Kontrable: The Native Teams alternative for contractor management without per-contractor fees

Native Teams is a multi-service platform offering contractor payment management ($19/month per contractor), EOR services ($99/month per employee), entity management ($149/month), and Contractor of Record services ($99/month per contractor). Their pricing model scales with contractor count: more contractors equals higher monthly costs. Kontrable is built for contractor management: tracking projects, managing contracts, handling invoices, coordinating direct payments. These represent fundamentally different pricing philosophies.

If you're managing independent contractors who handle their own taxes and already have payment accounts, you don't need per-contractor fees that scale with your team. You need flat-rate contractor management.

Why Native Teams' per-contractor model doesn't work for scaling teams

Native Teams charges $19/month per contractor. This per-contractor pricing model creates a fundamental problem: your platform costs increase linearly with team size. As you grow, your software expenses grow with you—regardless of whether you're adding features or complexity.

Native Teams' pricing at different scales:

• 5 contractors: $95/month
• 10 contractors: $190/month
• 15 contractors: $285/month
• 20 contractors: $380/month
• 25 contractors: $475/month

Kontrable's pricing:

• 5 contractors: $49/month
• 10 contractors: $49/month
• 15 contractors: $99/month
• 20 contractors: $99/month
• 25 contractors: $99/month

At 10 contractors, Native Teams costs $190/month vs Kontrable's $49/month: you save $141/month ($1,692/year).

At 25 contractors, Native Teams costs $475/month vs Kontrable's $99/month: you save $376/month ($4,512/year).

Per-contractor pricing punishes growth. As your team scales, your software costs become a growing burden.

What Kontrable actually solves for contractors

Contractor database: Store contractor information, payment details, business information, preferred payment methods in one organized place.

Contract and document management: Upload and organize contracts, statements of work, compliance documents. AI-assisted contract generation reviewed by your legal counsel. Track signatures and versions.

Project and milestone tracking: Create projects with specific milestones, deliverables, payment amounts. Track progress. Get alerts when milestones approach. Know what's pending.

Payment management with flexibility: Approve payments. Record transaction IDs and proofs from your chosen method (Wise, PayPal, Payoneer, or direct bank transfer). Track contractor confirmations. Complete audit trail.

Compliance organization: Centralize tax forms (W-9, W-8BEN), contractor status documentation, records for audits. Know what's on file.

Alerts and notifications: Automated reminders for deadlines, pending approvals, confirmations. No manual tracking.

Monthly reporting: Export contractor lists, payment records, status summaries for finance and operations.

Kontrable provides exactly what contractors need. Native Teams provides similar features but wraps them in per-contractor pricing that escalates with team size.

Payment control—the fundamental difference

Native Teams processes payments through their system. You pay $19/month per contractor. Money flows through Native Teams' infrastructure with processing delays and fees.

Kontrable lets you choose how to pay each contractor:

Wise transfers: Low foreign exchange fees (0.35-1%), fast delivery (1-3 days), strong global coverage. Best for cost-efficient international payments.

PayPal: Instant wallet delivery, ubiquitous, higher fees. Best for contractors who prefer PayPal.

Payoneer: Mass payout support, popular in emerging markets, 2-5 day delivery. Best for large contractor bases.

Bank transfers (ACH/SEPA/wire): Direct to contractor bank accounts, universal, auditable, fully traceable. Best for formal relationships and large payments.

You maintain complete control. Your money doesn't flow through Native Teams' infrastructure. No per-contractor processing markup.

The per-contractor pricing trap

Per-contractor pricing creates perverse incentives:

For Native Teams: More contractors = more revenue. They have financial incentive to encourage you to add contractors.

For you: Each new contractor adds $19/month to your bill. At some point, you stop hiring contractors because platform costs become too high.

This is backwards. Your platform should encourage growth, not tax it.

Kontrable uses flat pricing: add contractors without your platform costs increasing. Grow your team. Expand your capacity. Your software costs stay the same.

Native Teams adds $190/month per 10 contractors. Kontrable adds $0/month per 10 contractors.

Who should choose Kontrable

Small agencies, remote startups, and growing teams managing 3-25 contractors who:

• Have contractors who are properly classified as independent (1099)
• Contractors already have their own payment accounts
• Contractors handle their own taxes in their jurisdiction
• Need contractor management tools (not per-person billing)
• Want to pay contractors directly through Wise, PayPal, Payoneer, or bank transfers
• Plan to scale their contractor team without platform costs escalating
• Value simplicity and contractor-specific functionality
• Want direct control over contractor relationships

Key advantages of Kontrable as the Native Teams alternative

Flat pricing: $49/month for up to 10 contractors. $99/month for up to 25. No per-contractor charges.

Scales with growth: Add contractors without increasing platform costs.

