Head to head

Konquest vs Syndio

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

Konquest

Sales-quoted

Konquest automates recruiter commission for staffing firms. Base and Pro both include the first 5 users. Prices are demo-quoted, with 12-month contracts and volume or multi-year discounts.

Where Konquest fits

Staffing agencies still running commission in spreadsheets
Finance teams tired of clawbacks and split errors
Multi-currency desks that pay perm and temp on different plans
Agencies that can plug a CRM or pay-and-bill system into commission

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

Detail	Konquest	Syndio
Starting price	Sales-quoted	Sales-quoted
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	–No	–No
Listed under	Compensation	Compensation, People analytics

Where they pull apart

Konquest

Stands out: The scheme editor is built for perm, contract, and temp desks: thresholds, tiers, splits, clawbacks, pay-when-paid, manager overrides, and multi-currency on live or fixed rates.

Watch out: Base caps at 5 schemes, 2 teams, 3 currencies, and 1 integration. Setup is a paid project plus two hours of training and a payroll workshop. There is no public monthly number.

Not the right fit for

In-house TA teams with no consultant commission
Agencies that need a published per-user SaaS price today

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

Konquest

Scheme editor designed for recruiter perm/temp/contract plans
Clawbacks, splits, and multi-currency are first-class
Base includes 5 users rather than charging the first seats extra

No public price
12-month contract with a setup fee
Base limits schemes, teams, currencies, and integrations

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

Konquest

Sales-quoted

Konquest lists Base and Pro feature caps (5 users included on both) but no dollar or pound amounts. Quotes follow a demo. Contracts are 12 months. Setup is quoted. Volume and multi-year discounts are offered. 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

Can you try Konquest or Syndio for free?

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?