Oyster is the #273 ranked hr & team culture app on Slack, priced included with service subscription, as of Jul 28, 2026.
AppRanks data: Oyster ranks #273 in HR & Team Culture on Slack Marketplace, placing it in the top 46% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Oyster is a newly-listed Slack app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the HR & Team Culture category on Slack Marketplace, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical Slack Marketplace listing.
Pros
- No standout positives based on current data signals.
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
- −Paid-only pricing (Included with service subscription) — evaluation requires committing payment details
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About Oyster
How Oyster works
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- Receive time off requests and respond directly within Slack
- Get notified on key onboarding milestones – forms sent to new hires, delays/completions in signature process, and more
- Track new expenses and get reminders on invoice payments
- Get notified of time off approval status and timesheet updates
- Contractors can get notified on invoices and contract
- Sign up for a Oyster account
- Check out the "Getting started" guide
- Learn more about the integration for Slack
“Oyster was a low-entrance, low-workload way to ensure that we can access the right talent pools regardless of where they are.” - Robbie McMillan, People Business Partner, Utility Warehouse “Payroll, health insurance, and work permit were all taken care of for me as if I'd just joined a local company.” - Elliot K, VP of Engineering,Mid-Market company "Before Oyster—we call it the Before Times—we were doing all of our international employee management manually. We were manually staying legally compliant and dealing with taxes in 40 different countries. It was a logistical nightmare. So when Oyster swooped in, it was a knight-in-shining-armor moment for us.” - Tyler Parson, VP of People at Chili Piper About Oyster: Oyster is a global employment platform that empowers companies to hire, pay, reward, and care for their global teams. It enables growing companies to give valued international team members the experience they deserve, without the usual headaches or expense. Oyster empowers hiring anywhere in the world with reliable, compliant contracts, payroll and great local benefits and perks. Founded in January 2020, Oyster is itself a fully distributed company with a diverse, global team. For more information visit https://oysterhr.com.
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Category rankings
As of Aug 3, 2026- HR & Team Culture#273of 603Top 46%
- Communication#356of 601Top 60%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Oyster stands in the HR & Team Culture category
Oyster ranks #273 of 603 apps in the HR & Team Culture category, placing it in the top 46% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Oyster?
Oyster is an app for Slack. It is published on Slack Marketplace and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the HR & Team Culture category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space.
Who uses Oyster?
Oyster is actively installed across Slack stores tracked by AppRanks. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the HR & Team Culture category on Slack.
Where does Oyster rank on Slack?
Oyster currently sits at position #273 in the HR & Team Culture category on Slack. That places it in the top 45% of 603 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.