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Konquest vs Syndio

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

Starting price

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

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

DetailKonquestSyndio
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underCompensationCompensation, 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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?