Find a BPO company that matches your processes, fits your budget, and delivers measurable cost savings and service quality. Our directory lists vetted BPO companies, so you can compare providers with confidence.
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Developing Companies That Endure
We Imagine a World in which Small and Big Companies Have Equal Chances to Win New Customers in the Market. Our purpose is to bring "parity" and reduce the gap between large and small firms with the help of our cold calling and email marketing services...
Top Services:
- Call Centers
- BPO
- Customer Support
- Email Marketing
- Market Research
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- Location
- Skopje, Macedonia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $17/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
HR Management Done Right
Tapping into the potential of North American markets, our HR firm specializes in connecting high-level talent from Mexico to your business. Our team specializes in recruitment, administration and management services that drive success for both employers and employees alike. We are committed to helping you...
Top Services:
- Customer Support
- HR Outsourcing
- BPO
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
AI, data and software engineers embedded in your team.
AI, data and software engineers embedded in your team. Named, interviewed by you, billed weekly. Three weeks to start...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Big Data Analytics
- Staff Augmentation
- Cloud Consulting
- Managed Services
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- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $10/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 19 Projects Listed
Quality-centric Vietnamese IT Outsourcing Company
LTS Group is a reliable Vietnam IT outsourcing company with 7+ years of experience in software development, software testing, and digital BPO...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Staff Augmentation
- Software Testing
- BPO
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- Location
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Answering Service Care Provides Trained Customer Service Professionals.
Answering Service Care (ASC) is a 24/7 live answering service for 3500+ businesses nationwide, serving all industries, including law firms, doctor's offices, insurance agencies, financial advising firms, and many more. ASC has over 45+ years of experience and almost 200 employees in over 3 offices located in...
Top Services:
- Phone Answering Services
- Call Centers
- Customer Support
- BPO
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- Location
- Margate, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Support Operations Partner for High-Stakes Industries
Simply Contact designs and runs customer support operations for complex, high-expectation industries. We pair trained European teams with AI embedded into workflowsreal-time translation, voicebots, QA automationto cut costs, improve resolution speed, and scale without losing quality...
Top Services:
- Customer Support
- Call Centers
- BPO
- Phone Answering Services
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- Location
- Warsaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $10/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
AI Data Enablement Partner [data annotation, labelling, validation]
Tinkogroup is an AI data enablement partner delivering expert annotation, labeling, and validation services that power reliable machine learning models and intelligent systems fully GDPR-compliant for secure collaboration...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Email Marketing
- AI Development
- Location
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $12/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Build the team you need. Outcomes defined. Flows mapped. Staffed in the Philippines.
We spec the capability, then build the team. Marketing and uniquely skilled roles from the Philippines, since 2006...
Top Services:
- Staff Augmentation
- BPO
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Services
- Branding
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- Location
- Makati, Philippines
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $9/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
We are your e-commerce solution development partner.
Blending Shopify Magento and Innovation with the latest AI-driven technologies, we deliver effective, affordable, and custom e-commerce solutions crafted by expert developers...
Top Services:
- eCommerce Development
- Software Development
- IT Services
- Cloud Consulting
- BPO
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- Location
- Padua, Italy
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Comprehensive Outsourced Customer Support Services
Embracing the role of a collaborator, we hold a genuine concern for our clients' processes and the quality of our own outsourced customer support performance. Our organizational ethos centers on fostering continual growth for both our clients and our dedicated workforce...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Call Centers
- Phone Answering Services
- Customer Support
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Maximize Your Business Potential
A Call Center company in the Philippines, providing outsourcing services such as Data Entry, SaaS Product Support, Outbound Lead Generation and Chat Support. Aside from hourly rate, we also offer a Pay Per Task and Pay Per Lead option...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Call Centers
- Digital Marketing
- Market Research
- Transcription Services
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- Location
- Dipolog City, Philippines
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $3/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
AI-Enabled IT and Digital Services Company
SunTec India is an AI-enabled IT and digital services company with 25+ years of experience, 1,500+ full-time employees, 8500+ clients worldwide, and a full spectrum of IT outsourcing, data solutions, digital engineering, eCommerce support, digital marketing and photo editing services...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- eCommerce Development
- SEO
- Web Design
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- Location
- Delhi, India
- Number of Employees
- 1000 & Up
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Partner for High-Quality Data Services
HabileData is a leading provider of outsourced data annotation services, empowering companies around the globe to unlock the true potential of their artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP) projects. With a focus on quality and accuracy, we offer a...
