Blog · October 23, 2026

Didit vs Persona: key differences in price, plans and scope

Didit vs Persona compared from each vendor's public pages: per-check prices against plans and contract terms, the free start, coverage, liveness, AML, KYB, transaction monitoring and integration.

By DiditOctober 23, 2026Updated Oct 23, 2026

In short

Didit and Persona both verify government IDs and selfies with liveness, and both cover more than 200 countries and territories.^[3]^[12] The difference is how you buy: Didit puts a public price on every check and you can start on the Free plan today, while Persona sells plans, most of them quoted by sales.

Persona's self-guided Essential plan starts at $250 a month with a 12-month minimum contract term, and Growth and Enterprise are quoted by sales.^[1] Didit publishes a price for every check: $0.33 for a full ID check, pay as you go.^[11]
Persona's AML page lists transaction monitoring as early access.^[5] Didit prices it at $0.02 per transaction today, in the same account as KYC and KYB.^[16]^[25]
Persona is stronger on some proof points: iBeta Level 2, a FedRAMP listing and US or EU data centers.^[4]^[8] Didit brings a Spanish regulator attestation that its NFC and liveness checks are at least as safe as in person.^[17]

Last reviewed: 23 October 2026 · Not legal advice

If you are weighing Didit vs Persona, both will read a passport, match it to a selfie and tell you whether a real person was in front of the camera. This post covers the differences that change a buying decision: how each one prices, how you start, coverage, liveness evidence, anti-money laundering (AML) screening, business verification (KYB), what happens after onboarding, and integration.

We build Didit, so read this as one side of the comparison. Every Persona fact below comes from Persona's own public pages as we read them on 23 October 2026, and each one is cited. Where Persona is stronger, we say so.

Didit vs Persona at a glance

Topic	Didit	Persona
How you buy	Per check, pay as you go with prepaid credits; Free plan available^[11]	Plans: Essential (self-guided), Growth and Enterprise (contact sales)^[1]
Published entry price	$0.33 per full ID check: document, passive liveness, face match, device and IP analysis^[11]	Essential starts at $250 a month, 12-month minimum contract term; no per-verification price on the pricing page^[1]
Free start	Free plan and self-serve sandbox	Startup Program for eligible companies, up to 12 months; the account is deactivated after 12 months unless you move to a paid plan^[2]
ID coverage	14,000+ documents, 220+ countries and territories^[12]	Government IDs from 200+ countries and territories^[3]
Liveness lab test	iBeta Level 1 PAD (ISO/IEC 30107-3)^[17]	iBeta Level 1 and Level 2 under ISO/IEC 30107-3^[4]
AML screening	1,300+ watchlists, $0.20 per check^[11]^[14]	100+ global warning and sanctions lists; price not published^[6]
Business verification	Registry check from $2.00 per company (Lite tier, officers included)^[15]	US only on Essential; full KYB on Growth; price not published^[1]^[2]
Transaction monitoring	Real-time rules for fiat and crypto, $0.02 per transaction^[11]^[16]	Listed as early access^[5]
Data location	EU by default^[18]	US or EU data centers, your choice^[8]

Persona column: withpersona.com, read on 23 October 2026. Didit column: docs.didit.me.

Pricing: a public price list against a plan and a contract

This is the biggest difference. Persona's pricing page shows three plans. Essential is the self-guided plan, described as access to templated identity services with email support, and it starts at $250 a month with a minimum contract term of 12 months. Growth adds the full suite of verification checks and fraud tools, KYB, Graph and Marketplace apps, and Enterprise adds bespoke programs and custom pricing; both are behind a "Contact us" button.^[1] The page lists which services each plan includes. It does not list a price per verification for any plan.^[1]

Didit publishes the price of every check, and a session is charged only for the checks it actually runs. A full ID check, meaning the document, passive liveness, face match and device and IP analysis, is $0.33. AML screening is $0.20, ongoing AML monitoring is $0.07 per monitored profile per year, and a returning-user biometric re-check is $0.10.^[11]

