Employees
Pricing
EOR Capabilities
Global Payroll Capabilities
Contractor Capabilities
Security
Integrations
Benefits administration and management
Intellectual property protection
Takes on your labor law compliance
Payments to contractor
Payroll for your local entities
Employs workers on your behalf
Remote
Oyster HR
$599 per employee per month
Starts at $399 per employee per month, up to $699 based on country selection
Additional fees for employees
No additional fees
No extra fees
Contractors
$29 per contractor per month: only pay for the contractors you actually work with
$29 per month after the first two contractors
Additional fees for contractors
3.5% credit card processing fee
No extra fees
Global Payroll
$50 per employee per month
N/A
Additional fees for global payroll
Implementation: 1 month of payroll
Year-end closing: 1 month of payroll
Optional country-specific services apply separately
N/A
Startups
15% discount on Remote service fees for an unlimited number of hires for 12 months with the code RFS15OFF
Social Purpose Organizations (nonprofits, charities, social enterprises, benefit corporations)
15% discount on Remote service fees for an unlimited number of hires for 12 months with the code RFG15OFF
Free for 1st employee, then 30% off for up to 10 employees. Limited time offer and only available for nonprofits and B-Corps
Hiring Refugee Talent
Free for any full-time refugee talent hired
Owned entities
100% fully owned entities
Mix of third-party vendors and owned entities.
Localized benefits package and administration
Ironclad IP and invention rights protection
Equity incentive planning support
Employee mobile app
Number of countries supported
21 coming soon
Government / Labor authority declarations
N/A
Tax authority declarations
N/A
Reporting
N/A
Payroll support
N/A
Global payments
Exchange fees
Mid-market rate plus 1%
$0
Locally compliant contracts
Tax document management
Localized guidance for hiring contractors in each country
Contractor payment methods
Wire transfer, Wise, Payoneer
Contractor payment card
Contractor health benefits
GDPR Compliant
SOC 2 Compliant
ISO 27001 Certified
Customizable API
Greenhouse
BambooHR
HiBob
Personio
Coming soon
Benefits administration and management
Intellectual property protection
Takes on your labor law compliance
Payments to contractor
Payroll for your local entities
Employs workers on your behalf
See our detailed comparison of Oyster HR vs Remote
* Competitive data on this page was collected as of June 24th, 2021 and is subject to change or update. Remote does not make any representations as to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this page.
Questions to ask when comparing global employment solutions
Take advantage of these special savings, plus full access to our Remote platform and our network of dedicated HR experts now.
Does the provider own its entities?
Remote owns entities in every country we serve, which means we can provide greater transparency, unparalleled compliance, fair pricing, and more. Working with a provider that only operates through owned entities creates a more consistent and integrated experience for your team.
Is my Intellectual Property (IP) protected?
Your IP is your business. Some providers outsource HR and payroll administration to local third parties, which can cause you a lot of headaches by exposing your IP to risk. Be prepared to have local legal IP and invention rights experts review contracts with each third party to ensure maximum protection in each country.
Is my sensitive data secured?
Data breaches are a big issue, so it’s crucial for your global employment provider to treat your organizational and employee data as a trusted custodian. But not all organizations will be rigorous with their data protection, especially if they’re working through third-party local providers and transferring your data to those unknown parties. For maximum security, look for providers that are GDPR and SOC 2 compliant and who own their own local entities.
Compare Oyster HR vs. Remote in more detail
Employer of record capabilities
Contractor management
Global payroll
Intellectual property protections
Data security
Software and platform
Customer support
Remote pricing is simple, transparent, and fair. You’ll pay just $599 per employee per month when billed annually. That includes global payroll, taxes, benefits, compliance, and 24/7 customer service. Contractor management is $29 per contractor per month in more than 170 countries. There are no hidden fees — the price you see is the price you pay.
Oyster HR's pricing varies by country and does not offer the same commitment regarding hidden fees. Pricing starts at $499 to $699. Oyster also offers a contractor management service that starts at $29 per contractor, per month with the first two contractors free.