Top Services:
- IT Services
- BPO
- AI Development
- Location
- Ahmedabad, India
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $5/hr
Finding the right data entry service company to help make sense of the outsourcing impact the success of your organization. Hire data entry company in India and save upto 70% in cost. It's cheaper than your in-house resources. Not sure? Take a free trial from us now...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Market Research
- IoT
- eCommerce Development
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Howrah, India
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $3/hr
We Grow Your Business Online
We are the leading provider of Internet Marketing Solutions in India. We expertise in core areas like Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Optimization, Content Marketing and many more. Our aim is to endow you with the customized online marketing so that you gain advantage over your competitors...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- BPO
- Web Design
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- Location
- Panchkula, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $10/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Time to Rethink IT
We provide a wide range of IT integration services for enterprises, with a key focus on Big Data storage solutions, infrastructure and networking optimization, cybersecurity and ML-based business analytics...
Top Services:
- IT Services
- Cybersecurity
- BPO
- Location
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Aidey is a Business Process Outsourcing company
Aidey is a BPO company, providing businesses of all sizes with an efficient way to manage their operations through flexible and cost-effective outsourcing solutions...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- BPO
- Call Centers
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $8/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Providing Data Entry, Data Processing and Web Research Services
Data Entry, Data Conversion, Data Processing, Web Scraping, Online Data Entry Specialist, Offline Data Entry Specialist, Excel Data Entry Representative, Data Extraction , Magento Product Upload Services, eCommerce Product Upload Services , Catalog Data Entry...
Top Services:
- Market Research
- BPO
- Software Development
- PPC
- SEO
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- Location
- Ahmedabad, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $4/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Offshore Data Entry Service: Precision, Speed and Security
Top Offshore BPO company...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Accounting
- Customer Support
- Market Research
- Web Design
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $5/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Grow Business Online
FreelanceTopic is the best SEO service provider company in Bangladesh. We are also working for our global clients. Our 50% of clients are from outside of Bangladesh. We have multiple service like; Best Web Design service, Digital Marketing , Freelance article writing...
Top Services:
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Jessore, Bangladesh
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
The Call Center Experts.
Go4Customer specializes in call center outsourcing, offering innovative and performance-driven customer support solutions across various industries. Through advanced technology, in-depth insights and industry expertise, we provide a comprehensive approach that covers voice, live chat, email and social media...
Top Services:
- Accounting
- BPO
- Call Centers
- Email Marketing
- Customer Support
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- Location
- Jaipur, India
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
The Call Center Pros
Call Center Sales Pro (CCSP) offers a comprehensive range of services for businesses in the United States. These services include telephone answering, healthcare call centers, outsourced call centers, business process outsourcing (BPO), nurse triage, appointment setting and call center consulting...
Top Services:
- Phone Answering Services
- Call Centers
- BPO
- Digital Marketing
- Show more
- Location
- Seymour, Tennessee
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
Custom AI and automation for growing UK businesses
York-based AI development consultancy for UK businesses of 10 to 200 people. We find the manual work between the systems you already use and build custom automations and AI agents that remove it. Fixed-price Automation Audit first; first system typically live within a month...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- BPO
- Software Development
- Big Data Analytics
- IT Services
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- Location
- York, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Home of Digital Web Services
Excellis IT is an award-winning software development and IT company in Kolkata, India. . We offer digital marketing, UI & UX design, web design, mobile app development, BPO service, etc...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Kolkata, India
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Average Hourly Rate
- $10/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
The Experience Company
We are an award winning Malaysian company in the areas of Customer Experience, Learning & Training, Human Resource Outsourcing ,Talent Management and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). Providing cost effective contact centers, Business Process, IT and Managed services from Malaysia...
