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Cegid vs Oyster

Cegid logo

Cegid

ERP & Business Operations

French cloud business management software spanning retail, HR, finance and expense management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Oyster logo

Oyster

Payroll & Benefits

Hire globally, compliantly

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Oyster has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Cegid no pricing is published for any product line (Cegid Retail, Cegid HR, Cegid Notilus); every call to action leads to a Contact Us sales form rather than a figure or a self-serve checkout; Oyster employer of Record is $699 per employee per month, with the discount tied to annual billing

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cegid and Oyster actually diverge.

Attributes where Cegid and Oyster differ
AttributeCegidOyster
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryERP & Business OperationsPayroll & Benefits
FoundedUnknown2020

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Cegid

Nothing recorded that Oyster does not also cover.

Only in Oyster

  • Global Employment
  • Payroll
  • Benefits
  • Compliance
  • Contractor Management
  • Time Off
  • Expenses
  • BambooHR

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Cegid

No use cases recorded yet. See the Cegid review.

Oyster

  • Hiring employees abroad without setting up a local legal entitynot Cegid
  • Onboarding and paying international contractorsnot Cegid
  • Getting country specific employment compliance advice for distributed teamsnot Cegid

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Cegid

  • No pricing is published for any product line (Cegid Retail, Cegid HR, Cegid Notilus); every call to action leads to a Contact Us sales form rather than a figure or a self-serve checkout
  • The suite is split across separately branded products (Retail, HR, Notilus, Pulse) rather than a single unified plan, so buyers must evaluate each module's quote separately

Oyster

  • Employer of Record is $699 per employee per month, with the discount tied to annual billing
  • A refundable deposit is required before an EOR engagement starts
  • Contractor management is free for 30 days then $29 per contractor per month
  • HR advisory through People Partner Services is billed at $300 per hour on top of the subscription
  • A currency conversion fee applies when you pay Oyster in a currency other than the contract currency
  • Payments are accepted only by direct debit or wire in USD, EUR, GBP or CAD

Pricing, plan by plan

Cegid

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cegid review.

Oyster

Free
  • Contractor$29/month
    • Contractor Payments
    • Compliant Contracts
    • Invoicing
  • Employee$599/month
    • Global Employment
    • Payroll
    • Benefits

Which should you pick?

Choose Cegid if

Nothing in the data separates Cegid from Oyster on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Cegid review

Choose Oyster if

  • You need global employment.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payroll.
Oyster review

Questions people ask

Is Cegid or Oyster better?
Neither clearly leads. Cegid starts at On request and Oyster at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cegid or Oyster?
Oyster has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Cegid and Free for Oyster.
Does Cegid or Oyster run on more platforms?
Cegid runs on Web. Oyster runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Oyster for free?
Yes. Oyster has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Cegid starts at On request.
What can Cegid do that Oyster cannot?
Oyster covers Global Employment, Payroll, Benefits, Compliance.
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