Oyster vs RemotePeople

Oyster

• Startups making their first hires in other countries
• Teams paying contractors in many countries and currencies
• Nonprofits and B Corps eligible for its impact discounts

RemotePeople

• Small companies hiring their first employees abroad without a local entity
• Teams paying contractors in many countries
• Companies that want recruiting and employment from one provider

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.

RemotePeople

• EOR covers 150+ countries; EOR Select's $199 rate applies only in selected countries and salary ranges, and other hires start at $499.
• All prices are starting rates: the final fee, any security deposit and payroll funding terms are set in a proposal.
• Salaries, employer contributions and benefits are paid on top of the service fees.
• A US PEO with health, 401(k) and workers' comp starts at $99 per employee a month, quoted separately.

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.

RemotePeople

Employer of record

RemotePeople becomes the legal employer in more than 150 countries, handling local contracts, payroll, tax and statutory benefits.

Global and US payroll

For companies with their own entities, it runs payroll across countries from one dashboard, or US payroll in all 50 states.

Contractor payments

Contractors are onboarded with localized contracts and paid in their own currency, or engaged through RemotePeople as contractor of record.

In-country recruitment

Recruiters send vetted shortlists, for 2% of annual salary with EOR, 20% for recruitment alone and 25% for executive search.

Command Center AI

Pay changes, expenses, leave, onboarding and terminations can be requested in plain English, with experts checking high-impact changes.

Visas, benefits and entities

Visa support in 80+ countries, local benefits plans, equity grants and company incorporation are quoted separately.

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.

RemotePeople

• Global Payroll$25

  per employee / month and up

  Payroll for your own entities in any country from one dashboard, with statutory filings and benefits admin. Volume discounts from 50 employees.

• Contractor Management$29

  per contractor / month and up

  Localized contracts, tax documents, invoices and expenses, and payments in 120+ currencies through a contractor portal.

• US Payroll$29

  per employee / month and up

  Payroll under your own US entity in all 50 states, with W-2s and 1099s, direct deposit and exports to QuickBooks and Xero.

• EOR Select$199

  per employee / month and up

  Employer of record for selected countries and qualifying salary ranges: local contracts, payroll, tax and statutory benefits.

• Contractor of Record$199

  per contractor / month and up

  RemotePeople signs the contractor agreement and carries the misclassification risk, handling payments and tax administration.

• EOR Global$499

  per employee / month and up

  The standard employer of record service in any supported country, with a dedicated account manager; the rate is confirmed in a quote.

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.

RemotePeople

• Other savings

  Up to 12 months of fees back when switching EOR

  Companies moving employees from another employer of record get up to 12 months of fees back, free migration and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

• Other savings

  Global Payroll volume discounts

  The pricing page offers volume discounts on Global Payroll for companies with 50 or more employees.