Stealth Agents vs. VirtueStaff: who finds better talent?

Stealth Agents sells experienced Philippine assistants in three monthly packages; VirtueStaff finds true contributors across six regions and lets you choose the colleague who joins your team.

If you’re comparing Stealth Agents with VirtueStaff, you’re choosing between two different ways of hiring. We’re VirtueStaff, a remote staffing company in Gilbert, Arizona, and this is how the two compare.

The short version: Stealth sells experienced assistants from the Philippines in monthly packages, sorted by years of experience. We find true contributors: colleagues who learn your business, take ownership and become valued members of your team, from executive assistants to licensed professionals, and you make the final choice. Every fact about Stealth Agents below comes from their own website, read on 23 October 2026 and linked in the sources. We’ve also compared ourselves with Wing Assistant and OnlineJobs.ph.

How do Stealth Agents and VirtueStaff compare?

Stealth sells an experienced assistant in a monthly package; we find a colleague for your team, at an hourly rate.

	Stealth Agents	VirtueStaff
What you’re buying	A full-time assistant in one of three packages, sorted by years of experience	A colleague: an exclusive hire who joins your team, learns your business and owns their work
Who chooses the hire	They match you with a pre-vetted assistant, and you interview them	You interview 2–4 finalists per round, for as many rounds as you need, and choose
How candidates are screened	“Rigorous, fully vetted recruitment process”	Seven published steps, from resume screen to your own interview; over 5,000 candidates screened per week, only the top 1% presented
Who you can hire	Assistants across roles and industries, priced in three experience tiers (4+, 7+ and 10+ years)	Executive assistants, specialists, and industry professionals including NCLEX-passed RNs, trained attorneys, CPAs and U.S.-trained transaction coordinators
Where the talent is	The Philippines	Primarily the Philippines, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Pakistan, Africa and India
Languages	Not stated on their pricing page	English; bilingual English-Spanish candidates available
Commitment	Their pricing page lists a three-month commitment as a requirement	Month-to-month for most services
Before day one	A one-time onboarding fee (amount not published)	No setup, onboarding or upfront costs
Hours	Full-time, 40 hours a week	Full-time, or part-time from 20 hours a week
Extra hours	Not stated on their pricing page	As long as the hire agrees, billed at the same flat hourly rate, no overtime surcharge
Raises and bonuses	Not stated on their pricing page	100% goes to your hire, with no fee to you
Confidentiality	Not stated on their pricing page	Every hire signs a contract with us that includes an NDA and confidentiality clause covering your business
Hiring your assistant directly	Not stated on their pricing page	A buyout option is available
Time to start	7 to 14 days	Candidates can be ready to interview in as little as 3 days; a new hire can start in as few as 5 days from the first call
Published price	$1,600, $2,400 or $3,000 a month for 160 hours	VirtueStaff Assistants $12 an hour; executive assistants $15; specialists and industry professionals from $15
If it doesn’t work out	Free replacement; money-back guarantee	Free replacement with a trial period included (Perfect-Fit Guarantee)

Why does our process bring higher-tier talent?

Because the screening is published, it happens before you meet anyone, and the final call is yours. Over 5,000 candidates are screened per week. Every one goes through the same seven steps:

Step	What it checks
1. Resume screen	Qualifications and experience for the role
2. English and accent screen	Fluency, accent and clarity of communication
3. Skill assessment	The competencies the role actually needs
4. Internal interview	Our own evaluation of the candidate
5. Technology evaluation	Their setup, tools proficiency, equipment, internet and remote-readiness
6. Specialized evaluation	Domain testing for the industry or role
7. Your interview	You meet the finalists and choose

Only the top 1% of screened candidates are presented to you. Then you choose.

How do the interviews work?

You meet 2–4 finalists per round, and we keep going until you find the right person. There’s no limit on rounds. After each one, we take your feedback and apply it to the next shortlist, so every round gets closer to what you want. Most clients need only one or two rounds before they find a hire they really like.

We’re committed to finding your perfect hire, not filling a seat. And if a hire still doesn’t work out after they start, our Perfect-Fit Guarantee covers it: we find a replacement free of charge, with a trial period included.

What level of talent can you hire through us?

