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Deel vs Oyster

Editorial team · Updated 16 Oct 20263 min read2 providers compared10 sources
DeelGlobalOur Employer of Record score
OysterGlobalOur Employer of Record score

Deel for a lower EOR list price, more services and more support channels; Oyster for published terms with no minimum term and a lower contractor fee.

Deel lists EOR from US$599 per employee a month and Oyster from US$699. Deel claims 150 EOR countries, Oyster 120. Deel also sells Contractor of Record and a US PEO; Oyster sells EOR and contractor management.

Which one to pick

  • EOR price matters: Deel starts at US$599 a month per employee, Oyster at US$699.
  • You want Contractor of Record or a US PEO from the same vendor: Deel lists both, Oyster lists neither.
  • You want named support channels and a dedicated onboarding manager, which Oyster does not state.
  • You pay many contractors: Oyster lists contractor management at $29 a month per contractor after 30 free days, against $49 at Deel.
  • You want public customer terms: Oyster's set no minimum term, with 30 days' written notice from either side.
  • You are a startup under 50 employees or a mid-market company hiring abroad, the customers Oyster describes.
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Side by side

A highlighted cell is the better figure where the two compare directly: a lower price, more documented countries, more countries with its own entity, or a higher score from us. Other rows are shown side by side, without a winner.

ComparedDeelOyster
ReachGlobalGlobal
Founded20192019
HeadquartersSan Francisco, USDistributed (registered in Delaware, US)
EOR price fromUS$599 per employee a month[1][2]US$699 per employee a month[3][4][5]
EOR countries documented109114
EOR countries claimed150120
EOR countries with its own entity3 on company registers, 3 more stated by the provider2 on company registers
Our Employer of Record score7.4 / 106.9 / 10
Our contractor management score7.6 / 107.7 / 10
Deposit—1 month
Minimum termNoneNone
Supportchat, email, phone, WhatsApp, Slack (enterprise)chat, tickets, email, help center
Integrations20023

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Our five criteria for EOR

Each provider’s EOR score is the weighted mean of these five criteria, each on a 0–10 scale. The weight shows how much a criterion counts.

  • Deel
  • Oyster

  1. Compliance weight 30%

  2. Coverage weight 20%

  3. Price weight 20%

  4. Platform weight 15%

  5. Support weight 15%

Deel and Oyster: our EOR criteria, each out of 10. How we score

Where the difference comes from

Both sell EOR on a per-employee monthly fee, so the gap shows up in the extras. Oyster publishes customer terms with no minimum term, charges no setup fee and keeps its contractor fee low, but it asks for a deposit on every agreement and states no support hours. Deel starts lower on EOR, adds Contractor of Record and a US PEO, and names its support channels, at a higher fee per contractor.

Services

Every service either provider offers, at its list price.

ServiceDeelOyster
Employer of Recordfrom US$599 per employee a month[1][2]US$699 per employee a month[3][4][5]
Contractor of RecordUS$325 per contractor a month[1][6]Not offered
Contractor managementfrom US$49 per contractor a month[1]US$29 per contractor a month[3][7][4]
PEOfrom US$125 per employee a month[1]Not offered

Prices for the services both offer

List prices as each provider states them. The team row is the list price times 10 people, per month.

Employer of Record

ComparedDeelOyster
List pricefrom US$599 per employee a month[1][2]US$699 per employee a month[3][4][5]
Setup fee—None
Team of 10, per monthUS$5,990US$6,990

Contractor management

ComparedDeelOyster
List pricefrom US$49 per contractor a month[1]US$29 per contractor a month[3][7][4]
Team of 10, per monthUS$490US$290
Notes—Free 30-day trial.

Ratings on review platforms

PlatformDeelOyster
Capterra4.9 / 5 · 4,288 reviews4.6 / 5 · 91 reviews
G24.8 / 5 · 14,338 reviews4.4 / 5 · 1,513 reviews
Trustpilot4.6 / 5 · 9,611 reviews3.8 / 5 · 271 reviews

Figures as each platform publishes them on the date checked; they may have changed since and do not feed our score. Checked 24 Jun 2026, 12 Oct 2026 and 15 Oct 2026.

AI summary

Written by an AI model from the data on our pages on 15 Oct 2026. Not a recommendation, not our score, and not a quote from any assistant.

Deel

  • What does the data show about Deel as an Employer of Record?

    AI

    Deel lists EOR at $599 per employee a month and says pricing is month to month with no long-term commitment. Its pricing page claims EOR in 130+ countries and its country pages 150+; we document 106 countries + 3 territories. Own entities: 3 on company registers, 3 more stated by Deel. It holds its own SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

    What the data does not show

    Onboarding times appear for only five countries, from 1 to 10 days. Deel says it has no hidden fees but publishes no EOR setup, deposit or termination fee.

  • What are Deel's main drawbacks?

    AI

    Cost and fee disclosure. Fifteen of the 20 other US-dollar EOR list prices on this site sit below Deel's $599, and Deel gives no fee schedule for EOR setup, deposit or termination, though its pricing page says there are no hidden fees. Contractor of Record costs $325 a month plus a deposit of one month's pay.

    What the data does not show

    Trustpilot reviewers also mention delayed or held payouts and unresolved support requests. This is our reading of recurring review themes, not a tally.

Full AI summary of Deel on its reviews page

Oyster

  • What does the data show about Oyster as an Employer of Record?

    AI

    Oyster lists EOR at $699 per employee a month with no setup fee, and its Customer Terms set no minimum term: either side can end on 30 days' notice. It claims 120+ EOR countries; we document 112 countries + 2 territories from its own pages. It says it holds a SOC 2 Type II report and offers a public API.

    What the data does not show

    Company registers show own entities only in the Netherlands and Spain; Oyster does not say whether it uses own entities or partners elsewhere. Its 48-hour onboarding figure is the fastest case it cites, with no maximum stated.

  • What are Oyster's main drawbacks?

    AI

    Price, deposits and support detail. EOR at $699 sits higher than each of the 20 other USD-priced EOR offers we score. Each Service Agreement, contractors included, needs a deposit of at least one month's fees, and Oyster can ask for more on 5 days' notice. Oyster publishes no support hours or response target.

    What the data does not show

    The data does not show deposit sizes above the one-month floor or how often top-ups are requested. No ISO 27001 certificate is listed.

Full AI summary of Oyster on its reviews page

Country coverage: Deel and Oyster

Both cover 104 countries; Deel alone 11; Oyster alone 12. Countries as each provider lists them for EOR.

EOR countries each provider lists
  • Deel only: 11
  • Oyster only: 12
  • Both: 104

Countries both cover

Countries both providers list for EOR, with each one’s entity and “from” price there. Where a provider gives no price for the country, its general list price is shown.

CountryDeelOyster
AlbaniaUS$599US$699
ArgentinaUS$599US$699
ArmeniaUS$599US$699
AustraliaUS$599US$699
AustriaOwn · US$599Not disclosed · US$699
AzerbaijanUS$599US$699
BangladeshUS$599US$699
BelgiumUS$599US$699
BelizeUS$599US$699
BoliviaUS$599US$699
Bosnia And HerzegovinaUS$599US$699
BrazilUS$599US$699
BulgariaUS$599US$699
CambodiaUS$599US$699
CameroonUS$599US$699
CanadaOwn · US$599Not disclosed · US$699
ChileUS$599US$699
ColombiaUS$599US$699
Costa RicaUS$599US$699
Cote D IvoireUS$599US$699
CroatiaUS$599US$699
CyprusUS$599US$699
CzechiaUS$599US$699
DenmarkUS$599US$699
Dominican RepublicUS$599US$699
EcuadorUS$599US$699
EgyptUS$599US$699
El SalvadorUS$599US$699
EstoniaUS$599US$699
FinlandUS$599US$699
FranceOwn · US$599Own · US$699
GeorgiaUS$599US$699
GermanyOwn · US$599Not disclosed · US$699
GhanaUS$599US$699
GreeceUS$599US$699
GuatemalaUS$599US$699
HondurasUS$599US$699
Hong KongUS$599US$699
HungaryUS$599US$699
IcelandUS$599US$699
IndiaOwn · US$599Not disclosed · US$699
IndonesiaUS$599US$699
IrelandUS$599US$699
IsraelUS$599US$699
ItalyUS$599US$699
JamaicaUS$599US$699
JapanUS$599US$699
KazakhstanUS$599US$699
KenyaUS$599US$699
KosovoUS$599US$699
KyrgyzstanUS$599US$699
LatviaUS$599US$699
LithuaniaUS$599US$699
LuxembourgNot disclosed · US$599US$699
MadagascarUS$599US$699
MalaysiaUS$599US$699
MaltaUS$599US$699
MauritiusUS$599US$699
MexicoUS$599US$699
MoldovaUS$599US$699
MongoliaUS$599US$699
MontenegroUS$599US$699
MoroccoUS$599US$699
MozambiqueUS$599US$699
NepalUS$599US$699
NetherlandsOwn · US$599Own · US$699
New ZealandUS$599US$699
NigeriaUS$599US$699
North MacedoniaUS$599US$699
NorwayUS$599US$699
PakistanUS$599US$699
PanamaUS$599US$699
ParaguayUS$599US$699
PeruUS$599US$699
PhilippinesUS$599US$699
PolandOwn · US$599Not disclosed · US$699
PortugalUS$599US$699
QatarUS$599US$699
RomaniaUS$599US$699
RwandaUS$599US$699
Saudi ArabiaUS$599US$699
SenegalUS$599US$699
SerbiaUS$599US$699
SingaporeOwn · US$599Own · US$699
SlovakiaUS$599US$699
SloveniaUS$599US$699
South AfricaUS$599US$699
South KoreaUS$599US$699
SpainOwn · US$599Own · US$699
Sri LankaUS$599US$699
SwedenUS$599US$699
SwitzerlandUS$599US$699
TaiwanUS$599US$699
ThailandUS$599US$699
TurkeyUS$599US$699
UgandaUS$599US$699
UkraineUS$599US$699
United Arab EmiratesOwn · US$599Not disclosed · US$699
United KingdomOwn · US$599Not disclosed · US$699
United StatesOwn · US$599Not disclosed · US$699
UruguayUS$599US$699
UzbekistanUS$599US$699
VietnamUS$599US$699
ZambiaUS$599US$699

What a team costs in United States

A team’s monthly cost at each provider’s “from” price in United States, then the EOR fees alone for three team sizes, before salary and employer contributions.

Monthly cost by provider

10 people on US$100,000 a year each

Deel

US$95,733 a monthUS$1,148,800 a year

Cheaper by US$1,000 a month

  • Gross salaryUS$83,33387%
  • Employer contributionsUS$6,4107%
  • EOR feesUS$5,9906%

Percentages are shares of the total, not of salary.

Oyster

US$96,733 a monthUS$1,160,800 a year

  • Gross salaryUS$83,33386%
  • Employer contributionsUS$6,4107%
  • EOR feesUS$6,9907%

Percentages are shares of the total, not of salary.

Includes gross salary, employer contributions and the EOR fee at each provider’s “from” price. Not included: setup fees, deposits and currency conversion.

TeamDeel, a monthDeel, a yearOyster, a monthOyster, a year
5 peopleUS$2,995US$35,940US$3,495US$41,940
10 peopleUS$5,990US$71,880US$6,990US$83,880
25 peopleUS$14,975US$179,700US$17,475US$209,700

All-in for one person on US$100,000 a year: US$9,573 a month with Deel, US$9,673 with Oyster. That is gross salary, employer contributions of ≈8% and the EOR fee.[8][9][10]

Strengths and limits

Pros

  • Four kinds of support channel: chat, email, phone call-backs and WhatsApp, plus Slack for enterprise clients
  • A dedicated onboarding manager on EOR hires
  • Own SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOC 1 and SOC 3, listed on deel.com/security
  • Public REST API with webhooks, and 200+ integrations in its marketplace
  • Deel's country pages claim EOR in 150+ countries; we document 106 countries + 3 territories
  • The pricing page states month-to-month pricing with no long-term commitment
  • Contractors can withdraw through Deel Card, Wise, Revolut or crypto, among 15+ options

