Why teams prefer Deel over Oyster for global HR and Payroll

Stop paying to work with partners

We use our own infrastructure in 100+ countries and in-house professionals. Oyster’s coverage is built on partners in most countries, creating a frustrating experience with many points of contact, multiple data handovers, and greater room for error.

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Oyster

Same level of service in every country guaranteed
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Native payroll, in-house processed
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Centralized communications for a faster support
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Save precious time on HR admin

Deel has a wide range of integrations and superior built-in automation. Oyster’s integrations are limited, relying heavily on email for many processes. This delays support, slows onboarding, and results in a poor employee experience.

Deel

Oyster

Integrations to keep all data synced and updated

20+

10

On-platform amendments
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Flexible payment schedule
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Customizable reports and contracts
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Rely on fast, in-house support

Deel provides in-house support that's fast and reliable. Oyster relies solely on a ticketing system with slow response times, often with delays for urgent issues like terminations or off-cycle payroll.

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Oyster

Dedicated CSM, even for smaller accounts
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In-app 24/7 chat support for you and your teams
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First Response Time

1.25min

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Employee experience team
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Give your team an exceptional payment experience

Our flexible and automated payments infrastructure sets us apart from Oyster, which provides clients with limited payment options and only offers one withdrawal method for contractors, causing unnecessary hassle and limitations.

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Clients funding methods

7+

4

Contractors withdrawal methods

8+

1

Advanced withdrawals
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120+ currencies supported, including crypto
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Handle everything HR in one place

Deel consolidates everything you need to manage a global team, so you can cut costs, save time, and scale confidently. Oyster lacks a robust set of HR functions, requiring additional tools that can be costly and demand duplicate work.

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HRIS to manage your entire workforce
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In-house mobility services covering 30+ countries
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Get a worldview of your data with global reporting
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Background checks, in-app stock options, and more
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What makes Deel different

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Oyster

Manage your whole workforce with a global HRIS

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Yes
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No

Contractors and EOR employees

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Yes
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Yes

In-house global payroll

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Yes
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No

US Payroll / US PEO Services

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Yes
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No

Global reporting

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Yes
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No

Localized benefits

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Yes

For some countries

Add WeWork passes, equipment and background checks during contract creation

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Yes
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No

In-house global mobility in 30+ countries

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Yes
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No

We classify and hire contractors in 150 countries on your behalf to eliminate your risk and lessen liability

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Yes
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No

Org charts

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Yes
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No

People directory and people profiles

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Yes
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No

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Oyster

EOR Country Coverage with owned entities

100

They don't own all of their entities

Contractor coverage in +150 countries

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Yes
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Yes

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In-app 24/7 Human Support

Yes

No, they have a ticketing system with long waits

Dedicated CSM even for smaller accounts

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Yes
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No

Employee experience team for your EOR employees

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Yes
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No

Same level of service in every country with centralized communications

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Yes
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No

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Automatic payments

Yes
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No

Workflows automation builder

Yes
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No

Automated invoice generation

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Yes

Yes, only for fixed contracts

In-app E-Sign

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Yes
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No

Accounting and financial Integrations

NetSuite
Quickbooks
Xero
Expensify
Skovik

Xero
Quickbooks
NetSuite
Expensify

HR Integrations

Greenhouse
Workday
BambooHR
Ashby
Hibob
Lever
Roots
Workable
Deel Engage
Easop
FloCareer
Hitch
Mangtas
Slack
Tresio
Zapier
JobzMall
Pangea
Webstarted

Greenhouse
BambooHR
Hibob
Workday

User management and app provisioning

Okta Single-Sign on
Azure AD Single-Sign on
Onelogin Single-Sign on
SAML 2.0
Jumpcloud
Google workspace

Okta Single-Sign on

Time Tracking integrations

Jibble
Tackle
allGeo

None

Build custom integrations with Open API

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Yes
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Yes

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Oyster

Expenses management

Yes
Yes

PTO management

Yes
Yes

Ability to create, customize and download reports

Yes

No, they're not fully customizable

Full customizable contracts

Yes
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No

Send, sign contracts on platform for employees and contractors

Yes
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No

Equipment provision and management for your teams

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Yes
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No

Add co-working memberships during contract creation

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Yes
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No

Run background checks during contract creation

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Yes
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No

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HR slack Plugins

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Yes
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No

In-app stock options and equity management

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Yes
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No

Contractor Payment Card

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Yes
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No

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Off cycle amendments

Anytime at $28

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No

Cut off date

15th-20th

6th-10th

Advanced payments

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Yes
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No

Client Payment Methods

ACH direct debit
Debit or credit card
SEPA direct debit
BACs
PAD direct debit
Brex
Bank transfer
Mercury
Wise
Coinbase

ACH direct debit
SEPA direct debit
BACs direct debit
Bank transfer

Contractor Withdrawal Options

Bank transfer
Revolut
PayPal
Wise
Payoneer
Coinbase
Binance

Direct debit and wire transfer

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Oyster

Local Legal Hiring Experts

+200 partners around the world

"Legal employment and IP law firms"

Compliance document collection for both contractors and EOR

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Yes
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No

Localized contracts for both Contractors and EOR

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Yes

Template contracts in most countries for contractors

Local in-house payroll managers in 100+ countries

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Yes
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No

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IP Rights protection

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Yes
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Yes

KYC Checks

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Yes
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No

OFAC

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Yes

No data

SOC2

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Yes
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Yes

ISO 27001

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Yes
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Yes

GDPR

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Yes
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Yes

Data logs

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No

Set multiple approvers for any system change

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Yes
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No

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Localized benefits for EOR around the world

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Yes

Only in a few countries

Perks for contractors

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Yes
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No

The data on this page was collected as of February 28th, 2023 and is subject to change or update. Deel does not make any representations as to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this page.

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