Oyster vs. Teamed

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.

Teamed: The Global Employment Platform Mid-Market Companies Don't Outgrow Teamed unifies contractor management, EOR (Employer of Record), payroll, and entity management for mid-market companies (50-1,000 employees) expanding globally. Unlike competitors that force platform switches as you scale, Teamed offers seamless transitions from contractors to EOR to your own entities—eliminating vendor disruption, data migration, and re-onboarding chaos.