Ingestics's answer

Ingestics is built primarily using PHP and the WordPress Plugin API, with JavaScript for the administrative interface, HTML and CSS for the user experience, and MySQL through WordPress for data storage. It integrates with REST APIs, RSS/Atom feeds, XML, CSV, OAuth 2.0, webhooks, WordPress Cron, and AI services such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini where supported by the selected license tier.

Split Fee's answer:

A next-generation serverless platform, built for AWS.

Ingestics's answer

Unlike many WordPress solutions that focus on a single data source or require multiple plugins, Ingestics combines REST API, RSS, XML, CSV, HTML, text, and other external data pipelines into one unified WordPress plugin. It provides automated fetching, field mapping, filtering, transformation, scheduling, and publishing without requiring custom code or third-party middleware. Everything runs directly inside WordPress, giving users complete control over their data and automation workflows.

Split Fee's answer:

Split Fee is the first purpose-built platform for split fee recruitment in the UK. Instead of relying on LinkedIn groups, WhatsApp messages, and manual agreements, agencies upload their candidates and vacancies and the platform automatically matches them across agencies.

Candidate identities are revealed gradually; anonymised at first, then progressively disclosed as both sides accept, so agencies can collaborate without the risk of circumvention.

Ingestics's answer

Many competing solutions solve only part of the workflow, require multiple plugins, depend on external automation platforms, or involve recurring middleware costs. Ingestics was designed as a complete content ingestion platform that handles the entire workflow—from connecting external data sources to publishing content inside WordPress. Users install a single plugin, configure their providers, and automate their publishing workflows without switching between different tools.

Split Fee's answer:

Most "split fee networks" are just directories or social groups where agencies post and hope someone responds. Split Fee is an actual matching engine. It scores candidate-vacancy pairs, handles the legal agreements (non-circumvention, self-billing), automates invoicing and fee splits, and manages the entire placement lifecycle from match to payment. Everything that normally requires trust, phone calls, and spreadsheets is handled by the platform.

Ingestics's answer

Ingestics is built for WordPress users who need to automate content publishing from external sources. Its primary audience includes developers, WordPress agencies, publishers, news websites, affiliate marketers, business directories, e-commerce websites, research platforms, and organizations that regularly synchronize external data with WordPress.

Split Fee's answer:

UK recruitment agencies; from boutique firms with a handful of consultants to mid-sized agencies with specialist sector coverage. Any agency that has either strong candidates without the right vacancies, or client vacancies they can't fill from their own candidate pool. Split Fee turns those dormant assets into placements.

Ingestics's answer

Ingestics was born from a real project. While building a website that required importing data from REST APIs and RSS feeds into WordPress, we found that existing plugins either handled only part of the workflow, required multiple paid add-ons, or depended on third-party automation services. We wanted a single solution that could connect external data sources, automate imports, transform data, and publish directly inside WordPress. That experience led to the creation of Ingestics—an all-in-one content ingestion platform built to simplify WordPress automation.

Split Fee's answer:

Abbie, our founder, knew that although split fee arrangements have existed in recruitment for decades, the process has always been manual: find a partner agency, negotiate terms, trust them with your candidate data, chase invoices. Most agencies avoid it because the overhead and risk outweigh the reward. Abbie built Split Fee to remove that friction entirely, with automated matching, progressive identity disclosure, built-in legal agreements, and automated billing, making split placements as straightforward as direct ones.

Ingestics's answer

Ingestics is currently in its early phase, so we are focused on onboarding our early users and gathering real-world feedback. Our target customers include WordPress agencies, publishers, media organizations, business directories, affiliate websites, developers, and businesses that automate content publishing from external data sources. We look forward to showcasing customer success stories as the product grows.