Remote | Own Legal Entities | |
|---|---|---|
Cost | From $599 /employee/month no long term commitments or extra fees | Over $100k per location, depending on country requirements and ongoing administration |
Time | Onboarding in minutes | 3-12 months depending on country |
Administration | 24/7 support from our network of local HR, legal and finance experts. | Find and manage your own HR, legal, finance experts to ensure compliance with local laws |
Cost of winding down an entity if you decide to close it | There are no commitments and you can always transfer your employees. | You may have to spend thousands and keep working with gov/administrators to wind down over months. |
Employer of record capabilities
Remote owns legal entities in every country where we operate, meaning an integrated and consistent experience across payroll, benefits, and support for your global workforce. Our technology platform and in-house HR experts manage everything so you can focus on growing your team.
Oyster operates its own legal entities in some locations while relying on local providers to increase their coverage in more countries. This hybrid model allows Oyster to offer services in a high number of countries, although it can create an inconsistent experience and adds an unknown third party between you and your workforce.
Contractor management
Remote offers contractor invoice management and payments for a low cost of $29 per contractor per month in more than 170 countries. Contractors submit their invoice for approval through the Remote platform. Payments are made in local currencies, with zero extra currency exchange fees.
Oyster gives you the first two contractors free, then charges $29.99 per contractor per month. Oyster’s platform allows contractors to agree to localized contracts, submit invoices for approval, and pay contractors in multiple currencies, but they do not offer any tax form generation. Your finance team will have to manually generate tax forms every year.
Global payroll
Remote's simple Global Payroll platform enables businesses to calculate payroll and taxes for own-entity employees around the world, while ensuring compliance with local regulations. Transparent pricing and our user-friendly platform makes international expansion easy.
Oyster does not offer global payroll services, meaning you'll need to use multiple providers to manage your global workforce - resulting in inefficient processes and additional costs.
Intellectual property protections
Remote offers the strongest protection for intellectual property (IP) rights in the industry. As the only global employment solution that never relies on third-party providers, Remote has a unique two-step IP transfer process called Remote IP Guard that ensures your IP is protected to the fullest extent of the law in every country.
Oyster works with unknown third-party providers in some locations. Your intellectual property rights must pass through those unknown partners before being transferred to you, with no guarantee that local laws will protect your IP and invention rights in these situations.
Data security
Remote is fully compliant with European GDPR rules and has achieved the rigorous SOC 2 certification to keep your data safe.
Oyster is compliant with GDPR but does not have SOC 2 certification. With our longstanding commitment to security, Remote remains the most reliable global employment option for your international team.
Software and platform
Remote significantly reduces time-to-hire from weeks to days with our streamlined onboarding process, negating the need for long back-and-forth email chains.
Contractors and employees complete a simple identity verification process and provide all the information needed to sign their contracts and get paid. Expenses, PTO tracking, secure document storage, and more are all included within the same platform.
Oyster offers a modern user interface to manage people, payments, benefits, and compliance but does not offer several of the important features that make Remote’s platform so reliable and easy to use.
Customer support
Remote’s support team is based all around the world, ensuring timely and expert responses 24/7. Remote has the in-house experience to help you with onboarding, management, and off-boarding with no third-party providers.
Oyster offers in-house support for countries they operate local entities for, while referring to external providers for other countries. This can lead to delays, confusion, and a slower support experience.
* Competitive data on this page was updated as of February 20th, 2023 and is subject to change or update. Remote does not make any representations as to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this page.
Integrations built to simplify HR from end to end
Remote partners with the most powerful HR systems to seamlessly connect their people, payroll, and HR data. Through our Remote API and native partner integrations, we empower our partners to leverage our global infrastructure in their offerings and help more customers scale their global teams faster.
Customer Stories
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- “We’re a publicly listed company, so we needed the stability and reliability of a well-known brand to help us scale; with the support, the roadmap, and the ability to support multiple countries — and handle all the compliance wherever we wanted to hire. Remote immediately ticked all those boxes."
- "Remote is a very strong partner for us. Onboarding is easy and everything is compliant, from their benefits, payroll, contract and other nuances specific to that particular country. The platform is very easy and straightforward for the new joiners, which wasn't the case with our previous provider. It’s a better experience for our global workforce."
- “Remote has been instrumental in our growth. It would have been impossible to manage such a high volume of hires internally without their support. They provide the whole package, combined with great account management.”
