Hire globally—without entities
More than 1,500 companies trust us with their teams
Hire overseas without setting up an entity
Thanks to our owned entities, trusted partners, and automated platform, Oyster offers a fast and compliant employer of record (EOR) solution to help you work with global talent.
Receive a cost estimate before you hire
Use our free employment cost calculator to explore the total cost of hiring around the world.
Generate 100% compliant, legal-reviewed agreements
Hire compliantly with pre-populated statutory terms and deep employment intelligence.
Access robust and specialized support
From visa sponsorship to onboarding and offboarding, a team of experts is always by your side.
Pay your global team on time in 120+ currencies
Oyster eliminates the complexities of global payroll. Use one platform to pay your team, manage invoices and reimbursements, and access detailed payroll reports.
Meet local payroll requirements
Oyster handles all payroll compliance requirements: tax withholdings, social contributions, currency conversion, and more.
Process invoices, expenses, and bonuses
Find in-platform features to manage all sorts of ad-hoc payments for global employees.
Stay on top of your payroll costs
Keep a clear payroll structure with a single invoice for all team members, and access detailed reports as needed.
Reward your global team competitively
Oyster gives you access to local employment intelligence and tools so you can create location-tailored offers that are compliant, competitive, and equitable.
Find real-world salary data
Use our salary insights tool to find out the low, mid, and high salary figures for specific roles based on location.
Offer competitive benefits packages
Choose from pre-created local and global benefits packages, and enroll people effortlessly right from the platform.
Offer equity compensation
Use our equity assessment tool to learn how to offer equity compliantly. Then manage it all within the platform.
The leading global employment platform in the market
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Maximum country coverage: 180+ countries.
Limited country coverage.
Bulletproof compliance throughout the employment cycle.
Issues with misclassification and compliance.
Expansive insurance coverage exceeding $8,000,000 USD.
Low insurance coverage. Unclear policy terms.
Hiring in as fast 48 hours with the help of intelligent insights, templates, pre-populated terms, contract quality scores, and a hiring success team.
Slower hiring and onboarding process. Limited guidance.
Deep, local, and actionable employment intelligence: #1 reason customers choose Oyster.
Limited insights. Knowledge not embedded in the platform.
Superior customer experience with 90% CSAT.
Subpar customer support. Long resolution times.
Local experts on HR, legal, payroll, and total rewards.
Low confidence in local expertise.
Strategic partnership to support complex cases including multi-country expansion, entity shutdown, EOR migration, and contractor conversion.
Transactional hiring support for relatively simple scenarios.
Deep integrations across HRIS, ERP, expense management, team productivity, and equity platforms.
Fewer integrations, leading to more manual work.
Transparent pricing with an all-inclusive fee structure.
Extra fees for platform use and offboarding. Tax miscalculations. Inconsistent deposit requirements.
Prices that fit your global hiring needs
Your Oyster subscription fee includes everything you need to compliantly hire, pay, and manage global Team Members.
Contractor
All-in-one solution to hire, pay, and manage contractors in 180+ countries.
30 days for free
Then USD 29 per contractor per month
Generate compliant agreements to hire global contractors
Onboard contractors in minutes
Process invoices and payments on time in 140+ currencies
Manage expenses, allowances, time off, and reports
Employee
Global Employer of Record and end-to-end employee management solution to compliantly hire, pay, and care for full-time talent.
Starts at
USD 499 /month
Hire full-timers in 130+ countries with compliance and liability coverage
Reduce time-to-hire with automations, integrations, and insights
Set up global payroll and manage expenses, allowances, and bonuses
Offer competitive local and global benefits packages
Scale
Seat-based, annual subscription to hire 5+ global team members efficiently and cost-effectively.
Custom pricing
This product is paid annually
Access global Employer of Record and employee management solutions
Lock in reduced rates by purchasing 5+ annual seats for your global team
Reuse empty seats at no additional cost
Work with dedicated customer success and account managers
Benefit from speedy bulk hiring and onboarding
One platform. Many ways to grow your global team.
Transparent, all inclusive pricing for your global employment needs.
An intelligent platform to keep you compliant and competitive.
Contractor
Hire, pay, and manage contractors
then USD 29 per contractor/month
Generate compliant contracts in 180+ countries
Onboard contractors in minutes
Pay invoices in 140+ currencies
Manage expenses, time off, and more
Global Payroll
Pay your direct employees
Per employee/month
Run multi-country payroll from one platform
Pay your employees accurately and compliantly
Receive support from our payroll specialists
Generate payslips and reports
Integrate workflows with your HRIS
Employer of record
Hire, pay, and manage full-timers
per employee/month billed annually, or USD 699/month billed monthly
Hire full-timers compliantly in 130+ countries
Onboard talent in as fast as 48 hours
Run payroll in 140+ currencies
Access employment intelligence and support
Reduce risk with confidentiality and IP assignment agreements
Everything in Employer of Record, and:
Enjoy reduced annual rates
Reuse seats at no extra cost
Benefit from speedy bulk onboarding
Access dedicated support managers
What will your story be?
We help teams grow faster across borders
David Dawoud
Head of People,
Demodesk
“
Without a solution like Oyster, it’s not even worth the hassle. You just end up deciding, ‘We’re not going to hire there.’ It basically restricts you from getting access to talent. Oyster takes that all away. That’s what makes Oyster great."
Tyler Parson
VP of People,
Chili Piper
“
We trust with Oyster that we did do it right because we enlisted their help to help us do these things perfectly. So from a leader perspective, I can sleep easy at night knowing that we're not breaking some law that I didn't even know existed.”
Alex Nicolaus
Chief People Officer,
Paysend
“
The service is seamless, the communication is very good, and there’s definitely a lot of time and cost saved. The cost of using Oyster is less than what it would cost for us to deliver the same service using external consultants.”
FAQs
What is a global employment platform (GEP)?
A GEP, like Oyster, uses technology to solve the legal, administrative, and logistical challenges of cross-border hiring. Typically, to hire an overseas employee, you’d need to set up a legal entity in that country and hire lawyers and accountants to navigate the local tax, payroll, and employment regulations. As you can imagine, this is a time-consuming and expensive process—in addition to being fraught with risk. By partnering with a GEP, companies can avoid the compliance headaches and reduce the risks of having a global team.
What’s the difference between a GEP and a PEO?
A PEO, or professional employment organization, acts as a co-employer for your global talent. It can help you administer payroll and benefits compliantly—but they don't take on full responsibility as the employer.
Working with a GEP, or global employment platform, provides more protection and security. It assists in employing your global talent, from compliant hiring to paying and providing benefits. By taking care of your team throughout the entire employee lifecycle, you can also expect more seamless experiences.
What are some benefits of using a GEP?
Instead of setting up your own entities, you can hire through a GEP’s legal entities and vetted partners. You also access legal teams with country-specific knowledge and expertise. This ensures that things like contracts, payroll, taxes, and benefits are compliant with local or regional laws and regulations. GEPs save you from unnecessary hassle and expenses so you can focus on finding the best talent and providing the best employee experiences to your team.
