Oyster

Employer of record and contractor payments for distributed teams hiring in many countries.

Verified facts: 4 of 4
Alternatives ranked: 4
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About Oyster

Oyster is a global employment platform for companies building distributed teams. Its core service is employer of record, letting you hire full-time employees in countries without a local entity, plus contractor management with localised contracts, identity checks and payments in many currencies. It adds multi-country payroll, benefits, expense and time-off handling, compensation benchmarking, misclassification protection and HR advisory services. Oyster has positioned itself around fair, remote-first employment and publishes guides and calculators for global hiring. Pricing is per employee or contractor per month, with plans published on its pricing page. It runs in the browser. Compared with Deel and Remote it has a smaller product range, and as with every EOR, costs per employee are high compared with running your own entity once a country has enough staff.

Best for: Remote-first companies hiring a handful of people in many countries.

What works

Employer of record in a wide range of countries
Contractor payments in many currencies
Useful free guides and cost calculators

Why people leave

Smaller product range than Deel or Remote
EOR costs high compared with your own entity
Fewer native HR tools

Top Oyster alternatives

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1
Deel
Bigger platform with EOR, payroll, PEO and HR tools.
66.5
2
Remote
Own-entity EOR model with published pricing.
62.6
3
Rippling
Global payroll inside a broader HR and IT platform.
59.6
4
Humaans
Lightweight HRIS that syncs with EOR providers.
57.2

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Oyster: common questions

Is Oyster free?

No, Oyster is a paid product.

Is Oyster open source?

No, Oyster is not open source.

What platforms does Oyster run on?

Oyster is available for Web.

What are the best alternatives to Oyster?

The highest-ranked Oyster alternatives right now are Deel, Remote and Rippling. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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Oyster facts

4 of 4 verified

EOR coverage: 120+ countries; Checked Oct 25, 2026oysterhr.com(opens source in a new tab); “Compliant employment in 120+ countries”
Contractor contracts: 180+ countries; Checked Oct 25, 2026oysterhr.com(opens source in a new tab); “Instant contracts in 180+ countries”
Payment currencies: 120+; Checked Oct 25, 2026oysterhr.com(opens source in a new tab); “Instant contracts in 180+ countries Contractor payments in 120+ currencies”
Onboarding time: As fast as 48 hours; Checked Oct 25, 2026oysterhr.com(opens source in a new tab); “Compliant onboarding in as fast as 48 hours in 180+ countries — so your engineering roadmap doesn't wait on HR infrastructure.”