Persona

Pick a plan, then a contract

Essential from $250 a month
A 12-month minimum term on Essential
Growth and Enterprise priced by sales

withpersona.com/pricing

Didit

Price each check

Every module has a public price
Pay as you go from prepaid credits
Charged only when a check runs

docs.didit.me/getting-started/pricing

What the first year commits you to

On Persona Essential, the published floor is $250 a month for at least 12 months, so at least $3,000 ($250 × 12) in plan fees over the first year, before any per-verification rate is published.^[1] On Didit you can start on the Free plan and pay $0.33 per full ID check at list price, from prepaid credits.^[11] Persona's per-verification prices are not public, so we cannot compare totals; ask Persona for a quote and price the same workflow on Didit's pricing page.

Prices as of 23 October 2026

Didit prices in this post are the list prices on docs.didit.me on 23 October 2026. Didit moves to new plans on 1 November 2026, and the full ID check and watchlist screening are still $0.33 and $0.20 at list price on the new plans.^[25]

One point in Persona's favour: its pricing FAQ says contracts are pay per successful verification, so a user who drops off because of a blurry image is not charged.^[1] Didit also bills a feature only when it is fully completed.^[11]

The free start: Startup Program against a Free plan

Persona's Startup Program gives eligible startups and small businesses up to 12 months of free access to a set of core services, with a monthly allotment of free verifications. Services beyond the monthly free allotment cost $1 each in the General cohort and $1.50 in the fintech cohorts. A credit card is needed to apply. After 12 months the account is deactivated unless you move to a paid plan, and the program does not include guaranteed support from Persona's customer support team.^[2]

Didit has a Free plan and a self-serve sandbox. There is no cohort and no 12-month cliff: you open an account, build a workflow and pay for the checks you run as volume grows.^[11]

Starting out	Didit	Persona Startup Program
Who can join	Any business	Eligible startups and small businesses^[2]
How long	Free plan, pay as you go at list price^[25]	Up to 12 months, then deactivation without a paid plan^[2]
Beyond the free allotment	List price per check, $0.33 for a full ID check^[11]	$1 per service beyond the free allotment, $1.50 in fintech cohorts^[2]
Next step up	Published plans and per-check prices; talk to sales for enterprise terms^[11]	Essential from $250 a month, 12-month minimum term^[2]

Coverage and liveness

Persona verifies government IDs from 200+ countries and territories and says most decisions take 5 to 10 seconds.^[3] Its global expansion page lists authoritative database checks in 40+ countries.^[6] Didit lists 14,000+ documents across 220+ countries and territories and runs its flow in 54 languages.^[12]^[13] The vendors count differently, so test the documents your users actually hold.

Liveness is where Persona holds the stronger lab result. Persona states that iBeta found it compliant with Level 1 and Level 2 of ISO/IEC 30107-3, with an attack presentation classification error rate of 0%, and that its face matching was evaluated by NIST.^[4] Didit holds iBeta Level 1 under the same standard: the lab ran 360 presentation attacks across six attack categories and none got through.^[17]

Where Persona is ahead

If your security team asks for iBeta Level 2 by name, Persona has it and Didit does not. Persona also lists a FedRAMP Marketplace entry for public-sector buyers, and lets you choose US or EU data centers.^[8]

Didit runs its own liveness with three methods you pick per workflow: passive (a single capture), 3D Flash, and 3D Action and Flash.^[22] Its certifications page also states that after a supervised test from November 2024 to July 2025, Spain's Tesoro Público, Banco de España, SEPBLAC and CNMV concluded that Didit's NFC and liveness verification is at least as safe as an in-person ID check under anti-money laundering rules.^[17] On audits, Didit holds SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and the ISO/IEC 27017 and 27018 extensions,^[17] and Persona's pricing page describes its hosting as SOC 2 Type 2 infrastructure.^[1]

AML, KYB and what happens after onboarding

Both offer the first two, though Persona's full KYB sits on its sales-quoted Growth plan. The difference is how much is priced in public and how much is generally available today.

