Pricing
Pricing tied to scope and risk transfer, not discounts. Every engagement is fixed-fee, UK-GDPR-compliant, and benchmarked against the fully loaded cost of the equivalent UK hire.
50,000+ Grads/yr
Top 2% of Kenyan Talent
Overview
Treba's pricing covers three bundled components in a single monthly fee: the professional doing the work, the operational infrastructure that supports them (office, equipment, connectivity, training), and the compliance stack that makes the engagement legally safe for a UK buyer (IDTA, UK GDPR alignment, ISO 27001-aligned controls, HIPAA-aligned controls where applicable).
There are no hidden recruitment fees, no separate compliance charges, and no per-incident legal costs. Prices are quoted in GBP and fixed for the contract term.
What you're paying for
Most outsourcing vendors price one thing: the person. Treba prices three, bundled into a single monthly fee — so nothing on the compliance side becomes your problem six months in.
A pre-vetted Kenyan specialist from the top 2% of applicants (98% rejection rate). Fluent English, Commonwealth-trained, GMT+3 UK-hours overlap.
Pre-vetted shortlist
Top 2%Susan K.
Data Annotator
Peter M.
QA Tester
James O.
Junior Accountant
A Westlands, Nairobi office seat with biometric access, dual fibre, backup power, and the 14-day Nest onboarding completed before go-live.
Nairobi HQ
Westlands operations
Treba is your Employer of Record in Kenya — we carry employment, tax, and statutory obligations. The UK ICO IDTA governs transfer.
Liability transfer
EORUK
Controller
You direct the work
Kenya
Processor
Treba as EOR
Engagement models
Tier 1 Employer of Record (EOR) | Most teams Tier 2 Managed Pod | Tier 3 Unit-Priced Managed Service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | UK teams that want to manage the work themselves but don't want to set up a Kenyan entity. | UK teams that want outcomes, not headcount management. | UK teams with high-volume, well-defined deliverables (KYC files reviewed, transcription minutes, tickets resolved, CAD drawings produced). |
| What you get | One or more vetted professionals, embedded in your Slack/Teams/Jira, managed daily by your team. Treba handles Kenyan employment, payroll, compliance, office, equipment. | A team of 3–10 professionals led by a Treba Team Lead, with built-in QA, monthly performance reporting, and SLA-backed KPIs. | Outcome-based delivery against a defined unit: price per deliverable with a minimum monthly volume commitment. |
| Pricing | Fixed monthly fee per seat. | Per-seat price with a pod management uplift. | Price per unit, with a minimum monthly commitment. |
| Best when | You have internal managers, clear processes, and want full control over day-to-day work. | You need scale, consistency, and someone else owning delivery quality. | Volume is predictable and you want cost to scale directly with output. |
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
What's bundled
Included as standard
Charged separately
The formula
We don't mark up Kenyan salary. We price the full cost of delivering a compliant, supervised, UK-facing operation — then add a fixed margin. Every quote uses the same formula.
This is why two roles at the same Kenyan salary can carry different Treba prices — the compliance and supervision stack varies by role. A medical transcriber engaging with HIPAA-aligned controls carries different infrastructure than a general admin seat.
On the pilot callwe walk you through the exact allocation for your role. We don't publish per-seat prices because every engagement is scoped — but we will show you, line by line, where the number comes from.
You pay
Monthly Price
Kenyan salary
The professional
Infrastructure allocation
Office · equipment · connectivity
Compliance & risk premium
IDTA · ISO · insurance · legal
Fixed margin
Flat, not percent-based
Economics
Adjust the team size. See total costs — no hidden fees on either side.
UK In-House
£0/yr
Treba Managed
£0/yr
Everything above — bundled·One monthly fee, no hidden costs.
UK loaded cost = £35k salary (ONS ASHE 2024) + 13.8% NI + 3% pension + £6k office/equipment + £7k recruitment + £5k management + £2k training per person. Treba cost illustrative based on Operations tier + QA/management layers.
Shape of an engagement
Instead of per-seat prices, here's the shape of typical engagements by tier.
EOR · Tier 1
Fixed monthly fee per professional. Minimum 6-month commitment. Best for roles where you manage the work directly.
Managed Pod · Tier 2
Per-seat fee plus a fixed pod management uplift for Team Lead and QA. Minimum 12-month commitment. Best when you're buying an outcome, not individual hires.
Unit-Priced · Tier 3
Price per deliverable, with a minimum monthly volume commitment. Best for KYC review, transcription, ticket resolution, QA testing, and other work where output is countable.
Terms
EOR: 6-month minimum. Managed Pod: 12-month minimum. Unit-Priced: 12-month minimum with volume floor. The term amortises The Nest onboarding, which Treba funds.
60 days written notice to exit after minimum term.
Prices adjust annually by a capped percentage tied to Kenyan wage inflation and skill progression. Written into the contract — no surprises mid-year.
All pricing quoted and invoiced in GBP. An FX review clause applies only if GBP/KES moves more than 7% over a rolling 6-month window.
If you wish to hire a Treba professional directly within 12 months, a conversion fee applies (tapering to zero after 24 months). Standard practice in the staffing sector.
The role is defined in a written Statement of Work. Additional responsibilities prompt a scope conversation, not an invoice surprise.
Compliance
The legal, physical, and personnel controls behind Treba's operating model.
Control
All UK-Kenya data transfers are governed by an International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA), the UK-specific mechanism that replaced EU Standard Contractual Clauses after Brexit. The IDTA is executed by legal counsel, reviewed annually, and filed alongside each client's Data Processing Agreement.
Control
Kenya's DPA 2019 was modelled on EU GDPR. It is regulated by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, an independent body with enforcement powers. The Act establishes data subject rights, breach-notification requirements, and controller-processor obligations equivalent to UK GDPR standards.
Control
Treba's Westlands office operates ISO 27001-aligned information security controls: biometric door access, 24/7 CCTV, clean-desk enforcement, network segmentation by client, endpoint protection, and encrypted VPN or VDI for remote access.
Control
Treba holds Cyber Essentials certification - the UK government-backed baseline cybersecurity standard. It is audited annually and covers firewall configuration, secure settings, access control, malware protection, and patch management.
Control
Every Treba staff member undergoes a DCI Certificate of Good Conduct, role-appropriate background checks, and an NDA enforceable in Kenyan courts. All staff are employed by Treba Ltd (Kenya) - not freelancers, not contractors.
Full compliance documentation is available under NDA during the pilot scoping call.
FAQ
Start your pilot
Most Treba engagements start with a role brief and a scoping call. The price follows from the scope. If you want to move fast:
