Category overview · 2026 · checked 4 September 2026
Best sanctions screening software in 2026OFAC, EU, UK and global lists compared
14 sanctions screening tools, each assessed against the same five criteria: coverage, API and batch access, ongoing monitoring, audit trail and pricing transparency. Compare the product scope and buying terms for your shortlist. The source assessment is dated 4 September 2026; each published price links to the vendor’s offer.
Published by ScreenVeritAI, which is included in this comparison. Vendor facts are dated and source-linked. “Not published” means unconfirmed in the reviewed materials, not that a capability is absent. Confirm current prices and terms before buying.
Method
How to read this survey
Vendor marketing is not comparable across sites, so this survey applies five buying criteria identically to every product. Each one is a question to put to a vendor directly — the answers are what separate tools once the headline claims are set aside.
Coverage
AskWhich sanctions regimes, PEP data and criminal or wanted lists are screened on every check — and which are separate feeds you have to buy?
Headline jurisdiction counts hide the real gaps. Sanctions and PEP are near-universal; criminal and wanted-person lists are not, and adverse media is often a different product entirely. Ask for the source register, not the count.
API & batch
AskIs there a documented REST API, and what are the limits for no-code file uploads?
Most programmes need both: an API for onboarding in the product, and a bulk upload for periodic portfolio sweeps. A vendor strong on one is not automatically strong on the other.
Ongoing monitoring
AskAfter onboarding, who re-screens the customer when the lists change — and what does that cost per entity per year?
A one-off check is a point in time; risk is continuous. Monitoring pricing is where per-check economics quietly break, so model it on your real book, not on a single check.
Audit trail
AskCan you retrieve the saved findings, sources and review record for a completed screening?
A retained screening record connects the check date, results and reviewer decision. Confirm export formats and retention terms.
Pricing transparency
AskIs the price on the website, or does it require a sales call and an annual commitment?
Published pricing is not automatically cheaper — but it lets you model total cost before you commit, and it tends to correlate with self-serve onboarding.
14 vendors · 5 criteria
At a glance
Every vendor against every criterion, in the same words. Scroll horizontally to read the full matrix.
Sanctions screening vendors compared on coverage, API and batch, ongoing monitoring, audit trail and pricing transparency
Vendor
Coverage
API & batch
Ongoing monitoring
Audit trail
Pricing transparency
ScreenVeritAIPAYG name screening with PDF evidence and optional AI reviewThis is us
59 sanctions sources (11 core, 48 additional), 16 criminal watchlists, 730,314 PEP/RCA people from 297 datasets. Quick Check and Full Search include all three domains; source register publishedThe register, source by source
REST API v1: name screening with polling, browser CSV/XLSX uploads (100 rows per batch job), and separate synchronous Crypto Address Check. Crypto is API-only, without batch or PDF
Scheduled re-screening available with monthly plans (slot limits per tier); runs use check allowances or PAYG balance — no separate watch fee
Saved name-screening findings with PDF export, available while the screening record is retained. Full Search adds written AI review of candidate matches
Quick Check €0.39, Adverse Media €0.99, Full Search €5.90, Deep Research €14.90. PAYG: no platform fee or required subscription; €5 minimum top-up. 50 Quick Checks: €19.50; 500: €195
World-Check (LSEG)Curated risk profiles and enterprise screening workflows
Published datasets include sanctions, PEPs with associates and family, SOEs, regulatory and law-enforcement lists, adverse media, sanctioned securities, UBO and vessels — at "over 4m records". No list count, no per-list timestamps
API and batch screening; batch requires case-management mode and is unavailable in Zero Footprint mode.
"continuous monitoring with our ongoing screening capabilities", profiles "updated daily by a global research team". Re-screen cadence and per-entity price are not published
World-Check One provides logged review actions and PDF exports. Confirm retention and access terms.Vendor documentation
Request pricing and contract details for the selected product and datasets.
ComplyAdvantageScreening plans, case management and wider financial-crime products
Sanctions & Watchlists (OFAC, HMT, EU plus "over 60 additional jurisdictions"), PEPs & RCAs updated daily, and adverse media. No source register, no PEP counts, no per-list timestamps
REST APIs, webhooks and CSV/XLSX customer uploads in the Mesh web app.
Ongoing monitoring is core and the Starter plan is priced by monitored entities, 100 to 2,000 on the published ladder. Re-screen cadence is not stated
Case-management records and structured AI explanations are documented; confirm export formats and retention for the plan.Vendor documentation
Starter $119/month or $99/month equivalent on annual billing; confirm allowances and included products.
Sanction ScannerScreening, transaction monitoring and customer risk tools
"more than 3000 different Sanctions, PEPs Wanted and Watched Lists from over 220 countries" and "1000+ different government lists", refreshed every 15 minutes. No register behind the totals
REST API, webhooks and a documented batch dashboard with Excel reporting; confirm plan limits.
"Automated Daily Ongoing Monitoring", with the control period set per customer risk level. Per-entity cost is not published
Audit logs and PDF reports by scan ID are documented; confirm retention and reviewer permissions.Vendor documentation
Request a demo or proposal for the selected products and volume.
Castellum.AIMatching and monitoring with vendor-published accuracy metrics
September source pages list "1,000+ watchlists" and "200,000+ sources" on the homepage, "1,700+ global watchlists" across "220+ Countries" on the product page. Refresh stated as every 5 minutes
Screening API with a public SwaggerHub spec. Confirm SDK, webhook, file-upload and batch-limit requirements
A published product — "Our data updates every 5 minutes" and "never see the same alert twice". Per-entity terms and price are not published
Matching is positioned as explainable and audit-ready, but confirm report export, stored-result and retention requirements with the vendor
Confirm the required tier and rate with the vendor
sanctions.ioAPI and no-code batch screening with multiple report formats
"75+ Sanctions Lists" with roughly fifty authorities itemised, PEP as "more than 1M records" without a source register, and a criminal page ("8k+" records: FBI, Interpol). Hourly refresh, no per-list timestamps
Screening and batch APIs, webhooks and no-code Excel upload; manual batch supports up to 9,999 rows.
A published product with alerts and allow/deny lists. Cadence is given for the data ("every 60 minutes"), not per entity, and the price comes from a call
PDF, CSV and JSON exports; manual single-screen results have a one-hour download window.Vendor documentation
Custom proposal with usage and renewal terms; compare the selected plan.
DilisensePublished per-call pricing and an itemised source catalogue
Published source catalogue: "130+" sanctions lists split by region, "39 lists" of criminal data (Interpol, FBI, Europol, DEA), 119 risk-intelligence lists. PEP has no published count
REST API and Windows Excel tool for batches of up to 10,000 names.
Priced openly at "0.15 EUR per name / month", minimum "150 EUR per month — 1,000 names included", with webhook alerts and screening several times a day
Published API-call and monthly plans; include the additional report call when comparing costs.
NameScanPrepaid data packages with PDF reports and batch uploads
"thousands of credible worldwide sanctions, regulatory and law enforcement lists" across "195 countries", updated daily. No register, no source count, no per-list timestamps
REST API, PDF endpoints and no-code CSV/XML batch upload.
Sold through a different product, the enterprise MemberCheck platform, with no stated cadence and no per-entity price
PDF reports for Emerald and Sapphire scans, plus dashboard history. Confirm retention terms.Vendor documentation
Prepaid Emerald and Sapphire packages; selector prices depend on data package, currency and volume.
ComplyCubeDocument and biometric identity verification with AML screening
"3,000+" sanctions, watchlist, PEP, adverse-media and enforcement lists across "250+ countries and territories". No register behind the total, no per-list timestamps
REST API and SDKs; batch imports and exports from Core.
Continuous monitoring with alerts by webhook or email, published at "$0.03/month" per entity on Core and Growth
PDF reports and case-management audit trails are listed on the pricing page.Vendor documentation
Starter $99/month and Core $299/month with included usage credits; compare product rates and overage.
OpenSanctionsSource-transparent data and configurable matching
Sanctions, PEP and risk datasets with a public source catalogue; choose the required dataset scope.Data documentation
Matching API, typed Python SDK/CLI and bulk datasets.
Integration-managed re-screening workflow is documented.
Source-linked match records; retained review and report workflow belongs to the integration.
Prepaid API: €50/500 operations, excluding VAT; volume bundles available (11 October 2026).Current API bundles
ChecklynxScreening connected to case management and monitoring
Sanctions, PEP/RCA, wanted lists and separately billed adverse media.
Screening API and CSV batch workflow.
Priced by active monitored customer; published population tiers.
Reviewer rationale, source evidence and report artifacts connected to case history.Evidence workflow
€49/month includes 99 AML checks; additional usage at volume rates (11 October 2026).Current pricing
iDenfyIdentity verification with AML and monitoring options
Sanctions programmes listed by region, roughly a hundred, with no total published; "4 levels of PEPs" and "more than 20 million" indexed news sources. Confirm criminal and wanted-list scope for the selected product
REST API with an interactive reference, a Postman collection and webhooks; its four SDKs are mobile capture, not screening. Confirm bulk-upload support and limits for the intended product
Published cadence: "a recurring daily check… every 24 hours for as long as monitoring is active", each renewal costing one credit. The credit price is not published
"Download PDF — exports the full monitoring record as a PDF", plus logs of every status change and previous runs. Confirm retention terms for historical results
Identity verification "$1.35 per verification" with "$135 min. monthly"; sanctions and PEP screening is an add-on at "+$0.45 per verification". The AML tab shows no numbers (4 Sep 2026)
SanctScanSanctions-focused screening with published monthly plans
Nine official sanctions lists (OFAC SDN, US Consolidated, UN, UK HMT, EU, SECO, Canada GAC, DFAT, Japan MOF), refreshed daily. PEP was not live in the September assessment; confirm current adverse-media and criminal-list scope
REST API from the $39 plan, with webhooks and 60 requests a minute, plus a CSV upload in the app for "hundreds or thousands of entities". Confirm SDK and batch-endpoint requirements
Continuous re-screening against all nine lists — daily on Solo, hourly on Starter, every 15 minutes on Growth — with overage at $0.30 a monitored entity, $0.15 on Growth
"Export any screening result as a PDF for your compliance file… a dated report instead of reconstructing history", plus logs of every decision. Confirm retention terms
The whole table is public: $0 (25 searches/mo) · Solo $19 (250) · Starter $39 (1,500) · Growth $149 (unlimited) · Enterprise custom (4 Sep 2026)
VerifexDeveloper tools and machine-readable screening evidence
47 sources on its own public endpoint, each with an ingestion timestamp and expected cadence, spanning sanctions, debarment, law-enforcement and export-control data. It states it licenses no curated PEP dataset
REST API with Node, Python, Go and Rust SDKs, signed webhooks on Growth, and a batch endpoint whose plan-gated limit its own pages give as 10–500 and as 100. Confirm file-upload requirements
Watched entities are "re-screened daily" with a webhook when the risk level changes — published in the changelog rather than as a product page. No per-entity price
An Evidence Capsule: a JSON snapshot of the input, match rationale, source metadata, engine version and a SHA-256 decision hash. Retention 30–365 days by tier in the assessed plans; confirm PDF options
Published in full: $0 (50 screens/mo, OFAC and UN only) · $49 (2,500) · $99 (10,000) · $249 (50,000) · Enterprise custom · "~$0.02/screen at Starter" (4 Sep 2026)
“Not published” = the detail was not stated in the vendor's public materials at the time of writing. ScreenVeritAI's full source register is published on our coverage page (as of October 2026).
Price register
Published prices, checked 4 September 2026
Each row quotes what the vendor publishes on its own page, in its own currency and unit, with the page we read. Where nothing is published, the row says so — that is a finding about the buying process, not a judgement about the product.
Sanctions screening vendors and the prices published on their own websites on 4 September 2026
Vendor
Published price, as quoted
Source checked
Checklynx
€49/month with 99 AML checks; additional usage at volume rates. Adverse media billed separately (11 October 2026).
Identity verification "$1.35 per verification" with "$135 min. monthly"; sanctions and PEP screening is an add-on at "+$0.45 per verification". The AML Verification tab itself shows no numbers, only a demo button.
Coverage and general vendor scope were assessed on 4 September 2026; selected report, batch and pricing terms were checked on 10 October 2026. Checklynx and OpenSanctions entries were reviewed on 11 October 2026. Prices use the vendor’s currency and billing unit. A package selector or quoted plan is not equivalent to a flat per-check rate. ScreenVeritAI PAYG requires a €5 minimum balance top-up. Open the linked source for current allowances and terms.
Our own entry
Where ScreenVeritAI fits
We publish this survey, so here is our own entry stated plainly rather than implied. Each point below is checkable on the page it links to — and the honest limit is that ScreenVeritAI is screening-only: no document or biometric identity verification, and no transaction monitoring.
Sanctions, PEP/RCA and criminal watchlists in Quick Check
Quick Check and Full Search screen sanctions across 59 sources, 16 criminal watchlists and the public-source PEP/RCA dataset. The coverage register names the sources so you can compare them with your requirements.
