EOR & payroll provider directory
Find employer of record (EOR), payroll and contractor providers. Filter by your hiring needs, save providers to your shortlist and compare up to four side by side.
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Provider profile
Overview
4.5/5Our overall rating
Best For · Using one onboarding process for hires across countries
- Support
- Local HR or payroll specialists
Pricing
- Service fee
- Monthly EORUS$699 per employee/month; monthly billing.
- Service fee
- Annual EOR seatsQuote required
Oyster quotes the annual seat rate using the number and location of hires.
- Setup fee
- No setup or onboarding charge.
- Exit fee
- Termination processing included.
Employee notice, severance and other employment costs remain payable; annual seats are non-refundable.
- Deposit
- At least one month of gross salary plus employer costs and service fees.
The amount can rise if monthly costs or expected liabilities increase; top-ups may be requested on five days’ notice.
- Currency conversion charges
- Conversion fee when invoice and contract currencies differ.
Conversion rates and charges depend on the funding currency.
Payment & terms
- Billing commitment
- Annual EOR seatsAnnual seats: prepaid and non-refundable; reusable for replacement hires.
Annual rates depend on headcount and location. Quarterly or semiannual payment is available at a higher per-seat price.
- Minimum billed employees
- 1
- Deposit return
- Unused deposit returned after all outstanding amounts are settled.
Oyster normally issues a credit note around 60 days after the employee leaves. Credits offset invoices; cash refund is offered when no team members remain.
- Payroll funding
- USD, EUR, GBP or CAD; direct debit or wire transfer.
Direct debit is the default. If an invoice gives no due date, the general terms require payment within five days.
- Payment methods
- Direct debit; Wire transfer
Direct debit is the default payment method.
- Payment currencies
- USD; EUR; GBP; CAD
- Payroll cutoff · Colombia
- 9th or earlier
Partner-employed staff only. Other indirect-hire calendars use the 6th or 10th; country mappings are not stated.
- Payroll cutoff · Sweden, Switzerland, Philippines
- 10th–15th
Direct-hire configuration only. Payroll inputs must be submitted and approved. In semi-monthly countries, one-time items by the 15th go to the second cycle.
- Payroll calendar · Sweden, Switzerland, Philippines, Colombia, Canada, Mexico, United States
- Country-specific calendars
Employee-specific dates are shown in Oyster.
- Payroll cutoff · Canada, Mexico, United States
- 10th–15th
One-time payroll items only, for this semi-monthly schedule. Other changes follow the employee’s calendar.
- Payroll frequency · Canada, Mexico, Philippines, United States
- Twice monthly
Two pay cycles per month, not every two weeks. One-time items approved by the 15th enter the second cycle; individual calendars apply.
Support
- Account contact
- Annual EOR seatsDedicated account manager with Scale.
Dedicated account management is a Scale benefit, not included with every annual-seat agreement.
- Escalation
- Oyster AI chat → Contact Support → support ticket.
- Local support
- HR or payroll specialists
Platform & integrations
- Integrations
- BambooHR time-off integration for EOR employees.
An administrator must connect the integration and map leave types.
- Expense management
- Available
- Leave management
- Available
- Workforce reports
- Available
- Identity verification
- Available
Veriff identity verification; excludes criminal-record and employment-history screening.
- Contractor classification checks
- Available
Risk analyzer and optional Shell protection; engagement eligibility applies.
- Workday
- Available
- HiBob
- Available
- Personio
- Available
- Slack
- Available
- Zapier
- Available
Zapier automations; direct connections are not specified for every app.
- Okta
- Available
Okta sign-in and SSO only; excludes HR, recruiting and payroll data sync.
- NetSuite
- Available
- Expensify
- Available
- Greenhouse
- Available
ATS candidate transfer or accounting invoice sync, depending on the connector.
- BambooHR ATS
- Available
ATS candidate transfer or accounting invoice sync, depending on the connector.
- QuickBooks
- Available
ATS candidate transfer or accounting invoice sync, depending on the connector.
- Xero
- Available
ATS candidate transfer or accounting invoice sync, depending on the connector.
- Factorial
- Available
- Lucca
- Available
- Workable
- Available
- Humaans
- Available
- Ashby
- Available
- ADP Workforce Now
- Available
- TriNet
- Available
- SAP Concur
- Available
- Carta
- Available
- Employment cost calculator
- Available
Estimates depend on country, worker type and the final offer.
