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TL;DR - Oyster

  • Oyster is a global employment platform for hiring international teams
  • It handles payroll, benefits, and compliance for distributed workforces
  • Contractor payments at $29/contractor/month, EOR from $599/employee/month
Pricing: Paid only
Best for: Enterprises & pros
4.2/5 across review platforms

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Global employment simplified
  • Good UX
  • Transparent pricing
  • Benefits included
  • Growing platform

Cons

  • Expensive
  • Some country limitations
  • Fewer features than Deel
  • Newer platform
  • Enterprise features limited

Ratings Across the Web

4.2(71 reviews)

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Key Features

Global employmentPayrollBenefitsComplianceContractorsEquity

Pricing Plans

Contractor

$29/per contractor/month

Hire contractors

  • Global contractor payments
  • Compliance
  • Contracts management
  • Multi-currency

Employee

$599/per employee/month

Hire employees

  • Global employment
  • Benefits
  • Payroll
  • HR support

Scale

Large teams

  • Volume discounts
  • Dedicated CSM
  • API access
  • Custom integrations
Oyster handles global employment legally. Hire internationally without entities—employer of record for distributed teams. The compliance is handled. The countries are many. The process is managed. Companies hiring internationally use Oyster for legal global employment.

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Oyster FAQ

Is Oyster free?

Free for contractors. Employee plans from $599/employee/month. Global employment.

What is Oyster?

Global employment platform. Hire anyone, anywhere. Handle payroll and compliance.

Oyster vs Deel?

Both global employment. Similar features. Compare pricing for your countries.

Source: oysterhr.com

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