G-P (Globalization Partners) vs Oyster (2026): which should you pick?

Pick G-P (Globalization Partners) if

• Fits if you want to hire in a country where you have no company
• Works for firms that pay contractors in many countries

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you hire only a few people, as EOR starts at $599 per employee a month
• Watch out: prices are starting points, with volume discounts and rates agreed through sales
• Not for you if you want payroll for your own entity, as an employer of record employs the workers
• Watch out: G-P Gia, the compliance assistant, is sold separately at $500 a seat

Pick Oyster if

• Fits if you're a startup making first hires abroad, with up to $1,200 off per hire
• Works for nonprofits and B Corps, which get discounts through Oyster for Impact

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you pay monthly for EOR, at $699 a person against $599 at Deel and Remote
• Skip it if you want an app on your phone, as the pages read mention none
• Not for you if you have your own companies abroad and just need payroll run there
• Watch out: each EOR hire needs a refundable deposit, and paying in another currency adds a conversion fee
• Pricey if you need extras: HR advice is $300 an hour, and benefits, visas and Oyster Shell cover cost more

G-P (Globalization Partners)

• The listed prices are starting points; the page says volume discounts and negotiable rates apply, and proposals are requested from sales.
• G-P Gia is a compliance assistant sold separately from employment and payroll.
• An employer of record legally employs your workers abroad, so it is not payroll software for your own entity.

Oyster

• HR advice from People Partner Services is billed at $300 an hour, and benefits, visas and Oyster Shell cover cost extra.
• Each EOR hire needs a refundable deposit, and a conversion fee applies if you pay in a currency other than the contract's.
• Covers 120+ countries for EOR and 180+ for contractors; the pricing page does not list them. Billing is in USD, EUR, GBP or CAD.
• It runs in a web browser; the pages read mention no mobile app.

G-P (Globalization Partners)

Employer of record

G-P employs workers in 180+ countries on your behalf, so you can hire without setting up a local entity, with onboarding through offboarding.

Global payroll

Pays your global team on time in 150+ currencies, with locally compliant contracts and benefits aligned to local standards.

Contractor payments

G-P Contractor generates contracts, runs classification checks and pays contractors in 190+ countries, funded in your currency.

G-P Gia compliance assistant

An AI assistant that answers HR compliance questions and drafts documents such as offer letters, drawing on articles and government sources.

Reporting and API

Agentic reporting and analytics on the workforce, plus custom APIs for connecting to existing systems.

Oyster

Employer of record

Hire full-time staff in 120+ countries without a local entity; Oyster employs them and handles onboarding, offboarding and local compliance.

Multi-country payroll

Pays team members in 120+ currencies, with expenses, time off and reports handled in the same platform.

Global contractors

Generate contracts in 180+ countries, verify identity, approve invoices and expenses, and check the risk of misclassifying a worker.

Reusable annual seats

Annual EOR seats cost less than monthly billing and can be reused for a new hire or a backfill when someone leaves.

Add-on services

Benefits packages, visa sponsorship, salary bands for 130+ countries and Oyster Shell misclassification cover of up to $500,000.

Integrations and API

Approve time off and expenses in Slack, sync data from ATS and HRIS tools such as Ashby and Workable, link 5,000+ apps through Zapier, or use the API.

G-P (Globalization Partners)

• G-P Contractor$39

  per contractor / month, starting price

  Contracts, classification checks and payouts to contractors in 190+ countries; rates are negotiable.

• G-P Gia$500

  per seat / month, starting price

  AI compliance guidance across 50+ countries and all 50 U.S. states; annual discounts available.

• G-P EOR$599

  per employee / month, starting price

  Employer of record in 180+ countries with contracts, local benefits and payroll; volume discounts available.

Oyster

• Global Contractors$29

  per contractor / month, after 30 days free

  Contracts in 180+ countries, payments in 120+ currencies, ID checks, invoice and expense handling and a misclassification analyzer.

• Employer of Record$699

  per employee / month, billed monthly

  Employment in 120+ countries with multi-currency payroll, expenses, time off, onboarding specialists and local experts. Annual seats cost less.

G-P (Globalization Partners)

No public discounts listed.

Oyster

• Startups

  Startup discount of up to $1,200 per hire

  Companies that raised pre-seed, seed or Series A, or are bootstrapped with under 50 employees, save up to $1,200 per team member on EOR fees in their first 12 months.

• Nonprofit

  Oyster for Impact discounts

  Certified nonprofits and B Corporations anywhere can enroll in Oyster for Impact for discounts on Oyster's global employment products.

• Annual discount

  Lower EOR fee with annual seats

  Oyster sells Employer of Record seats billed annually at a reduced fee; the pricing page does not give the figure.

• Other savings

  Oyster for Refugees

  Companies hiring refugee talent through Oyster can do so at no cost or at a discount, according to its pricing page.