Top Services:
- BPO
- HR Outsourcing
- Business Consulting
- Call Centers
- Customer Support
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- Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Number of Employees
- 1000 & Up
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We serve Success
We offer 24-7 Inbound Contact Center Services that include Phone, Email, Live Chat, Text and Social Media Support Services. We also help with back-office support work including order processing, data entry and related VA tasks...
Top Services:
- Customer Support
- Call Centers
- Phone Answering Services
- BPO
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- Location
- Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $8/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Build a Team. Build a Future.
ALLSTARSIT is an international outstaffing service provider that helps businesses recruit, pay, insure, and support top global talent with payroll, benefits, and more...
Top Services:
- HR Outsourcing
- BPO
- Customer Support
- Staff Augmentation
- Managed Services
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- 1000 & Up
Accelerate your proximity to success!
AccelProx is a leading provider of Consulting, Information Technology and Knowledge Process Outsourcing services...
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- BPO
- Show more
- Location
- Noida, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Outsourcing Superiority Achieved Though The Global Impact Advantage
Global Impact Sourcing LLC is a social cause-based business process outsourcing company that is in the forefront of teaching companies on the inner workings and benefits of impact sourcing as well as how companies can most effectively profit from impact sourcing. Businesses not only gain economic...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Location
- Monrovia, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $8/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Outsourced multilingual omnichannel customer support and back-office agents. We operate 24/7 for you
Pexly offers comprehensive customer support services that help you improve relationships with your customers and increase retention rates...
Top Services:
- Customer Support
- BPO
- Call Centers
- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Average Hourly Rate
- $10/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
AI | ML | Cloud | Digital Transformation | Innovation & Strategic Growth | Mobile Apps
Our goal is to maintain work ethics throughout the project's duration in addition to technical excellence and on-time project completion...
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Scale Your Team. Scale Your Business.
Enshored is the leading outsourcer for start-ups. Were here for the innovators, for the scalers. Were here for the creators, for the makers, for the horizon scanners who saw it and then went out there and built it. We have offices in the Philippines, Portugal, and Malaysia in addition to our California...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Location
- Signal Hill, California
- Number of Employees
- 1000 & Up
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Committed for saving your money, time & efforts
We help UK accountants to achieve 10X work efficiency with faster turnaround time & 5X profitability with lower resourcing costs by taking care of their backend workflow with outsource services so that they can grow their practice...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Location
- Leicester, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Taking You Forward.
The Medicator's stands as a pioneering and premier provider of medical billing and revenue cycle management services catering to individual practices, group practices, and hospitals...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Location
- Naperville, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
A Complete Health Care Solution
RCM Matter is a top Revenue Cycle Management company that offers a comprehensive product of fully integrated clinical, revenue cycle, credentialing, medical billing & coding, practice management solutions, coding transcription, and data management...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Location
- Glendale, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
You Create, We Support.
MixBS helps businesses grow by providing market research, practical strategies, and decision-making support to achieve sustainable success...
Top Services:
- Call Centers
- Phone Answering Services
- Customer Support
- Business Consulting
- BPO
- Show more
- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $12/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Peace of Mind.
Elegance Healthcare LLC is a prominent healthcare technology firm that offers a full spectrum of virtualized solutions for rapidly expanding healthcare companies...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Business Consulting
- Customer Support
- Transcription Services
- Accounting
- Show more
- Location
- East Providence, Rhode Island
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
Optimizing Operations. Driving Success.
