Offshore Staffing: Philippines vs India vs Vietnam (2026)

What are enterprise-scale BPO providers?

Examples include Cloudstaff, Emapta and Hammerjack. These are built for businesses hiring large teams, often five to fifty or more staff, with deep infrastructure, multiple offices and broad role coverage. The trade-off for a small business is that you can become a small account, with a junior account manager and limited senior attention.

What are freelance marketplaces?

Examples include Upwork and OnlineJobs.ph. These give you the lowest headline cost and the most direct control. The trade-off is that vetting, onboarding, compliance and management all sit with you, and continuity can be fragile if your person leaves.

What are Employer of Record platforms?

Examples include Deel, Remote and Multiplier. These are a strong fit if you've already found your person and only need them employed compliantly. They handle payroll and local compliance well, but they're self-serve software: you manage the relationship through a dashboard, and there isn't a senior person who knows your business to call when something gets complicated. Scale Up Staff offers Employer of Record and Contractor of Record too, with the same compliance cover, but as a guided service rather than a platform. You get a senior onshore contact who actually knows your account, helps you structure the hire correctly, and picks up the phone when you need a real answer.

What are boutique managed providers?

This is where Scale Up Staff sits, deliberately. Beyond compliant employment, we recruit and vet the talent, build the systems, brief the work and manage quality day to day, so the role is handled properly, not just filled. We're small by design, which means you get senior people on your account rather than a junior managing hundreds of clients. You get the senior attention of a boutique with the compliance cover of a platform.