Quick Check uses deterministic matching without AI. Full Search adds query expansion and written AI review of candidate matches. Review source evidence and reasoning together before making the decision.
Name-screening results are saved in your account and can be exported as a PDF while the record is retained. Keep the source-linked findings and review material with the rest of your due-diligence records.
Core infrastructure in Finland; a no-AI check option
ScreenVeritAI hosts its core infrastructure in Finland. Quick Check uses no AI processing. Full Search and other AI products use external providers. Confirm processing and retention requirements when evaluating those products.
Published PAYG rates, without a required monthly plan
Quick Check €0.39, Adverse Media Check €0.99, Full Search €5.90 and Deep Research Report €14.90. PAYG requires a €5 minimum balance top-up; each completed billable check deducts its rate. At the Quick Check rate, 500 checks cost €195.
Screen a name in the portal, upload a CSV/XLSX file of up to 100 rows, or integrate REST API v1. Scheduled monitoring is available with monthly plans; runs use check allowances or PAYG balance. Deep Research Report is a separate workflow and is not available in batch.
Crypto Address Check adds an API-only address workflow at €0.39 per completed check, funded from your EUR prepaid balance. Match exact OFAC identifiers under the requested currency label; optionally check native-USDC issuer-block status on Ethereum. Get the source evidence in the response. Transaction tracing, exposure scoring, monitoring, batch and PDF reports are outside this product.
“Best” depends on what you are screening and from where. Four common buying scenarios, answered directly — each one names the vendors that fit, including where we are not the obvious pick.
Best sanctions screening software for European companies
ScreenVeritAI offers core hosting in Finland and deterministic Quick Check without AI processing. Quick Check includes sanctions, PEP/RCA and criminal watchlists, with saved findings and a PDF. AI products use external providers. Review the selected product’s processing and retention terms alongside the source coverage you require.
Best software for sanctions screening in supply chains and supplier books
Use ScreenVeritAI to screen supplier files in the browser: CSV/XLSX, up to 100 names per job, with sanctions, PEP/RCA and criminal watchlists included in Quick Check. Larger portfolios can be split into jobs or integrated through the API. Monthly plans offer monitoring slots; scheduled runs consume allowances or PAYG balance.
Best denied-party and restricted-party screening tools for exporters
Start with the lists relevant to your counterparties and trade: OFAC sanctions, BIS export-control lists and the other applicable authorities. ScreenVeritAI includes BIS Denied Persons, Entity and Unverified Lists in its published screening register. Name screening supports the counterparty check; it does not determine goods classification, licence requirements or all ownership-based restrictions.
Best restricted-party screening software with published pricing
ScreenVeritAI publishes Quick Check €0.39, Adverse Media Check €0.99, Full Search €5.90 and Deep Research Report €14.90. PAYG has no required monthly plan and a €5 minimum top-up. At the Quick Check rate, 50 checks cost €19.50 and 500 cost €195. Compare those totals with the plan allowances, packages and reporting charges in the linked vendor price table.
Each entry pairs the vendor’s strength with its trade-off, then the same five criteria used in the matrix.
ScreenVeritAI
This is us
PAYG name screening with PDF evidence and optional AI review
ScreenVeritAI combines sanctions, PEP/RCA and criminal-watchlist screening in Quick Check and Full Search. Quick Check is deterministic; Full Search adds query expansion and written AI match review. Adverse Media Check and Deep Research Report are separate products. Core infrastructure is hosted in Finland. Use the portal or API for name screening, retain saved results and download a PDF. A separate Crypto Address Check API checks OFAC address identifiers and optional native-USDC issuer blocks on Ethereum.
Trade-off
No document or biometric identity verification, transaction monitoring or enterprise case-routing suite. Name-screening batches take up to 100 rows per job. AI products use external providers; PAYG requires a €5 minimum top-up.
