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Plane

by Pilot Platform · Since 2018
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Quick facts
VendorPilot Platform
Year launched2018
StatusActive
Location548 Market St. #91283, San Francisco, CA 94104, US
Countries servedGlobal
Languages1
Integrations1+
Free tierYES
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About Plane

Plane is a human resources software from Pilot Platform designed for hiring, onboarding, and paying contractors and employees worldwide. It combines features like global compliance management, simplified onboarding processes, and payroll integration so companies can manage their workforce efficiently. Plane is built for founders and HR teams who are scaling globally, providing a single platform for the entire team. It supports the needs of organizations by saving hours on administrative tasks and minimizing the complexity of using multiple tools. Key capabilities: global compliance management onboarding automation payroll processing user-friendly interface centralized contractor management Best for: businesses that need to efficiently manage a diverse and international workforce.

Plane, formerly known as Pilot, is a comprehensive human resources and payroll platform designed to help companies manage their workforce globally. It provides an all-in-one solution for HR needs, including hiring employees and contractors, managing payroll, and handling benefits and compliance across various countries. The platform streamlines employee onboarding and hiring processes, storing all employee and contractor records centrally, including payslips, contracts, and tax forms. Additionally, it facilitates visa and immigration processes for international hires and offers a two-step intellectual property assignment feature called Plane Direct IPs, ensuring seamless transfers of intellectual property for global hires. The user interface of Plane is designed to be intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy for HR professionals to navigate and manage their workforce efficiently. The dashboard provides a clear overview of all HR functions, allowing users to access payroll, benefits, compliance, and employee records with minimal effort. The platform supports multi-level user permissions, ensuring that different stakeholders within an organization can access relevant information securely. The design is modern and streamlined, reducing the complexity often associated with global HR management.

Pros & Cons

What users like
  • +1. Hire and manage teams in 240+ countries with built-in compliance and payroll.
  • +2. Simplify and automate global contractor payments and run payroll for employees on one platform.
  • +3. Receive exceptional 24/5 support via Slack, chat, and email for your entire team.
  • +4. Ensure compliance with automated tax handling and expert local support for global hiring.
What users flag
  • 1. Potential security risks with sensitive employee data stored on cloud servers.

Features

Key features

1. Global Hiring & Management (240+ countries)
Allows companies to hire and manage team members (employees and contractors) in over 240 countries from a single platform. It simplifies the process of finding and integrating talent globally.
2. Unified Payroll for Employees & Contractors
Enables running payroll for both employees (including US W2 multi-state) and contractors, domestically and internationally, on one integrated screen. This eliminates the need for separate systems.
3. Comprehensive Global Contractor Payments
Facilitates paying contractors in over 240 countries, supporting payments in local currencies, bank transfers in 70+ countries, and allowing contractors to receive money in their preferred currency. This simplifies international payments and improves contractor experience.
4. Employer of Record (EOR) Service (100+ countries)
Acts as an Employer of Record, allowing companies to hire international employees in over 100 countries quickly without needing to set up local legal entities. This removes a major barrier to global expansion.
5. Robust Compliance Management
Provides built-in automated tax compliance (like W-8/W-9 collection, 1099 submission, I-9 integration), ensures local compliance wherever hiring occurs with localized contracts, and offers expert support for compliance and immigration questions. This helps companies stay compliant as they grow globally.
6. Unified HRIS & Team Management
Includes an HRIS to onboard the entire team (both employees and contractors) in one platform. It allows managing PTO for everyone and easily pulling team data for custom reports, providing a centralized view of the workforce.

Additional features

1. Global Hiring & Management (240+ countries)
Allows hiring and managing team members in over 240 countries.
2. Compliance Built-in
Includes compliance features integrated into the platform.
3. Payroll Built-in
Includes payroll processing capabilities integrated into the platform.
4. Run Payroll (Entire Team)
Processes payroll for the entire team (employees and contractors).
5. Unified Payroll Screen
Manage payroll for employees and contractors from one screen.
6. Easy/Fast Payment
Allows paying the entire team in just a few clicks.
7. Scalability
Platform designed to grow with the company (from 1 to 1,000+).
8. Automated Payments
Supports setting up payments to run automatically.
9. In-country Compliance
Ensures compliance with local regulations in different countries.
10. Custom Workflows
Supports creating simple or complex customized processes.
11. Human Customer Support
Provides direct support from human experts via Slack, chat, and email.
12. Support for Entire Team
Provides support directly to the company, contractors, and employees.
13. Global Contractor Hiring/Payment (240+ countries)
Supports hiring and paying contractors in over 240 countries.
14. Multi-currency Payments (for contractors)
Allows contractors to receive payments in their preferred currency.
15. Local Currency/Bank Transfers (70+ countries)
Provides payments in local currencies and via bank transfers in over 70 countries.

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Monthly plans

Employees Us

USD 19

Eor

USD 499

Countries & Languages

Global
Countries served
1
Interface languages
1
Billing currencies

Interface languages

English

Billing currencies

🇺🇸USD

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