{"id":92992,"title":"Shor – The Fastest, Simplest, Most Affordable Payroll for Global Teams","tagline":"Manage and pay global, distributed teams without high fees or outdated UI","body":"![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=92992\u0026key=user_uploads/323332/ab75d774-2af8-4297-b673-d7b5a24cb082)\n\n### **TL;DR**\n\nHire and pay international contractors for **$20/month** with near‑instant settlement.\n\nFull‑time employees (EOR) are coming soon at **$99/month**. \n\nInterested? Learn more and request beta access at [tryshor.com](http://tryshor.com) \n\nDon’t want to read? Well here is internationally renowned creator, Max Zavidow, in a bubble bath to explain what we do.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF1m1H0arYY\n\n### **The Problem**\n\nHiring globally is still: \n\n* **Expensive:** Typically charged at **$50**/month per contractor, **$599‑$699** per employee (plus hidden fees and 12‑month lock‑ins)\n* **Slow:** Onboarding can take days or weeks, especially for employees\n* **Clunky:** Portal logins, support tickets, and back‑and‑forth for basic changes\n* **Delayed payouts:** Contractors wait days (sometimes weeks) for bank transfers\n\nThis results in many teams manually managing the process or skipping hiring global talent altogether.\n\n**Our Solution**\n\nShor is the fastest, simplest, and most affordable way to hire globally, without outdated portals, 12 month lock-ins, or slow bank transfers.\n\nFrom one Slack or WhatsApp thread, you can:\n\n* **Hire contractors or employees anywhere in the world** with no local entity required.\n* **Generate country-specific contracts instantly**\n* **Onboard new hires in minutes** while we collect documents, verify compliance, and get them ready to work in the same conversation.\n* **Run payroll in seconds** with payouts landing in a matter of minutes rather than days\n* **Stay compliant automatically** while we handle local labor laws, taxes, and filings in the background\n* **Scale without friction** adding or removing team members with no 12-month lock-in and no hidden fees.\n\nContractors are **$20/month** flat. \n\nEmployees (EOR) are **$99/month**, rolling out corridor-by-corridor starting with **India, the Philippines, and Nigeria**.\n\n### **The Team**\n\nWe are **Daivik and Avi**.\n\nWe previously built cross‑border payout systems with UnionBank, Unit, Column, Alloy, AiPrise (YC S22), and Persona. Now we are using AI agents and stablecoins to make global payroll effortless.\n\n### **Our Ask**\n\nWe would love to meet: \n\n* Businesses hiring contractors worldwide\n* Global Neobanks interested in partnering with us\n* Startups frustrated with the pricing or speed of traditional EORs\n* Builders working on AI‑first legal, financial, or support infrastructure\n\nPlease feel free to send us an email at [contact@tryshor.com](mailto:contact@tryshor.com) or book a time to chat [here](https://shor.cal.com/shor/shor-yc-launch)!","slug":"OBs-shor-the-fastest-simplest-most-affordable-payroll-for-global-teams","created_at":"2025-08-14T15:49:57.307Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T06:36:04.591Z","total_vote_count":38,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OBs-shor-the-fastest-simplest-most-affordable-payroll-for-global-teams","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=92992\u0026key=user_uploads/323332/ab75d774-2af8-4297-b673-d7b5a24cb082","company":{"id":30619,"name":"Shor","slug":"shor","url":"https://www.shorpay.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/9323f5fe8a247ae355ff7d76dd80f82fd6b8e192.png","batch":"Summer 2025","industry":"Fintech","tags":["Fintech","B2B","HR Tech","Payroll","AI"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/30619"}}