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Payroll and HR management solution

Last updated: January 2025

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What is Oyster?

Oyster is a comprehensive platform that simplifies the process of hiring, paying, and caring for talent. With Oyster, businesses can expand their operations globally without the need to establish a physical presence in each country or navigate complex local employment regulations.

A standout feature of Oyster is its ability to help businesses hire and onboard employees compliantly in different countries. By leveraging Oyster's platform, businesses can streamline the hiring process and ensure compliance with local labor laws and regulations. This eliminates the need for setting up a business entity in each country, saving time, resources, and administrative burdens.

Oyster also provides businesses with a single automated platform to handle all employment functions. From payroll and benefits administration to time tracking and contract management, businesses can manage every aspect of their global workforce from one centralized platform. This automation significantly reduces manual errors and administrative overhead, allowing businesses to focus on strategic initiatives rather than repetitive administrative tasks.

Starting from

29

/user

Per month

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Oyster's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Oyster users:

Payroll Management
Access Controls/Permissions
Employee Database
Data Import/Export
Self Service Portal
HR Management

All Oyster features

Features rating:

Reminders
Onboarding
Contract/License Management
Contractor Database
Health Insurance Administration
Employee Portal
Employee Onboarding
Employee Management
Document Storage
Vacation/Leave Tracking
Tax Compliance
Document Management
Time Off Management
Payroll Reporting
Activity Dashboard
Employee Benefits Administration
Electronic Signature
Benefits Dashboard
Online Benefits Enrollment
Employee Profiles
Reporting & Statistics
Third-Party Integrations
W-2 Preparation
Leave Tracking
Reporting/Analytics
Multi-State
Compliance Management
Multi-Country
Orientation Workflow Management
Compensation Management
Benefits Management
Sick Leave Tracking
Learning & Development
Customizable Reports
Attendance Tracking
Time Off Requests
Employee Self Service
Electronic Forms

Oyster awards

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Oyster pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Employer Of Record

599

/user

Per month

Features included:

  • Compliant Contracts
  • Payroll in 140+ Countries
  • Fast Onboarding
  • Global Benefits
  • Local Expertise

Contractors

29

/user

Per month

Extra features included:

  • Free for 30 Days
  • Quick Onboarding
  • 140+ Currencies Available
  • Manage everything
  • One-platform

Oyster integrations (18)

Integrations rated by users

We looked through 91 user reviews, to identify which products are mentioned as Oyster integrations, and what is the users perception.

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Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

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Oyster support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Chat

Training options

Webinars
Documentation
Videos
Live Online

Oyster reviews

Overall rating

4.6

/5

91

Positive reviews

93

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.63/10
Rating distribution

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4

3

2

1

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3

0

3

Pros
My overall experience is that Oyster is a good product with potential to be great. We've used competitors and this is more user friendly.
The oyster support is outstanding, they are quick, efficient and always very friendly and helpful. The platform is well-organized and the onboarding was easy and well-organized as well.
Oyster HR have a great help center team that maintain great communication whilst resolving issues/queries.
Cons
Generic support is lacking, most of the time I have to involve my CSM which is hard on me and unfair to them.
At the moment there is nothing to make me feel uncomfortable with them.
Sometimes the currency exchange rates and how they will affect how much we pay, is unclear.

Oyster FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Oyster offer?

Oyster has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $29.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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Q. Who are the typical users of Oyster?

Oyster has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business


Q. What languages does Oyster support?

Oyster supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Oyster offer an API?

Yes, Oyster has an API available for use.


Q. What other apps does Oyster integrate with?

Oyster integrates with the following applications:
Carta, Zapier, Expensify, Personio, BambooHR, Okta, Slack, Workday HCM, Greenhouse, Xero


Q. What level of support does Oyster offer?

Oyster offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Chat

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