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Payroll and HR management solution

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Oyster - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: April 2026

Oyster overview

What is Oyster?

Oyster's Employer of Record service offers seamless, automated employment solutions for global teams, ensuring compliant employment, payroll, and benefits without the need to set up entities.

This service is ideal for businesses looking to expand their workforce internationally without the complexities of local legal and HR regulations.

Businesses are leveraging Oyster's deep employment insights and the expertise of a global team of legal and HR specialists to ensure compliance in 180+ countries. By partnering with Oyster, companies can focus on attracting and retaining top global talent, confident in the compliance and efficiency of their employment processes.

Oyster integrates with major HR systems and payroll platforms, providing a seamless experience that syncs effortlessly with your existing infrastructure.

Oyster’s EOR is deployed through a fully automated, cloud-based platform, offering instant access and real-time management of your global workforce. It brings multi-country

Starting price

25 /
per month
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Oyster’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Oyster pros, cons and reviews insights

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
 
1-2(3)
3-4(24)
5(64)

What do users say about Oyster?

Oyster are always on hand to provide advice, guidance and support, and this often extends to matters that might impact our own employees; they are a true partner.

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Who uses Oyster?

Based on 91 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Information Technology and Services
Computer Software
Marketing and Advertising
Financial Services
Others

Use cases

Remote Work
Payroll
Human Resources
Benefits Administration
Onboarding

Oyster's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Oyster users:

Direct deposit
Self service portal
Document management
Employee database
Employee profiles
Reporting & statistics

All Oyster features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Activity dashboard
Attendance tracking
Benefits dashboard
Benefits management
Compensation management
Compliance management
Contract/License management
Contractor database
Contractor management
Customizable reports
Data import/export
Direct deposit
Document management
Document storage
Electronic forms
Electronic signature
Employee benefits administration
Employee database
Employee management
Employee onboarding
Employee portal
Employee profiles
Employee self service
For peo/aso
Health insurance administration
HR management
Learning & development
Leave tracking
Multi-Country
Multi-State
Offboarding
Onboarding
Online benefits enrollment
Orientation workflow management
Payroll management
Payroll reporting
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & statistics
Self service portal
Sick leave tracking
Tax compliance
Third-Party integrations
Time off management
Time off requests
Time tracking
Vacation/Leave tracking
W-2 preparation

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Oyster pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Employer Of Record

699

/user

Per month

Features included:

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

Contractors

29

/user

Per month

Features included:

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

Multi-country payroll

25

Per month

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User opinions about Oyster price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Oyster's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“The expenses function is particlarly simple and gives transparency on the amounts to be reimbursed very accurately in local currencies.”
AA

Alistair A.

Regional Sales Manager

“We used to hire some remote employees in other countries through our own direct entities, however our experience with Oyster has been so positive that we now only hire remotely through them.”
SR

Stephanie R.

HR Manager

Oyster integrations (10)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 91 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Oyster integrations and how users feel about them.

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HiBob

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

Oyster customer support

What do users say about Oyster customer support?

Customer support rating:

We analyzed verified user reviews to identify positive and negative aspects of Oyster customer support.

Widespread user sentiment highlights Oyster’s support team as responsive, friendly, and quick to resolve queries or issues.

A significant portion of users appreciate the professionalism and helpfulness of account managers and customer success staff.

A minority of users report slow response times and occasional knowledge gaps when dealing with customer support.

Support options

Email/help desk
Faqs/forum
Knowledge base
Chat

Training options

Webinars
Documentation
Videos
Live online

To see what individual users say about Oyster's customer support, check out the review snippets below.

“Oyster are always on hand to provide advice, guidance and support, and this often extends to matters that might impact our own employees; they are a true partner.”

SB

Samantha B.

Chief People Officer

“The support is really fast and friendly, they even replied during the last holiday season.”

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Marina N.

UI Designer

“They can be a bit inflexible at times, and I’ve had encounters with support where there was a knowledge gap.”

SO

Simon O.

Senior Customer Success Manager

“The response times when something does not go as planned is slow.”

JD

Jorge D.

PMO Director

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