Edge vs. Deel
Deel is a global EOR platform for hiring in 150+ countries. Edge is a managed talent platform built for healthcare, dental, and insurance. One provides employment infrastructure. The other provides everything.
Where Edge is different
Full stack vs. single layer. Deel provides one layer: employment and payroll. You source, screen, train, equip, and manage your hire. You build HIPAA compliance. You handle replacements. Edge provides the full stack: sourcing, certification, campus facilities, enterprise equipment, HIPAA compliance, relationship management, and replacement guarantees. For healthcare practices that don't have an international hiring pipeline or compliance infrastructure, Edge eliminates the need to build all of that.
Healthcare expertise. Deel has zero healthcare specialization. Their platform doesn't understand CPT codes, CDT codes, EHR systems, or insurance workflows. Edge Edu certifies professionals on specific healthcare, dental, and insurance systems before placement. This is the difference between hiring a person and hiring a person who's ready to work your workflows from day one.
HIPAA compliance gap. This is critical. Deel does not provide HIPAA compliance infrastructure. A Deel hire works from home on their own equipment and network. For healthcare and insurance organizations, that means you're responsible for building and verifying HIPAA compliance for a remote worker in another country. Edge provides this as standard through campus facilities.
No DIY required. With Deel, you're building an international remote team yourself — Deel just handles the legal employment. With Edge, you're getting a fully managed, pre-certified, infrastructure-backed professional who's ready to work. It's the difference between buying ingredients and ordering a meal.
Deel is the right choice if you already have a candidate and need EOR services. Edge is the right choice if you need someone to find, certify, equip, and manage a healthcare, dental, or insurance professional in a HIPAA-compliant environment. They solve different problems.
How they compare
| Feature | Edge | Deel |
|---|---|---|
| Platform type | Managed talent platform (vertical) | EOR + payroll platform (horizontal) |
| Focus | Healthcare, dental, insurance, accounting | Any industry, 150+ countries |
| Talent sourcing | Edge sources, screens, and certifies talent | You find your own talent |
| Training | Edge Edu certification on EHR/billing/compliance | None — you train your hire |
| Work environment | Secured campus facility | Your hire works from home (or wherever) |
| Equipment | Enterprise-grade, company-issued | You provide or hire provides own |
| HIPAA compliance | Built-in: campus, VPN, encryption, BAA | Not included — you build it yourself |
| EOR / Employment | Included | Core offering — EOR in 150+ countries |
| Relationship manager | Dedicated RM per client | Account support (shared) |
| Replacement guarantee | Yes, $0 cost, 7-day avg | Not applicable (your employee) |
| Industry expertise | Deep: EHR systems, billing, coding, insurance | None — horizontal platform |
| Pricing | Flat monthly fee, all-inclusive | EOR from $599/month per employee |
| Best for | Practices needing full-stack managed talent | Companies with existing candidates needing EOR |
Where Deel shines
Deel is the market leader in global EOR and payroll, operating in 150+ countries with compliance expertise across dozens of jurisdictions. Their platform handles employment contracts, tax compliance, benefits administration, and payroll for international hires — and they do it exceptionally well.
If you already have a specific person you want to hire internationally and just need someone to handle the employment infrastructure, Deel is purpose-built for that. Their self-service platform, contractor management tools, and equipment provisioning services make global hiring accessible to companies of any size.
For tech companies, agencies, and other industries that don't have strict compliance requirements like HIPAA, Deel's horizontal model is efficient and effective.
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