G2 Vendor Directory

Square Payroll vs. Oyster

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSquare Payroll

by Block

Oyster

by Oyster

Overall rating4.24.4
Review count311,624
Ease of use9.19.2
Ease of setup7.99.0
Quality of support8.68.9
Meets requirements9.29.1
NPS54.8387157.179819
Small Business80.6%46.9%
Mid-Market16.1%48.5%
Enterprise3.2%4.6%
Total page views2972,264
Total LLM citations1,75116,384

Square Payroll

The online payroll service trusted by small businesses.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Easy Setup
  • Payroll Ease
  • Payroll
  • Convenience
  • Easy Payments

Oyster

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.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Helpful
  • Customer Support
  • Simple
  • Intuitive
  • User Interface