India teams that scale
with you. Built right from day one.
Hire, manage, and scale your India team from 10 to 50+ employees without setup headaches. EOR, payroll, and recruitment all in one platform. $149/mo per employee with first month free. USD invoicing. 5-day onboarding.
Built for growing
companies at scale.
Whether you're at 10 people today or 50+ tomorrow, Versatile gives you the EOR backbone to hire and manage India teams without the complexity.
Companies at 10-50 headcount in India
You already have remote teams in India. You want them onboarded quickly and compliantly, not juggling contractors across three providers.
Remote-first and hybrid teams
You have offices or hubs in India - Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune. Your team is split between headquarters and India. You need one payroll and compliance vendor.
Teams outgrowing contractors
You hired contractors for flexibility. Now some of them need to be full-time. Migrate them cleanly to employment without switching vendors mid-growth.
Long-term India operations
You're not doing short-term staffing. You're building a sustainable India team. You need a partner who understands regulatory changes, multi-state compliance, and long-term growth.
Trusted by 300+ global companies
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a third-party organization that assumes the legal role of employer for your India-based team. This means Versatile is registered with Indian authorities - EPFO for provident fund, ESIC for social security, state tax departments for professional tax - and files all compliance on your behalf. You maintain complete control over hiring decisions, role definitions, and team management. You pay only the employee salary plus the $149/mo EOR fee. Versatile handles payroll, statutory filings, and regulatory updates. This structure is especially valuable for companies scaling from 10 to 50+ employees who need compliance certainty but don't want to set up and maintain their own entity.
Three ways to scale
in India.
Mix and match as your team grows. Use EOR for full-time hires, contractors for specialists, recruitment for culture-fit talent.
Full-time employees with complete statutory coverage. PF, ESI, TDS, gratuity, benefits.
per employee (first month free)
For employees under your entity or another EOR. Full payroll management and compliance.
per employee (first month free)
Founder-led talent sourcing with culture-fit screening. 50+ parameters evaluated.
Success-based fee
The 6 structural advantages
we built for scaling companies.
Not just another EOR. These are real advantages that matter at every stage of growth.
USD invoicing
Your invoice is fixed USD or GBP. Scale from 10 to 50 employees - your cost per headcount stays $149 USD regardless of rupee movement. CFOs know the exact number. This is structural.
India-native, not adapted
HQ in Bangalore. New Labour Code 2025-26, Basic+DA 50% CTC, PF 12%, ESI 3.25%, Gratuity 4.81%. Direct EPFO/ESIC filings, not third-party processors. 50+ placements in-house.
First month free
$149/mo EOR - month 1 free. $49/mo managed payroll - month 1 free. Risk reversal, not a discount. You only pay if Versatile delivers. Zero setup. Zero exit fees.
5-day onboarding SLA
Day 1: Agreement signed. Day 2: Offer sent. Day 3: Contract final. Day 4: PF and ESI. Day 5: Payroll live. Documented. Competitors take 2-3 weeks minimum.
No hidden fees
$0 setup. $0 exit. What's on the website is on your invoice. No compliance add-ons. No "professional service fees." No surprise escalations as you scale.
Founder-led support
You reach Sagar or his team directly. Your account manager knows your business, responds same business day, is accessible during India and US hours. Not a support ticket queue.
Move your existing team
to Versatile seamlessly.
Already using contractors, staffing, or another EOR? We handle the migration so your payroll never skips a beat.
For teams at 10-50: Migration typically takes 2-3 weeks parallel to your current vendor. No emergency transitions. We plan for payroll timing to ensure continuity.
What growing teams
actually achieve.
Real numbers from companies scaling from 10 to 50 in India.
Hiring 10-50 person India team through Versatile vs staffing agencies at parity quality
Compliance issues, statutory violations, payroll errors - near zero
Culture-fit hiring and stable compliance environment retain talent
No vendor fragmentation. One platform. One account manager for your whole team.
Complete coverage.
All 9 obligations.
Every statutory requirement, every state, every month. One vendor. Audit-ready.
PF - Provident Fund
EPFO registration, 12% employee plus 12% employer contribution, monthly filing, reconciliation.
ESI - Employee State Insurance
ESIC registration, 3.25% employer contribution, health and disability coverage, monthly filing.
Professional Tax
All 28 states and 8 UTs covered. Monthly deductions, state filings, multi-state compliance.
TDS - Tax Deducted at Source
Automatic salary tax withholding, monthly filings, annual reconciliation, zero penalties.
Gratuity
4.81% annual provision, accrued and managed. Paid on exit or 5-year service completion.
New Labour Code 2025-26
Basic + DA at 50% of CTC structure, benefits compliance, statutory adjustments applied automatically.
POSH & Workplace Safety
Sexual harassment policy, complaint mechanism, workplace audits, compliance documentation.
Statutory Registrations
Factory Act, Shops & Establishment Act, labour authority approvals, all states covered.
