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Oyster
VerifiedHR & People · www.oysterhr.com
Overview
Oyster is a global employment platform and Employer of Record (EOR) that lets companies hire, pay, and manage full-time employees and contractors in 180+ countries without setting up local legal entities. It handles compliant employment contracts, multi-country payroll, localized benefits, and misclassification protection. Oyster is not a recruiting/ATS or performance-management tool; it focuses on the employment, payroll, and compliance layer of distributed teams.
The problem Oyster solves
Companies with remote or distributed teams want to hire employees and contractors in other countries, but doing so compliantly normally requires local entities, in-country payroll, and localized benefits/tax handling. Startups and SMBs without global-HR infrastructure hit this wall first. Oyster acts as the Employer of Record and contractor-management layer so these teams can onboard, pay, and stay compliant across 180+ countries from one platform.
Decision context
Use these points to test whether the product fits your operation, not just whether it has a long feature list.
- Published starting price: $29 per contractor / month. Confirm user, usage, and feature limits for the plan you would actually buy.
- Deployment: cloud. Check security, data-residency, and access requirements for every team that will use it.
- Verified integrations include BambooHR (HRIS), BambooHR ATS, HiBob, Greenhouse, QuickBooks Online, Xero. Validate sync direction and plan limits for the connections that matter.
- This record was last checked on 7/23/2026; pricing and features can change.
How to evaluate Oyster
A listing helps create a shortlist; a trial with the team’s real workflow decides whether the tool fits. Use this reading with the structured facts and confirm changes with the vendor.
Workflow fit
The record describes it as a fit for Startups and SMBs hiring their first international employees or contractors, Distributed/remote-first teams needing compliant multi-country payroll, Companies wanting to avoid setting up foreign legal entities. Check that this context matches the volume, roles, and processes your team needs it to support.
Pilot questions
- Can Oyster complete the critical workflow without manual work outside the product?
- Do the recorded connections (BambooHR (HRIS), BambooHR ATS, HiBob, Greenhouse) support the sync direction, permissions, and volume we need?
- What user, usage, storage, support, or security limits appear after the headline starting price?
Evidence and freshness
This record was checked on 7/23/2026. That date tells you when the record was reviewed, not that the vendor has left its terms unchanged since then.
Best for
- Startups and SMBs hiring their first international employees or contractors
- Distributed/remote-first teams needing compliant multi-country payroll
- Companies wanting to avoid setting up foreign legal entities
Not a fit if
- Teams needing recruiting/applicant tracking or performance-review tooling
- Large enterprises where per-seat EOR costs scale unfavorably
Why it’s listed
- Leading Employer of Record for compliant hiring in 180+ countries without local entities
- Covers both full-time employees (EOR) and contractors in one platform
- Strong, independently-reviewed ratings on G2 and Capterra
Pricing
Global Contractors
$29 per contractor / monthContract, onboard, and pay international contractors compliantly, free for the first 30 days.
- Instant contracts in 180+ countries
- Contractor payments in 120+ currencies
- Identity verification and onboarding
- Invoice, expense, and contract management
- Employee misclassification analyzer
US PEO
$114 per employee / monthCo-employment for hiring and running payroll/benefits across US states.
- Hire in any US state via co-employment
- Payroll processing
- Access to benefits packages
- HR admin and compliance outsourcing
- Liability coverage
Employer of Record (EOR)
$699 per employee / monthCompliant full-time employment in 120+ countries without setting up a local entity.
- Compliant employment in 120+ countries
- Multi-country payroll in 120+ currencies
- Automated expenses, time-off, and reports
- Onboarding & offboarding specialists
- Local employment-law expertise
- Annual discounts available
People Partner Services
$300 per hourOn-demand HR advisory and hands-on support for complex global-employment situations.
- HR advisory support
- Covers EOR and owned entities
- Flexible scope from advice to execution
- Support for complex cases
Features
Integrations
Security & compliance
Pros & cons
Pros
- Intuitive, easy-to-use platform with smooth international onboarding
- Handles compliance, contracts, and localized benefits across many countries
- Responsive customer support and success managers cited frequently
- Single platform for both employees (EOR) and global contractors
Cons
- Reliance on local/third-party partners in some regions causes delays and communication gaps
- Reports of payroll processing delays and weaker payroll visibility
- Basic support can be slow for complex issues, requiring escalation
- Costs can rise as headcount scales
What we found
Rating reflects G2 (4.4/5 across 1,278 reviews); Capterra is broadly consistent at 4.6/5 across 91 reviews, both praising ease of use and support.
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