Payroll & Benefits · head to head
Oyster vs Velocity Global
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The short version
- Only Oyster has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Oyster employer of Record is $699 per employee per month, with the discount tied to annual billing; Velocity Global velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
- They diverge on capability: Oyster covers Time Off, Velocity Global covers Immigration Services.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Oyster and Velocity Global actually diverge.
| Attribute | Oyster | Velocity Global |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2020 | 2014 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Payroll & Benefits).
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 Oyster
- Time Off
- Expenses
- BambooHR
- Greenhouse
- Lever
- QuickBooks
- Slack
- Ios support
Only in Velocity Global
- Immigration Services
- Workday
- SAP
- Oracle
- Salesforce
Both cover
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Benefits
- Compliance
- Contractor Management
- NetSuite
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Oyster
- Hiring employees abroad without setting up a local legal entitynot Velocity Global
- Onboarding and paying international contractorsnot Velocity Global
- Getting country specific employment compliance advice for distributed teamsnot Velocity Global
Velocity Global
- Hiring employees in countries where a company has no legal entitynot Oyster
- Running global payroll and benefits administration across multiple countriesnot Oyster
- Immigration and visa support for international hiresnot Oyster
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Velocity Global
- Velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
- No pricing is published for the Employer of Record service; the site routes to a demo request with no published per-employee rate
- The offering is an Employer of Record arrangement, so the employee is legally employed by the provider rather than the client
Pricing, plan by plan
Oyster
Free- Contractor$29/month
- Contractor Payments
- Compliant Contracts
- Invoicing
- Employee$599/month
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Benefits
Velocity Global
On request- Employer of Record$undefined/month
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Benefits
Which should you pick?
Choose Oyster if
- You need time off.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want expenses.
Questions people ask
- Is Oyster or Velocity Global better?
- Neither clearly leads. Oyster starts at Free and Velocity Global at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Oyster or Velocity Global?
- Oyster has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Oyster and On request for Velocity Global.
- Does Oyster or Velocity Global run on more platforms?
- Oyster runs on Web, Ios, Android. Velocity Global runs on Web.
- Can I use Oyster for free?
- Yes. Oyster has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Velocity Global starts at On request.
- What is Oyster best used for?
- Oyster is most often used for hiring employees abroad without setting up a local legal entity, onboarding and paying international contractors, getting country specific employment compliance advice for distributed teams. Of those, hiring employees abroad without setting up a local legal entity and onboarding and paying international contractors are not what Velocity Global is typically brought in for.
- What can Oyster do that Velocity Global cannot?
- Oyster covers Time Off, Expenses, BambooHR, Greenhouse. Velocity Global covers Immigration Services, Workday, SAP, Oracle. Both handle Global Employment, Payroll, Benefits, Compliance.