Experience is the starting point, not the ceiling. Stealth sorts its packages by years of experience, and describes its entry package as “a reliable task executor” who needs steps and training. We recruit by role and industry, for people who bring their profession with them:

Role	Who we place
Executive assistants	Experienced executive assistants, chiefs of staff and senior admin professionals with U.S., U.K., Australian and Canadian executive support experience
Specialists	Highly educated knowledge workers with 3–5+ years of professional experience in their specialty, who can own projects, not just assist
Legal	Trained attorneys (JD/LLM), foreign-licensed lawyers and senior paralegals
Medical	NCLEX-passed RNs, physicians preparing for the USMLE, medical scribes, prior-authorization specialists and billers
Accounting	CPAs, chartered accountants, senior auditors and tax specialists
Real estate	U.S.-trained transaction coordinators, inside sales agents, marketing specialists and property managers
Trades	Dispatchers, CSRs, estimators’ assistants, AR/AP specialists and operations analysts

And because we recruit across six regions, not one country, you can hire for the time zone and language your work needs, including bilingual English-Spanish candidates. Our Philippines vs. Latin America guide shows the hours side by side.

Why do our hires become real team members?

Because we screen for contributors, not task-doers, and pay them well enough that the best people want the seat and keep it. A task-doer waits for the next request. A contributor notices what’s slipping, fixes it, and makes the business better without being asked. We screen for people who are reliable, motivated and capable of thinking like owners, and it’s why our clients treat their hires as colleagues.

Our hires are paid above industry standards and can earn up to 8x their local salaries. Raises and bonuses go 100% to the hire. Every hire also signs a contract with us that includes an NDA and confidentiality clause covering your business, and a dedicated success manager supports you and your hire from day one. And because they work only for you, they build your context month after month.

Here’s what that looks like at our clients:

• Leak Science, a leak detection company in the Phoenix Valley, has had the same remote office manager since August 2024. She chose and rolled out their new field service software, wrote their SOPs and first employee handbook, and the owner now spends three to five hours a week on the business.
• McCarthy Law, an estate planning firm in Rhode Island, grew from one executive assistant to a six-person remote team.
• Willmeng Construction, a commercial general contractor in Phoenix, added seven remote hires in accounting, IT and people operations in seven months.

We treat her like an executive, not like a virtual assistant.

Aspen West, Leak Science

We just keep coming back to you guys. The vetting of the candidates, setting up the interviews, handling everything, even helping with performance management.

Stacy Hanson, McCarthy Law

What do you commit to before day one?

Compare what you sign up for, not just the monthly figure. Stealth lists $1,600, $2,400 and $3,000 a month for 160 hours. Their pricing page adds a one-time onboarding fee, whose amount isn’t published, and a three-month commitment. Three months at the entry package is $4,800, before the fee.

With us, there are no setup, onboarding or upfront costs, and contracts are month-to-month for most services. A full-time executive assistant at $15 an hour comes to $2,400 for the same 160 hours, and a VirtueStaff Assistant at $12 to $1,920. Part-time starts at 20 hours a week if you don’t need a full-time seat. Every rate is on our pricing page.

Here’s what we don’t charge for:

• Upfront costs: no setup or onboarding fee. The hourly rate is the price.
• Overtime: as long as the hire agrees, extra hours are billed at the same flat hourly rate, with no overtime surcharge.
• A cut of raises and bonuses: 100% goes to your hire.
• Extra interview rounds: as many as it takes to find the right person.

Against a U.S. hire, we save clients an average of $20,000 per year per U.S. employee. For one role worked line by line, a U.S. dispatcher costs about $61,528 a year with taxes and benefits, against $24,960 for a full-time Trades Professional through us at $12 an hour; see what a virtual dispatcher costs.

The bigger cost is a hire who doesn’t work out: the search and the training start again. Our post on the turnover tax shows how to price that, and it’s why you choose the person yourself.

What should you ask any company before you sign?

Six questions, answered in writing.

Question	VirtueStaff’s answer
Do I choose my hire, and how many people do I meet?	Yes. 2–4 finalists per round, as many rounds as you need
What do I pay before day one?	Nothing. No setup, onboarding or upfront costs
How long am I committed?	Month-to-month for most services
Can I start part-time?	Yes, from 20 hours a week
Who gets the raise or bonus I give?	Your hire, 100%
Is my business information protected?	Yes. Every hire’s contract with us includes an NDA and confidentiality clause covering your business

Put the same six to every company on your list, and compare the answers.

Which should you choose?

Start from the role.

• The role needs a licensed or trained professional (an RN, attorney, CPA or transaction coordinator): VirtueStaff.
• You need a Spanish speaker, or a hire whose daytime is your workday: VirtueStaff, with candidates from Latin America and five other regions.
• You want to interview several finalists and make the call: VirtueStaff.
• You’d rather not pay anything upfront, or want to start part-time and stay month-to-month: VirtueStaff.
• You may want to hire your assistant directly one day: VirtueStaff, with a buyout option.
• You want a full-time assistant from the Philippines, picked by years of experience, and a three-month commitment suits you: Stealth Agents’ packages are built for that.

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