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DeveloperHiring

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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Software developers at work in Latin America

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.

DeveloperHiring compared with Revelo, Andela, Toptal and a recruiting agency
What mattersReveloAndelaToptalRecruiting agencyDeveloperHiring
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.

Integrity report · Submission 3377

Paste events

2 small pastes, from the task text

Normal

Tab switches

4 switches, longest 25 seconds

Normal

Keystroke playback

Steady typing, edits and reruns

Normal

Code similarity

45 percent with Candidate 8722 on helper code

Check

AI-generated code likelihood

Low, style matches interview answers

Low

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Coding test · Cursor-paginated invoices API
TypeScript 60:00 time limit
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_input

You 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.

Questions about Revelo alternatives

Revelo alternatives fall into three groups. Talent networks such as Turing, Toptal, Andela, Lemon.io and CloudDevs supply screened remote developers billed by the hour or month. Recruiting agencies charge a share of first-year salary. Technical hiring platforms such as DeveloperHiring test candidates for your role and let you hire them directly on a flat plan.

Revelo's closest competitors focus on Latin American engineers: CloudDevs, BairesDev, Index.dev and nearshore staffing firms. Global networks such as Turing, Toptal, Andela and Lemon.io compete for the same remote roles. Companies that want to employ engineers directly also compare Revelo with recruiting agencies and technical hiring platforms.

Sites like Revelo include CloudDevs and BairesDev for Latin American developers, Turing, Toptal and Andela for global vetted talent, and Upwork for open freelancing. Technical hiring platforms like DeveloperHiring suit companies that want to test LatAm candidates themselves and put them on their own payroll.

Revelo quotes an all-in annual or monthly rate rather than a public hourly card. Its pricing page puts a senior full-stack engineer at about $111,000 to $128,000 a year, with $134,000 for its top tier. Third-party reviews cite roughly $50 to $70 an hour and a $500 fee to start a search.

Revelo does not publish its conversion terms, and third-party reviews describe fees or prepaid service months when a client takes a developer onto its own payroll. Read the conversion clause in your agreement before you ask. If you hire through DeveloperHiring, the developer joins your payroll from day one and there is no conversion fee.

Usually yes for salary. Revelo's own calculator compares a $134,000 all-in senior engineer with about $328,000 for a fully loaded US hire. A direct LatAm hire through an employer of record is cheaper again, because you pay the salary and a fixed fee instead of an all-in rate with a margin.

If your company has no legal entity in the country, you either hire the developer as an independent contractor or use an employer of record that employs them locally for a monthly fee. Most US startups hiring one to five LatAm engineers use an employer of record. We help you find and test the developer, not run payroll.

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