AML screening. Persona screens against 100+ global warning and sanctions lists, with continuous monitoring through recurring screenings.^[6]^[9] Didit screens against 1,300+ global watchlists covering sanctions, PEPs (politically exposed persons), criminal records and adverse media, at $0.20 per check, and monitors each profile for $0.07 a year.^[11]^[14]^[21]

Business verification. Persona states access to 150+ global data sources for KYB and checks business registries in 100+ countries.^[7]^[6] On the Essential plan, business verification is US only; full KYB, including ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) verification, sits on Growth.^[2]^[1] Didit sells registry checks in three tiers, Lite from $2.00, Shareholders and UBOs, screens the company and each owner and officer, and can send each beneficial owner through their own identity check.^[15]

After onboarding. Persona's AML page lists transaction monitoring with prebuilt and custom rules and SAR filing, marked early access.^[5] Didit's transaction monitoring scores every fiat or crypto transaction against real-time rules, opens alerts and cases, and can send a user back through verification when a rule asks for it, at $0.02 per transaction. Crypto wallet screening runs inside the same module.^[11]^[16]

1Verify the person or the company

Document, liveness and face match, or a registry check with owners and officers.

2Screen against watchlists

Sanctions, PEPs and adverse media at onboarding, then ongoing monitoring.

Does the customer move money on your platform

Yes

Monitor every transaction

Priced at $0.02 per transaction on Didit; early access at Persona.^[16]^[5]

Re-verify when risk changes

A returning-user biometric check on Didit costs $0.10.^[11]

Where each vendor stands on monitoring.

Workflows, fraud tooling and case review

Persona's platform is broad here, and it deserves credit. It offers a no-code workflow builder, case management with Case Review Agents that can decide routine cases, SAR filing features, and Graph, a link-analysis tool that exposes fraud rings across accounts.^[10]^[24] The plan table shows how much of this depends on the plan: Essential gets 3 case templates, 5 end-user flow templates and view-only behaviour signals, while Graph and unlimited templates sit on Growth and Enterprise.^[1]

Didit's workflow builder, manual review queue and case management come with the account. Every session is set automatically to Approved, Declined or In Review, and the In Review sessions land in your Business Console for your team to decide.^[20]

Persona

Features by plan

Essential: 3 case templates, 5 flow templates
Growth: Graph, KYB, Marketplace apps
Enterprise: bespoke programs

withpersona.com/pricing

Didit

Features by check

Workflow builder and review queue included
Each module priced on its own
Add KYB, AML or monitoring when you need it

docs.didit.me

Integration and developer experience

Integration	Didit	Persona
Mobile SDKs	iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter^[19]	iOS, Android, React Native^[23]
Web	Web SDK and hosted flow^[19]	Hosted Flow and Embedded Flow^[23]
Getting started	Self-serve sandbox and no-code workflow builder	Self-guided on Essential; guided implementation on Growth^[1]

Which one fits your team

Persona may fit better

If you need

Liveness certified at iBeta Level 2
A FedRAMP listing for public-sector work
Graph link analysis for fraud rings
A US data center

withpersona.com, 23 October 2026

Didit may fit better

If you need

A public price for every check
No annual plan to start
Transaction monitoring with a public price
A regulator attestation for remote onboarding

docs.didit.me

Switching from Persona to Didit

List the verifications, reports and workflows you run on Persona today.
Check the renewal date and notice period of your Persona contract.
Rebuild the same workflow in Didit's workflow builder and price it on the pricing page.
Map Persona's inquiry outcomes to Didit's Approved, Declined and In Review in your backend.
Route a share of new sign-ups to Didit and compare approval rates and cost.
Set data retention and webhooks before you move the rest of the traffic.

How Didit helps teams switching from Persona

Didit gives you identity verification, AML screening, business verification and transaction monitoring in one account, with a public price on each check. See the Persona alternative page for the side-by-side, or the pricing page to price your workflow.

