Revelo alternative for hiring LatAm developers directly
Revelo matches you with Latin American engineers and bills one all-in monthly rate that covers the developer's pay, payroll and compliance. DeveloperHiring is a Revelo alternative for teams that want the engineer on their own payroll: we source candidates in the countries you pick, run a coding test and an AI interview, and hand you a ranked top five. You make the offer and pay a flat plan from $99 a month billed yearly.
Edit the role, then see the skill matrix, screening questions and a sample coding task in about a minute.
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Why do teams look for a Revelo alternative?
Revelo is a good shortcut into the Latin American market. You describe the role, Revelo shows you vetted engineers in US-friendly time zones, and it handles local payroll, benefits and taxes. You get one invoice a month, a two week trial and no long contract.
The catch is the price of that convenience. Revelo's own pricing page puts a senior full-stack engineer at roughly $111,000 to $128,000 a year all-in, and its calculator shows $134,000 for its top tier. Third-party reviews add a reported $500 fee to start a search and conversion terms that are not public.
When the seat is permanent, you keep paying the margin inside that rate every month. Teams that plan to keep the engineer for years usually want to employ them directly, and that is the job we do.
What does one senior LatAm developer cost over two years each way?
A worked example for one full-time senior engineer in Latin America. The Revelo figure uses the middle of the range on Revelo's own pricing page. The salary, employer of record and agency fee are assumptions for illustration.
Revelo all-in rate, two years
$240,000
An assumed $120,000 a year all-in for 24 months. Payroll and compliance are included, and the engineer stays on Revelo's side of the contract.
Agency placement, then direct hire
$178,000
An assumed $70,000 salary plus about $12,000 a year for an employer of record, for two years, plus a 20 percent agency fee of $14,000.
DeveloperHiring, then direct hire
$166,376
The same salary and employer of record cost, plus two years of the Startup plan at $1,188 a year. A second hire adds no fee while you stay within 2 new roles a month.
An employer of record gives you the same payroll and compliance cover Revelo bundles in, at a fixed monthly fee, while the engineer works for you. Salary context by country is on the hire developers in Brazil and hire developers in Latin America pages.
How does DeveloperHiring compare with Revelo and other options?
Side by side for a US company filling a developer role in Latin America. Revelo shows no hourly rate card, so hourly figures are third-party estimates.
| What matters | Revelo | Andela | Toptal | Recruiting agency | DeveloperHiring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where the developers are | Latin America | Africa, Latin America and other regions | Worldwide | Depends on the agency | Countries and time zones you choose |
| Who employs the developer | Revelo handles payroll and benefits | Andela, under its contract | Toptal, under its contract | You | You or your employer of record |
| How you pay | One all-in monthly invoice per engineer | Custom monthly quote per engineer | $79 a month fee plus the developer rate | Often 20 to 25 percent of first-year salary | Flat plan from $99 a month billed yearly |
| Typical cost | About $111,000 to $128,000 a year for a senior full-stack engineer, per Revelo | Third-party estimates about $6,000 to $15,000 a month | Third-party estimates roughly $60 to $150 an hour | Not hourly | Not hourly, you set the salary |
| Trial and terms | 2 week trial, month to month | Trial and notice terms vary by contract | Trial period on new engagements | Guarantee period varies | Cancel the plan any time |
| Fee to hire the developer yourself | Terms not public, ask Revelo | Conversion fee reported by third parties | Ask Toptal for the terms | The fee is the product | None |
| Proof of skill you can see | Revelo vetting before matching | Andela screen before matching | Toptal screen before matching | Recruiter notes | Task, hidden tests, transcript and scorecard per candidate |
Revelo annual figures and trial terms from revelo.com/pricing. Andela figures are third-party estimates. Toptal platform fee from toptal.com. Agency range is the common US contingency range. Confirm current terms with each vendor before you sign.
When is Revelo the better choice?
Revelo solves real problems, and for some teams it is the right buy.
- You have no way to pay people in Latin America. Revelo runs payroll, benefits and local taxes. With us you hire through your own entity or an employer of record you choose.
- You need someone next week. Revelo shows engineers who are already vetted and available. Our process sources and tests candidates for your exact role, which takes a little longer the first time.
- The role might end in three months. A month to month contract is easy to stop. A direct hire is a longer commitment on both sides.
- Finance wants one invoice. One all-in bill per engineer is simple to approve and budget.
If the seat is permanent and more hires follow, the flat plan pays off fast. The same comparison for other networks is on the Andela alternative, Turing alternative and Toptal alternative pages.
Paste events
2 small pastes, from the task text
Tab switches
4 switches, longest 25 seconds
Keystroke playback
Steady typing, edits and reruns
Code similarity
45 percent with Candidate 8722 on helper code
AI-generated code likelihood
Low, style matches interview answers
Signals inform your team. They never reject a candidate on their own.
How do you hire a vetted LatAm developer directly instead of through Revelo?
Four steps from a role description to an offer. You keep the vetting and the time zone overlap and drop the monthly margin.
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Step 1
Paste the role
A job post or a few lines. We turn it into a weighted skill matrix and screening questions, and you edit both before anything goes out.
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Step 2
We source in LatAm
Public developer profiles, your hosted role page, CSV imports and referrals, filtered to Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina or any country and time zone you set.
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Step 3
Candidates prove it
A coding task in the browser with hidden tests, then an AI interviewer asks each candidate about the code they just wrote, in English.
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Step 4
You hire from five
Ranked scorecards with integrity signals. Your team runs one final call, makes the offer and pays the developer directly or through an employer of record.
export async function listInvoices(req: Request, res: Response) {
const { status, cursor } = req.query;
const rows = await db.invoice.findMany({
where: { accountId: req.user.accountId, ...(status ? { status: String(status) } : {}) },
take: 51, ...(cursor ? { cursor: { id: String(cursor) }, skip: 1 } : {}),
orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
});
res.json({ items: rows.slice(0, 50), next: rows[50]?.id ?? null });
}
Running hidden tests
passed 9 of 11
failed handles_empty_input, handles_large_inputYou see the evidence for each candidate
A talent network tells you an engineer passed its vetting. We show you the task, which hidden tests passed, how long it took, how the candidate explained the cursor logic when the AI interviewer asked, and any paste or tab-switch flags. Read how the coding assessment and the AI technical interview work.
Who moves from Revelo to DeveloperHiring?
Teams whose Revelo engineer became a permanent seat, and teams planning several LatAm hires this year.
Startups with a LatAm engineer who is staying
A founder who started with one Revelo engineer for a launch and now pays an all-in rate for someone who is clearly part of the team.
Scale-ups building a nearshore hub
An engineering manager planning three or more hires in Brazil or Mexico who would rather run one employer of record and one flat plan.
CTOs who want engineers on their equity plan
A CTO who wants LatAm engineers as real employees with options and career paths, not a vendor bench.
Finance leads cutting vendor margin
A finance lead who sees the gap between the all-in rate and the engineer's actual salary and wants it back.
Questions about Revelo alternatives
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Hire your next LatAm developer onto your own team
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