MyOutDesk Alternatives in 2026: 8 Options for Full-Time and Part-Time Help
October 28, 2026
The main MyOutDesk alternatives are other managed dedicated assistants (e.g., Wing Assistant, $999 a month for 160 hours; Wishup, from $1,299 a month for 4 hours a day; Prialto, $1,600 a month per 55-hour unit; Athena, $3,000 a month for a full-time executive assistant), US-based assistant services (e.g., Time etc, from $390 a month for 10 hours, or BELAY, quoted after a consultation from about 45 hours a month), marketplaces (e.g., Upwork, the freelancer's rate plus a fee of up to 7.99%) and remote staffing agencies that place Latin American assistants on US hours (e.g., Virtustant, starting at $7/hr all-in with $0 placement fees). Prices are as published on each provider's own pages, checked on October 28, 2026.
MyOutDesk places full-time assistants only, 8 hours a day and 5 days a week, from $1,988 a month on its Managed tier or $2,500 on its Specialized tier. It says recruiting, payroll, benefits and a dedicated account manager are in that one monthly rate, with talent in the Philippines, Latin America and Africa. This guide sorts eight alternatives by model, lists what each publishes, prices a full-time seat per hour across them, and gives you a test for whether you need a full-time seat at all. Virtustant is one of the options, so we use published facts only; sources are at the end. For the head-to-head, see Virtustant vs MyOutDesk.
| Alternative | Model | Published price (checked Oct 28, 2026) | Minimum / commitment | Where assistants are based | Best fit when… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyOutDesk (baseline) | Managed dedicated assistant, full time only | From $1,988/mo (Managed); from $2,500/mo (Specialized) | Full time only (8 hours a day, 5 days a week); term not published | Philippines, Latin America and Africa | You have 40 hours a week of work and want payroll, benefits and an account manager in one rate |
| Wing Assistant | Managed dedicated assistant | $699/mo for 80 hours; $999/mo for 160 hours ($6.24/hr) | No long-term contract | Not named on general plans; US-based plans from $2,499/mo | You want the lowest published full-time price here |
| Wishup | Managed dedicated assistant | $1,299/mo for 4 hours a day; $1,999/mo for 8 | 4 hours a day; "cancel anytime" | India; US-based tier from $3,000/mo | You want a fixed daily block, including half days |
| Prialto | Managed dedicated assistant | $1,600 per 55-hour unit a month (its FAQ says from $1,500); full time from $3,600/mo for 165+ hours | 90-day minimum per unit; $250 setup fee | Philippines, Kenya and Guatemala | You want a team-backed assistant with backup coverage |
| Athena | Managed full-time executive assistant | $3,000/mo | Monthly after an initial 90-day commitment | Not named on its pricing page | You want a full-time executive assistant employed and trained by Athena |
| Time etc | US hour package | $390/mo for 10 hours ($39/hr) to $2,160/mo for 60 hours ($36/hr) | 10-hour plan; switch plans or cancel any time | United States | You need a US-based assistant for under 60 hours a month |
| BELAY | US fractional assistant, flat monthly fee | Not published; quoted after a consultation. Its cost guide puts US virtual assistants at $30 to $75 an hour | Typically 45 hours a month; month to month | United States | You need a US-based assistant for 45+ hours a month and want to be matched |
| Upwork | Marketplace | Freelancer's rate plus a fee of up to 7.99% (3% for eligible US bank accounts) | None; per contract | Wherever your freelancer is | You will find, vet and manage the person yourself |
| Virtustant | Remote staffing agency | Virtustant: from $7/hr all-in (virtual assistants), $8.50/hr (executive assistants), $0 placement fees | Month to month; part-time from 10 hours a week, or full time | Latin America first (the Philippines and South Africa for some roles), on US business hours | You want to choose your hire from a shortlist, part-time or full-time, at one hourly rate |
Wing publishes $699 a month for 80 hours and $999 a month for 160 hours, with no long-term contract. Its general plans do not name a country; US-based assistants cost $2,499 a month for 80 hours or $4,999 for 160.
Choose it if monthly price decides it and you are comfortable with an assistant Wing assigns (see Wing Assistant alternatives).
Wishup's Prime plan is $1,299 a month for 4 hours a day and $1,999 for 8. Its India-based assistants work a night shift to cover 9am to 6pm US time; a US-based tier costs $3,000 or $5,400.
Choose it if you want a fixed daily block and may not need a full 8-hour day (see Wishup alternatives).
