15Five vs Oyster Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Engage
- Employee Engagement Surveys
- Targeted Assessments
- Action Planning
- Heat Maps & Data Breakdowns
- Benchmarking
Perform
- AMAYA
- Insights Dashboard
- AI-Assisted Performance Reviews
- 15Five Agents
- OKRs & Goals
- 360° Feedback
- Talent Matrix
- Career Paths & Plans
Total Platform
Popular- Manager Training Microlearnings
Employer of Record
- Compliant employment in 120+ countries
- Multi-country payroll in 120+ currencies
- Automated expenses, time-off, and reports
- Onboarding & offboarding specialists
- End-to-end support by local experts
Global Contractors
- Instant contracts in 180+ countries
- Contractor payments in 120+ currencies
- In-app identity verification and onboarding
- Invoice, expense, and contract management
- Employee misclassification analyzer
US PEO
- Hire in any US state through co-employment
- Pay your team on time and accurately
- Offer top-tier benefits at competitive rates
- Outsource HR admin and compliance
- Access liability coverage
People Partner Services
- Project based HR advisory
- Support for EOR and your own entities
- Flexible scope, from advice to full execution
- Hands-on support for complex situations
- Tailored to your team's needs
15Five vs Oyster FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- 15Five starts lower at $4/mo, compared to $29/mo for Oyster.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Oyster has a free plan. 15Five doesn't — you'll need to pay from day one.
- How do they charge?
- Both use a per-seat model, so the comparison is straightforward — it comes down to features and limits at each price point.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. 15Five: They're mid-market priced — not trying to undercut Lattice or Culture Amp, but not charging enterprise rates either. At $16 all-in, they're competitive against Lattice's ~$11–17 range and positioned as a more integrated alternative to buying separate engagement and performance tools from different vendors. Oyster: At $699/mo per EOR employee, Oyster sits in the mid-to-premium range — cheaper than Deel's higher-touch tiers but not the budget option. They're clearly targeting growth-stage companies and mission-driven orgs (nonprofits, B-corps, refugee hiring programs), which is a differentiated wedge that pure-price competitors aren't playing.
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We'll monitor pricing changes for 15Five and Oyster and let you know when something moves.