Transparent upfront pricing: Know exactly what you'll pay. No per-contractor markup.

Milestone-based payments: Track deliverables. Pay when work is complete. Tie payments to specific outcomes. Native Teams doesn't emphasize this.

Project tracking: Create projects with milestones, deadlines, deliverables. Know what's pending. Native Teams is payment-focused, not project-focused.

Direct payment control: Choose your payment method (Wise, PayPal, Payoneer, bank transfer) for each contractor. Native Teams forces payment through their system.

No payment processing markup: Native Teams' integrated payment system adds costs. Kontrable lets you use payment providers you trust.

Global contractor coverage across 85+ countries (like Native Teams) but without per-contractor fees: Native Teams works in 85+ countries at $19/month per contractor. Kontrable works globally at flat rates.

No EOR or COR upselling: Native Teams offers EOR ($99/month), entity management ($149/month), and COR ($99/month) as upsells. Kontrable doesn't push unnecessary services.

Understanding the Native Teams model

Native Teams makes money by:

• Charging $19/month per contractor for payment management
• Offering EOR services ($99/month per employee) as an upsell
• Offering entity management ($149/month) as an upsell
• Offering Contractor of Record ($99/month per contractor) as an upsell
• Processing integrated payments

Their business model is built on per-contractor recurring revenue. The more contractors you manage, the more you pay them. They have financial incentive for you to add contractors—because each one generates $19/month revenue.

This works well for Native Teams. But it's not ideal for you, especially as your team scales.

Kontrable reverses this: we built flat-rate contractor management. Add contractors without increasing your platform costs. Grow your team without worrying about software pricing scaling with headcount.

What you get with Kontrable

Contractor-specific management: Every feature designed for contractor relationships, not adapted from payroll systems.

Flat pricing that scales: $49-99/month covers unlimited growth within your tier.

Milestone-based payments: Track deliverables. Pay when work is complete. Connect payments to outcomes.

Direct payment methods: Wise, PayPal, Payoneer, or bank transfers. You choose. Your money stays with you.

Complete audit trail: All approvals, payments, confirmations documented. Clean records for finance and compliance.

Contract automation: AI-assisted contract generation reviewed by your legal counsel. Professional contracts without expensive legal fees.

Payment flexibility: Choose the method that works best for each contractor based on location, preference, cost.

No payment processing markup: Use payment providers you trust at their cost, not at Native Teams' markup.

No unnecessary upsells: We built Kontrable for contractors. We're not pushing EOR, COR, or entity management services.

The real cost comparison

For 10 contractors over 12 months:

• Native Teams: $190/month × 12 = $2,280/year
• Kontrable: $49/month × 12 = $588/year
• Savings with Kontrable: $1,692/year

For 25 contractors over 12 months:

• Native Teams: $475/month × 12 = $5,700/year
• Kontrable: $99/month × 12 = $1,188/year
• Savings with Kontrable: $4,512/year

Plus, Kontrable doesn't charge for payments. Native Teams' integrated payment system adds costs.

What contractors actually need vs what Native Teams emphasizes

What contractors need:

• Organization and tracking
• Contract management
• Project milestone tracking
• Payment coordination
• Tax form collection
• Payment history and audit trail

What Native Teams emphasizes:

• Per-contractor pricing
• Integrated payment processing
• EOR/COR upselling
• Multi-currency support
• 85+ country coverage

Native Teams provides good contractor payment tools. But they wrap them in a per-contractor pricing model that punishes growth. They also push EOR and COR services (upsells) that contractors don't necessarily need.

Kontrable provides the same contractor tools without per-contractor fees and without upselling unnecessary services.

Why Kontrable exists

We kept using Native Teams for contractors and paying $19/contractor/month. With 5 contractors, that was manageable (~$95/month). With 10, it was less fine (~$190/month). With 15, we were paying too much for a contractor management tool.

We also didn't need their EOR services, entity management, or COR offerings. We needed simple contractor management with flat pricing that didn't punish growth.

So we built Kontrable: contractor-specific tools, flat pricing, direct payment control, no per-contractor fees, transparent costs, no unnecessary upsells.

Flat vs per-contractor pricing

This is the fundamental difference:

Native Teams: Per-contractor pricing. Every contractor adds $19/month. Costs scale with team size.

Kontrable: Flat pricing. $49/month covers up to 10. $99/month covers up to 25. Costs don't scale with team size.

For growing teams, flat pricing is far better. You can expand your contractor network without worrying about platform costs.

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If you're managing independent contractors and need contractor management without per-contractor fees that scale with your team—Kontrable is the alternative.

Contractor-specific tools. Flat pricing. Direct control. Professional management.

Grow your contractor team without growing your software costs.

Start organizing your contractor relationships today.