Prialto bills 55-hour units at $1,600 a month on its plan card (its FAQ says pricing starts at $1,500), each with an engagement manager and trained backup assistants. Full-time dedicated assistants start at $3,600 a month for 165+ hours. There is a 90-day minimum per unit and a $250 setup fee, waived on a one-year agreement; assistants work from Prialto's offices in the Philippines, Kenya and Guatemala.
Choose it if you want backup coverage built in, part-time or full-time.
Athena publishes $3,000 a month for one dedicated, full-time executive assistant who is vetted, trained, equipped and employed by Athena, billed monthly after an initial 90-day commitment. It says it accepts about 1% of 30,000 to 60,000 monthly applicants and publishes SOC 2 Type II certification.
Choose it if you want a full-time executive assistant and a partnership manager more than the lowest monthly price.
Time etc sells monthly blocks of hours from a dedicated U.S. assistant: $390 for 10 hours, $760 for 20, $1,480 for 40 and $2,160 for 60. Unused hours roll over and there is no setup fee (see Time etc pricing explained).
Choose it if you do not have a full-time workload and want a US-based assistant.
BELAY places U.S.-based assistants on a flat monthly fee quoted after a consultation. Its FAQ says support typically begins at 45 hours a month and runs month to month, and its cost guide puts US virtual assistants at $30 to $75 an hour.
Choose it if you need a US-based assistant for 45+ hours a month and want to be matched (see BELAY alternatives).
Freelancers set their own rates and, on the Basic plan, you pay up to 7.99% on top (3% for eligible US clients paying by bank account). There is no minimum, but finding, vetting, managing and replacing the person is your job.
Choose it if you have time to screen candidates and want full control over rate and scope.
Virtustant places vetted, bilingual professionals from Latin America who work US business hours and are directed by you. Virtustant prices start at $7/hr all-in for virtual assistants, $8/hr for SDRs and appointment setters and $8.50/hr for executive assistants and bookkeepers, with $0 placement fees, month-to-month terms, part-time seats from 10 hours a week and a lifetime replacement guarantee.
Choose it if you want to pick the person from a shortlist and may start part-time before going full time.
A full-time seat is 40 hours a week, or 173.3 hours a month (40 × 52 ÷ 12). Where a provider publishes a monthly price for a full-time seat, we divided it by those hours; where it publishes the hours, we used them.
| Provider | Published monthly price, full time | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| MyOutDesk Managed tier | $1,988 | $11.47 at 173.3 hours |
| MyOutDesk Specialized tier | $2,500 | $14.42 at 173.3 hours |
| Wing Assistant | $999 for 160 hours | $6.24 |
| Wishup Prime, 8 hours a day | $1,999 | $11.53 at 173.3 hours |
| Athena | $3,000 (hours not published) | $17.31 if full time is 40 hours a week |
| Prialto | From $3,600 for 165+ hours | $21.82 at 165 hours |
| Time etc | No full-time plan; largest plan 60 hours ($2,160) | $36 |
| BELAY | Not published | $30 to $75 US market range from its cost guide |
| Virtustant, starting rate | Virtustant: $1,213 ($7/hr × 173.3 hours) | Virtustant: $7.00 |
| Virtustant, median | Virtustant: $1,751 ($10.10/hr × 173.3 hours) | Virtustant: $10.10 (virtual assistant median, n=24) |
Two honest readings. First, Wing Assistant's $999 plan ($6.24 an hour) is the lowest published full-time price in this comparison, below Virtustant's $7/hr starting rate. Second, the monthly rate buys different things: MyOutDesk, Athena and Prialto put an account or partnership manager in the price, Prialto adds backup assistants, and Virtustant's rate covers the professional's pay plus contracts, payroll and the paperwork, with the person chosen by you from a shortlist. The $10.10/hr figure is the median client-side rate for a virtual assistant (n=24) in Virtustant's 2026 Nearshore Rate Report (441 placement starts, January to June 2026).
MyOutDesk does not sell part-time seats: its pricing FAQ says every placement is built as full-time and dedicated. If your work fills 10 to 30 hours a week, these alternatives publish smaller units. We priced about 80 hours a month, the median schedule of the 14 part-time seats among 25 virtual assistant positions Virtustant filled from August 24 to September 30, 2026.
| Provider | About 80 hours a month |
|---|---|
| MyOutDesk | No part-time plan; full time from $1,988 |
| Wing Assistant | $699 (80-hour plan) |
| Wishup | $1,299 (4 hours a day) |
| Prialto | $1,600 for one 55-hour unit; $3,200 for two |
| Time etc | $2,160 for 60 hours, its largest plan |
| BELAY | Not published; its $30 to $75 US market range gives $2,400 to $6,000 (illustration, not a quote) |
| Upwork | Freelancer's rate × 80, plus up to 7.99% |
| Virtustant | Virtustant: $560 at the $7/hr starting rate; $808 at the $10.10/hr median |
A part-time seat can be a starting point rather than a compromise: with Virtustant, the same professional can move from part-time to full-time as the workload grows, without a new search.
