ADP Workforce Now vs Oyster HR

Name: Oyster HR
Brand: Oyster HR
Availability: OnlineOnly

HR/HRIS pricing comparison · 2026

ADP Workforce Now uses custom pricing, while Oyster HR ranges from $29–$699/employee/month. These products use different pricing models ( vs ), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.

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2 products · HR/HRIS

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ADP Workforce Now

ADP Workforce Now does not publish prices publicly.

verified 17d ago

$588 $16K

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Oyster HR

Oyster HR's Employer of Record (EOR) service costs USD 699 per employee/month, and Global

verified 10d ago

$588 $16K

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Recorded annual contract medians

Oyster median is $15K less than ADP · different customer contracts; not a quote

Cheapest $588

Spread 96%

Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

Custom pricing

Custom

all tiers are quote-only

Global Contractors

$8.7K/yr

year 1 license · $29/seat

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

Median annual

$16K/yr

Vendr · n=7 · limited data

↓ Lowest median

Median annual

$588/yr

Vendr · n=8 · limited data

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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from

Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs

Sources 18 sourced facts

12 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median · 3 review platforms

Last verified 2w ago

Confidence Limited confidence

Sources 2 sourced facts

1 contract · Vendr median

Last verified 1w ago

Confidence Medium confidence

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Plans at a glance

Every tier per product. Lock one to drive the cost row above and reveal a tier-specific outbound CTA.

Tier ladder

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker

Severity-ranked, sourced

5 documented

Overall Cost Gap

30% to 50%

1 source
Cancellation Fees and Difficulty Exiting

$500-$5,000

1 source
Hidden Service Fees and Non-Transparent Pricing

10-20% of base license costs

3 sources
Implementation and Setup Costs

5-15% of license costs

1 source
Payroll Error Remediation Costs

5-25% of license costs

3 sources

No hidden costs documented

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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

ADP

Oyster

Auto-renewal

Yes

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Cancellation

Multi-month process; users report difficulty canceling even after extended attempts

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Commitment

Annual contract standard; retirement services have separate cancellation terms

no minimum number of team members

Price escalation

Annual price increases reported; users note honeymoon pricing with significant increases at renewal

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Can downgrade

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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

TrustRadius

7.5out of 5 (2,244)

Trustpilot

1out of 5 (24)

4.2out of 5 (4,190)

Best for

Mid-sized businesses needing core payroll and HR in one platform

Watch out

Extremely poor customer service with users bounced between departments

No public ratings yet

Best for

Full-time employees hired through EOR

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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.

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