Oyster Features
Platform (15)
Customization
Based on 31 Oyster reviews.
Allows administrators to customize to accommodate their unique processes. Includes ability to create custom objects, fields, rules, calculations, and views.
Integration APIs
30 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.
Internationalization
Based on 30 Oyster reviews.
Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
User, Role, and Access Management
This feature was mentioned in 31 Oyster reviews.
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, and groups.
Performance
Based on 31 Oyster reviews.
Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.
Mobility
As reported in 30 Oyster reviews.
Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.
Reporting
31 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress.
Dashboards
This feature was mentioned in 30 Oyster reviews.
Creates dashboards to track information like open positions, current headcount, and recruiting pipeline.
Reporting and Dashboards
Based on 36 Oyster reviews.
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.
User, Role, and Access Management
Based on 41 Oyster reviews.
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Performance and Reliability
As reported in 40 Oyster reviews.
Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Scalability
As reported in 39 Oyster reviews.
Allows administrator to easily add employees and grow payroll process as their company grows.
Tools
Tools that manage time tracking, payroll, benefits, and compliance.
Management
Optimize employee life cycle management from onboarding to retirement.
Access
Access to a comprehensive range of services across HR, talent, benefits, and compliance.
Employee Self Service (3)
Web Portal
Based on 45 Oyster reviews.
Allows employees to access current and past pay stubs, W-2 forms, and additional salary information.
Benefits Manager
Based on 42 Oyster reviews.
Allows employees to answer or update questions pertaining to benefits and receive information about benefit providers.
Mobile
As reported in 34 Oyster reviews.
Allows employees to view pay stub and W-2 information via a smartphone app or mobile optimized website.
Administration (6)
Payroll Entry
Based on 42 Oyster reviews.
Allows administrator to enter payroll for all employees based on salary or total hours worked.
Time Off Accrual
Based on 41 Oyster reviews.
Calculation and tracking of sick and vacation days.
Direct Deposit
41 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Automatically deposits paychecks into employees' bank accounts.
Expense Reimbursement
This feature was mentioned in 39 Oyster reviews.
Allows administrator to reimburse employees for business-related purchases.
Pre-tax Deductions
As reported in 37 Oyster reviews.
Automatically deducts wages for health care, 401(k) plans, etc. from paychecks.
Approvals
This feature was mentioned in 38 Oyster reviews.
Administrator can submit payroll approval request and the approver can approve, deny, or re-assign it to the appropriate approver.
Taxes (3)
Tax Calculation
As reported in 36 Oyster reviews.
Calculates taxes due and may include resources or tools for federal and state tax compliance.
Tax Filing
As reported in 35 Oyster reviews.
Files payroll tax forms automatically for federal, state, and local taxes.
Automatic Tax Payment
This feature was mentioned in 34 Oyster reviews.
Allows payroll vendor, via power of attorney, to make electronic payments of withheld taxes to government.
Integration (7)
API / Integration
Based on 34 Oyster reviews.
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.
Time Tracking Integration
Based on 35 Oyster reviews.
Enables administrator to import hours from time tracking systems.
Accounting Integration
Based on 32 Oyster reviews.
Provides standard integration with third party accounting software.
Core HR Integration
As reported in 32 Oyster reviews.
Provides standard integration with third party core HR software.
HR/HCM
Based on 59 Oyster reviews.
Ability to integrate with multiple HR and HCM software solutions.
Finance
This feature was mentioned in 58 Oyster reviews.
Provides integration with accounting and ERP software.
Other
As reported in 45 Oyster reviews.
Integration with other corporate software solutions such as travel and expense.
Platform Content (7)
Forms Library
23 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides users with a pre-built library of templated forms related to the hiring process.
E-Forms
24 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides electronic forms for employees to complete.
E-Signature
26 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Enables new hires to sign forms electronically.
Background Checks
Based on 24 Oyster reviews.
Enables the employer to perform background checks.
Offer Letter Approvals
Based on 25 Oyster reviews.
Provides user with offer letter templates.
Offer Letter Templates
This feature was mentioned in 23 Oyster reviews.
Enables all stakeholders to approve offer letters.
Contracts
Creates new or templated contracts for freelance and extended workforce.
Platform Additional Functionality (7)
Self-Service Portal
This feature was mentioned in 23 Oyster reviews.
Enables employees to login and view their onboarding process.
Automated Team Introductions
As reported in 22 Oyster reviews.
Introduces new hires to employees based on org chart.
Compliance Training
As reported in 21 Oyster reviews.
Provides training on relevant compliance issues.
Automated Onboarding Workflows
Based on 22 Oyster reviews.
Provides workflows which track new hire progress.
Onboarding Notifications
As reported in 23 Oyster reviews.
Provides notifications about the onboarding process to both the new hire and manager.
Onboarding
This feature was mentioned in 54 Oyster reviews.
Onboard workers via online, classroom, or external training.
Portal
Contains a portal to facilitate third-party or client application access.
Platform Data (3)
Time-to-Productivity Reporting
As reported in 22 Oyster reviews.
Provides metrics on the time it takes a new hire to reach productivity.
Onboarding Process Reporting
22 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides holistic Metrics on the onboarding process.
Visualization
This feature was mentioned in 21 Oyster reviews.
