Rivermate

Rivermate is an Amsterdam-based Employer of Record (EOR) platform enabling companies to hire, employ, and pay talent across 180+ countries without setting up local entities. With 38 owned entities, 15+ years of expertise, and a human-first support model featuring dedicated account managers, it covers EOR, contractor payments, contractor of record, and visa support, serving 1,300+ global companies.

What Rivermate offers its clients

Rivermate is an Employer of Record (EOR) that lets companies hire, employ, and pay staff in 180+ countries without opening a local entity. It takes on contracts, payroll, tax, benefits, and compliance, and also runs contractor payments, Contractor of Record, visa support, and global consulting. EOR starts from $319 per employee per month; Contractor of Record from $149 per contractor per month.

How Rivermate outshines the competition

Rivermate sells human service rather than self-serve software — every client gets a dedicated account manager and 24/7 access to real staff via Slack, WhatsApp, email, or phone, with no bots. It backs its 180+ country coverage with 38 of its own local entities, and tailors contracts and benefits per client instead of applying a fixed template. It onboards employees in hours rather than days, and holds 4.9/5 on G2 (81 reviews) and 4.9/5 on Capterra (83 reviews).

Rivermate company structure

Rivermate BV is privately held and headquartered at Herengracht 420 in Amsterdam, founded by Lucas Botzen in December 2020. It joined the Hightekers group in April 2026 and now shares one leadership team across both brands, following the absorption of Eos, Serviap, Hightekers EOR, and Remunance. Roughly 100 team members work across 14 countries, with offices in London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Dubai, and Mexico City.

Sample highlight service offering of Rivermate

Employer of Record is the flagship. Rivermate becomes the legal employer, issues country-specific compliant contracts, runs payroll, tax and benefits, and pays employees in 120+ currencies. IP protection and legal risk mitigation are bundled in, with optional global health insurance on top.