MyOutDesk itself lists Latin American talent and has an office in Lima, on full-time seats. Virtustant is built around Latin America: it places bilingual professionals from the region who work your US business hours, part-time or full-time. Prialto has an office in Guatemala.
With Virtustant you get a shortlist of 3 to 5 vetted candidates after a discovery call. Shortlist in 48 hours. Start in 72 hours. Candidates are the top 1%: 100% apply, 22% clear the recruiter screen, 9% pass cognitive (IQ), skills and English testing, 3% reach a live interview, 1% are hired. Virtustant handles contracts, payroll and the paperwork; you direct the work. It has made 2,000+ placements for 1,000+ US companies since 2021 under co-CEOs Erik Reid and Kevin Wright, and is rated 4.9/5 on G2 (83 reviews), 4.5/5 on Trustpilot (163 reviews) and 5.0/5 on Clutch (6 reviews). Starting rates by role are on Virtustant pricing.
MyOutDesk is designed for one situation: a full week of work for one person. The Full-Time Fit Test checks whether you are in it before you compare brands. Answer in order:
The rule. Count first, then buy. 35+ hours a week: compare full-time seats per hour. 10 to 34: a part-time seat. Under 10: an hour package. MyOutDesk is built for the first case only.
Not sure how many hours you have? Book a discovery call with Virtustant: bring your task list, and leave with a scoped schedule, a quoted all-in rate and a shortlist within 48 hours. To compare 22 providers on one page, see compare agencies.
Provider pages read October 28, 2026; the Upwork fee article and the BELAY cost guide were read October 27, 2026. Per-hour figures divide the published monthly price by 173.3 hours (40 hours a week) unless the provider publishes its own hours. The BELAY 80-hour range is $30 to $75 × 80, not a BELAY quote. Promotional discounts are excluded. Virtustant figures come from its pricing page and Virtustant's 2026 Nearshore Rate Report (441 placement starts, January to June 2026). Confirm any figure on a written quote.
The main MyOutDesk alternatives are other managed dedicated assistants such as Wing Assistant ($999 a month for 160 hours), Wishup, Prialto and Athena ($3,000 a month), US-based services such as Time etc and BELAY, and marketplaces such as Upwork. For Latin American assistants on US hours, part-time or full-time, the remote staffing agency Virtustant starts at $7/hr all-in with $0 placement fees.
No. MyOutDesk says it builds every placement as full-time and dedicated, from $1,988 a month. For part-time help, Prialto sells 55-hour units, Wing Assistant an 80-hour plan, Wishup 4 hours a day, Time etc 10 to 60-hour packages, and Virtustant part-time seats from 10 hours a week.
At full time, Wing Assistant publishes $999 a month for 160 hours ($6.24 an hour), the lowest published full-time price in this comparison. Virtustant starts at $7/hr all-in, about $1,213 a month at 40 hours a week, against MyOutDesk's $1,988 starting rate.
At 40 hours a week (173.3 hours a month), MyOutDesk works out to about $11.47 an hour, Wishup's 8-hour plan to $11.53, Athena to $17.31 and Prialto to about $21.82 at 165 hours. Wing Assistant publishes $6.24, and Virtustant starts at $7.00 with a $10.10 median for virtual assistants.
Virtustant places bilingual professionals from Latin America who work US business hours, part-time or full-time, starting at $7/hr all-in for virtual assistants and $8.50/hr for executive assistants at Virtustant. You get a shortlist of 3 to 5 vetted candidates within 48 hours of your first call, and your hire can start in 72 hours. MyOutDesk also lists Latin American talent on full-time seats.
Time etc lets you switch plans or cancel any time, Wing Assistant states no long-term contract, Wishup says cancel anytime, BELAY runs month to month, and Virtustant is month to month with zero placement fees. Prialto has a 90-day minimum per unit and Athena an initial 90-day commitment.
Use the Full-Time Fit Test: track your delegable hours for two weeks, compare full-time seats per hour if you have 35 hours or more, and decide what the monthly rate must include. Under 35 hours a week, a part-time seat or an hour package matches the workload more closely than any full-time plan.
MyOutDesk lists multi-candidate shortlists on its custom Enterprise plan, and Athena matches you with an executive assistant. Upwork leaves the choice entirely to you, and Virtustant gives you 3 to 5 vetted candidates to interview and choose from.