Contains tools to visalize data sets or workflows.
Compliance (6)
Compliance Support
Compliance support for employer liability, HR best practices, legal and workplace risks and liabilities.
Safety Program
Safety program that follows OSHA regulations, limits regulatory penalties, and includes a dedicated safety representative.
Certified Assistance
Provides IRS-certified withholding, reporting, and payment of federal employment tax obligations as well as determining federal tax credits.
Governance
As reported in 68 Oyster reviews.
Offer standard processes and workflows across countries to reduce the risk of noncompliance.
Country-Specific
As reported in 72 Oyster reviews.
Provide documents and templates for country-specific payroll compliance.
Internal Policies
This feature was mentioned in 61 Oyster reviews.
Deliver templates and workflows to create and enforce internal policies for global payroll.
Support (7)
Scale
Scale PEO services to match every business's needs.
Specialist Guidance
Specialists provide guidance to help businesses evaluate all PEO service options.
Consulting
HR consulting provides additional support and guidance around best practices when dealing with leaves of absence, terminating employees, corporate wellness, and managing overtime.
Invoicing
Detailed invoicing itemizes all costs and services.
Implementation
Implementation services to help set up account, import data, and learn how to use associated platform.
Support
Administrator and employee access to help and support resources.
Assistance
Access to HR and payroll advice, support, and educational assistance.
Processing (4)
Multi Country
As reported in 77 Oyster reviews.
Ability to process payroll in multiple countries, languages, and currencies.
Data Consolidation
Based on 67 Oyster reviews.
Consolidate and map payroll data from various sources in various formats.
Data Quality
This feature was mentioned in 72 Oyster reviews.
Include tools and best practices for payroll data accuracy checks and controls.
Rules
67 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Define and implement payroll processing logic for earning, deductions, bonuses, and other types of revenue.
Reporting (3)
Benchmarking
As reported in 55 Oyster reviews.
Define local and global benchmarks to assess the competitiveness of compensation strategies.
Cost Tracking
This feature was mentioned in 57 Oyster reviews.
Analyse payroll costs across multiple countries and business entities, or by employee role.
Dashboards
67 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Dashboards can be used to manage payroll for a global or local workforce.
Platform Basics (8)
Interoperability
46 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Connects to external systems and applications as needed to complete team workflows.
Performance
Based on 55 Oyster reviews.
Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.
Portal
This feature was mentioned in 54 Oyster reviews.
Contains a portal to facilitate third-party or client application access.
Payment
Contains built-in payment processing capabilities or integrates with payment processing software
Project Management
Manages budgets and deadlines.
Dashboard
Has a centralized dashboard for users to interact with.
Performance
This feature was mentioned in 53 Oyster reviews.
Performs and secures payments efficiently on both the user and the consumer ends
Portal
This feature was mentioned in 54 Oyster reviews.
Contains a portal to facilitate contractor access to payments
Platform Performance (1)
Reporting
This feature was mentioned in 53 Oyster reviews.
Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress.
Platform Functionality (1)
Document management
Based on 51 Oyster reviews.
Manages necessary docuements for ease of visibiltiy and access.
Recruiting and Onboarding (2)
Interview Scheduling
As reported in 21 Oyster reviews.
Coordinates interview scheduling via email, phone, or text
Onboarding
Based on 20 Oyster reviews.
Tracks key steps in onboarding process including new employee orientation and employee payroll documents.
Platform Administration (3)
Integrations
As reported in 43 Oyster reviews.
Integrates with third-party HR software, such as systems for payroll, time & attendance, or core HR.
Compliance
Based on 47 Oyster reviews.
Maintains compliance with payroll regulations.
Reporting
As reported in 48 Oyster reviews.
Provides analytics tools that reveal payment metrics of contractors over time
Platform Payment Content (2)
Document management
49 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Manages necessary information of contractors for ease of visibiltiy and access.
Invoicing Tool
49 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Generates invoices from HR departments for managing freelance, contract, and extended workforce.
Intermediate GEP features (2)
International Hiring Support
103 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Users can hire international contractors from the platform.
Pre-built Integrations
As reported in 88 Oyster reviews.
Has built-in integrations or interoperability with other HR software.
Other GEP Features (2)
Compliance Managenent
This feature was mentioned in 97 Oyster reviews.
Assists with compliance management.
Hiring Support
102 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Useful as a core HR/HRIS product in addition to talent acquisition.
Compatability (3)
HCM and HRMS
102 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Integrates with HR suites such as an HRIS, HCM, or HRMS.
Entrepreneur
99 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Scalable to handle small and larger volumes of workers for eterprise and startup applications.
Immigration and Relocation
This feature was mentioned in 105 Oyster reviews.
Manages immigration or relocation process.
Benefits (2)
Branded Shopping
This feature was mentioned in 100 Oyster reviews.
Provides marketplace with rewards, deals, or other incentives on shopping/merchandize for employees as a perk.
Other Benefits
Based on 110 Oyster reviews.
Handles reitrement, insurance, workers comp, and other benefits for employees.
Generative AI (3)
AI Text Summarization
29 reviewers of Oyster have provided feedback on this feature.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Agentic AI - Onboarding (5)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives





