Remote: global HR services beyond the basics

Oyster’s EOR solution addresses the basic requirements of global hiring, yet its payroll and contractor management offerings are comparatively limited in feature set and capability. For the complexities of international employment, you require a dependable partner.

• A single platform to manage your full global team

• Streamlined payroll and expense processing for every employee

• Contractor management services in more than 200 countries

Oyster relies on a combination of local partners and third‑party entities, which creates extra manual work and raises compliance risk. Because we run our own legal entities in‑house, you can be certain of full compliance from day one.

• 100% in‑house entity infrastructure and operations

• Uncapped indemnity coverage for full protection when using Remote

• Dedicated local market expertise in every location we cover

• When your EOR partner controls the entity employing your team, it...

• Reduces exposure of your company’s IP to multiple parties

• Allows quicker onboarding of employees

• Removes hidden or unexpected pass‑through fees

• Guarantees a more consistent global experience with one point‑of‑contact

Oyster adds fees for benefits administration and requests mandatory upfront deposits as standard, while their 5-day payment terms are needlessly uncompromising. Only Remote provides a fair price guarantee, so you’ll always know what you’re paying for.

• Fully transparent pricing with no additional charges

• One flat monthly fee with 14 days or more to pay your invoice

• Full refund of management fees in 90 days if you’re unsatisfied

Although Oyster’s offering outperforms several competitors, Remote is recognised as the leading global employment platform on G2 reviews — substantially scoring higher than other solutions in the category for customer satisfaction.

Developing strong contractor relationships needs more than punctual payments. Oyster’s contractor management largely handles payments but lacks features such as time and attendance tracking, clock‑in/out tools, invoice scheduling, and locally compliant contract creation.

With Remote, you can oversee the full contractor lifecycle from first contact to project completion, aided by smart onboarding tools that simplify induction and built‑in compliance safeguards that reduce the risk of misclassification. Plus, you’ll never pay a penny for inactive contractors.

• Work with contractors in 200+ countries and territories

• Bring contractors up to speed quickly with automated onboarding

• Create, edit, and sign tailored, localised contracts

• Approve invoices instantly with one click or auto‑pay

Oyster HR assists you in hire on a global scale; however, the initial stage of international expansion is identifying the appropriate talent. Unlike Oyster, Remote is more than an EOR — it operates as a complete global employment network, enabling you to source, attract, hire, and manage the world’s top talent from a single platform.

Remote Recruit streamlines global hiring with robust sourcing capabilities and clear guidance to help you find leading candidates and navigate cross‑border complexity—so you can move quickly, hire with greater insight, and scale with confidence.

• Find the best locations to hire using data on talent availability, salary averages, and compliance requirements.

• Instantly surface best‑fit candidates for your roles using AI‑powered matching.

• Describe your ideal hire, and AI scans 800M+ profiles to find the best matches in seconds.

Remote offers simple, transparent pricing — you’ll pay $699 per employee per month when billed annually. Contractor management is $29 per contractor. Oyster offers similar pricing, but lacks ourfair price guarantee, and charges additional fees for services such as benefits administration. Oyster also uses third‑party entities in many of the countries it operates in, which may incur further charges.

Remote’s Employer of Record (EOR) service currently operates in over 100 countries worldwide, giving broad access to global talent. Because Remote owns 100% of the entities it uses, customers retain full oversight and control, with no risk of additional admin fees.

Remote is built as a dedicated global employment partner, offering tailored services for payroll, EOR, and contractor management. Oyster provides a competent EOR service, but its payroll and contractor products have limited features and support, which reduces flexibility for teams aiming to expand internationally.

Moving from Oyster to Remote is straightforward; our team can configure the Remote platform for you within 24 hours. Simplyget in touchand you can say goodbye to Oyster HR and begin onboarding your first employee with Remote promptly.