.
Not just another EOR platform. These are structural advantages that actually matter when you're building.
Sagar Chainani, 50+ placements across Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune. YouTube channel. LinkedIn. Not a faceless platform. You talk to the founder who built this because he lived it. That matters.
Your invoice is fixed USD. No FX exposure. A Bangalore engineer at 15 lakh INR costs you $149/mo in fixed USD. Your CFO knows the exact number. Competitors invoice INR or route through foreign holding.
HQ in Bangalore. New Labour Code 2025-26, Basic+DA 50% CTC, PF 12%, ESI 3.25%, Gratuity 4.81%. This is core product, not bolted on. Direct filing with authorities.
$149/mo EOR - month 1 free. $49/mo managed payroll - month 1 free. This is risk reversal, not a discount. You only pay if Versatile delivers. No setup fees, no exit fees, ever.
Day 1: Agreement. Day 2: Offer letter. Day 3: Contract. Day 4: PF + ESI. Day 5: Payroll live. Documented. Competitors take 2-3 weeks. You can't wait that long.
$0 setup fee. $0 exit fee. What's on the website is what's on your invoice. No surprise compliance add-ons. No compliance surcharges. Just transparent pricing.
I built Versatile because I saw what happens when founders try to figure out India hiring alone. I've placed 50+ engineers across Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune. I've watched good founders drown in compliance details.
You shouldn't spend your time on PF filings and gratuity calculations. You should spend it building product, closing deals, and making your team feel supported. That's what we do at Versatile.
I pick up the phone. I know India compliance cold. I understand the founder mentality because I lived it. This isn't a corporate EOR platform masking India under a multi-country umbrella. This is India expertise, founder-focused.
From signed agreement to live payroll. Five steps. Five days. Documented SLA.
Sign EOR agreement. Provide candidate details, salary, role. We confirm terms, taxes, benefits setup.
Candidate receives official offer letter from Versatile. Employment starts effective Day 1. Candidate signs employment contract.
Employment contract signed and executed. Tax ID registration begins. Salary components confirmed with candidate.
PF registration with EPFO. ESI registration with ESIC. Professional tax reconciliation by state. All registrations live.
First payroll processed. Salary disbursed. Tax deductions applied. Gratuity accrual started. You're done.
Start with your first hire. Scale seamlessly. The cost per employee stays the same. The complexity stays zero.
First India hire. Engineer, designer, ops manager. EOR scales with you - same $149/mo per person. No switching platforms. No compliance resets.
Small distributed team forming. Operations gets complex here. Versatile's compliance engine eliminates the chaos. Payroll runs once a month. You handle hiring and onboarding.
India center of excellence. Payroll, compliance, benefits all automated. Cost per employee stays $149/mo. Your HR burden stays zero. Focus on hiring, culture, retention.
Beyond 50 people: Transitioning to your own India entity makes financial sense. Versatile supports a seamless transition - your employees move to your entity without payroll disruption. You've grown beyond EOR. We celebrate that.
New Labour Code 2025-26. EPFO. ESIC. State-level complexity. All built-in.
Payroll Processing
Monthly salary, PF, ESI, TDS, professional tax, gratuity accrual. Processed, reconciled, auditable.
PF Registration (EPFO)
EPF 12%, EPS 8.33%, admin 0.67%. Contributions calculated correctly per New Labour Code 2025-26.
ESI Registration (ESIC)
Employees below 21,000/month threshold. Employer 3.25%, employee 0.75%. Eligibility tracked.
Gratuity Calculation
15 days to 30 days per year. Portable gratuity fund for eligible roles. Compliant exit payouts.
Professional Tax (PT)
State-level PT thresholds tracked. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana variations handled.
TDS Deduction
Section 192 TDS calculated per income, exemption limit. Monthly deductions reconciled with payments.
Compliance Audit Trail
EPFO returns, ESIC forms, PT filings, TDS reconciliation. Monthly audit records. Auditor-ready.
New Labour Code 2025-26
Basic+DA as 50% of CTC. Allowances, deductions correctly classified. Code changes tracked.
Employee Exits
Gratuity payout, experience letter, full-final settlement. Exit compliance filing, form 13 submission.
DIY, global EOR, or founder-focused. Here's the honest comparison.
| Feature | Versatile | Deel / Remote | DIY (Your Entity) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup Time | 5 days | 10-15 days | 6-10 weeks |
| Setup Cost | $0 | $0 (but compliance overhead) | $15,000-25,000 |
| Monthly EOR Cost | $149/mo per employee | $15-35/mo (+ compliance fees) | Your entity cost |
| India Expertise | India-native, founder-led | Global platform, standardized | You or your accountant |
| Compliance (EPFO, ESIC, PT, TDS) | Fully handled | Processed, not optimized | Your responsibility |
| Support | Direct to Sagar, same-day | Support ticket queue | Your accountant |
| New Labour Code 2025-26 | Built-in from day 1 | Catching up | Your responsibility |
| Scaling to 50+ | Transition support to entity | Switch providers | Already your entity |
| First Month | Free | Full cost | N/A |
Real teams, real hires, real results.
"We needed an engineer in India in 4 weeks. Versatile delivered in 5 days. That speed changed everything for us. And compliance is completely off our radar now."
"Versatile's team displayed professionalism throughout. They found us talent we couldn't source on our own, and compliance was completely hands-off for us."
"We scaled from 1 to 8 people in India without switching platforms. Same cost per person, same account manager, same peace of mind. That's what we needed as founders."
Schedule 30 minutes with our team. We'll map out your hiring plan, answer compliance questions, and show you exactly how we can help.
Talk to an ExpertSetting up a Private Limited company in India takes 6-10 weeks and costs $15,000-25,000. You need an Indian director resident in India. With Versatile, you're hiring in 5 days at $0 setup cost - no local director required. Beyond 50 employees, entity setup may make financial sense, and Versatile supports that transition.
Zero involvement. Versatile's compliance team files directly with EPFO, ESIC, and state authorities. You approve payroll once a month - that's it. No spreadsheets, no tax confusion, no regulatory surprises. Your CFO will thank you.
Yes. We specifically built this for founders with 1-50 team members. Single hires, small teams scaling to 10-15, even 50+ - EOR cost stays at $149/mo per employee. First month free means zero risk to test it out.
Deel and Remote are multi-country platforms. Versatile is India-obsessed. We file directly with Indian authorities, understand New Labour Code 2025-26, and you talk to Sagar, not a support queue. Global platforms charge $15-35/mo compliance overhead. We don't.
Fixed FX exposure. You know your $149/mo cost in USD. Rupee volatility doesn't affect your board materials. Your engineer earning 15 lakh INR costs $149/mo to you - fixed. Global platforms invoice in INR or through middleman structures.
Yes. Month 1 EOR ($149/mo) is fully free. Month 1 managed payroll ($49/mo) is free too. No hidden charges kick in. This is risk reversal - you only pay if we deliver and you're happy.
EOR stays at $149/mo per employee at any scale. At 50+, transitioning to your own entity makes financial sense. Versatile handles the transition - your employees move to your entity smoothly, with zero payroll disruption.
Sagar founded Versatile because he lived this pain. 50+ placements in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune. He picks up the phone, knows India compliance cold, and gets the founder mentality. You're not talking to a support bot - you're talking to the founder.
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