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Oyster Overview

What is Oyster?

Global employment is complex, with many moving parts and high stakes. Managing multiple EORs, payroll providers, and country-specific vendors can quickly become overwhelming. Avoid hassles and headaches by partnering with Oyster’s specialized global employment solution. With built-in bulletproof compliance, comprehensive local HR knowledge, and trusted expert support across 180+ countries, Oyster streamlines your processes so you can efficiently expand your global team. Save time, reduce costs, and scale confidently with a partner that simplifies the process.

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Product Description

Oyster takes care of all the challenging parts of hiring, paying, and caring for your team. Hire global talent from 180+ countries in days, handle multi-country payroll and benefits with ease, and manage expenses, time off, and more. Get country-level guidance at every stage—from onboarding to exit to remain fast, compliant, and competitive. Offer an attractive employment package, competitive benefits, relocation services, free courses, and more. Meet local requirements with compliance built into the platform, set up roles and permissions within your team to reduce risk, and be the ultimate owner of all your IP and data—always.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Oyster is a specialized Global Employment & Intelligence Solution that consolidates all global employment needs in one place:
- EOR
- Global Contractors
- Global Payroll
- Compensation Intelligence


Seller Details
Seller
Oyster
Company Website
Year Founded
2020
HQ Location
San Francisco , US
Twitter
@heyoyster
1,900 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
648 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

Our mission is to create a more equal world by making it possible for companies everywhere to hire people anywhere. We believe it should be easy for any company to hire any person, no matter where they are located in the world.


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Recent Oyster Reviews

AN
Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"It is fine. Although there were some issues regarding PTO."
Lot of things can be handled online. Like pay slips.
AN
Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Excellent"
The simplicity of the application,Very easy and simple.
Giuseppe M.
GM
Giuseppe M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Awesome experience"
Quick responses, excellent support, features
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Oyster Media

Oyster Demo - Oyster Dashboard
Your team, on display, every single time. Manage your company as it grows and effectively hire, pay, and care for your team from one dashboard.
Oyster Demo - Automated Global Hiring
Oyster is the only global employment platform that offers automated global hiring, making the process to bring on talent 4x faster than other manual solutions.
Oyster Demo - Global Payroll
Finally—a streamlined solution to pay your Team Members around the world. Manage payroll, generate reports, and deliver compliant, on-time international payments all in one platform.
Oyster Demo - Tools and Resources
Navigate global hiring and manage your distributed team with this growing set of free tools, like our Global Employment Cost Calculator and Employee Misclassification Analyzer.
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Bren K.
BK
Director of Talent, Equity, and Culture
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about Oyster?

Oyster has been really responsive to questions coming from me and the staff. If someone is directly helping me with an issue and they go out on leave, the issue is handed over seamlessly to a different colleague. The hiring process is fairly smooth and the platform is easy to use. They also provide a nonprofit discount which is very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

Oyster can be fairly risk-averse about some positions so we have had to work with another EOR to hire for these (e.g. attorneys, which no one told me in the initial research phase despite having the word "Law" in the title of my organization). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

Oyster provides us with the ability to hire employees who are living and working from countries outside of those that we are incorporated in. As we work to expand our global hiring, this has been instrumental in providing us with legal pathways to do so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Trina H.
TH
HR Specialist
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about Oyster?

Exceptional and efficiently fast customer service! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

Ability to see a comprehensive review of benefits offered to an employee. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

Oyster is allowing us, as a small U.S.-based business, to hire internationally when we have no experience doing so. They offer clear explanations and ensure we understand what's going on during the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Oyster?

Overall the best thing was that Oyster provided with a clear and detailed documentation highlighting all the important work functions. Furthermore, the attachment of drafts of certain documents such as payslips was very helpful in understanding what to expect and how your net income will look after taxes in a foreign country.

Overall a happy experience and fast response by oyster's reps in all my inquiries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

Nothing, everything was okay. I do not have any particular request. Maybe some legal explanation when it comes to the change of the employment from one employer to another should be useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

In my case it has to do with multi-country payroll since I am based in Spain and my employer is a Canadian company. Oyster's solutions help coordinate our payslips and the general provision of HR support between different countries and jurisdictions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SA
Financial Accountant
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about Oyster?

The communication with regards to onboarding was spot on and the the steps were easy to understand and very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

Till now, I have not across any areas of improvement. Will keep you posted :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

Oyster is acting as my HR in India, as my Company is based out of UK and does not have any presence in India. So Oyster is performing all the payroll and HR related duties for me seamlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Oyster?

I am at the beginning of my experience with the site, but I think it provides a very good solution for contracting between companies and individuals, especially if they are remote, and I think that those in charge of the site are working hard to ensure a good experience for both parties. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

It is preferable for legal documents such as contracts to be available in more languages ​​so that individuals can read them well and legally. I hope to add the Arabic language soon, as the Arab community is large and will be attracted to this feature, especially if the matter is related to employment contracts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

At first, I thought that companies, in order to contract with individuals, send a contract via direct email, and the other person signs it and sends it again, but with you, the matter is more organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Games
UC
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Oyster?

So far it seems like everthing needed is all in one place. The documentation is detailed and videos well explained on Oyster. The staff seemed very friendly over a Zoom call. The website is pretty straight forward and everything is easy to find and where you expect it to be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

I don't have anything currently that stands out, everything has been a smooth process and easy to use the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

I work remotely for a US company, from the UK. So Oyster is allowing me to have a smooth payroll system despite the difference in my location. The team is helping my company since they are needing to work with so many employers internationally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RC
Talent Partner
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Oyster?

The team is incredibly responsive and friendly, which is a significant asset. The onboarding process is straightforward and seamless. The payroll management and document storage application is user-friendly and well-organized and accessible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

Nothing at this point. I am happy with the app and the support I received so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

It facilitates my employment since my new employer doesn’t have a legal entity in my country. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consulting
AC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Oyster?

I have really appreciated the attentiveness of our account manager Sean Williams. He has been very proactive in supporting our Mexico hire which has been great as it is my first time hiring in Mexico. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

I would love the in depth country guides for each country. There is a great overview of Mexico but it wasn't until we sent out the agreement for the employee that we learned that it could take up to 5 weeks to set this up in Oyster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is taking care of being an EOR for us as we hire globally so that we are covered from a compliance, contract, payroll, and benefits perspective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Oyster?

General thoughtfulness and that Oyster has an answer for everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

Nothing as of yet. I've only come across one confusing portion of the onboarding but my support team is all over it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

Oyster solves my reporting issues from having employees in two different systems. I also feel we will be supported in a way that we have not been with our previous platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Utilities
AU
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Oyster?

The speed of response and expertise is industry leading. Flexibility when faced with more complex matters with timely solutions provided. User friendly platform with a fantastic support ceentre Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oyster?

It would be helpful if you could speak to the HR Business Partners in the different geographic locations rather than be limited to email exchange Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oyster solving and how is that benefiting you?

Oyster provide the method for us to have employees in locations outside of the UK where we do not have the right legal entities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.