Your PEO  alternative -Oyster EOR

Hire, pay, and provide benefits to international Team Members from one centralized platform—without setting up any business entities.

Learn the differences between EOR versus PEO

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Like an international PEO—but better

Oyster goes beyond what a PEO offers and takes on compliant employment, payroll, benefits, and offboarding so you can expand globally without establishing business entities.

Draft agreements, manage payroll, and provide benefits compliantly
Engage talent in countries where you don’t have a business entity—risk free
Manage Team Members in 180+ countries from one centralized platform

Meet the easiest solution to global employment

Whether you need to set up a new project-based contractor or want to transition your distributed team to a top-tier EOR experience, Oyster has all your global employment needs covered.

hire international contractors

Hire compliantly in 180+ countries
Pay in 140+ currencies
Easily convert contractors to full-time employees

Hire full-time team members

Access EOR services in 130+ countries
Pay in 140+ currencies
Switch to Oyster with an easy EOR migration process

Set up global payroll

Deliver payments in 140+ currencies with >99% accuracy
Meet compliance with the right deductions and taxes

Offer total rewards

Access pre-created local and global benefits packages
View detailed salary insights for 130+ countries

Three benefits of using Oyster's solution

Meet compliance from end to end

PEOs help with HR outsourcing and support companies with payroll processing, tax filing, benefits administration, and health insurance. As an employer of record, Oyster offers these services and entirely takes on the hiring, onboarding, and offboarding process.

Hire without setting up business entities

PEOs come with some restrictions. You must be established in every jurisdiction in which you’re using a PEO and enter a co-employment agreement. With a global employment platform like Oyster, you don’t need to set up entities or stress about liability.

Scale your team, not your tech stack

If your team spans many countries, you’ll  need multiple PEOs, which is hard to manage and track. Plus, it leads to inconsistent employee experiences. With Oyster, you can manage talent from 180+ countries from one centralized platform.

FAQs

What is a PEO or professional employer organization?

A PEO, or professional employer organization, is a human resources outsourcing entity that partners with employers to co-employ and manage staff. In the co-employment model, the PEO and the employer share liability for the workers.

If you’re wondering how to choose the right PEO for your company, take a look at this list of questions.

What’s the difference between a PEO and EOR?

PEOs are used for HR outsourcing, such as payroll processing and benefits administration, when you hire in multiple states or countries. However, you must have entities in these jurisdictions and you remain liable for the employees.

An EOR, or employer of record, becomes the full legal employer of your worker. An EOR handles all these HR functions and more—hiring and employment contracts, handling day-to-day HR tasks, managing business and insurance requirements.

Is Oyster a PEO?

No, Oyster is not a professional employer organization. Oyster is a global employment platform, which offers an EOR solution. Oyster has entities around the world and can help you bring on contractors and full-time workers. Oyster will also pay your people in 140+ currencies and help you curate a competitive total rewards program.

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It was a challenge having so many people on so many different platforms. When we were onboarding, it was difficult to figure out which platform someone should be on, or if the platform was accepting someone in that region at that time. Then it was difficult to track everyone’s PTO—since they all had different platforms with different standards and criteria they needed to meet..”

Amber Marie

HR Manager at the Interledger Foundation

Interledger

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Why Oyster

Features

Oyster

Others

Country Coverage

180+ countries

Limited country coverage

Compliance

Bulletproof compliance throughout the employment cycle

Issues with misclassification and compliance

Insurance Coverage

Expansive insurance coverage exceeding $8,000,000 USD

Low insurance coverage, unclear policy terms

Hiring Speed

Hiring in as fast as 48 hours with intelligent insights, templates, and support team

Slower hiring and onboarding process

Employment Intelligence

Deep, local, and actionable employment intelligence

Limited insights

Customer Support

Superior customer experience with 90% CSAT

Subpar customer support, long resolution times

Local Expertise

Local experts on HR, legal, payroll, and total rewards

Low confidence in local expertise

Partnerships

Strategic partnership for complex cases, including multi-country expansion

Transactional hiring support for simple scenarios

Integrations

Deep integrations across HRIS, ERP, expense management, productivity, and equity platforms

Fewer integrations, more manual work

Pricing

Transparent pricing with an all-inclusive fee structure

Extra fees for platform use and offboarding

Prices that fit your global hiring needs

Access extensive country coverage, exceptional expert support, and features to offer delightful employee experiences anywhere.

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Contractor

30 days free!

$29

per contractor/month

Hire, pay, and manage contractors

Employer of Record

Starts at

$699

per employee/month

Hire, pay, and manage full-timers without entity setup

People Partners

$300

per hour

HR advisory
support for your global team.

Your PEO alternative -Oyster EOR