- AI-assisted HR tools
- Available
- Electronic signatures
- Available
- Employee records & documents
- Available
- Time & attendance
- Available
- HR workflow automation
- Available
Available workflows depend on connected systems and permissions.
- Developer API
- Available
Developer setup and permissions are required; API functions may differ from the interface.
- Teamtailor
- Available
ATS candidate transfer into new-employee setup; fields and access depend on configuration.
Add-ons
- Benefits, visas & HR advice
- Benefits, visa sponsorship, Salary Insights and People Partner Services (US$300/hour).
Optional services are priced separately and have their own eligibility.
- Contractor management & payments
- Available
Contractor and talent coverage is 180+ countries; the separate EOR count is 120+.
- Supplementary health & benefits
- Available
Optional benefits have separate eligibility, coverage limits and costs beyond statutory benefits.
- Visa sponsorship support
- Available
Paid add-on; sponsorship depends on the destination, visa route and individual case.
- HR advice
- Available
Advisory scope and fees are agreed separately.
- Immigration & visa assistance
- Available
Paid visa sponsorship add-on; country and candidate eligibility.
- Equity & stock-option administration
- Available
In-app equity grant support and tax guidance; country-specific scope.
- Equipment partner referrals
- Available
Referral to Fleet; separate fees, regional availability and Fleet contract terms apply. Equipment ordering is outside Oyster EOR.
- Background-check referrals
- Available
Referral to Zinc; screening is separate from Oyster EOR.
How to use these reviews
Filter by the countries and services you need, save a shortlist, then open each profile for its starting fee, deposit and contract terms.
Salary, employer contributions and benefits come on top of the provider’s fee. Each profile links its sources, with the date we checked them. Our pricing and contract research lists the questions to ask before you sign.
Check the offer
Match the services, starting fee, deposit and contract terms to your hire.
Check the evidence
Look at country coverage, onboarding time, support and exit terms. Each claim links to its source.
Compare the proposal
Send each provider the same brief (country, role, salary, benefits and start date), then compare the written proposals: scope, monthly fees, deposit and exit terms.
How these reviews are made
What we cover
Fees, deposits, payroll funding, country coverage, support and exit terms. We list the EOR fee apart from salary, employer costs and optional services.
Hands-on testing
For every full review, our team opens a client account we pay for, requests real country quotes and runs a hire through onboarding and payroll. We then check what we found against the provider’s published terms and pricing.
How we rate
Ratings out of five are our editors’ call after testing each provider, not customer review scores. Our review methodology sets out the criteria.
Referral disclosure
We may earn commissions or referral fees when readers become customers through our links or introductions. We also charge fixed fees for audits, managed switches and RFP projects.
By Martynas Pupkevicius · Updated 8 Nov 2026
Questions that help narrow the shortlist
Which employer of record should I shortlist?
Filter by hiring country and service, then read the full reviews or profiles of two to four providers. Before you compare quotes, ask each one who the legal employer will be, which benefits it offers, who your support contact is and how soon the hire can start.
For a starting point, see our ranking of the 11 best EOR providers, then check each pick against your country and role.
Do the highest country totals mean the widest usable coverage?
Not always. A country total doesn’t tell you whether the provider will take your role, contract type or start date, and some totals include contractor payments, which aren’t EOR employment. Ask for the legal employer, benefits and support contact in each country you need.
How do the $199 starting offers compare?
RemoFirst’s EOR starts at $199 per employee per month, and the fee varies by country. RemotePeople’s EOR Select starts at $199 for eligible countries and salary ranges; its EOR Global plan starts at $499.
Both are service fees. Salary, employer contributions and benefits come on top, so the lower fee isn’t always the cheaper hire. Compare written quotes for the same role, deposit and extras included.
Pricing checked 30 October 2026.
Is every directory listing a full review?
No. A full review means we tested the provider hands-on and wrote up the results. Provider information with sources means the profile links a source for each claim. Other entries are basic listings.
Use the Reviews & sources filter to see only reviewed or sourced providers. A listing on its own is not a recommendation.
How should I compare annual and monthly prices?
Work out the fees over the same period, then read the commitment, renewal and refund terms. A lower monthly price often needs an annual commitment: Multiplier charges $459 per employee per month billed annually and $499 billed monthly. Count refundable deposits apart from fees you won’t get back.