Walter vs. Somewhere: Which Remote Hiring Partner Wins?
Personalized, transparent, and built to scale — find out why growing teams choose Walter over Somewhere for remote hiring in LATAM and the Philippines.
So, you’ve decided to expand your team with remote talent. Smart move! Now it’s time to choose a partner for your nearshore or offshore staffing solutions.
Feeling stuck? We get it. You’re not just hiring an employee; you’re building an empire. You need a partner who gets your vision and knows how to bring it to life.
Take Walter (that’s us!) and Somewhere. While we may seem similar on paper — both promising top-tier global talent for a fraction of your hiring budget — look closer, and Walter’s strengths become impossible to ignore.
🤺 Walter vs. Somewhere: Who’s Really Got Your Back?
Walter and Somewhere might run in the same lane — cost-effective remote hiring, offshore staffing, etc. — but how they show up for you? Totally different vibe.
Let’s compare both approaches to remote staffing for companies big and small:
🏆 Pedigree: Experience You Can Bank On
When you’re building a remote team, experience matters. So does intention. Are you trusting a partner who specializes in remote hiring or one who just found success outsourcing for themselves and decided to sell the playbook?
Somewhere started as a workaround. Their founders built startups with help from remote talent in the Philippines. It worked well enough that they turned it into a business model.
Walter was built different from day one. We’re backed by We Work Remotely — the OG remote job board trusted by global brands for over a decade. We’ve been deep in the remote work trenches long before it was trendy.
✅ Walter’s Edge: Remote hiring isn’t a pivot — it’s our foundation. With us, you get proven expertise, legit results, and a partner who’s been doing this longer than most knew it was possible.
💸 Pricing: Focus On Growing, Not Calculating
Somewhere kicks off with a refundable $500 deposit just to start your talent search. Then they hit you with a hefty fee once you make a hire, which could be up to 35% of your new hire’s first-year salary.
It works, but it might sting — especially if you’re scaling fast, filling multiple roles, or hiring for one of the highest-paying jobs in remote work.
Walter keeps it simple. We offer affordable remote hiring solutions for small businesses and enterprises alike. After our Discovery Call, you’ll only pay one transparent placement fee to lock in your hire. That’s it.
✅ Walter’s Edge: No hidden surprises or calculator gymnastics. Just straightforward pricing your finance team can plan around.
👉 Psst! Want more money talk?
- Here’s how much outsourcing really costs
- Check out our free Savings Guide
- Book a no-pressure Discovery Call to crunch the numbers with one of our experts
Smart hiring. Smarter spending. That’s the Walter way.
🌎 Global Playground vs. Strategic Power Zones
Somewhere recruits from nearly 20 countries. Impressive? Sure. Bad news? When your talent pool is scattered across the globe, specialization, cohesion, and quality can start to slip.
That’s why Walter opts for precision. We focus exclusively on hiring remote talent in the Philippines and Latin America — two regions known for their time-zone alignment, cultural compatibility, and English-speaking remote professionals.
Our deep networks and regional expertise mean better matches, faster onboarding, and fewer growing pains. It’s giving scaling with more confidence and less chaos.
✅ Walter’s Edge: Reliable, efficient remote recruitment processes that deliver targeted talent to fit your team (not just fill a seat).
😊 Want the full breakdown? These 5 value-driven advantages of remote staffing in the Philippines and Latin America spell it all out.
🧩 Custom Fit vs. Copy-Paste
Is it just us, or does the Somewhere process feel a little one-size-fits-all? Submit the roles you’re hiring for, get a stack of resumes, rinse and repeat.
Walter’s staff augmentation services don’t follow a template. Every search starts with a Discovery Call so we can understand your:
- Business, goals, and growth stage
- Company culture
- Team dynamics
- Vision for what makes the best hire
We look beyond job descriptions and tailor every search to your needs — not what’s easiest to send.
✅ Walter’s Edge: No copy-paste candidates. Just custom-matched professionals excited to help your team grow and thrive.
🎯 The Screening & Vetting Vibe Check
Somewhere says they screen over 50,000 candidates a month. Cool stat. But how many of those do you have to sort through?
At Walter, we run our own talent show — and you’re the final judge. Before anyone hits your inbox, they’ve already cleared our backstage gauntlet of:
- Background checks
- Skills assessments
- Deep-dive evaluations
- Video interviews
You skip the resume flood and only get a curated shortlist of candidates who are qualified, aligned, and ready to roll.
✅ Walter’s Edge: We don’t make you sit through the bloopers — just pick your winner, save time, and keep your sanity.
🤝 Long-Term Partnership vs. Quick Wins
Sometimes new hires don’t work out. Somewhere gets that, offering a respectable 6-month guarantee and a replacement if things don’t click.
Pretty standard for a remote staffing agency. But Walter? We’re here to scale with you — not just close a deal.
We check in monthly during your first 6 months to ensure everything’s smooth sailing.
And if things go sideways? You’re backed by our 12-month guarantee and free replacement policy — no drama, no hoops to jump through.
✅ Walter’s Edge: More support, more staying power, and a partner who doesn’t ghost you after the deal is done.
🥇 Real Talk? Walter’s Just Built Different.
Both Walter and Somewhere deliver top-tier nearshore and offshore talent for budget-friendly remote hiring.
But when you’re building an empire, you need more than a vendor — you need a partner who brings peace of mind and knows how to scale with you.
Somewhere is your classic offshore recruitment service. Walter brings strategy, support, and remote hires that actually fit, whether you hire from the Philippines or LATAM.
We don’t do generic. We don’t bounce after the ink dries. We offer handpicked talent, culture-first hiring, and a process built to work, not waste your time.
👉 Don’t settle for “good enough.” Start hiring like you mean it with Walter.
