Employees
Pricing
EOR Capabilities
Global Payroll Capabilities
Contractor Capabilities
Security
Integrations
Remote
Oyster HR
$599 per employee per month
Starts at $499 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
Starts at $29 per contractor per month
Additional fees for contractors
3% credit card processing fee
No extra fees
Payroll
$55 per employee per month
Included in all Oyster HR packages
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 EOR services for up to 10 refugee employees with the code RFR10FREE
In countries where Oyster HR has direct entities: Hire up to 10 refugees for free through the Oyster platform
In countries where Oyster HR has indirect entities through local partners: Pay the cost of hiring charged by local partners
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
45+
3
Government / Labor authority declarations
Tax authority declarations
Reporting
Payroll support
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
Wire transfer
Contractor payment card
Contractor health benefits
GDPR Compliant
SOC 2 Compliant
ISO 27001 Certified
Customizable API
Greenhouse
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HiBob
Personio
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* Competitive data on this page was collected as of June 24, 2021, and is subject to change or update. Remote doesn’t make any representations as to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this page.
Questions to ask when comparing global employment solutions
When choosing a potential partner, pay particular attention to the following areas to ensure a smoother, safer, and more cost-effective experience:
Does the provider own all its entities?
Working with a provider that owns all its entities creates a more consistent and integrated experience for your team. Remote owns entities in every country we serve, resulting in greater transparency, unparalleled compliance, fair pricing, and more.
Will your intellectual property (IP) be protected?
Some providers outsource HR and payroll administration to local third parties. This can expose your IP to risk and result in local legal IP experts reviewing all your third party contracts. Remote’s IP Guard offers the strongest protections for your IP and invention rights.
Will your sensitive data be secure?
Data breaches are a big issue, so it’s crucial for your global employment provider to treat your sensitive data as a trusted custodian. However, not all providers are as rigorous with their data protection, especially if they’re working with third-party providers. Remote protects your business and employee data through industry-leading security and compliance measures.
Oyster HR vs Remote: features comparison
EOR Capabilities
Contractor management
Payroll
IP protections
Data security
Software and platform
Customer support
EOR Capabilities
Remote owns legal entities in every country we operate in, which ensures 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 business.
Oyster HR 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 HR to offer services in a high number of countries, but it can create an inconsistent experience and requires you to rely on unknown third parties.
Contractor management
Remote offers contractor invoice management and payments for the low cost of $29 per contractor per month in more than 170 countries. Contractors submit their invoices for approval through the Remote platform and payments are made in local currencies, with zero extra currency exchange fees.
Oyster HR also charges $29 per contractor per month. Its platform allows contractors to agree to localized contracts and submit invoices for approval, and you can pay contractors in multiple currencies. However, Oyster HR only offers tax form generation for US-based contractors. Your finance team will have to manually generate tax forms every year for contractors based outside the US.
Payroll
Remote’s Payroll platform enables you to calculate payroll and taxes for own-entity employees around the world while guaranteeing compliance with local regulations. Transparent pricing and our user-friendly platform make international expansion easy.
Oyster HR now offers payroll services with limited availability, you may still, you may still need to use multiple providers to manage your global workforce. This can result in inefficient processes and additional costs.
IP protections
Remote offers the strongest protection for IP rights in the industry. As the only global HR solution that never relies on third-party providers, Remote has a unique two-step IP transfer process that protects your IP to the fullest extent of the law in every country.
Oyster HR works with unknown third-party providers in some locations. Your IP rights must pass through those unknown partners before transferring to you. There’s 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. We’re also ISO 27001-certified.
Oyster HR is compliant with GDPR and recently gained SOC 2 certification.
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. They provide all the information needed to sign their contracts and get paid. Expense management, PTO tracking, secure document storage, and more are all included within the same platform.
Oyster HR offers a modern user interface to manage people, payments, benefits, and compliance. However, it doesn’t 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 responses 24/7. Remote has the in-house experience to help you with onboarding, management, and off-boarding with no third-party providers.
Oyster HR offers in-house support for countries where they operate local entities, 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 20, 2023 and is subject to change or update. Remote doesn’t make any representations as to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Oyster HR is an automated global employment platform that helps companies hire globally. Its key functions include global hiring, onboarding, payroll, benefits, salary management, and compliance.
While Oyster HR performs these key functions well, Remote has an advantage because it owns 100% of the entities in the countries we operate in. Remote also offers an employee mobile app, so your team can conveniently access their data on the go.
Oyster HR charges a refundable deposit that’s equal to one month’s cost of services for each new hire. This deposit allows Oyster HR to cover any expenses tied to the team member’s service for your company. You’ll receive the refund after 60 days of the team member’s departure.
Unlike most companies in the industry, including Oyster HR, Remote doesn’t require a security deposit. Instead, we offer a low flat fee with no hidden charges and no minimum commitments. What you see is what you pay for.
Oyster HR isn’t a professional employer organization (PEO).
When you use a PEO, it becomes the HR arm of your business through co-employment. In that arrangement, both you and the PEO become the legal employers of your team members. To use a PEO, though, you must own a legal entity in the countries you intend to hire in.
Yes, Oyster HR is an EOR. But it doesn’t have direct entities in all the countries it offers EOR services, so, for some countries, there is also a third-party vendor providing EOR services. As a result, these vendors, rather than Oyster HR, are the legal employers of team members in those regions.
Unfortunately, relying on third parties can bring delays, increased fees, data protection risks, and poor customer support.
With Remote, there’s no need to set up a local entity of your own or use third-party providers. You can be up and running within minutes and aren’t entangled with third parties.
Oyster HR caters to a wide range of ventures, including small businesses.
Likewise, Remote supports startups, SMBs, and heavyweights alike. No matter where you are on your business journey, we’re here to help you scale on a global level.
The main difference between Oyster HR and Remote is that Remote owns entities in all the countries it serves. Since we don’t rely on third-party providers, we’re able to maximize data protection and provide a consistent, clear, and responsive service with no hidden fees. This also means we’re able to keep you compliant globally while you focus on scaling your business.
Integrations built to simplify global employment from end to end
Experience the power of seamless integrations to supercharge your workflows and unleash the full potential of your global employee data, all from the platforms you love the most. Whether you're looking to unlock more efficiency through native integrations or create bespoke connections through the Remote API, the possibilities are limitless!
Customer Stories
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See how we help customers simply hire, pay and manage their team
- “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, roadmap, and ability to ensure full legal 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 without their support. They provide the whole package.”