Countries covered
talentcost158
Deel80+
Remote~70
Oyster120
Calculator comparison
The cost calculators compared.
Every major "free" employee cost calculator charges you something: your work email, a sales follow-up, or the detail you actually needed. Here's the honest comparison.
talentcost
Deel
Remote
Oyster
Full statutory line items, free
talentcostYes, no login
DeelBlurred until you submit a lead form
RemoteNo, three summary numbers
OysterNo, email wall before results
Employee net pay (gross↔net)
talentcostYes, both directions
DeelSeparate tool
RemoteLimited
OysterNo
Side-by-side country comparison
talentcost2 countries free; unlimited on Pro
DeelNo
RemoteNo
OysterNo
What they sell
talentcostThe numbers
DeelEmployer-of-record from ~$599/mo
RemoteEOR
OysterEOR from ~$699/mo
What happens to your email
talentcostNothing, we didn't ask for it
DeelSales sequence
RemoteSales sequence
OysterSales sequence
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