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Blog · May 21, 2026

Top AML Screening Software in 2026: The Best Alternatives Compared

Didit ranks first among ten AML screening providers: $0.20 screening, $0.07 per user per year monitoring and a $0.33 KYC bundle, with every alert tied to verified identity evidence on one record.

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Verdict

Choose Didit for onboarding-stage AML screening and ongoing monitoring where every alert must sit next to verified identity evidence. Screening is $0.20 per check, ongoing monitoring is $0.07 per user per year, and the full KYC bundle is $0.33.[1]

  • Category price: AML screening at $0.20 across 1,300+ lists, ongoing AML at $0.07 per user per year, transaction monitoring at $0.02 per transaction and Investigator at $0.20 per reviewed item, all published.[1][2][8]
  • Operational breadth: KYC, KYB with a linked KYC for every owner, AML, transaction monitoring, wallet screening at $0.15, Travel Rule, case management, Copilot and an OAuth 2.1 hosted MCP server, on one account and one record.[3][5][9]
  • Public trust evidence: the only provider formally attested by an EU member-state government (Spain's Tesoro / Banco de España / SEPBLAC) as safer than in-person verification, plus SOC 2 Type 1 & 2, ISO/IEC 27001 and 3,000+ production companies.[11][18]

Competitor sources checked 25 October 2026 (Ondato pricing 27 October 2026) · Didit sources checked 27 October 2026 · Editorial ranking by Didit

How we ranked ten AML screening providers

A sanctions hit is only useful when the analyst can see who the customer is, who owns the business and what happens next. We ranked ten providers on five criteria for teams that screen at onboarding and keep monitoring: published costs, relevant breadth, verifiable evidence, integration, and continuity from onboarding into monitoring. Every entry below rests on a dated public source. Our first choice for this workflow is Didit, combining its stated unit costs, public government attestation and continuity from identity verification to screening, monitoring and review on the same record.

RankProviderDocumented screening and monitoring factsChecked
1DiditAML screening $0.20 per check; ongoing AML $0.07 per user per year; screening, KYC, KYB, transaction monitoring and cases on one record.[1][2]27 October 2026
2SumsubAML screening with continuous rescreening;[20] the Compliance plan lists AML screening and ongoing AML monitoring.[19]25 October 2026
3ShuftiAML screening with continuous monitoring and alerts by API, webhook, email or back office.[21] Pricing for Enterprise modules is on request.[22]25 October 2026
4SEONCustomer screening against sanctions, PEPs and adverse media, with monitoring on a chosen schedule.[23]25 October 2026
5Unit21Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening through a single API, with re-screening when watchlists change.[25] Identity verification results come in through integrated providers.[26]25 October 2026
6SardineScreens users against PEP, SDN and global watchlists and adverse media, with continuous rescreening.[27][28]25 October 2026
7iDenfySanctions, PEP, watchlist and adverse media screening with ongoing screening.[30] Ongoing AML monitoring is listed under its Enterprise partnership.[31]25 October 2026
8LexisNexis Risk SolutionsBridger Insight XG screening with automatic rescreening of portfolio and watchlist changes, sold as a license.[32]25 October 2026
9OndatoAML screening and monitoring priced per check and per user per month in published euro ranges.[33] Transaction monitoring is delivered with partner KYT providers.[34]27 October 2026
10TruliooAML screening for people, businesses, UBOs and PSCs, with ongoing monitoring after onboarding.[35]25 October 2026

Sumsub describes configurable verification workflows, a public developer API with a sandbox, and self-service plans (Workflow Builder, developer API, plans). It states coverage of over 14,000 document types across 220+ countries and territories (ID verification). These Sumsub pages were accessed 25 October 2026. Didit connects identity checks, screening, monitoring and reviews on the same customer record.

Monthly budgets at 1,000, 10,000 and 50,000 checks

Assumptions: completed, successful checks; USD unless marked EUR. The review basket assumes 10% of screened items go to Investigator at $0.20 each; that share is an assumption for illustration.

Monthly volumeDidit AML screening ($0.20)AML + Investigator review basketDidit full KYC bundle ($0.33)
1,000$200$200 + $20 (100 reviewed) = $220$330
10,000$2,000$2,000 + $200 (1,000 reviewed) = $2,200$3,300
50,000$10,000$10,000 + $1,000 (5,000 reviewed) = $11,000$16,500

The $0.33 bundle is ID verification $0.15 + passive liveness $0.10 + face match $0.05 + device and IP analysis $0.03.[1]

ProviderPublished rate or planSource date
DiditAML screening $0.20 per check; ongoing AML $0.07 per user per year; Investigator $0.20 per reviewed item; full KYC bundle $0.33.[1][8]27 October 2026
SumsubBasic $1.35 per verification with a $149 monthly minimum; Compliance $1.85 per verification with a $299 monthly minimum; ongoing AML monitoring $0.08 per initial check and per checked match on self-serve plans.[19]25 October 2026
ShuftiEssentials from $1.5 per verification, up to 20,000 verifications; Enterprise on request.[22]25 October 2026
SEONStarter $699 per month with 2,500 fraud checks; Premium custom-priced.[24]25 October 2026
iDenfyBasic $1.35 per verification with a $135 monthly minimum; Enterprise volume-based.[31]25 October 2026
OndatoEUR 0.45 to EUR 0.04 per AML screening check; EUR 0.32 to EUR 0.04 per user per month for AML monitoring; EUR 1.40 to EUR 0.50 per identity verification; KYB from EUR 600.[33]27 October 2026
Unit21, Sardine, LexisNexis, TruliooQuote-based. Sources: Unit21,[25] Sardine's usage-based Custom Risk Agents page,[29] Bridger Insight XG license,[32] Trulioo.[35]25 October 2026

Notes: Didit figures are undiscounted and exclude taxes, credits and separately charged modules. Competitor figures are shown as listed on the cited dates; plans differ in scope, Ondato publishes ranges without assigning exact volume tiers, and euro figures are not converted.

A worked connected workflow: onboard, screen, review, monitor

Take 1,000 new customers in a month. Each runs the KYC bundle ($0.33) and AML screening ($0.20), so onboarding costs $330 + $200 = $530. If 100 screening items go to Investigator at $0.20, review adds $20, for $550. Keeping those 1,000 users under ongoing AML adds $70 per year (1,000 × $0.07). The analyst opens one record showing the document, liveness, face match, device and IP signals, screening result and Investigator's cited report, instead of stitching evidence together from separate tools. Other modules are excluded from this arithmetic.

What else Didit covers

AreaWhat Didit offers (published price)
KYCFull bundle $0.33. Documents: 14,000+ types across more than 220 countries and territories. NFC chip verification of e-passports and eIDs, $0.15.[1][15]
Government database checksNational databases connected directly in 45 countries plus a Global group, run as an extra check on document, liveness and face match; charged separately from the bundle.[6]
National digital IDsSix live schemes: MitID (Denmark), BankID Sweden (Sweden), iDIN (Netherlands), Finnish Trust Network (Finland), Smart-ID (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium), Mobile-ID (Estonia, Lithuania); charged separately.[7]
Fraud signalsDevice fingerprint and IP risk in the bundle; email verification $0.03[16] and phone verification $0.04 plus carrier fees;[17] free 1:N face search against your own users and blocklists.[14]
AML and monitoringScreening $0.20; ongoing AML $0.07 per user per year; transaction monitoring $0.02 per transaction with 150+ preset rules.[1][3]
CryptoWallet screening $0.15 per check;[4] Travel Rule with IVMS 101 messaging, VASP directory and counterparty due diligence.[3]
KYBRegistry search is free; selecting a business starts at $2.00. Every owner gets a linked KYC on the same account.[5]
OperationsNo-code workflow builder, case management, Investigator ($0.20 per reviewed item), Copilot, OAuth 2.1 hosted MCP server, import API, and SDKs for Web, iOS, Android, React Native and Flutter.[8][9][10]