Best for
Teams needing PAYG name screening, saved PDF evidence and optional written AI review.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
59 sanctions sources (11 core, 48 additional), 16 criminal watchlists, 730,314 PEP/RCA people from 297 datasets. Quick Check and Full Search include all three domains; source register published
API & batch
REST API v1: name screening with polling, browser CSV/XLSX uploads (100 rows per batch job), and separate synchronous Crypto Address Check. Crypto is API-only, without batch or PDF
Ongoing monitoring
Scheduled re-screening available with monthly plans (slot limits per tier); runs use check allowances or PAYG balance — no separate watch fee
Audit trail
Saved name-screening findings with PDF export, available while the screening record is retained. Full Search adds written AI review of candidate matches
Pricing transparency
Quick Check €0.39, Adverse Media €0.99, Full Search €5.90, Deep Research €14.90. PAYG: no platform fee or required subscription; €5 minimum top-up. 50 Quick Checks: €19.50; 500: €195
Curated risk profiles and enterprise screening workflows
LSEG World-Check provides researched profiles covering PEPs and associates, sanctions, adverse media and regulatory or law-enforcement data. Additional datasets include state-owned enterprises, securities and vessels. World-Check One and API products support screening and review workflows.
Trade-off
Obtain a proposal for the datasets, workflow and retention terms you require. Specialist research and enterprise case management may exceed a small team’s immediate name-screening needs.
Best for
Larger institutions buying curated adverse-media and PEP research with enterprise delivery.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
Published datasets include sanctions, PEPs with associates and family, SOEs, regulatory and law-enforcement lists, adverse media, sanctioned securities, UBO and vessels — at "over 4m records". No list count, no per-list timestamps
API & batch
API and batch screening; batch requires case-management mode and is unavailable in Zero Footprint mode.
Ongoing monitoring
"continuous monitoring with our ongoing screening capabilities", profiles "updated daily by a global research team". Re-screen cadence and per-entity price are not published
Audit trail
World-Check One provides logged review actions and PDF exports. Confirm retention and access terms.
Pricing transparency
Request pricing and contract details for the selected product and datasets.
Screening plans, case management and wider financial-crime products
ComplyAdvantage offers customer and company screening, ongoing monitoring and case management. Its wider platform includes payment screening, transaction monitoring and fraud detection. Starter publishes monthly and annual billing options, and its agentic workflows include structured explanations.
Trade-off
A Starter screening subscription should not be treated as the price of every platform product. Compare entity allowances, billing commitment and required add-ons with your expected usage.
Best for
Teams that need transaction monitoring and case management, not only name screening.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
Sanctions & Watchlists (OFAC, HMT, EU plus "over 60 additional jurisdictions"), PEPs & RCAs updated daily, and adverse media. No source register, no PEP counts, no per-list timestamps
API & batch
REST APIs, webhooks and CSV/XLSX customer uploads in the Mesh web app.
Ongoing monitoring
Ongoing monitoring is core and the Starter plan is priced by monitored entities, 100 to 2,000 on the published ladder. Re-screen cadence is not stated
Audit trail
Case-management records and structured AI explanations are documented; confirm export formats and retention for the plan.
Pricing transparency
Starter $119/month or $99/month equivalent on annual billing; confirm allowances and included products.
Screening, transaction monitoring and customer risk tools
Sanction Scanner offers sanctions, PEP and watchlist screening alongside adverse media, transaction monitoring, fraud detection and customer risk products. It documents a REST API, batch workflows and PDF reports.
Trade-off
Request a proposal for the products and volumes needed. Confirm the specific source register, processing regions and reporting terms rather than relying on aggregate list totals.
Best for
SMEs wanting screening, transaction monitoring and fraud detection from one vendor.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
"more than 3000 different Sanctions, PEPs Wanted and Watched Lists from over 220 countries" and "1000+ different government lists", refreshed every 15 minutes. No register behind the totals
API & batch
REST API, webhooks and a documented batch dashboard with Excel reporting; confirm plan limits.
Ongoing monitoring
"Automated Daily Ongoing Monitoring", with the control period set per customer risk level. Per-entity cost is not published
Audit trail
Audit logs and PDF reports by scan ID are documented; confirm retention and reviewer permissions.
Pricing transparency
Request a demo or proposal for the selected products and volume.
Matching and monitoring with vendor-published accuracy metrics
Castellum.AI offers screening and monitoring and publishes matching-performance claims. Its product pages describe broad watchlist coverage and an explainable, audit-oriented matching approach.
Trade-off
Vendor performance figures are not a benchmark on your counterparties. Test a representative set and confirm the source scope, report exports, retention and commercial terms you require.
