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Global Squirrels: A cost-effective alternative to Oyster HR
While both Global Squirrels and Oyster offer Employer of Record (EOR) and Agent of Record (AOR) solutions, they stand apart with their unique approaches. Oyster HR is widely known for its feature-rich platform, allowing businesses to onboard and pay employees and contractors compliantly from 180+ locations. Despite this, many businesses seek an alternative to Oyster due to its expensive pricing.
Global Squirrels solves this with its cost-effective, flat fee pricing model. Our staffing and payrolling platform charges only a flat license fee and the payroll costs. This allows companies to hire and onboard top talent and pay them above the current market rates, ensuring long-term retention. If you have been trying to find Oyster HR’s alternative, Global Squirrels will provide you with all the employment solutions you need!
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Head to head: Global Squirrels vs Oyster HR
A common pain point for many businesses working with an Employer of Record (EOR) is sourcing and vetting remote talent from their preferred country. EORs, such as Oyster HR, take the responsibility to manage payroll; however, they will leave the hassle of sourcing and recruiting talent on your shoulders, only to onboard the hired staff through their EOR/AOR services. Global Squirrels offers a staffing and payrolling platform designed to help you eliminate such hassles with our Orange Plans. Based on the job descriptions, our platform sources curated profiles in 2 to 5 business days for customers to interview and hire. Once hired, the pricing model is their payroll cost and a flat fee similar to our EOR/AOR model. See for yourself how Global Squirrels is your best Oyster HR’s alternative!
| Feature/ offering | Global Squirrels | Oyster HR |
|---|---|---|
|
EOR/AOR |
Yes (Offered via Purple Plans) |
Yes |
|
Staffing/
Recruitment |
Yes (Offered via Orange Plans) |
No |
|
EOR/AOR Pricing |
EOR: Payroll Cost + $1.49/hour or $199/month AOR: Contractor Pay + $0.49/hour or $49/month |
EOR: Payroll Cost + $599/month AOR: Contractor Pay + $49/month |
|
Recruitment Pricing |
Recruitment + EOR: Payroll Cost + $2.49/hour or $199/month Recruitment + AOR: Contractor Pay + $1.99/hour |
Does not offer this service |
|
Turnaround time |
EOR/AOR: One business day Recruitment/Staffing: Two to five business days |
EOR/AOR: Two to three business days Recruitment/Staffing: N/A (Does not offer this service) |
|
Compliance management |
Yes |
Yes |
|
User interface |
User-friendly and intuitive, designed for a self-service experience that is easy to navigate and operate |
Intuitive user interface and easy to navigate |
|
Deposit |
One-month hiring cost to cover any legally required severance pay in case of ad hoc terminations |
One-month hiring cost
|
|
Exit costs/hidden fees |
Zero exit fees because of its flat fee pricing model |
Nil |
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FAQs
To use Oyster's EOR solution, you will be charged $699 per employee per month. Global Squirrels, a cheaper alternative to Oyster HR, offers a more cost-effective EOR model, at just a flat license fee of $1.49/hour, plus the payroll cost per hire. This results in significantly lower overall expenses, offering better value for your budget.
Yes, Global Squirrels’ key differentiator is our recruitment solution. While Oyster HR is great for managing employees you've already found, Global Squirrels offers an AI-enabled platform where you can review profiles of top talent vetted by our dedicated recruiters and onboard the right global talent efficiently.
Within 2-5 business days, our platform will provide you with curated profiles for further review, enabling a significantly faster time-to-hire compared to other staffing agencies and platforms.
Like every EOR firm, our platform will assume employer responsibility, including HR-admin tasks. This leaves no burden on your shoulders, allowing you to train your new hires and assign them the required tasks.
Yes, along with hiring talent for SMEs and startups, our platform is capable of fulfilling resource requirements for enterprises and multinational corporations. There is no red tape, such as the MSP and staffing agencies, allowing the hiring process to be more efficient and less time-consuming.