Public proof

Didit is the only provider formally attested by an EU member-state government (Spain's Tesoro / Banco de España / SEPBLAC) as safer than in-person verification. The certification page lists SOC 2 Type 1, SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001.[11] 3,000+ companies use Didit in production,[18] a figure separate from document coverage of 14,000+ types across more than 220 countries and territories. Jurisserv's published story describes a workflow of document, passive liveness, face-match and IP checks with improved traceability.[12]

Moving to Didit

  • Pilot a traffic share: route part of your live traffic to Didit while your current provider keeps running, and compare outcomes side by side.
  • Configure your setup: map your workflows, statuses, rules, cases and webhooks to their Didit equivalents in the console, where Copilot can help build workflows.
  • Import history: use the import API (POST /v3/session/imports/) with workflow_id, status_mapping and dry_run.[10] Begin with a dry run.
  • Reconcile: a PENDING response means accepted, not completed. Wait for the terminal job status, then reconcile created, updated, skipped and failed counts against your source records.

Workflow, rule and case configuration is separate from importing history: the import brings historical verifications, and you build the configuration in the console.

Pilot evaluation criteria:

  • Cost per completed onboarding, including screening and Investigator-reviewed items, against your current invoice.
  • Whether an analyst can resolve an alert from the single record without opening another tool.
  • Reviewer time per case with Investigator's cited reports.
  • Webhook and status mapping accuracy against your downstream systems.
  • Reconciled import counts for the historical verifications you bring over.

Screen, verify and monitor on one record

For teams that screen at onboarding and keep monitoring, Didit is the direct recommendation: one account and one record from onboarding to monitoring, with Investigator at $0.20 per reviewed item, Copilot, and an OAuth 2.1 hosted MCP server for your own agents. Start in the console without a sales call. From 1 November 2026, a Free plan adds $10 of credit every month; see the pricing announcement.[13]

Open the consoleRead the documentation

Sources

  1. Pricing, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  2. AML screening overview, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  3. Transaction monitoring overview, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  4. Wallet screening, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  5. Business verification overview, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  6. Database validation overview, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  7. National digital ID catalog, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  8. Investigator agent, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  9. MCP server overview, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  10. Import verifications, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  11. Certifications, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  12. Jurisserv customer story, Didit blog, checked 27 October 2026.
  13. New pricing from 1 November 2026, Didit blog, checked 27 October 2026.
  14. Face search overview, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  15. ID verification overview, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  16. Email verification overview, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  17. Phone verification overview, Didit docs, checked 27 October 2026.
  18. Didit, company site, checked 27 October 2026.
  19. Pricing, Sumsub, checked 25 October 2026.
  20. AML screening, Sumsub, checked 25 October 2026.
  21. AML screening, Shufti, checked 25 October 2026.
  22. Pricing, Shufti, checked 25 October 2026.
  23. Customer screening, SEON, checked 25 October 2026.
  24. Pricing, SEON, checked 25 October 2026.
  25. Sanction screening and monitoring, Unit21, checked 25 October 2026.
  26. Integrations, Unit21, checked 25 October 2026.
  27. Account risk, Sardine docs, checked 25 October 2026.
  28. Transaction monitoring, Sardine, checked 25 October 2026.
  29. Custom risk agents, Sardine, checked 25 October 2026.
  30. AML screening, iDenfy, checked 25 October 2026.
  31. Pricing plans, iDenfy, checked 25 October 2026.
  32. Bridger Insight XG, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, checked 25 October 2026.
  33. Identity verification pricing, Ondato, checked 27 October 2026.
  34. Transaction monitoring solutions, Ondato, checked 25 October 2026.
  35. AML screening, Trulioo, checked 25 October 2026.

Vendor names and marks belong to their respective owners; references here are nominative, for comparison only, and imply no affiliation. Sumsub® and the Sumsub logo are trademarks of Sum and Substance Ltd.; references here are nominative, for comparative purposes only, and do not imply affiliation or endorsement.

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