Contractor of Record
Easily and legally engage software engineers in Latin America and Eastern Europe with Alcor’s Contractor of Record services:
- No need for a legal entity setup
- Full legal compliance with local laws
- Protection from worker misclassification
- 40 in-house recruiters to hire the top 10% tech talent
- Dedicated Customer Success Managers
- Procurement, office rent, and benefits support
Tech Companies Prefer СOR with Alcor
Alcor СOR is The Way If You’re
Expanding abroad
for the first time
- Save up to 3.5 months—no need to open a legal entity
- Full navigation in top talent pools for tech
- 100% compliance & legal shield
Switching from
outsourcing
- Save up to 40% of costs, no markups & buy-out
- 1-2 tiers higher talent
- It’s your team now and after, with a 90% retention rate
Switching from
another СOR provider
- Leverage СOR created only for tech companies
- Not just a contractor management platform—in-house hiring & back-office
- Ongoing account management support
Alcor’s Disrupting the Way СOR is Managed for Tech
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100% Tech Focus
Hire in the best talent pools & benefit from tax
incentives for tech. -
In-House Tech Recruitment
Own team of 40 headhunters to help you scale
from 0 to 100 in a year. -
360°Operational Support
From equipment procurement & office rent
to employer branding—you name it. -
Flexible Pricing
Volume discounts. No pre-payment.
Pay only for what you use.
Ordinary COR
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One-Size-Fits-All
No market prioritization.
No deep expertise in any industry. -
Partial Recruitment Assistance
Help you hire through job boards
or other third parties. -
Minimum Extra Services
Support with some additional services at best.
Other vendors are needed. -
Fixed Pricing
One price for everyone.
A pre-payment is required.
Alcor COR Services Include
Contractor of Record for Tech
Contact usLegal compliance
Contractor classification with local labor standards, misclassification risk protection, compliance with local tax & labor laws
Contract management
Draft and maintenance of compliant B2B contracts, preparation of IP and NDA agreements (on request)
Onboarding/offboarding
Required contractor information collection, B2B & termination contracts preparation, payout of final settlements
Invoicing & payments
Multi-currency contractor payouts, preparation and handling of tax documentation, compliance with payment regulations
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Colombia 
Argentina 
Chile 
Poland 
Romania 
Ukraine 
Bulgaria Alcor—Package Deal for Tech Expansion
Top-10% Hi-Tech Team
30+ senior developers in 3 months with a 98.6% probation pass rate
Seamless Recruitment
sourcing, expert tech skills assessment, interviews, negotiations
Tech-Focused Consultation
from country-specific pay scales & benefits to retention strategies
Client-First Approach
responsiveness & support from a dedicated account manager
Alcor Platform—Talent Hub & Management in One Place
Save time, streamline workflows, focus on growth.
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Client’s Testimonials
Alcor is a reliable partner that meets our hiring needs. We finally hired experienced software engineers in Eastern Europe with strong tech skills and business acumen. Account Managers are awesome!
With Alcor’s all-in-one solution, we got a software R&D office with 15 senior PHP devs and a compliant operational coverage. I really appreciated their transparent pricing structure and deep expertise.
We interviewed a lot of EoR platforms and companies, but Alcor was the only one that provides a combo package of EoR and Recruting offerings. Alcor helped us build a full stack team in 1.5 month.
We wanted to switch from our outsourcing provider, and Alcor has become really game-changing for us. Within a mere 6 months, we got a fully-fledged team of 30 engineers in our own R&D office.
Alcor’s R&D solution eclipses full-cycle recruitment, EOR service, and operational support for our offshore team. Their ‘all-in-one place’ approach is far more cost-effective than I could’ve imagined.
Thanks to Alcor, we hired four engineers and a designer that strengthened our team. Beside stellar recruitment, Alcor flawlessly handled our payroll. Their approach was seamless and swift.
Alcor’s flexible model helped us scale from 0 to 30 devs in a year first, and then to 50! No buy-out fees, seamless hiring, and top-tier talent. A hassle-free way to grow without setting up a subsidiary!
Alcor helped us hire the top 5% of tech talent while building our employer brand. They were proactive, never compromised on quality, and delivered. Three years later, our hires are still thriving!
