# Native Teams: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 2 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/native-teams/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global payroll and employer of record | 2% | 10 | 29% | 7 |
| PEO providers | 0% | 21 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Native Teams is the most budget‑friendly employer‑of‑record (EOR) option currently available." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Global payroll)
- "If you need the absolute rock-bottom price and your needs are simpler, Native Teams at $99/month is worth exploring." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Global payroll)
- "Native Teams starts at $99, and one review calls it the "best-priced" EOR for startups" (Perplexity Sonar, Global payroll)
- "Native Teams is another excellent budget option." (Claude Haiku 4.5, PEOs)

## And against it

- "Lowest headline price; ranked #1 affordable in some 2026 lists, but verify reliability." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Global payroll)
- "Bare-bones Support: You get what you pay for." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Global payroll)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Global payroll and employer of record: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 10 of 61.
- PEO providers: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 21 of 53.

## In its own words

What Native Teams's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Payments & Employment for International Teams (https://nativeteams.com/)
- For: international teams (https://nativeteams.com/)
- Price stated: Employer of Record starts at $99 per employee per month; Contractor of Record starts at $99 per month per contractor; Contractor Pay starts at $19 per contractor per month; Gig Pay custom pricing; Entity Management starts at $149 per month (https://nativeteams.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 19 (https://nativeteams.com/pricing)
- Certifications: GDPR, ICO, PCI, ISO, SOC 2
- Customers named: TelXira, Semos Cloud, Sturm International, Mad Head Games, Atrex Group, Hypefy, Maince, devIT Team

## What it publishes

Every page nativeteams.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 708 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 66 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 69 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 61 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.