Higher EOR score: 7.8 against 6.9.
Best for: Startups, growing companies and enterprises, the three segments Pebl writes a page for
Read review (Pebl)Our Employer of Record scoreOur score 6.9 of 10from our five criteria, not from platform ratingsHow we score
What Capterra, G2 and Trustpilot show about Oyster, quoted as each source publishes it, last checked 15 Oct 2026.
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Ratings by platform
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapterraChecked 24 Jun 2026 | 4.6 / 5 | 91 | 24 Jun 2026 |
| G2Checked 24 Jun 2026 | 4.4 / 5 | 1,513 | 24 Jun 2026 |
| TrustpilotChecked 15 Oct 2026 | 3.8 / 5 | 271 | 15 Oct 2026 |
Figures as each platform publishes them on the date checked; they may have changed since and do not feed our score.
Highest: Capterra 4.6 / 5. Lowest: Trustpilot 3.8 / 5. Platforms differ in who writes reviews, how they collect them and the period they cover.
Top alternatives to Oyster
Providers with a higher EOR score from us than Oyster. How we score
Higher EOR score: 7.5 against 6.9.
Best for: Companies moving contractors onto local employment contracts, a use Remote's EOR page names
Read review (Remote)Rated higher than Oyster on Capterra, G2 and Trustpilot.
Best for: Startups and global enterprises, in Deel's own words
Read review (Deel)
Ratings next to other providers
Oyster’s rating on each platform next to up to three providers rated on the same platform: those with the highest EOR score from us. Each rating is shown on the platform’s own scale as the platform publishes it; we do not average or combine them, and they do not feed our score.
Oyster4.6 / 591 reviews · 24 Jun 2026
Remote4.4 / 597 reviews · 24 Jun 2026
Deel4.9 / 54,288 reviews · 24 Jun 2026
RemoFirst4.0 / 5
- Oyster4.4 / 51,513 reviews · 24 Jun 2026
- Deel4.8 / 514,338 reviews · 24 Jun 2026
Multiplier4.7 / 5
Playroll4.7 / 5
- Oyster3.8 / 5271 reviews · 15 Oct 2026
Pebl3.2 / 56 reviews · 30 Sept 2026- Deel4.6 / 59,611 reviews · 12 Oct 2026
- Playroll3.9 / 5
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.
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.
Who should choose Oyster?
AI
Startups under 50 employees and SMB or mid-market companies, in Oyster's words, making first hires abroad, employing staff in several countries or moving contractors onto employment. Contractor-only teams get 180+ claimed countries at $29 a month after 30 free days. EOR costs $699, higher than each of the 20 other USD-priced EOR offers we score.
What the data does not show
Oyster names no support hours, response target or legal employer per country, so the data does not show how service differs from one country to another.
More alternatives to Oyster
Providers with a higher EOR score from us than Oyster. How we score
- EOR price from
- US$459 per employee a month, billed annually
- EOR countries 160 claimed, 106 documented
- Onboarding 2–3 days
- Services EOR · COR · Contractors · Payroll
- Best for
- Companies from startups to enterprises, going by Multiplier's segment pages
- Not for
- Buyers who need the deposit amount before signing: Multiplier calculates it per contract
- Top pro
- Own SOC 2 (Type I and II), SOC 3 and ISO 27001:2022 on its security page; the AWS certifications listed there are kept apart as the host's
- Top con
- The "from" prices assume an annual contract. Monthly EOR costs $499 on Core and $559 on Growth, about 11% of countries are priced differently, and compliance-mandated add-ons come on top of EOR and COR
- G24.7/5· 2,124
Signals checked 29 Jun 2026
- EOR price from
- US$399 per employee a month
- EOR countries 180 claimed, 157 documented
- Onboarding 2–5 days
- Deposit 1 month
- Minimum term None
- Services EOR · Contractors · Payroll
- Best for
- Companies from startups to enterprises: Playroll has pages for each, and its case studies include startups under 100 staff and mid-market firms of 100 to 1,000
- Not for
- Contractors who want to be paid other than through Payoneer, the only payout route Playroll uses
- Top pro
- Its own country pages document EOR hiring in 151 countries + 6 territories, against a claim of 180+
- Top con
- A refundable deposit of one month's salary per EOR employee; the unused part comes back within two months of the last working day, or once claims are settled if that is later
- G24.7/5· 198
Signals checked 21 Jul 2026
- EOR price from
- €299 per employee a month
- EOR countries 180 claimed, 135 documented
- Onboarding 3–4 days
- Deposit 1 month
- Minimum term None
- Services EOR · COR · Contractors
- Best for
- Companies making their first hire in a new country through an employer of record
- Not for
- Buyers whose security review requires the vendor's own SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certificate
- Top pro
- EOR from €299 per employee a month on the pricing page, varying by country and headcount, with no setup or termination fee
- Top con
- SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 are held by AWS, its host; no Rivermate certificate is published
Method and limits
- We copy each figure by hand from the platform’s public page and link to it, with the date we checked.
- Platform ratings, review themes, Reddit and the AI summary (written by an AI model from our data) are not part of our score, which uses only our five criteria.
- We do not assess whether individual reviews are genuine.
- Themes and Reddit threads are a selection, not all reviews.
- The same method applies to every provider.
- Figures may have changed since the date shown.
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Last checked: 15 Oct 2026.