Remote vs Oyster
Best for
Companies hiring employees and contractors across many countries without setting up local entities.
Startups and scale-ups building distributed international teams, especially early-stage global hiring without subsidiary setup.
Strong when
Buyers prioritize an owned-entity compliance chain and strong IP and invention-rights protection.
Fast compliant onboarding across many countries, strong onboarding UX and a mission-aligned B Corp vendor are priorities.
Validate before buying
Per-employee EOR cost can be significant at scale, and Remote does not source or vet talent — the customer supplies candidates.
Per-employee cost can rise at scale, support is ticket-oriented across time zones, and some reviewers report occasional payment delays.
Pricing
Published, transparent per-seat pricing across products.
Published per-seat pricing for EOR and contractors.
Implementation
Self-serve platform; Remote reports fast average onboarding (vendor-reported).
Compliant onboarding in as fast as 48 hours with one-click locally compliant employment agreements.
Employees
1001-5000
501-1000
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California, United States (remote-first, globally distributed)
Founded
2019
2020
Categories
PayrollEOR(Employer of Record)Contingent Workforce & VMS
EOR(Employer of Record)
Core capabilities
Employer of RecordGlobal payrollContractor managementContractor of RecordMisclassification protectionIP protectionGlobal benefitsHRIS
Employer of RecordGlobal payrollContractor managementMulti-currency payments (140+)Global benefitsCompliance and labor lawAutomated onboardingTime and leave
Decision snapshots reflect verified profiles where available. Remote · Oyster
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