Hire Overseas vs A Team Overseas
Written by A Team Overseas. Facts about Hire Overseas come from its own published pages, checked October 22, 2026. Sources are listed at the end. Prices and terms change, so confirm them with Hire Overseas directly.
Quick answer
A Team Overseas and Hire Overseas are separate, unrelated companies. Hire Overseas mainly runs a managed service: it employs the person on your behalf and bills one all-in monthly fee, which it says starts at $2,000 a month, for many roles across Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa. A Team Overseas is a $500/month membership that places a Philippines-based executive, operations or marketing assistant on your own payroll. You pay the assistant directly ($1,200–2,000/month for full-time engagements), and we run check-ins through the first 90 days.
Key differences
| Topic | Hire Overseas | A Team Overseas |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Mainly a managed service: Hire Overseas employs the contractor and sends one invoice that includes their pay. It also offers Direct Hire (a one-time fee, and you employ the person) and Executive Search. | Membership. We find and place the assistant, who works on your payroll while you direct the work. We stay involved through the first 90 days. |
| What you pay | "Pricing starts at $2,000 a month, all in." It says most roles land between $2,000 and $4,000. No recruiting or setup fee. | $500/month membership, plus your assistant's pay, paid directly: $1,200–2,000/month for full-time engagements, by experience tier, agreed before placement. Optional add-ons, not included in the membership-plus-assistant-pay total: Managed Payments ($150/month) and security covering VPN and MDM tools ($100/month). |
| Where assistants are based | Mostly Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa, across many roles. | Philippines. Executive, operations and marketing assistants. |
| Terms | Managed services are month to month with no termination fee. The first 14 days have a money-back guarantee. | The paid trial month starts on the assistant's first day. The first invoice is issued that day and is due within 7 days. No early-exit fee applies if you leave at the end of the trial month. An annual membership commitment starts in month two. Early exit after the trial requires 30 days' written notice, with fees owed through the notice period, plus an early-exit fee equal to the lesser of 3 months' membership fees or the remaining year's membership fees (a maximum of $1,500 at $500/month). |
| If it isn't a fit | A "forever replacement" at no extra cost on managed services. Direct Hire has a six-month replacement guarantee. | 1 free replacement a year, and up to 3 placements a year. |
| Support after matching | HR support, check-ins, leave tracking, contracts and local payroll are included in the monthly fee. | Check-ins weekly in month one, then every two weeks or monthly through day 90, then as needed. We do not provide screen monitoring. Assistants send an end-of-day report. Any more detailed time tracking must be agreed between you and your assistant. |
| Working hours | Says it covers "every US schedule, from full EST overlap to overnight coverage." Full overlap costs more. | We match working hours to any timezone, including US, Australia, UK and Asia hours. Candidates are told the required hours before meeting you, and we only propose people available for those hours. |
Choose Hire Overseas if
- You want one all-in monthly invoice, with Hire Overseas employing the person and running payroll.
- You are hiring outside the Philippines, or for roles beyond executive, operations and marketing.
- You want replacements with no time limit.
Choose A Team Overseas if
- You want the assistant on your own payroll, paid directly at a rate you agree before placement.
- You want a more senior assistant. We specialize in more senior talent: mid-level assistants who are resourceful, proactive, reliable and AI-enabled.
- You have a repeatable set of work today and want the same person to grow into owning more of an operational lane, with you setting direction.
- You want someone to own AI and systems inside that lane: rolling out tools, automating recurring steps and helping your team use them.
- You'd like help making the relationship work: what to hand over, how to communicate and how to start. That's common for a first remote hire, or after a past hire or agency didn't work out.
- You'll direct the assistant and give feedback, and you want us coaching both of you through the first 90 days.
A Team Overseas is not a fit if you want
- A part-time "right hand" expected to own strategy across marketing, operations and personal tasks all at once
- A director or manager for a function you haven't defined yet
- Finished deliverables from us without directing anyone (a done-for-you service)
- Agency-provided screen monitoring of an assistant
- A budget below the membership plus the assistant’s pay
FAQ
- Is A Team Overseas the same company as Hire Overseas?
- No. A Team Overseas and Hire Overseas are separate, unrelated companies with different models. A Team Overseas is a membership that places Philippines-based assistants on your payroll. Hire Overseas mainly employs people on your behalf for one monthly fee. A Team Overseas is also unrelated to A.Team.
- How much does A Team Overseas cost?
- $500/month membership, plus your assistant's pay, paid directly: $1,200–2,000/month for full-time engagements, by experience tier, agreed before placement. Optional add-ons, not included in the membership-plus-assistant-pay total: Managed Payments ($150/month) and security covering VPN and MDM tools ($100/month). Membership includes up to 3 placements a year and 1 free replacement. The paid trial month starts on the assistant's first day. The first invoice is issued that day and is due within 7 days. No early-exit fee applies if you leave at the end of the trial month. An annual membership commitment starts in month two. Early exit after the trial requires 30 days' written notice, with fees owed through the notice period, plus an early-exit fee equal to the lesser of 3 months' membership fees or the remaining year's membership fees (a maximum of $1,500 at $500/month).
- How much does Hire Overseas cost?
- Hire Overseas says its pricing "starts at $2,000 a month, all in", that most roles land between $2,000 and $4,000 a month, and that there is no recruiting or setup fee. Check its pricing page for current numbers.
- Who employs the assistant?
- With A Team Overseas, the assistant works on your payroll and you pay them directly. On Hire Overseas' managed service, Hire Overseas employs the contractor and bills you one fee that includes their pay.
Sources (checked October 22, 2026)
See also: all comparisons and A Team Overseas pricing.