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BEG HR outsourcing, powered by isolved, delivers certified HR professionals, a custom handbook, and a dedicated HR Business Partner tier while your company stays the only employer of your US team.
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Deel built its name on global employer-of-record hiring, and its US PEO is offered as an add-on to that same platform for companies that also need domestic HR and benefits handled. For a company already running global contractors or international hires through Deel, adding the US PEO module keeps everything in one dashboard.
The bundled benefits are a genuine draw. With the PEO module active, Deel can offer companies access to group plan options through its master plans, along with workers compensation folded into the arrangement, inside the same platform used for global workforce management. For a company that wants a single-vendor global-plus-domestic setup wrapped around a co-employment PEO, Deel delivers a coherent version of it.
The honest question is not whether Deel built a capable global platform. It is whether the PEO layer underneath, co-employment, is the structure your US company actually needs to get great HR.
The Trade-Off
These are traits of the co-employment model, not criticisms of Deel specifically. Our PEO vs. HR outsourcing guide walks through the mechanics in full.
When the US PEO module is on, Deel becomes the employer of record for tax and benefits purposes domestically. Your US people are administered under its structure, and that legal sharing is the foundation of everything else in the bundle.
The group benefits access runs through the PEO master plans, not your own. Your existing carriers, plan designs, and broker relationships generally do not survive the transition in.
The Deel global EOR product and the US PEO are different offerings. The convenience of one platform does not change the co-employment mechanics of the domestic PEO.
Deel PEO pricing arrives after a sales process built around your census and risk profile. That is standard for full-service PEOs; it also means no number before the meeting.
Side by Side
| Factor | BEG HR Outsourcing | Deel PEO |
|---|---|---|
| Who employs your staff | You do, always | Co-employment when the US PEO module is on |
| Benefits plans | Yours stay yours | Their master plans replace yours |
| Pricing visibility | Instant estimate on screen | Quote-gated |
| Depth of service | Certified HR team, dedicated partner tier | Software-first, PEO layered on as a US add-on |
| Platform | isolved | Deel proprietary stack |
| Scope | HR support; payroll optional and separate | Global EOR, payroll, and US PEO benefits bundled together |
| Exit friction | Stop the service; nothing to unwind | Unwind co-employment and replace benefits |
Honest Answer
If your company already runs global contractors or international hires through Deel, and group benefits access through its US PEO module is the deciding factor for your domestic team, the co-employment trade may be worth it to you. Companies that consciously want a co-employer for their US staff, with the shared employment administration that entails, wrapped inside one global platform, are that market, and Deel serves it well.
It also makes sense to stay through your current plan year rather than disrupt benefits mid-stream. Revisit the model at renewal, when a clean comparison is possible.
The BEG Alternative
BEG HR outsourcing, powered by isolved, comes in three plans. Essential is live answers from certified HR professionals. Expert adds the done-for-you compliance assets: custom handbook, posters, new hire packets, and leave administration guidance, plus support for talent acquisition and recruiting needs as your US team grows. Elite adds a dedicated HR Business Partner with monthly check-ins and proactive compliance alerts. All for a fraction of the $60K-$100K an in-house HR hire costs. Full detail on the HR outsourcing overview.
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Also weighing the other big PEOs? See the Rippling PEO alternative and the Justworks alternative.
PEO certification status is verifiable through the IRS Certified Professional Employer Organization program.
Questions
No. BEG is HR outsourcing, powered by isolved. There is no co-employment and no employer-of-record change. Your company stays the sole employer, on your own EIN, with your own benefits plans.
No. Deel is best known for global employer-of-record services for hiring abroad. Its US PEO is a separate add-on to that platform, aimed at domestic co-employment and bundled benefits for the US portion of a workforce.
That is exactly what HR outsourcing is. BEG puts certified HR professionals, a custom handbook program, leave administration, and on the top plan a dedicated HR Business Partner behind your US company, while your legal employment structure stays untouched.
Deel PEO pricing is quote-gated, so a sales conversation comes first. BEG shows a monthly estimate on screen after six questions, in about 90 seconds, then confirms exact pricing on a 15-minute call. We never quote a competitor dollar figure; theirs comes from them.
Because the PEO master plans belong to the PEO, exiting means placing benefits on your own again. With BEG that problem never recurs: your plans, carriers, and broker stay yours from day one, so there is nothing to unwind later.
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