Silver Bell Group provides comprehensive BPO solutions to streamline operations and drive scalability. Offering 24/7 support and a dedicated point of contact, the agency manages essential functions such as sales, customer support, IT, and marketing. Silver Bell Group allows businesses to focus on growth while...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Location
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
Precision Billing, Maximum Revenue, Minimal Risk.
Our USA-based Medical Billing Company streamlines billing operations for healthcare providers, ensuring increased revenue, reduced costs, and minimized risk. From small practices to large hospitals, we handle denials management, credentialing, coding, and payer verification with expert precision...
Top Services:
- BPO
- HR Outsourcing
- Call Centers
- Accounting
- Show more
- Location
- Evesham, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Fastest and Reliable Recruitment Agency in Nigeria, and Georgia (USA)
Avant Tech is an Innovation driven company operating in the US, Nigeria and the Philippines, We specialize in the recruitment of international across countries and carry our Business Process Outsourcing Services...
Top Services:
- BPO
- IT Services
- HR Outsourcing
- Managed Services
- Mobile App Development
- Show more
- Location
- Peachtree City, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Redefining Customer Experience
We turn every interaction into a lasting relationship. Blending global reach with local expertise, AI-driven tools, and genuine human empathy, we help businesses transform customer journeys across every channel...
Top Services:
- Customer Support
- Call Centers
- BPO
- Phone Answering Services
- Show more
- Location
- Albany, New York
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $10/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 26 Projects Listed
Understanding you makes us better. That is how we work smarter.
ARDEM Incorporated is a strategic outsourcing partner providing automated business solutions that help our clients work smarter. We partner with some of the most well-established companies in the world along with several state and federal agencies...
Top Services:
- BPO
- Accounting
- Location
- Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Game testing done right
Professional QA solutions for publishers and developers.Testing projects for USA, Europe, South America, and Asia markets...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- IT Services
- Mobile App Development
- VR/AR
- Web Design
- Show more
- Location
- Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $12/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
devabit is an Eastern European IT company with many years of excellence as a reliable technology partner for innovative companies across North America, Europe, UAE. We have earned our customers' trust by providing expert software engineering and consultancy services to many businesses including Casio...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Mobile App Development
- Print Design
- Software Development
- Web Design
- Show more
- Location
- Lviv, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
AI-Enhanced Multilingual Outsourcing Company
Oworkers is a company with more than 10 years of experience and 400+ employees . Our management has a cumulative 25+ years of experiences in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry...
Top Services:
- IT Services
- AI Development
- Big Data Analytics
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Average Hourly Rate
- $4/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Hit Rate Solutions: Affordable Call Center ForSMEs US Businesses
Decreasing costs, saving money, increasing leads, and enhancing your business: make Hit Rate Solutions your first choice for an outsourced call center!...
Top Services:
- Call Centers
- Phone Answering Services
- Customer Support
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $7/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
LM Marketing Integral is the agency that will help you in your participation in BTL Exhibitions, Congresses, Events and Actions. We design and develop personalized projects, focused on the needs of each company. LM Marketing Integral is located in the city of Buenos Aires, and provides its services of...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- Show more
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Boost productivity & profitability by outsourcing to the Philippines with STAFFVIRTUAL
Customer service, back office, and IT outsourcing are the areas of expertise of STAFFVIRTUAL, an American business process outsourcing (BPO) firm with offices in the Philippines. Additionally, we offer Employer of Record (EOR) or Professional Employer Organization (PEO) solutions. It is simple for your...
Top Services:
- Call Centers
- HR Outsourcing
- BPO
- Location
- Makati, Philippines
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Your Success is Ours
eDataIndia is a trusted data entry service company in India providing IT and BPO solutions to businesses across global markets, helping them manage data and improve efficiency...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- Digital Marketing
- Show more
- Location
- Delhi, India
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $3/hr
By engineers, for engineers.
