Kontrable: The RemotePeople alternative for professional contractor management

RemotePeople offers free basic contractor management designed as a gateway to their EOR services ($199/month per employee). Their free tier includes onboarding and contracts, but it's intentionally limited—designed to encourage upgrading to paid EOR plans. Kontrable is built as a complete contractor management alternative: professional tools for managing contractors directly without upselling to EOR services you don't need.

If you're managing independent contractors who are properly classified and already have their own payment accounts, you need robust contractor management—not a free tier designed to upsell employee services.

Why Kontrable works better for contractor management

RemotePeople's free contractor tier includes basic onboarding and contract management, but it's designed as an entry point to their paid EOR services. The features are intentionally limited: minimal project tracking, basic invoicing, no milestone-based payment management. Once you outgrow the free tier, you're pushed toward their $199/month per employee EOR plans.

Kontrable is purpose-built for contractor management. We're not trying to upsell you to employee services. You get professional contractor management tools from day one: project tracking, milestone-based payments, comprehensive payment history, contract management, and direct payment coordination—all for $99/month for up to 25 contractors.

The difference is fundamental: RemotePeople's free tier is a sales funnel. Kontrable's offering is the actual product.

What makes Kontrable the better contractor management alternative

Contractor database: Store contractor information, payment details, business information, and preferred payment methods in one organized place. No scattered emails and spreadsheets.

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 document versions.

Project and milestone tracking: Create projects with specific milestones, deliverables, and payment amounts tied to completion. Track progress. Get alerts when milestones approach. Know exactly what needs to be delivered.

Payment management with choice: 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 needed for audits. Know what's on file for each contractor.

Alerts and notifications: Get reminded of approaching deadlines, pending approvals, contractor confirmations. Automated workflow, not manual tracking.

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

Payment flexibility—the key difference

RemotePeople processes payments through their platform. You depend on their payment flow and fees.

Kontrable lets you choose your payment method for 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 of your payment flow. Your money doesn't flow through a middleman.

The RemotePeople trap

RemotePeople's free contractor tier is intentionally limited because it's a sales funnel:

• Basic onboarding only
• Minimal project tracking
• No milestone-based payments
• Limited payment history
• Designed to encourage upgrading

Once you need real contractor management features, you're pushed toward their EOR services at $199/month per employee—even if you only need contractor management.

Kontrable provides complete contractor management from the start. No upselling. No limitations designed to push you toward unnecessary services.

Who should choose Kontrable

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

• Already have contractors on board (no need for onboarding services)
• Contractors already have their own payment accounts
• Contractors handle their own taxes in their jurisdiction
• Need professional contractor management tools (not a free limited tier)
• Want to pay contractors directly through Wise, PayPal, Payoneer, or bank transfers
• Value simplicity and transparency over upselling
• Want to avoid EOR services you don't actually need
• Need milestone-based payment tracking and project management

Key advantages of Kontrable as the RemotePeople alternative

Complete contractor management: Not a limited free tier designed to upsell EOR. Full features for $99/month.

Milestone-based payments: Track deliverables and tie payments to completion. RemotePeople's free tier doesn't offer this.

Project tracking: Create projects with specific milestones, deadlines, deliverables. Know what's pending. RemotePeople's free tier lacks this depth.

Direct payment control: Choose your payment method (Wise, PayPal, Payoneer, bank transfer) for each contractor. RemotePeople processes payments through their system.

No upselling trap: We built Kontrable for contractors. We're not trying to sell you employee services.

Transparent pricing: $99/month for up to 25 contractors. No surprises. No "upgrade to EOR" pressure.

Understanding the RemotePeople model

RemotePeople's strategy is clear: offer free contractor management, then upsell to their EOR services. This works for companies that actually need employee hiring. But if you're managing independent contractors, you're paying for infrastructure designed for employees.

Their free tier intentionally lacks features that would make you happy managing contractors long-term. Limited project tracking. No milestone payments. Minimal payment history. Basic contracts. The goal is to make you outgrow the free tier and upgrade to paid plans.

Kontrable reverses this: we built professional contractor management from the ground up. No upselling. No limitations. Just tools designed for contractor relationships.

What you get with Kontrable

Professional contractor management: Full suite of tools designed specifically for managing contractors.

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

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

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 hidden upsells: We're not trying to push you toward EOR services. Contractor management is what we do.

The real cost comparison

RemotePeople: Free contractor tier (with limitations) or $199/month per employee for EOR (if you need employee services).

Kontrable: $49/month for up to 10 contractors. $99/month for up to 25 contractors. Complete contractor management. No limitations. No upsells.

If you need true contractor management (not employee services), Kontrable is the alternative that gives you what you actually need.

Why Kontrable exists

We built Kontrable because we kept paying for platforms that offered "contractor management" but were really designed to push us toward employee services. RemotePeople, Deel, Remote.com—they all offer contractor tools as gateway features to more expensive EOR plans.

We needed a platform built specifically for managing contractors. Not as a sales funnel. Not as a limited tier. As the actual product.

So we built Kontrable: professional contractor management without the upselling, without the EOR fees, without paying for employee infrastructure you don't need.

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If you're managing independent contractors and need professional contractor management without upselling, without limitations, without EOR services you don't need—Kontrable is the alternative.

Direct control. Professional tools. Transparent pricing. No tricks.

Start organizing your contractor relationships today.