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Comparison · Payroll · weekly run Nov 3

Deel vs Oyster

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Deel is the stronger AI pick in Payroll: it has a visibility score of 16.7 versus 0.4 for Oyster, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Deel if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (16.7 vs 0.4)
You want a lower entry price ($14 vs $29)
You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 or SOC 3 or ISO 27001 or GDPR coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)

Choose Oyster if…

You want a free plan to start
You need SOC 2 Type II or B Corp certification coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Deel	Oyster
Visibility score	16.7%	0.4%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Payroll	#8	#34
Share of voice	6.2%	0.2%
Mentions this run	28	1
Positive in AI answers	52%	—

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Deel 0pp · Oyster 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Deel leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

15.2%

AI Mode

15.7%

Perplexity

19.1%

1.3%

DeelOyster

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Deel ranked higher

0Oyster ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Deel	Oyster
Best payroll platform for startups	Perplexity	#3	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Deel	Oyster
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	$14 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $29 per seat / mo
Free plan	No	Yes
Onboarding fee	—	Included
Deployment	Cloud, hosted on AWS	Cloud-hosted platform on AWS
Integrations	—	500+
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2 Type II, B Corp certification
Support	—	Dedicated point of contact who knows your business, In-house HR experts, Country-specific onboarding managers
Founded	2019	2020
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, United States	San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees	5,000+	501–1,000
Funding	Series E · $650M raised	Series D - II · $286M raised
Best for	Companies that want to hire and pay people in many countries without opening a local entity in each one.	Companies that want to hire and pay people in many countries without setting up local entities

Plans side by side

Deel

Hire (Recruiting)$14per worker per month

Hire Contractors$49per contractor per month

Contractor of Record$325per contractor of record per month

US PEO Employee$125per US PEO employee per month

Employer of Record (EOR)$599per EOR employee per month

Deel pricing

Oyster

Employer of Record$699per employee/month

Global Contractors$29per contractor/month

People Services$300per hour

Oyster pricing

Pros and cons

Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand

Deel

International compliance, contractor management, and localized payroll across 50+ countries
Best for global and remote teams
Top-rated for international contractor and global payroll transparency
Strong fit for international hiring and EOR needs
Highly rated on Capterra for international employees and contractors