Alternatives
Every Arca.ph engineer works your full US business day. Cloud Employee sets its Philippine engineers up for UK and Australian hours, and steers US clients to Latin America or Eastern Europe at higher rates.
How the rates compare
Approximate senior rate, per hour
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You want an employer-of-record partner across the Philippines, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, and you're happy to pick the region that matches the hours you need: UK or Australian daytime from the Philippines, full US overlap from Latin America, or partial US overlap from Eastern Europe.
You want senior engineers from the Philippines and Asia on your full US business day, at one published starting rate, month to month, with a second opinion on your stack and technical decisions included.
How it works
Bring one role, even for a shorter project. You don't need a year-long plan or a full team to begin.
Your engineer works in your codebase, in your standups, on your full US hours. You judge them by what they ship.
If it isn't solving the problem, we bring you a different engineer. If the work isn't there anymore, the engagement ends, with no minimum term or notice period.
Arca.ph is run by engineers. Our leadership has taken companies from seed to exit, including an acquisition by Workday, so they know what it takes on the technical side to grow a product. Senior engineers are vetted by people who have done the job.
That experience is part of the rate: our leadership and senior developers give you a second opinion on your stack and technical decisions whenever you need one.
Yes, if you need full US-hours overlap from senior engineers in the Philippines and Asia. Arca.ph places full-time senior engineers one at a time, from $35/hr all-in, month-to-month. Cloud Employee embeds engineers across the Philippines, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, and routes US-hours work toward Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Cloud Employee builds its Philippine placements for UK and Australian daytime schedules. For US working hours, it usually points companies to Latin America or Eastern Europe instead.
Arca.ph publishes one starting rate: from $35/hr all-in for a senior engineer on your full US day. Cloud Employee's published senior band is about $50–$65/hr. They steer US clients toward Latin America or Eastern Europe when the hours need to match a US day, at higher rates.
No. The engagement is month-to-month, with no minimum term, no notice period, and no recruiting or setup fee.
Yes, it is part of the rate. Our leadership has taken companies from seed to exit, including an acquisition by Workday. They and our experienced developers advise on your project, your tech stack, and technical decisions, whenever you want a second opinion.
We replace them. Replacements are unlimited for as long as you are a client. Cloud Employee also replaces at no cost; their rolling contract asks for 30 days' notice.
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If a multi-region employer-of-record partner is the better fit, we will tell you.