About eor.africa

eor.africa exists because hiring in Africa is genuinely hard and the information available to most companies is either outdated, vendor-produced, or written by people who have never dealt with a SARS audit, a UIF compliance check, or a Nigerian Labour Act termination dispute. We are fixing that.

What We Cover

We review Employer of Record (EOR) providers — the platforms that let companies hire employees in Africa without setting up a local entity. We also publish country-specific compliance guides, head-to-head comparisons, and operational guides for HR teams and founders building teams across West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and North Africa.

Every piece of content on this site is written to answer a specific operational question: how much does UIF cost, which EOR has an owned entity in Nigeria, what happens if you terminate an employee in Kenya without documented cause. If it doesn't answer a question a real hiring manager would ask, we don't publish it.

The Research Process

Each provider review scores across five dimensions:

Compliance depth — owned entity vs partner model, in-country legal teams, statutory contribution handling
Pricing — published rates, fee transparency, total cost of employment (EOR fee + employer contributions)
Onboarding speed — time to first payroll in each covered market
Platform quality — employee portal, HRIS integrations, self-service capability
Support — response times, in-country vs remote support, escalation paths

Scores draw from published product documentation, aggregated user reviews on G2 and Capterra, compliance framework verification, and direct platform access where available. Providers are notified of published reviews but have no editorial input.

Editorial Team

Anchal Katyal

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Anchal has spent a decade advising companies on market entry and cross-border HR operations across emerging markets, with deep expertise in Africa's key hiring jurisdictions — South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Ghana. She has evaluated EOR platforms for companies ranging from 10-person startups to enterprise teams managing 500+ employees across the continent. She holds a deep interest in employment law compliance, particularly in high-complexity markets like Nigeria, South Africa, and Morocco. She launched eor.africa to provide the kind of independent, operationally grounded analysis she couldn't find elsewhere.

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What We Are Not

We are not an EOR provider, broker, or intermediary
We are not employment lawyers — nothing on this site is legal advice
We are not a job board or recruiter
We are not funded by, affiliated with, or controlled by any EOR provider

Corrections and Updates

EOR pricing and product features change frequently. We update reviews on a rolling basis. If you identify an error, email hello@eor.africa with the source and we will review and correct within 48 hours.

Affiliate Disclosure

eor.africa may earn referral fees from providers when readers sign up via links on this site. This never influences ratings or rankings. Full details at our editorial policy and disclosure page.