Didit provides

Document, liveness, face match and NFC checks
Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening with monitoring
Registry checks, owners and officers for companies
Transaction rules, alerts and case management

Stays with you

Your risk assessment and policies
The decision to onboard a customer
Reports to your financial intelligence unit
The thresholds and rules you approve

Price your Persona workflow on Didit

Rebuild your Persona workflow in the sandbox and see the list price of every check before you sign anything.

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Key takeaways

Persona Essential starts at $250 a month with a 12-month minimum term and no public per-verification price; Didit's full ID check is $0.33, pay as you go.
Persona's Startup Program lasts up to 12 months, then the account is deactivated without a paid plan; Didit's Free plan has no such end date.
Persona holds iBeta Level 2 for liveness and a FedRAMP listing; Didit holds iBeta Level 1 and, per its certifications page, a Spanish regulator attestation concluded in July 2025.
Didit's transaction monitoring is priced at $0.02 per transaction today; Persona lists it as early access.

Frequently asked questions

What is the main difference between Didit and Persona?

How you buy. Persona sells plans, with Essential starting at $250 a month on a 12-month minimum term and the other plans quoted by sales. Didit publishes a list price for every module and charges as you go.^[1]^[11]

How much does Persona cost?

Persona's pricing page says Essential starts at $250 a month with a minimum contract term of 12 months. Growth and Enterprise are quoted by sales, and the page does not list a price per verification.^[1]

How much does Didit cost?

A full ID check (document, passive liveness, face match, device and IP analysis) is $0.33, AML screening is $0.20 per check and ongoing AML monitoring is $0.07 per monitored profile per year. Business verification starts at $2.00 per company.^[11]^[15]

Is Didit a good Persona alternative?

For teams that want a public price on every check, no annual plan to start, and KYC, KYB, AML and transaction monitoring on one API, yes. If you need iBeta Level 2 liveness, a FedRAMP listing or a US data center, Persona has those today.^[4]^[8]

Is Persona free for startups?

Eligible startups can join the Persona Startup Program for up to 12 months, with a monthly allotment of free services and $1 per additional service. After 12 months the account is deactivated unless you move to a paid plan.^[2]

Does Persona offer transaction monitoring?

Persona's AML page lists transaction monitoring with prebuilt and custom rules, marked early access. Didit's transaction monitoring is priced at $0.02 per transaction.^[5]^[11]

Which has the stronger liveness certification?

Persona, with iBeta Level 1 and Level 2 compliance under ISO/IEC 30107-3. Didit holds iBeta Level 1, with zero successful attacks out of 360.^[4]^[17]

Does Persona do business verification on every plan?

No. On Essential, business verification is US only; full KYB, including UBO verification, is part of Growth. Didit's registry checks start at $2.00 per company with no plan requirement.^[2]^[1]^[15]

Where is data stored?

Persona lets you choose US or EU data centers.^[8] Didit processes and stores data in the EU by default, with retention you set from 1 month to 10 years.^[18]

Can I run Didit and Persona side by side while I switch?

Yes. Each verification is created through its own vendor's API, so you can route a share of sign-ups to Didit, compare results and cost, and move the rest when your Persona term allows.

Sources

Plans and pricing, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Persona Startup Program, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Government ID verification, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Selfie verification, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Anti-money laundering, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Global expansion, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Know your business, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Security, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Watchlist reports, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Case management, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
Pricing, Didit docs, read 23 October 2026.
User documents and supported document types, Didit docs.
Supported languages, Didit docs.
AML screening overview, Didit docs.
KYB registry pricing, Didit docs.
Transaction monitoring overview, Didit docs.
Certifications and attestations, Didit docs.
Security and compliance, Didit docs.
Native SDKs overview, Didit docs.
Manual review, Didit docs.
Continuous AML monitoring, Didit docs.
Liveness detection, Didit docs.
Choosing an integration method, Persona docs, read 23 October 2026.
Graph, Persona, read 23 October 2026.
New pricing from 1 November 2026, Didit blog, read 23 October 2026.

To compare on your own traffic, the Persona alternative page has the side-by-side and the steps to start.

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