Head to head

Figures vs Syndio

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Figures

Sales-quoted

Figures is a European compensation platform for mid-market and enterprise HR. Pricing is based on employee count and the modules you pick (salary bands, benchmarking, pay equity, planning). The vendor does not print a dollar or euro rate.

Where Figures fits

  • European and UK mid-market HR teams building salary bands for EU pay transparency
  • Compensation leads who want live market data plus a planning calculator in one login
  • Companies connecting 30-plus HRIS options rather than uploading CSVs forever
  • Employers that need pay-equity analysis inside the same platform as bands

Syndio

Sales-quoted

Syndio is a pay-equity and pay-decision platform used by large employers to test whether pay is fair before an offer or raise is committed. Syndi is the named AI layer. Commercials are demo-quoted. There is no public rate card.

Where Syndio fits

  • Enterprise compensation teams governing offers, promotions, and merit cycles
  • Employers reporting pay gaps across 100-plus countries including EU Pay Transparency
  • Fortune-scale HRIS stacks on Workday or SAP that need pay decisions in Slack and Teams
  • Legal and rewards leaders who need explainable AI, not a black-box raise bot

At a glance

DetailFiguresSyndio
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underCompensationCompensation, People analytics

Where they pull apart

Figures

Stands out: Benchmark data covers total rewards (base, variable, benefits) on 550,000 datapoints across 110-plus countries, with salary-band generation tied to that market set.

Watch out: Pay Equity Expert, population filters, and several other capabilities are optional paid add-ons on the comparison table. A demo is required for a quote. SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 are stated.

Not the right fit for

  • US SMB buyers who want a printed CompAnalyst-style store price
  • Teams that only need a free market-data lookup without salary-band software

Syndio

Stands out: Syndi evaluates each pay decision against market data, internal equity, policy rules, and compliance at once, and shows the reasoning. It does not auto-commit the number.

Watch out: Predict, the scenario-modeling module, is listed as coming soon and is excluded here. Essentials is monitoring and reporting. Decisions adds in-the-moment guidance in Slack, Teams, and ATS tools.

Not the right fit for

  • SMBs that want a $99 salary-band tool
  • Teams that only need a free market-data lookup

Pros and cons

Figures

  • Modular platform so you can buy bands without every analytics add-on
  • 550k total-reward datapoints across 110-plus countries on the benchmark module
  • SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR called out on the pricing FAQ
  • No published seat or PEPM number
  • Pay equity and several filters are add-ons, so the demo quote can climb
  • European-first positioning. US-only shops may prefer a US data vendor

Syndio

  • Explainable Syndi recommendations rather than a silent auto-raise
  • Workday, SAP, Slack, and Teams named as in-flow connectors
  • Global pay-gap reporting aimed at EU Pay Transparency and US state laws
  • No public price
  • Predict modeling is coming soon, so scenario work is not a live SKU yet
  • Built for large, complex pay structures, not a 40-person startup

What each one costs

Figures

Sales-quoted

Figures prices by employee count and the modules you select. Pay Equity Expert and several filters are optional paid add-ons. The vendor does not publish a dollar or euro rate. A demo produces a personalized quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Syndio

Sales-quoted

Syndio does not publish a rate card. Essentials, Decisions, and the Syndi AI layer are sold through a demo to enterprise compensation, HR, and legal teams. Predict is listed as coming soon. Commercials are quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

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Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?