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Should I use 1840 & Company | Building Teams Beyond Borders?

Hire global, vetted talent and scale faster with outsourcing and remote staffing solutions. Build high-performing teams while reducing hiring costs up to 70%. - 1840andco.com

Depends. Buy if you are a fast-growing company outsourcing dedicated full-time roles — support, back office, or engineering — with payroll and compliance handled for you. Skip it if you need one-off freelancers, just a hire or two, or published pricing before talking to sales.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; no client company names or published pricing found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useService, not software; no usability evidence
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Fast-growing startups hiring dedicated offshore staff
  • Contact center and back-office outsourcing
  • Teams needing payroll/compliance across 150+ countries
  • AI teams needing human data labeling

Not for

  • One-off freelance gigs — this is dedicated full-time staffing
  • Hiring just one or two people; agency overhead eats the savings
  • Buyers needing transparent, published pricing upfront
  • Self-serve teams that want to hire without an agency middleman

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Quote-only pricing; Clutch notes specific project costs are not detailed. Budget surprises likely.

medium

70% savings and 93% fill ratio are vendor claims, not independently audited.

medium

Guess: staff sit on 1840's payroll, so switching partners likely means re-hiring your trained team.

low

First offshore team is a learning curve; culture and feedback norms vary by country.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Claims vetted full-time hires in under two weeks across 150 countries
  • Clutch clients consistently praise value and budget fit
  • Claims 93% recruitment fill ratio vs 25% industry average
  • Centralized payroll and compliance across 150+ countries
  • Hybrid model mixes outsourcing, freelance, and direct hire

Cons

  • No published pricing; project costs undisclosed even on Clutch
  • Reddit candidate reports dismissive, slow communication during hiring
  • Headline numbers (70% savings, 93% fill) are self-reported
  • 3.2/5 employee work-life balance may signal internal strain

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/30/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x6security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Clutch clients praise value and budget fit
  • Ease of use. Service, not software; no usability evidence
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Staffing, RPO, contact center, payroll, data labeling
  • Support quality: 3/5. Clutch positive; Reddit cites slow communication
  • Security posture: 3/5. Security page and BYOD controls; no certifications cited
  • 4.0/5 Glassdoor rating 31 employee reviews, 75% recommend
  • 17 Clutch reviews Clients cite value and budget fit
  • 150+ countries Talent reach Centralized payroll and compliance
  • up to 70% Claimed cost savings Vendor-claimed, unverified

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Clutch clients praise value and budget fit, while one Reddit candidate complains of slow, dismissive communication.

“The hiring manager whose name starts with J is dismissive and gives slow to no updates even when you email her for follow up.”
Reddit, r/buhaydigital
“Clients consistently praise 1840 & Company for their good value and fit within budget.”
Clutch reviews summary
“1840 & Company is a legitimate, well-built platform that solves a real problem: multi-function global hiring with compliance and payroll”
JoinNextDev blog review

Alternatives

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Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; no client company names or published pricing found.

Global staffing agency for dedicated offshore teams; clients like the value but pricing is quote-only and savings claims are self-reported.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; no client company names or published pricing found.

Sources

  1. 1840 & Company homepage1840andco.com
    official
  2. Clutch: 1840 & Company Reviews (17)clutch.co
    review
  3. Glassdoor: Working at 1840 & Companyglassdoor.com
    review
  4. Reddit: 1840 & Co. Review from Personal Experiencereddit.com
    review
  5. Indeed: Working at 1840&Companyindeed.com
    review
  6. G2: 1840 & Company Alternativesg2.com
    review
  7. JoinNextDev: 1840 & Company Reviewjoinnextdev.com
    review
  8. Global Payroll & Compliance Services1840andco.com
    official
  9. Product security page1840andco.com
    security
  10. Facebook: 1840 & Companyfacebook.com
    official

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