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Compare Oyster and Plane 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00 Per Month
$39.00 1 Active Contractor Per Month
Oyster
Star Rating
(1,334)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansPlane
Star Rating
(786)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 1 Active Contractor Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansOyster vs Plane
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Plane easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Plane overall.
- Reviewers felt that Plane meets the needs of their business better than Oyster.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Plane is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Plane over Oyster.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Oyster
Contractor
Starting at $29.00
Per Month
An all-in-one solution to quickly generate contracts, set up global payments, and streamline contractor management.
- Hire contractors in 180+ countries
- Draft, edit, and sign compliant contracts in minutes
- Process invoices and pay contractors in 120+ currencies
Plane
Pay contractors in 240+ countries
$39.00
1 Active Contractor Per Month
Hire and pay contractors in 240+ countries with compliant contracts and optimal exchange rates
- Pay contractors in 70+ local currencies
- Use locally compliant contracts, so you don’t need your own lawyers
- We take care of W-8 and W-9 form collection
Free Trial
Oyster
Free Trial is available
Plane
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
315
9.2
646
Ease of Use
9.0
1,116
9.3
667
Ease of Setup
8.9
719
9.3
311
Ease of Admin
8.9
163
9.3
91
Quality of Support
8.6
300
9.2
529
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
160
9.3
99
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
320
8.9
637
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
31
8.3
13
7.8
30
7.7
11
8.5
30
8.7
14
8.6
31
8.8
14
8.8
31
9.3
15
8.4
30
9.1
13
7.8
31
9.0
14
8.4
30
9.2
14
Employee Self Service
8.8
44
9.0
179
8.1
42
8.6
134
7.5
34
8.4
134
Administration
8.7
42
9.0
148
8.3
41
8.7
131
8.7
41
9.1
157
8.0
39
8.7
148
8.4
37
8.6
130
Feature Not Available
8.6
115
8.8
38
8.9
131
Feature Not Available
8.7
113
Feature Not Available
8.8
111
Taxes
8.4
36
8.6
119
8.1
35
8.5
112
8.4
34
8.3
112
Integration
7.5
34
8.4
104
7.8
35
8.5
105
8.1
32
8.6
108
8.0
32
8.6
106
Platform
8.0
36
8.7
135
8.3
41
8.8
127
8.6
40
9.1
143
8.4
39
8.7
128
Processing
9.1
77
9.4
158
8.6
67
9.2
122
8.3
72
9.1
125
8.3
67
9.2
119
Compliance
8.5
68
9.3
120
8.6
72
9.2
122
8.2
61
9.2
112
Integration
8.5
59
9.0
98
7.9
58
9.0
103
7.8
45
8.9
86
Reporting
7.6
55
Feature Not Available
7.7
57
9.1
99
8.3
67
9.1
116
Platform Basics
8.5
10
7.9
13
9.0
10
8.6
19
Platform Data
8.7
10
8.1
20
8.3
10
8.1
15
8.8
10
7.5
17
Platform Content
9.0
10
8.1
12
8.5
10
8.1
15
8.8
10
7.8
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.9
46
8.6
47
8.5
55
9.0
58
8.7
54
8.6
58
Platform Performance
7.9
53
8.7
52
Feature Not Available
8.5
45
Platform Functionality
8.5
51
8.5
60
Feature Not Available
8.3
45
Feature Not Available
8.6
53
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
54
8.7
61
Feature Not Available
8.4
40
Feature Not Available
8.3
37
Generative AI
7.4
29
8.1
12
Platform Basics
8.1
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Performance
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.9
53
9.3
304
8.9
54
9.2
300
Platform Administration
7.8
43
8.6
245
8.8
47
9.1
269
8.5
48
8.8
261
Platform Payment Content
8.8
49
9.0
278
8.7
49
8.9
272
Feature Not Available
9.0
269
Compatability
7.5
102
8.1
22
7.9
99
8.4
22
7.8
105
8.1
22
Benefits
6.3
100
7.4
22
7.2
106
8.2
23
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
23
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.3
22
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
31
8.3
13
7.8
30
7.7
11
8.5
30
8.7
14
8.6
31
8.8
14
8.8
31
9.3
15
8.4
30
9.1
13
7.8
31
9.0
14
8.4
30
9.2
14
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.6
21
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
Intermediate GEP features
8.5
100
8.7
13
7.8
88
8.5
10
Other GEP Features
8.1
96
8.8
10
Feature Not Available
8.8
11
8.4
99
8.6
14
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Oyster and Plane are categorized as Global Employment Platforms (GEP), Contractor Payments, Contractor Management, HR Compliance, Multi-Country Payroll, Payroll, and Employer of Record (EOR)
Unique Categories
Oyster is categorized as Freelancer Management Systems and Onboarding
Plane is categorized as Core HR
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Oyster
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Plane
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
21.1%
Computer Software
20.0%
Financial Services
3.6%
Consulting
3.3%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
49.0%
Computer Software
23.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.1%
Financial Services
6.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.9%
Consumer Services
3.3%
Other
45.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Oyster used for?
2 Comments
AU
Oyster is used to help US based companies hire exception talent locally and world wide as employees or contractors! They make the process, quick, painless,...Read more
Oyster has no more discussions with answers
How was this idea born? Can the processing time be improved?
1 Comment
Official Response from Plane
Thanks for your feedback! Pilot was developed with a mission to create a more open global job market, so that anyone anywhere can work for any company,...Read more
Plane has no more discussions with answers
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