Oysterhr Introduces Visa Sponsorship Add-On to Enhance Candidate Support and Expand Global Hiring Opportunities
What happened
Between the Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024 captures of Oysterhr's pricing page, Pulse recorded 7 changes: Contractor plan free trial added: 'Free for 30 days' before $29/month paid tier begins (previously '$0 for the first month then $29'); Annual payment savings amount disclosed: 'save USD 1200 per year' for Employee plan; Contractor payment currencies increased from 120+ to 140+; Visa sponsorship add-on introduced to help candidates apply for and obtain visas; Employee payroll and expense currencies increased from 130+ to 140+; Insurance coverage amount disclosed: 'exceeding $8 million' for Employee plan IP protection; Oyster Shell add-on introduced (misclassification insurance for contractors, coming soon). Pulse files it as a packaging change (freemium change, feature added, limit increase, new add-on) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 29, 2026) lists Global Contractors at $29, US PEO at $114, Employer of Record at $699 and People Partner Services at $300 per hour + $300 per hour.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Oysterhr. Oysterhr has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Deel also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Contractor · Free tierAdded
BeforeNo Contractor plan free trial
AfterContractor plan free trial
- Employee · FeatureFeature added
Annual payment savings amount disclosed: 'save USD 1200 per year' for Employee plan
- — · LimitChanged120+140+
- Visa Sponsorship · Add-onAdded
BeforeNo Visa sponsorship add-on
AfterVisa sponsorship add-on
- — · LimitChanged130+140+
- Employee · FeatureFeature added
Insurance coverage amount disclosed: 'exceeding $8 million' for Employee plan IP protection
- Oyster Shell · Add-onNew add-on
Oyster Shell add-on introduced (misclassification insurance for contractors, coming soon)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor | Free tier | No Contractor plan free trial | Contractor plan free trial | Added |
| Employee | Feature | Annual payment savings amount disclosed: 'save USD 1200 per year' for Employee plan | Feature added | |
| — | Limit | 120+ | 140+ | Changed |
| Visa Sponsorship | Add-on | No Visa sponsorship add-on | Visa sponsorship add-on | Added |
| — | Limit | 130+ | 140+ | Changed |
| Employee | Feature | Insurance coverage amount disclosed: 'exceeding $8 million' for Employee plan IP protection | Feature added | |
| Oyster Shell | Add-on | Oyster Shell add-on introduced (misclassification insurance for contractors, coming soon) | New add-on | |
Values as written on Oysterhr's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Oysterhr's pricing page (oysterhr.com) from Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Contractor plan free trial now appears.
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Oysterhr, pricing history
Full history- Q1 2025improvedOysterhr Reduces Scale Plan Eligibility to 3+ EOR Hires, Enhances Support Features, and Hides Annual Pricing Option
- Q3 2024decreaseOysterhr Reduces Global Payroll Pricing by 50% to $25/Employee/Month
- Q2 2024packagingOysterhr Clarifies Employer of Record Pricing: USD 599/Employee/Month Annually, Replacing Ambiguous Rates
- Dec 2023improvedOysterhr Introduces Visa Sponsorship Add-On to Enhance Candidate Support and Expand Global Hiring Opportunities · this change
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- DeelJan 11Deel Increases PEO Pricing by 11.8% to $95 per Employee per Month
- DeelJan 11Deel Launches $1,000 Free Promotional Bundle for Global Payroll and HR Services
- DeelJan 11Deel Introduces Free 3-Month Promotional Trial for PEO Services on Long-Term Contracts
- DeelJan 11Deel EOR Plan Price Increases by 20% as Annual Commitment Discount is Removed
- DeelJan 11Deel Reduces US PEO Plan Pricing by 4.5% to $85/Employee/Month
Questions about this change
Did Oysterhr raise prices in January 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: freemium change, feature added, limit increase, new add-on.
What changed on Oysterhr's pricing page between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024?
Contractor free tier: No Contractor plan free trial → Contractor plan free trial, added; Annual payment savings amount disclosed: 'save USD 1200 per year' for Employee plan; limit: 120+ → 140+, changed; Visa Sponsorship add-on: No Visa sponsorship add-on → Visa sponsorship add-on, added; limit: 130+ → 140+, changed; Insurance coverage amount disclosed: 'exceeding $8 million' for Employee plan IP protection; Oyster Shell add-on introduced (misclassification insurance for contractors, coming soon). Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Oysterhr change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Oysterhr in the 90 days before this one; Oysterhr has been tracked since 2023-11-14.