COMPARE / EMPLOYER OF RECORD VS MANAGED STAFFING
Employer of record in Latin America or a managed hire?
A hiring platform with an employer of record lets you employ people in Latin America without a local entity, but finding and screening them is still your job. Managed staffing runs the search too. This is where each model fits.
TRUSTED BY TEAMS WHOSE CLOUDTASK HIRES HAVE STAYED 5 TO 8 YEARS
THE SHORT ANSWER
What an employer of record does, and what it leaves to you
Both models let a US company employ someone in Latin America without opening a local entity. The difference is who finds the person.
What an employer of record does
An employer of record, or EOR, becomes the legal employer of a person you have already chosen. It runs the local contract, payroll, taxes and benefits in that person's country. Many LATAM hiring platforms pair an EOR with tools to post roles and source candidates.
What stays with your team
The search, the screening, the interviews and the day-to-day management. The platform gives you the tooling. You still run the hiring.
What managed staffing adds
With CloudTask Managed Staffing, our team runs the search, screens each candidate on a live call and sends 3 to 5 matches in 48 hours. Once you choose, contracts, payroll and compliance are handled for one monthly rate, and the hire carries a 24-month replacement guarantee.
The question that decides it
Have you already found the person? If you have, an EOR is the shortest path to employing them. If you still need to find them, the search is the hard part, and that is the part managed staffing covers.
SIDE BY SIDE
Three ways to employ someone in Latin America
The same hire, set up three ways.
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| EOR hiring platform | Your own local entity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Who finds the candidate | CloudTask | You | You |
| Screened before you meet them | By your team | By your team | |
| Shortlist in 48 hours | Varies by provider | ||
| No local entity needed | |||
| Local contract and payroll | Handled by CloudTask | Handled by the EOR | Handled by your team |
| Replacement guarantee | 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire | Varies by provider |
WHERE THE WORK STAYS WITH YOU
Employment solved, search still open
An EOR takes the legal side off your plate. The hiring side is still there.
With an EOR platform
The platform can employ your hire, but first you have to find them.
With CloudTask Managed Staffing
Our team finds them: 3 to 5 matches in 48 hours, each screened on a live call.
With an EOR platform
Screening, interviews and reference checks run on your team's calendar.
With CloudTask Managed Staffing
You interview only the people who already fit the role.
With an EOR platform
If the hire does not work out, your team runs the search again.
With CloudTask Managed Staffing
A replacement guarantee covers every hire: 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire.
WHEN EACH MODEL WINS
Choose by what you are missing
If employment is the only gap, an EOR closes it. If the person is missing too, it does not.
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You already have the person: EOR
A candidate you found yourself, or a contractor you want to bring on as an employee, only needs a legal employer. That is what an EOR does.
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You have your own recruiters: EOR can fit
A recruiting team with its own pipeline mainly needs compliant employment in each country.
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You need the search done: managed staffing
When the role is open and nobody is in the pipeline yet, the search is the work. We run it.
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You want one rate for all of it: managed staffing
Search, contracts, payroll and compliance under one monthly rate, with a 24-month replacement guarantee.
WHY CLOUDTASK
Search and employment, with numbers behind them
10,000+
hires placed
since 2016
85%
still in seat
past 90 days
40 to 60%
lower cost
than an equivalent US hire
12
countries
across Latin America and the Caribbean
HOW IT WORKS
From open role to employed hire in four steps
The same process for every role, on either model.
Tell us the role
Share what the job needs. $299 starts the search.
Get 3 to 5 matches in 48 hours
Our team searches, screens on a live call and sends a shortlist matched to the role.
Interview and choose
You meet the people you like and pick your hire.
Start with a guarantee
Every hire carries a replacement guarantee: 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire.
Which model
Two models. Open to every role.
The process does not change. What changes is who employs your hire and how you pay.
Direct Hire
You employ them. One fee, once.
- $299 to start your search, one time
- One-time fee when your candidate accepts
- Your hire joins your payroll
- 6-month replacement guarantee
Managed Staffing
We handle payroll. One monthly rate.
- $299 to start your search, one time
- No placement fee
- Compliance, contracts and payroll handled
- 24-month replacement guarantee
Testimonials
Teams that let CloudTask run the search
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LATAM has been a gold mine for talent. Our CloudTask hires understand our company culture and mission, and they connect with our customers in a way that drives high NPS and CX scores.
David Barrett CEO, Expensify -
After meeting my CX and CS team in Medellín, we immediately loved the culture and the work ethic. As a European-HQ company, we found LATAM to be perfect to service our American clients.
Carl Carell CRO and Co-founder, GetAccept -
At first we were an SF-based team only. Then I met Amir Reiter back in 2018. After visiting Medellín, I knew LATAM would be key to our growth and success.
Tim Zheng CEO, Apollo.io
FAQ
Employer of record in Latin America: questions
What is an employer of record in Latin America?
Is managed staffing the same as an employer of record?
Do I need an employer of record to hire in Latin America?
How do I hire employees in Latin America?
How much does an employer of record cost in Latin America?
Which countries does CloudTask hire from?
KEEP COMPARING
More ways to hire in Latin America, compared
Let us find the person, not just employ them
Tell us the role and get 3 to 5 matches in 48 hours.