perpetum.net

What It Is

Perpetum is a remote team, staff augmentation, and EOR service provider targeting the Eastern European market, with its official website primarily serving US startups and scaling enterprises. Rather than a typical SaaS platform, it integrates recruitment, headhunting, pre-screening, local employment, payroll and taxes, equipment and benefits, and daily management into a one-stop employment service.

Core Features & Delivery Models

Its primary models include Classic Staff Augmentation, Managed Remote Teams, Pure EOR, and Build-Operate-Transfer. Clients define roles and budgets, Perpetum sources talent, and clients interview and approve team members; Perpetum then handles contracts, payroll, taxes, statutory benefits, equipment, and local labor law compliance. The BOT model is ideal for having Perpetum first build and operate a dedicated remote team or office, later transferring the personnel, processes, and infrastructure to the client once mature.

Pricing & Trial

The official website does not disclose specific management fees or rates. The main text mentions that staff augmentation is a fixed monthly fee, and a cost-related article explains that the all-inclusive cost typically covers gross salary, employer-side costs, benefits, equipment, and a management fee/percentage fee. Its selling points are a single monthly invoice, payroll transparency, and no hidden blended rates. The site also mentions that each team member can be tested for up to 3 months, members can be rotated, and termination requires a 60-day notice, though specific contract terms are not disclosed.

Pros & Cons

Pros include covering the complete chain from recruitment to employment compliance, which reduces the multi-vendor coordination costs of cross-border employment; talent costs in Eastern Europe for software, data/AI, and customer success have a clear advantage compared to the US; and clients retain control over personnel selection and work arrangements. Cons include the lack of publicly available pricing, payment methods, SLAs, information security certifications, and service support commitments; there are also no SaaS-like capabilities such as APIs, third-party integrations, or permission management, making it more suitable to be evaluated as a service procurement rather than a software tool.

Who It's For & China Access

It is better suited for overseas tech companies looking to build engineering, data/AI, application support, or customer success teams in Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Serbia, etc., especially those that do not want to set up a local entity first. China access and payment information is not disclosed on the site and is considered unknown; if Chinese companies need similar capabilities, they can compare international EOR platforms like Deel, Remote, Oyster, and Multiplier alongside local cross-border employment service providers.