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# Oyster

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> Manage U.S. employees with a PEO that handles payroll, benefits, and compliance—while you keep control of your team.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 91 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Oyster?

Oyster's EOR is ideal for hybrid and distributed businesses looking to expand their workforce internationally without the complexities of local legal and HR regulations.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 91 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Oyster

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: USD 699.00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Transparent pricing and no hidden fees\! With Oyster, you can hire compliantly with expert guidance and powerful automations without setting up local entities.

- Compliant employment in 120+ countries
- Multi-country payroll in 120+ currencies
- Automated expenses, time-off, and reports
- Onboarding \& offboarding specialists
- End-to-end support by local experts
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador and 59 more

## Features

- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Benefits Dashboard
- Benefits Management
- Billing & Invoicing
- Compensation Management
- Compliance Management
- Contract/License Management
- Contractor Database
- Direct Deposit
- Document Management
- Employee Benefits Administration
- Employee Database
- Employee Management
- Employee Profiles
- Employee Self Service
- Enrollments/Onboarding
- Expense Management
- Health Insurance Administration
- Multi-Country
- Onboarding
- Online Benefits Enrollment
- Payroll Management
- Payroll Reporting
- Reminders
- Reporting/Analytics
- Self Service Portal
- Tax Compliance
- Third-Party Integrations
- Time & Attendance
- Time Off Management
- Time Tracking
- W-2 Preparation

## Integrations (16 total)

- ADP Workforce Now
- Ashby
- BambooHR
- Carta
- Expensify
- Greenhouse
- Humaans
- Lucca
- Okta
- Personio
- Slack
- TriNet
- Workable
- Workday HCM
- Xero

... and 1 more integrations

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Chat

## Category

- [PEO Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/32442/peo/software)

## Related Categories

- [Multi-Country Payroll](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/34435/multicountry-payroll/software)
- [Direct Deposit Payroll Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/32598/direct-deposit-payroll/software)
- [PEO Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/32442/peo/software)
- [EOR (Employer of Record)](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/34541/eor-employer-of-record/software)
- [Payroll Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30202/payroll/software)

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4. [Native Teams](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/1014671/native-teams) — 4.5/5 (122 reviews)
5. [HulerHub](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/1012970/huler-hub) — 4.9/5 (89 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Reliable service and good platform" — 4.0/5

> **Simon** | *14 January 2025* | Human Resources | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: Very responsive team, easy to use platform.
> 
> **Cons**: They can be a bit inflexible at times, and I’ve had encounters with support where there was a knowledge gap.

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### "Will continue to use and would recommend if EoR service needed" — 4.0/5

> **Strachan** | *9 January 2025* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Good service and customer service, minimal problems thus far
> 
> **Cons**: A little rigid, not able to be very flexible on certain things related to payroll. But these are only "edge cases"

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### "Would recommend" — 5.0/5

> **Vince** | *20 January 2025* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The UI is very simple and easy to navigate
> 
> **Cons**: The homepage is not very relevant for me.
> 
> Positive\! Support is especially good. I've always been impressed by service

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### "Seamless experience" — 5.0/5

> **Marwan** | *20 January 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The seemless onboarding process and the user friendly platform
> 
> **Cons**: Some requests are mainly for the employee, but the roles would limit the employee, forcing them to request the company to request it on their behalf, like proof of employment
> 
> It's easy to be onboarded on, easy to use, and the support team knows the platform and super nice

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### "Feedback for Oyster" — 5.0/5

> **Shelja** | *9 January 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Very user friendly UI and also their customer service is amazing
> 
> **Cons**: There is nothing that I could think of .
> 
> It's been a year with Oyster and it has been an amazing since so far.

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