Oyster vs. Papaya Global

Hire in 180+ countries with compliant onboarding in as little as 48 hours. Get dedicated HR experts, predictable (and transparent) pricing, and support for complex employee situations—without juggling multiple vendors. Oyster is an Employer of Record that helps you employ and care for talent in 180+ countries—without opening legal entities or stitching together local vendors. From one intuitive platform, you can generate compliant contracts, run payroll, and offer competitive, country-specific benefits to employees and contractors around the world. But software is only half the story.

Papaya is the AI-first operating system for a borderless global workforce, built for enterprise organizations operating at scale. Its platform is composed of three core operating systems – Workforce OS, Payments OS, and Contingent OS – designed to work together as a single, always-on system. * Workforce OS enables enterprises to manage the full employee and contractor lifecycle, including payroll, employer of record (EOR), contractor management, and compliance, with real-time visibility across countries and worker types.