Cons

  • $599 a month for each EOR employee: 15 of 20 other US-dollar EOR list prices here come in lower
  • $49 a month for each contractor under contractor management: 13 of 16 other US-dollar list prices here come in lower
  • No fee schedule published for EOR setup, deposit or termination; the pricing page says there are no hidden fees
  • Contractor of Record holds a deposit of one month's contractor pay per contract
  • Deel says it owns entities in 130+ countries; 3 are on company registers (Germany, the Netherlands, the UK), plus 3 more stated by Deel (Canada, the UAE, the US)
  • No stated response target for support; its EOR and PEO pages say 24/7 support but not who answers

Pros

  • Contractor management claimed in 180+ countries; we document 173 countries + 12 territories from Oyster's country-availability page
  • Contractors at $29 a month after a 30-day free trial, cheaper than 8 of the 16 other USD-priced contractor offers we score
  • Contractor platform described by Oyster as fully self-serve
  • Public Customer Terms for EOR and contractors that set no minimum term; either side can end on 30 days' written notice
  • No extra charge for setup or onboarding, per the pricing FAQ
  • Says it holds a SOC 2 Type II report with Security, Availability and Confidentiality in scope; the report sits on its Policy and Security Dashboard
  • Public API and 23 integrations in its directory, plus Zapier
  • Oyster HR, Inc. (Delaware) on GLEIF, and own EOR entities in the Netherlands and Spain on company registers

Cons

  • EOR at $699 per employee a month, higher than each of the 20 other USD-priced EOR offers we score
  • A deposit of at least one month's fees for each Service Agreement, contractors included, with top-ups Oyster can ask for on 5 days' notice
  • No published support hours or response target
  • Entity model not disclosed: 2 own entities on company registers against 112 countries documented for EOR
  • SOC 2 Type II is the only certification listed; no ISO 27001

What neither offers

Services on our list that neither Deel nor Oyster offers.

  • Agent of Record
  • Contractor payouts
  • Global payroll
  • Immigration and visas
  • Recruiting

Questions people ask

Which is less expensive for EOR, Deel or Oyster?

On list prices Deel starts lower: US$599 a month per employee against US$699 for Oyster, a difference of US$100. Check each quote for your countries.

Do they ask for a deposit?

Oyster requires a deposit of at least one month's fees for each Service Agreement, with top-ups it can ask for on 5 days' notice. Deel publishes no EOR deposit; its Contractor of Record holds one month's contractor pay per contract.

Who employs staff in each country?

For Deel we list 3 on company registers, 3 more stated by the provider. For Oyster we list 2 on company registers. Oyster does not name the legal employer for each EOR country.

How does support differ?

Deel lists chat, email, WhatsApp and phone call-backs. Oyster publishes no support hours and no stated response target.

How do the security credentials compare?

Deel lists its own SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 and ISO 27001. Oyster says it holds a SOC 2 Type II report and lists no ISO 27001.

Sources

  1. Deel pricing, Deel · checked 15 Oct 2026
  2. Deel: hire employees in Albania, Deel · checked 15 Oct 2026
  3. Oyster pricing, Oyster · checked 15 Oct 2026
  4. Oyster Customer Terms & Conditions, Oyster · checked 15 Oct 2026
  5. Oyster country availability, Oyster · checked 15 Oct 2026
  6. Deel Contractor of Record, Deel · checked 15 Oct 2026
  7. Oyster Global Contractors, Oyster · checked 15 Oct 2026
  8. Topic no. 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates, Internal Revenue Service · checked 14 Oct 2026
  9. Publication 15 (2026), (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide, Internal Revenue Service · checked 14 Oct 2026
  10. Topic no. 759, Form 940 - Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return, Internal Revenue Service · checked 14 Oct 2026

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