Monthly & Annual Audits
Payroll reconciliation, tax verification, statutory audit trails, year-end compliance reports.
EOR vs Entity vs Staffing
at 10-50 scale.
See why EOR is the right choice for growing companies.
| Criteria | Versatile EOR | Own Entity | Staffing Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 5 days | 6-10 weeks | 1-2 days |
| Setup cost | $0 | $15K-25K | $0 |
| Monthly cost per employee (salary excluded) | $149 EOR fee | $1200-2000 (CFO, accountant, compliance) | 25-30% markup on salary |
| USD invoicing | Yes, fixed | No (INR) | No (INR) |
| FX risk | None | Full | Full |
| Compliance responsibility | Versatile | You | Agency (limited) |
| PF, ESI, TDS compliance | Handled + filed | Your team | Not typically |
| Exit process | Seamless, no fees | Dissolve entity (weeks/cost) | Stop contract |
| Scalability (10-50+) | Linear, same fees | Linear, costs rise | Markup rises with scale |
| Best for | Growing SMBs, compliance certainty | 50+ or long-term | Temporary, no compliance |
Bottom line: At 10-50 scale, EOR gives you entity-grade compliance at startup simplicity. Entity makes sense at 50+. Staffing agencies don't give you employment security or compliance confidence.
How Versatile passed LinkedIn's
compliance audit. Top 1% vendor score.
LinkedIn India's operations team conducted a vendor compliance audit of their payroll and EOR provider. All statutory compliance filings, employee records, tax deductions, and regulatory registrations were reviewed against Indian law and LinkedIn's internal standards. Versatile passed with top 1% vendor score.
Filed PF contributions with EPFO under correct parameters. Registered ESI with ESIC and submitted monthly contributions. Filed professional tax across LinkedIn's operational states. Deducted and filed TDS with tax authorities. Maintained employee handbooks compliant with New Labour Code. Created comprehensive documentation trail for all statutory obligations. Implemented monthly reconciliation and audit-ready reporting.
Top 1% vendor score. 100% statutory compliance rate. Zero documentation gaps. LinkedIn's audit team found no misclassifications, no missed filings, no regulatory exposure. Versatile became a reference vendor for LinkedIn's India hiring.
"We scaled from 5 to 25 people in India without a single compliance headache. Versatile handled all the regulatory complexity while we focused on hiring and culture. That's the whole value proposition right there."
"Moving from contractors to a full team was complex - until we found Versatile. They migrated everyone cleanly, got compliance set up, and didn't skip a payroll. Now we have a real team in India with zero regulatory risk."
What you'll pay.
No surprises.
First month free on all services. No setup fees, no exit fees, ever. Scale to 50+ at the same per-employee cost.
Scaling economics: At 10 people: $1,490/mo EOR + salaries. At 50 people: $7,450/mo EOR + salaries. Cost per headcount stays at $149. No escalation, no surprise fees as you scale.
Scale your India team the right way.
Whether you're at 10 people or scaling toward 50, Versatile gives you EOR compliance, culture-fit hiring, and USD invoicing - all in one platform. Schedule a call to map your growth plan.
Talk to an ExpertFor SMBs & Scaleups
Scaling in India.
Entity setup takes 6-10 weeks and costs $15,000-25,000. You need an Indian director resident in India. With Versatile, you scale at $149/mo per employee with zero setup cost. As you grow past 50, entity economics improve. Versatile supports the transition seamlessly.
Versatile handles the whole migration. We audit your current arrangements, coordinate notice with your old vendor, re-register employees under Versatile as the legal employer, and ensure zero payroll disruption. Typical timeline: 2-3 weeks parallel to your existing provider.
The per-employee EOR cost stays at $149/mo. No escalation. At 50+, transitioning to your own entity may make financial sense for the compliance overhead savings. Versatile manages the transition - same team, new legal structure.
Your invoice is in fixed USD or GBP. At 10 people or 50, the $149/mo fee per employee is the same USD amount. No FX risk. Most competitors invoice INR or route through foreign subsidiaries. With Versatile, your CFO knows the exact per-headcount cost.
India-native. HQ in Bangalore. 50+ direct placements in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune. Our compliance team files directly with EPFO, ESIC, state authorities - not through third-party processors. We know New Labour Code 2025-26, Basic+DA 50% CTC, PF 12%, ESI 3.25%, gratuity 4.81%. This is core product.
Month 1 EOR fee ($149) is free per employee. Month 1 managed payroll ($49) is free. This is risk reversal, not a discount. You only pay if Versatile delivers. No setup fees, no exit fees, ever.
Yes. Use Versatile EOR for full-time employees. Keep contractors for specialists. Mix EOR and Contractor of Record within the same platform. One compliance framework, no vendor fragmentation.
Complete: PF, ESI, TDS, gratuity, professional tax (all 28 states), POSH Act, labour registrations, monthly reconciliation, annual audit readiness. One vendor handles all statutory obligations. At 50+ headcount, you have complete compliance certainty.