Alcor closed our 4 QA positions in a month and more than doubled the team in a year! We chose Alcor because of their communication style, cost, scope of services, and ideas to help us be successful.
Expanding our engineering team outside the US with Alcor was a game-changer! They found 15 talented developers and provided seamless EOR & operational support. Great responsiveness to our needs!
FAQs
What are the benefits of using a Contractor of Record?
A Contractor of Record (COR) is a service that enables tech companies to engage skilled software developers as independent contractors without establishing a legal entity abroad.
COR’s main benefits include:
- Reduced legal and financial risk tied to contractor misclassification
- Lower expenses since contractors are responsible for their own taxes and social security contributions (SCC)
- Access to a global tech workforce so you can scale your dev team quickly
- Fast onboarding so you can start working with your developers in days
- Compliance and admin off your shoulders, as B2B contracts, invoicing, compliance, and admin are handled
With Contractor of Record services, you can stay focused on building innovative tech products instead of managing international contractors.
What are the Contractor of Record provider’s responsibilities?
Since the COR service provider acts as an intermediary between the tech company and contractors, they cover the operational and legal parts to make this cooperation smooth. This includes everything from managing contracts and ensuring legal compliance with local laws to classifying workers, as well as onboarding and offboarding, managing records and payouts for talents. Some CORs, like Alcor, also offer additional services, including full-cycle tech recruitment, hardware procurements, and coworking space leasing, all without pre-payment or hidden charges.
What is the difference between Contractor of Record and Employer of Record?
- Legal setup. Employer of Record (EOR) providers act as the legal employer of your software developers, taking on all the responsibilities and liabilities. For this, they use their own legal entities abroad. The Contractor of Record company doesn’t hire programmers directly. Instead, it enables to engage them as independent contractors in a compliant and risk-free way.
- Length of cooperation. Global EOR is used for full-time, long-term employment of developers. This is ideal for tech companies that want to build a dedicated remote team in lower-cost locations like LATAM or Eastern Europe. COR, on the other hand, is more flexible—ideal for project-based work or quick team scaling. Still, with the right EVP and retention strategy from a local partner like Alcor, you can build long-lasting relationships even on a contractor model. The average tenure of our hires is 2.5 years.
- Cost. EOR services tend to be more expensive. Not only do you pay for a wider range of admin and compliance support, but you’re also on the hook for higher employment taxes and social security contributions. Meanwhile, CORs are more budget-friendly due to the scope of services they offer. Plus, you can skip the additional employment costs, significantly reducing your spending on taxes and SSC.
What is the difference between Contractor of Record and Agent of Record?
Agents of Record act on behalf of their clients when dealing with insurance or employee benefits through third parties.
Unlike the Contractors of Record provider, AOR doesn’t hire developers or handle admin functions. Instead, they focus on insurance negotiations, managing policy changes, and receiving commission from insurers. An AOR can be a good addition to your existing Contractor of Record solution if you want to manage insurance provision and benefits for your contractors.
However, if you prefer not to juggle multiple providers and would rather keep everything in one place, you can simply partner with Alcor. Our tech R&D solution supports both FTE and B2B cooperation models and includes benefits and insurance management through our EOR services.
Does Alcor’s COR handle compliance, payroll, and benefits?
Yes! Alcor’s COR services are part of a larger turnkey R&D center solution, designed with tech business needs in mind. While COR typically covers contractor compliance and payments, we take it a step further. Through our EOR and COR services, we manage:
- FTE, B2B, IP, and NDA agreements,
- onboarding & offboarding,
- labor law and tax compliance,
- payroll processing & withholding,
- bonus and benefits for developers.
All of this under transparent pricing with no pre-payment or hidden fees.
On top of that, we also handle full-cycle tech hiring, closing senior tech positions in 2-6 weeks, with 98.6% of hires passing probation. You can also benefit from our volume discounts—the more developers you hire, the more you save.
We also provide operational support, including hardware procurement, office leasing, and employer branding, among other services.
What locations does Alcor’s COR cover?
You can hire software developers through Alcor’s COR service in the following countries:
- Latin America: Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Chile
- Eastern Europe: Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Bulgaria.
Need 5+ developers of Silicon Valley caliber? We can hire them as contractors in just a month—end-to-end recruitment, compliance, and other admin is on us.
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