MyOutDesk operates using a managed staffing model.
Businesses pay a bundled monthly rate per staff member that typically includes the staff member’s pay, internal training, management oversight, systems, and the provider’s margin. In most cases, the exact amount the staff member receives is not fully transparent. Costs are bundled together, making it difficult to see how much of your monthly payment actually goes to the staff member versus service overhead.
VirtualStaff.ph operates differently.
It created the VirtualStaff Seat System — a plug-and-play back-office staffing system designed to remove bundled pricing entirely and give businesses direct control over reliable, full-time Filipino back-office professionals. The system powers everything in one place, including agreements, attendance tracking, and payments, without layering in hidden margins.
These two approaches are not the same.
MyOutDesk delivers a managed service. VirtualStaff.ph delivers a system that allows businesses to build long-term back-office teams on their terms.
How Managed VA Services Work
Managed virtual assistant providers, including MyOutDesk, charge a single all-inclusive monthly rate per staff member. That rate is designed to cover everything required to deliver the service, including internal processes and provider margins.
The result is a higher monthly cost, where businesses often have limited insight into compensation, limited flexibility in how teams are structured, and little control over scaling mechanics. The service is designed around the provider’s framework, not your internal operations.
This model comes with unavoidable trade-offs:
- Limited transparency into how much the staff member actually earns
- Less direct control over workflows, schedules, and team structure
- Costs inflated by bundled service margins
Managed services focus on delivering assistance through a provider-led model. The business adapts to the service, not the other way around.
How the VirtualStaff Seat System Works
The VirtualStaff Seat System was designed to eliminate bundled pricing and give businesses full ownership of their back-office teams.
With VirtualStaff.ph:
- You pay $99 per month per VirtualStaff Seat
- You choose the monthly amount you want to pay each staff member
- 100% of that monthly amount goes directly to the staff member
- Agreements, attendance, and staff payments are handled inside the VirtualStaff platform
The system supplies reliable, full-time back-office staff who plug directly into your workflows. These are not freelancers or temporary workers. Each team member is dedicated to your business and aligned to U.S. working hours.
The VirtualStaff Seat System supports a wide range of back-office roles, including:
- Customer Support Representatives
- Admin and Operations Support
- IT Support Specialists
- Bookkeeping Support
- Data Entry Support
- Long-term Virtual Assistants for operational roles
Every team member is full-time and built for long-term retention. When you need to grow, you simply add more VirtualStaff Seats. The same system powers each new team member, keeping everything consistent, organized, and simple.
Transparency vs Bundled Pricing
One of the clearest differences between VirtualStaff.ph and MyOutDesk is transparency.
In managed VA services, the client pays a single bundled amount. The staff member’s actual pay is only one component of that fee, and the breakdown is often opaque.
With the VirtualStaff Seat System:
- The monthly amount you choose is fully transparent
- Staff receive 100% of that amount
- VirtualStaff.ph makes its revenue clear through the Seat fee
There are no inflated bundles, no margin hidden inside compensation, and no guesswork about costs.
This transparency is one reason over 25,000 businesses have used VirtualStaff.ph since 2016 — including global brands that require compliance, consistency, and trust.
Control vs Dependency
MyOutDesk is designed to manage staff for you.
VirtualStaff.ph is designed to let you build a team inside your business.
With VirtualStaff Seats:
- Staff work full-time, aligned to your hours
- They follow your workflows, tools, and systems
- You decide how the team operates day-to-day
- Scaling is as simple as adding another Seat
There is no dependency on a provider’s internal management structure.
Your back-office becomes a stable, long-term asset and not a service you rent.
Instead of paying for layers of service, businesses invest in a system that turns back-office staffing into predictable infrastructure.
Choosing Between MyOutDesk and VirtualStaff.ph
MyOutDesk delivers a managed staffing service. Their model bundles staff pay, oversight, and margins into a single monthly rate, at the cost of transparency, control, and A HIGHER COST to maintain.
VirtualStaff.ph is a system.
If your goal is to build a long-term back-office team of reliable, full-time Filipino professionals with direct control, transparent costs, and the ability to scale seamlessly, the VirtualStaff Seat System was built for that purpose.
This is not an alternative.
It is a fundamentally different and better way to build your back-office team.
Try the VirtualStaff Seat System Risk-Free for 14 Days
Activate your first VirtualStaff Seat for $99 and experience how the system works for 14 days, completely risk-free.
See how full-time back-office professionals integrate directly into your workflows while agreements, attendance, and staff payments are handled automatically. If it does not work for your business, you receive a full refund of your Seat fee — no questions asked.
Start with one Seat or scale to many.