Stride is an AI-Powered software engineering firm built to deliver real results. We combine elite engineering talent with cutting-edge GenAI tooling to help companies build high-quality software, modernize legacy systems, and future-proof their tech orgs...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- IoT
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- Show more
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
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4 Frequently Asked Questions About BPO Companies
How much do BPO providers charge for their services?
Business process outsourcing, or BPO companies, charge between $8 and $60 per hour for customer service, with monthly per-agent rates ranging from $1,200 to $4,000 depending on location, skill level, and support complexity.
What you pay depends on the contract structure. There are four main models:
- An hourly rate involves paying for an agent’s time regardless of how many interactions they handle. It runs:
- $8 to $15 offshore
- $20 to $30 nearshore
- $40 to $60+ onshore
- Per-agent (FTE) is a flat monthly fee of $1,200 to $4,000 per dedicated agent. Predictable, but you pay the same regardless of the volume.
- Per-interaction charges $1–$5 per resolved ticket or $0.50–$2 per chat. Cost-efficient when volume is low or seasonal, but bills spike during busy periods.
- Outcome-based ties fees to KPIs like CSAT scores or first-call resolution — typically $3 to $9 per successful resolution.
How do I compare two BPO providers quoting similar prices?
When two BPO firms quote similar prices, the decision should come down to industry experience, agent attrition rates, SLA terms with defined remedies, and how each vendor handles your specific exception cases, not the headline rate.
Ask for case studies from clients in your industry. A BPO company with relevant experience can start right away, while one without it will learn on your dime.
Then go beyond the deck. Give both vendors your two or three most complex support scenarios and ask them to walk you through exactly how they’d handle each one. The vendor with a documented protocol beats the one that says, “We’d escalate.”
Pay close attention to SLA clauses, specifically what happens when they’re missed, not just what the targets are. Two vendors can quote identical SLAs but differ completely on the consequences for missing them.
Finally, ask for the agent attrition rate for the specific team being proposed, not the company average. High turnover on your account means constant retraining and inconsistent service, regardless of the price.
What contract terms do most buyers accept that they shouldn’t?
The contract terms most buyers accept are auto-renewal clauses with short notice windows, SLAs with no financial remedy for misses, and IP clauses that leave process documentation owned by the vendor — all of which remove your leverage once performance drops.
Four terms worth pushing back on before you sign:
- Auto-renewal clauses can trap you into a long-term agreement if the notice window is short, often 60–90 days. Miss the window, and you’re locked in for another year regardless of performance.
- SLAs without consequences. Most contracts define targets but don’t specify what happens when they’re missed. Your agreement should define redressal terms, whether that’s service credits, payment for damages, or the right to exit early.
- IP and process documentation ownership. Avoid clauses that grant the BPO provider exclusive rights to your intellectual property, or that allow them to sublicense or transfer it to third parties. If they own the runbooks built on your processes, switching vendors gets expensive.
- Exit and termination terms need to include your ability to re-employ key personnel who hold critical knowledge of your account; otherwise, that knowledge walks out with the vendor.
The simplest check: read the contract assuming performance will eventually disappoint. If you have no leverage when that happens, negotiate before you sign.
How do BPO companies handle a sudden surge in volume?
BPO companies handle volume surges through a combination of flexible staffing, automation, and cross-trained overflow teams, but how well they execute depends entirely on what your contract says about surge capacity before it happens.
Most BPO providers have a few ways to handle sudden spikes:
- Bringing in temporary agents
- Moving staff from quieter channels to busier ones
- Using chatbots or self-service tools to handle routine questions before they reach a human. Self-service tools can deflect 20-40% of contacts during a surge.
But not every BPO provider handles this well. When surges go unmanaged, call abandonment rates can reach 15%, which means frustrated customers and damage to your brand, not the vendor’s.
The right time to ask about this is before you sign. Find out how much notice your BPO company needs to scale up, and what the contract says about volume above your agreed tier.
A vendor who can staff up fast but delivers off-brand service during your busiest period is a liability, not a solution.
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