Oyster HR Pricing in May 2026

Oyster HR's standard pricing for global EOR services starts at $599/employee/month for full EOR with country-specific variations, $29/contractor/month for contractor management. Optional add-ons (visa sponsorship, equity management, employee perks) push effective per-employee costs to $700-1,000/month in some jurisdictions. A distributed startup with 5 international employees on Oyster runs $3,000-4,500/month base; growth-stage companies with 15+ international hires hit $10K-20K/month.

The $1,000 off first year discount effectively covers 1-2 months of EOR for one international employee. Eligibility focuses on early-stage venture-backed startups with verified international hiring. The discount applies to standard Oyster services. The strategic decision: Oyster vs Deel vs Remote is the active comparison most distributed startups bake-off. Oyster's positioning emphasizes employee experience and benefits quality — for companies who treat global hiring as a competitive recruiting advantage, Oyster's polished employee onboarding and benefits administration tend to win versus Deel's broader-but-less-polished platform. Deel wins on country breadth (150+ countries) and contractor management; Remote wins on legal-entity quality in core markets and pricing transparency. The discount is best used during a 3-month evaluation window — the real strategic decision is which platform's country-specific entities work best for your hiring plans. For US-headquartered startups primarily hiring in 5-10 specific countries, Oyster and Remote tend to win on entity quality; for 50+ country distribution, Deel's breadth wins.