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Whether you’re a solopreneur or the CEO of an enterprise, you probably already know that running a business isn’t a one-person job. The administrative tasks alone can overwhelm you, leaving you with no time or brain space to plan and execute your long-term growth strategies.
If you’re stretched thin and on the verge of burnout with virtually no time for your core business activities, it’s a sure sign that you need a virtual assistant (VA).
By taking over the essential, but monotonous admin tasks that can be done by anybody, virtual assistants free up your time so you can focus on the tasks that only you can do, like your core business.
Here, we bring you a curated list of the 7 top virtual assistant companies, so that you can pick the one you want to partner with for your VA hiring needs.
Pricing: Starts at $3,000/month/hire, with a 90-day talent guarantee
Best for: Busy companies that want to scale fast with a hands-off hiring approach
At Pearl Talent, we help businesses hire the top 1% of remote talent from the Philippines, South Africa, and Latin America. We headhunt, vet, and train the top talent from prestigious companies and universities.
We do the heavy lifting of matching you with the best full-time virtual assistants at 60% less payroll without sacrificing quality or wasting valuable time and resources.
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Pricing: $500 refundable deposit + $1600 fee for contractors (or) one-off 35% of first-year annual salary for permanent hires
Best for: Businesses that want a risk-free option to source global talent
Somewhere helps you hire from anywhere in the world for any role you need to fill, including custom roles not typically offered. The virtual assistant company helps you hire both permanent employees and contractors, and boasts a 70% savings on payroll costs.
Once you kick things off with Somewhere, the platform sends you pre-vetted candidates to interview till you find the right match. You get ongoing support for short-term hires, but you’ll have to handle everything for permanent hires.
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Pricing: $699/month for a part-time VA; $999/month for a full-time VA
Best for: Companies seeking a budget-friendly virtual assistant company
Wing offers a 360° talent management solution. After an initial discovery call to learn about your needs, the virtual assistant platform selects a few candidates that fit and interviews them for you before recommending the best fit.
Wing onboards, trains, and supervises their VAs. Each VA you hire has a talent manager and a team they can rely on for help. Although the VA will work your business hours, Wing also offers customized 24*7 support if needed.
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Pricing: Starts at $199/week for 10 hours
Best for: Companies that want flexible options
Magic gives you a very hands-off way of staffing your teams. After an introductory call to know your needs, Magic will screen the candidates that fit and add your new virtual assistant to your Magic dashboard.
With Magic, you’re billed weekly, so you have the flexibility to add, change, or remove assistants. You can hire VAs for the number of hours you want and adjust as you go. Each Magic VA has access to their own AI assistant to help them work faster and give you round-the-clock support.
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Pricing: Starts at $1,500/month for 55 hours
Best for: Businesses that want consistent support
Prialto’s virtual assistants come with a significant amount (4 weeks) of training. If the VA that gets paired with you needs additional skills, Prialto will train them for you.
The virtual assistant company’s standout feature is the team-based approach it provides. Your VA comes with a backup VA so that your business can always keep running smoothly.
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Pricing: Starts at $10+/hour
Best for: Start-ups that want to scale up later
Whether you want a single VA or an entire team, NeoWork provides cost-effective staffing solutions. Each VA is highly experienced and trained, and works as an extension of your team. While small teams are managed by you, NeoWork appoints supervisors for larger teams.
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Pricing: $1,988/month/VA
Best for: Companies that want to hire VAs with U.S. work experience
MyOutDesk has been staffing VAs for nearly two decades and boasts a 0.7% acceptance rate. They hire only college-educated VAs with previous U.S. work experience. While MyOutDesk makes hiring easy, you’ll have to train your VAs.
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Before you decide to work with a virtual assistant company, here are a few things to consider.
An experienced company has already worked out the kinks and polished its hiring and vetting process, so you can be sure that you’ll be paired with the best VA for your needs.
Some virtual assistant companies offer all-encompassing VA solutions, while others focus on a particular industry, such as medical billing or legal assistants. So, depending on your needs, you need to pick a VA company that specialises in your niche to ensure you get experts who know the ins-and-outs of your field.
If you want a team of virtual assistants who work across different departments, you can partner with a company like Pearl Talent that works with multiple industries.
How do they pick the VAs they work with? Do they train their VAs, or will you have to take care of that? What’s their process to make sure the VA will be a good fit with your company? This helps you gauge whether the VA will have the level of skills that you need, and how long it’ll take for them to fully integrate into your workflow.
If you already have too much on your plate, you’d ideally want a virtual assistant company that takes care of onboarding your VA (like Pearl Talent).
Customer support, though, is a must-have, as you might have additional concerns and queries. So, choose a company that’s committed to giving you a great experience by being responsive to your needs.
When you hire a VA, you need someone trustworthy; someone who can think critically and finish their tasks without needing micromanagement. At Pearl Talent, we understand this, which is why we personally pick, screen, and vet our VAs instead of automating the process.
Only 1 in 100 candidates make it through to our final round. This means that you can be sure you’ll be matched with the perfect VA for your specific needs. We are so sure of our process that we offer a free 90-day replacement.
The other benefits of working with Pearl Talent include a complete done-for-you process and our 24/7 customer support.
Hire the top 1% of virtual assistants with Pearl Talent, handpicked just for you. Book a free consultation today.
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