Oyster HR vs Remote.com

Oyster HR focuses on speed, promising to onboard full-time EOR talent in as fast as 48 hours. They also provide comprehensive EOR coverage across an industry-leading 120+ countries. This rapid deployment minimizes critical time-to-hire delays. Remote.com supports compliant EOR hiring in 90+ countries globally. Their onboarding is praised as quick and guided, utilizing a dedicated specialist for new hires. Remote.com ensures local payroll is paid on time, every time. The core difference is Oyster HR's explicit 48-hour speed guarantee and wider EOR reach. Remote.com's strength lies in its depth of tooling, not raw country count. If your primary goal is rapid expansion into the broadest range of territories, Oyster HR is the superior choice for speed and reach.

Oyster HR integrates essential HR features into its paid Contractor or EOR plans. They do not offer a separate, free core HRIS solution for managing existing direct employees. Global Payroll starts at $29/month. Remote.com provides its comprehensive HR Management solution permanently free for all direct employees. This includes time tracking, expense management, and document storage, plus a mobile app. This free HR management layer is a massive win for Remote.com users and cuts organizational overhead. It allows teams to centralize administration without an added subscription cost. Remote.com's free offering makes it incredibly valuable for organizations consolidating existing direct employees alongside new EOR hires.

Oyster HR facilitates compliant contracts in 180+ countries and streamlines contractor payments starting at $29/month. You can manage expenses and time off efficiently. They offer a 30-day free trial on the Contractor plan. Remote.com offers higher-tier contractor indemnity, including Contractor Management Plus up to $100,000 in protection. They also offer the Contractor of Record (COR) service with uncapped indemnity and IP Guard protection. Remote.com covers 200+ jurisdictions. Remote.com provides significantly more robust financial protection against misclassification, a critical concern. Oyster HR focuses on standard contract compliance and ease of payment. Organizations with high compliance risk or large contractor pools should choose Remote.com for superior financial safeguards.

Oyster HR's platform is designed almost exclusively for international hiring coverage (120+ EOR countries). They do not offer a dedicated product for simplifying internal US employment rules. Oyster HR focuses purely on skipping local entity setup globally. Remote.com offers the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) product starting at $99/month for US employees. PEO handles US-based payroll, taxes, and high-quality benefits across federal and state levels. Remote.com solves both domestic and international complexity. If your scaling strategy includes rapid and compliant hiring both inside and outside the United States, Remote.com is essential. Oyster HR necessitates a separate US HR solution. Remote.com users gain a unified US/Global management system, while Oyster HR users must integrate with a third-party PEO.

Oyster HR’s EOR plan is $699/month, saving $1,200 annually per employee. Its Scale plan offers lower rates for companies hiring 3+ EOR employees annually. Contractor and Payroll plans both start at $29/month. Remote.com's EOR plan is also $699/month, but the annual rate is significantly lower at $599/month per employee. Remote.com offers highly specialized modular tools starting at low rates, like Payroll ($29) and Recruit ($199). Remote.com has a clearer cost advantage for long-term EOR contracts due to the definitive $599 annual rate. Remote.com also has the advantage of the free HR Management tool. While both are priced competitively, Remote.com provides superior value due to the free HRIS and highly efficient annual EOR discount structure.

Oyster HR primarily focuses on the post-hiring lifecycle: compliance, payment, and management. Tools focus on administration, like the Employment Cost Calculator, rather than candidate sourcing. The platform integrates easily with your existing HR tech stack. Remote.com offers the optional Recruit product starting at $199/month for accelerated hiring. Recruit sources candidates from 800M+ profiles using AI matching. This speeds up the time to hire by potentially 10x. Remote.com gives you comprehensive pre-hiring tools under the same umbrella. This centralization ensures a smooth pipeline from sourcing to final onboarding and HR management. Companies prioritizing fast, data-driven global talent acquisition should leverage Remote.com's dedicated Recruit features.