Is natural labour easier or harder than induced labour?

[Indadhanu]

I laboured naturally and also after being augmented with syntocin, and I don't know about the 'easier vs harder' comparison, but the 'natural' contractions were definitely more... natural. They felt different, started-peaked-finished and I had a defined rest (however short it was, it was still a rest!). With the syntocin it was not unusual for me to have three contractions in a row without a break or rest, and a few times through my labour (once the syntocin had been started) the contraction hadn't even actually finished before another one started. It was all very unnatural, and really hard to deal with.
BUT that might not me normal, that's just the way my body reacted to syntocin. Might be because of the stage of labour I was in with the natural contractions vs the augmented ones.

It's really hard to compare, but I think the main thing is that it's not natural, it's not your body, it's something external telling your body what to do when your body (and your mind as well!) may not be ready for it, which can make it harder to deal with. I think that's why the intervetnion rate of induced and augmented labours are so high...?