Remote vs Oyster: EOR price, entities and contractor payouts (2026)
Short answer: Remote is cheaper on list price: its employer of record starts at $599 per employee per month on annual contracts, against Oyster's USD 699. Oyster covers more EOR countries (120+ against 90+) and has free HR tools, while Remote says every entity it uses is its own. Toku lists EOR at $599 too, with contractor management at $19.
Updated . Competitor prices and features were checked on that date on each provider’s own public pages and are shown as of November 2026.
Remote vs Oyster vs Toku at a glance
List prices before discounts, taxes and the salary or invoice itself. “Quote-only” means the provider does not publish a price for that product. Each cell links to the page it comes from.
| Compared | Remote | Oyster | Toku |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Global HR platform: EOR, contractor management, contractor of record, global payroll and US PEO.Source: Remote pricing page | Global employment platform for EOR hires and contractors, with free HR tools until you engage someone.Source: Oyster pricing page | Employer of record and global payroll provider, with contractor management and token grant administration on the same platform.Source: Toku pricing |
| Employer of record (EOR) price | From $599 per employee per month for annual contracts. No monthly-contract price is published.Source: Remote pricing page | USD 699 per employee per month. Annual seats at reduced, quote-only rates.Source: Oyster pricing page | $599 per employee per month list service fee. Salary, employer contributions and benefits are additional.Source: Toku pricing |
| Contractor price | From $29 per active contractor per month. Plus from $99. Contractor of Record from $325.Source: Remote pricing page | Free for 30 days, then USD 29 per contractor per month.Source: Oyster pricing page | Contractor management $19 per contractor per month. Agent of record $149 per contractor per month.Source: Toku pricing |
| Payroll for your own entities | Global payroll from $19 per employee per month (Remote's homepage says $29).Source: Remote pricing page | Quote-only. No global payroll price is published.Source: Oyster pricing page | Runs payroll for your entities or connects stablecoin payouts to the payroll provider you keep. Priced by quote.Source: Toku global payroll |
| Coverage | EOR in 90+ countries. Contractors in 190+ countries, 70+ currencies.Source: Remote pricing page | EOR in 120+ countries. Contractor contracts in 180+ countries.Source: Oyster pricing page | 100+ countries, with each hire's country and arrangement confirmed before an offer.Source: Toku pricing |
| How workers can be paid | Bank payouts through Wise or Stripe Connect. USDC for eligible contractors of USD-billed companies.Source: Remote help center: stablecoin payouts for contractors | Contractors are paid to bank accounts. No wallet or crypto option is documented.Source: Oyster help center: contractor payment methods | Local currency, or USDC and USDT in supported arrangements. Employee salary is valued and withheld in local currency, and the employee can opt in to receive net pay in USDC where local rules allow it.Source: Toku stablecoin payroll |
| How pricing is published | Published starting prices; every plan is bought through a demo. No setup fees or standard deposit.Source: Remote pricing page | Published EOR and contractor prices. Refundable EOR deposit, normally one month of costs.Source: Oyster pricing page | Published per-worker list prices. Platform fees, employer costs and network fees are itemized.Source: Toku pricing |
What each one charges
Remote's pricing page lists employer of record from $599 per employee per month for annual contracts. Oyster's lists USD 699 per employee per month, not as a starting price, and offers annual seat plans at reduced rates it quotes on request. Oyster's help center says annual seats are paid upfront, are not refundable, and renew with an increase capped at 5% per seat.
For contractors the two published prices meet: Remote from $29 per active contractor per month, Oyster free for 30 days and then USD 29 per contractor per month. Remote also sells Contractor Management Plus from $99, with misclassification indemnity, and Contractor of Record from $325. Oyster lists no contractor-of-record product on its pricing page.
Oyster's account and HR tools are free until you engage someone, and it sells HR advisory at USD 300 an hour. Remote includes its platform in every plan and charges no setup fee.
Deposits and conversion
Oyster requires a refundable EOR deposit, normally one month of the hire's total cost of services, returned after the hire ends and final invoices are settled. Remote says it has no standard deposit, though it may ask for a refundable reserve in some cases.
Oyster lets you pay in USD, EUR, GBP or CAD and charges a conversion fee only when you pay in a currency other than the contract currency, without publishing the rate. Remote sets one FX rate per monthly billing cycle and shows it on the invoice. Neither publishes a markup percentage, so compare a real invoice.
Entities and coverage
Remote says its EOR uses 100% owned entities, more than 100 of them. Oyster says it employs more than 80% of hires through its own entities and uses vetted local partners in a few regions. If the country you need is one of Oyster's partner regions, ask who the legal employer will be.
Oyster lists EOR in 120+ countries and contractor contracts in 180+. Remote lists EOR in 90+ countries and contractors in 190+. Toku covers 100+ countries and confirms each hire before an offer, with country guides that explain local pay rules.
How contractors get paid
Oyster's help center documents bank-account payouts only, with no wallet or crypto option. It says payouts leave the same or next business day after funds arrive and land within seconds to seven business days.
Remote pays through Wise or Stripe Connect and lets contractors of USD-billed companies in supported countries take USDC on Base, Aptos or Polygon. Toku pays contractors in local currency, USDC or USDT through contractor management, and an agent of record plan at $149 covers contributor programs, with Toku acting as agent of record.
Which one fits
This is our reading of each provider's public pages as of November 2026, not a product test. Get quotes for the same hire from each.
- Remote fits teams that can sign annual EOR contracts, want the lower list fee, owned entities and no standard deposit.
- Oyster fits teams that need one of its extra EOR countries, want free HR tools before they hire, and are comfortable with a one-month deposit.
- Toku fits teams that pay a mix of employees and contractors and want published per-worker prices, itemized fees and the option to pay in stablecoins where it is allowed.
Work out your own numbers
- Toku pricing lists every per-worker service fee and what each plan includes.
- The FX savings calculator estimates what currency conversion adds to a payroll run, which list prices leave out.
- Employer of record with Toku and the employer of record cost guide explain what a full employment budget includes.
- Pay contractors with Toku in local currency, USDC or USDT.
Remote vs Oyster: frequently asked questions
Sources and review date
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Provider pages
- Remote pricing page
- Remote help center: stablecoin payouts for contractors
- Oyster pricing page
- Oyster help center: contractor payment methods
- Oyster help center: EOR annual plans
- Oyster help center: why a deposit is required
- Remote employer of record page
- Oyster comparison page
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