The Front Desk Review

Best Employer of Record (EOR) · head-to-head

Remote vs Oyster HR

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for employer of record (eor). Remote has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Remote has the lower entry price — Remote starts at $0/mo, Oyster HR at $29/mo. Free tier: Remote Yes, Oyster HR No. HIPAA: Remote —, Oyster HR —.

As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below STALE

Side by side

Remote

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (HR Management (HRIS))
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forcompanies wanting free HRIS baseline

Oyster HR

$29/mo entry
Entry price$29/mo (Global Contractors)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best formission-driven companies prioritizing ethical global hiring

Sources — Remote: remote.com (verified 2026-09-02) STALE · 2026-06-18 · Oyster HR: oysterhr.com (verified 2026-09-02) STALE · 2026-06-18

Key features

Remote: Free HRIS tier for direct employees; 14% annual discount on EOR ($599 annual vs $699 monthly); Contractor Management Plus with $100K indemnity coverage; ISO 27001 + SOC2 Type 2 certified

Oyster HR: Certified B Corp — the only major EOR with this status; Oyster Shell misclassification coverage; Oyster for Refugees program; 30-day free contractor trial

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