Best for
Teams that want quantified false-positive reduction with explainable, audit-ready matching.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
September source pages list "1,000+ watchlists" and "200,000+ sources" on the homepage, "1,700+ global watchlists" across "220+ Countries" on the product page. Refresh stated as every 5 minutes
API & batch
Screening API with a public SwaggerHub spec. Confirm SDK, webhook, file-upload and batch-limit requirements
Ongoing monitoring
A published product — "Our data updates every 5 minutes" and "never see the same alert twice". Per-entity terms and price are not published
Audit trail
Matching is positioned as explainable and audit-ready, but confirm report export, stored-result and retention requirements with the vendor
Pricing transparency
Confirm the required tier and rate with the vendor
sanctions.io
API and no-code batch screening with multiple report formats
sanctions.io publishes sanctions, PEP and criminal-watchlist coverage and supports API screening, webhooks and manual Excel batches. Reports are available in PDF, CSV and JSON. Its documented manual batch accepts up to 9,999 rows.
Trade-off
Manual single-screen results remain available for one hour; download the report in that window. Compare the quoted plan and renewal terms with your screening volume.
Best for
Teams needing screening APIs, webhooks and larger manual batch files.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
"75+ Sanctions Lists" with roughly fifty authorities itemised, PEP as "more than 1M records" without a source register, and a criminal page ("8k+" records: FBI, Interpol). Hourly refresh, no per-list timestamps
API & batch
Screening and batch APIs, webhooks and no-code Excel upload; manual batch supports up to 9,999 rows.
Ongoing monitoring
A published product with alerts and allow/deny lists. Cadence is given for the data ("every 60 minutes"), not per entity, and the price comes from a call
Audit trail
PDF, CSV and JSON exports; manual single-screen results have a one-hour download window.
Pricing transparency
Custom proposal with usage and renewal terms; compare the selected plan.
Published per-call pricing and an itemised source catalogue
Dilisense publishes sanctions, PEP, criminal and risk-intelligence coverage, per-call API pricing and monitoring terms. Its Windows Excel tool supports batches of up to 10,000 names.
Trade-off
PDF report generation uses an additional API call. Account for that in the workflow cost, and confirm source scope and report-retention requirements for your integration.
Best for
High-volume, price-sensitive sanctions and PEP name lookups.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
Published source catalogue: "130+" sanctions lists split by region, "39 lists" of criminal data (Interpol, FBI, Europol, DEA), 119 risk-intelligence lists. PEP has no published count
API & batch
REST API and Windows Excel tool for batches of up to 10,000 names.
Ongoing monitoring
Priced openly at "0.15 EUR per name / month", minimum "150 EUR per month — 1,000 names included", with webhook alerts and screening several times a day
Audit trail
Downloadable PDF reports require an additional API call.
Pricing transparency
Published API-call and monthly plans; include the additional report call when comparing costs.
Prepaid data packages with PDF reports and batch uploads
NameScan offers Emerald and Sapphire packages, prepaid credits valid for twelve months and sanctions/PEP screening. It documents PDF reports and CSV/XML batch uploads. Sapphire identifies Acuris data, including a published PEP profile count.
Trade-off
The selected data package and volume affect the rate and coverage. Compare both with your requirements; confirm monitoring arrangements and any written AI review you need.
Best for
Teams buying prepaid screening packages with a choice of data providers.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
"thousands of credible worldwide sanctions, regulatory and law enforcement lists" across "195 countries", updated daily. No register, no source count, no per-list timestamps
API & batch
REST API, PDF endpoints and no-code CSV/XML batch upload.
Ongoing monitoring
Sold through a different product, the enterprise MemberCheck platform, with no stated cadence and no per-entity price
Audit trail
PDF reports for Emerald and Sapphire scans, plus dashboard history. Confirm retention terms.
Pricing transparency
Prepaid Emerald and Sapphire packages; selector prices depend on data package, currency and volume.
Document and biometric identity verification with AML screening
ComplyCube combines identity verification with standard and extensive AML checks. It lists PDF reports, case-management features, API access and SDKs. Batch processing is available from Core.
Trade-off
Starter and Core require monthly plans with included usage credits. Model the credit allowance and overage; if you only need name screening, compare that commitment with PAYG.
Best for
Teams needing KYC identity verification alongside AML screening.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
"3,000+" sanctions, watchlist, PEP, adverse-media and enforcement lists across "250+ countries and territories". No register behind the total, no per-list timestamps
API & batch
REST API and SDKs; batch imports and exports from Core.
Ongoing monitoring
Continuous monitoring with alerts by webhook or email, published at "$0.03/month" per entity on Core and Growth
Audit trail
PDF reports and case-management audit trails are listed on the pricing page.
Pricing transparency
Starter $99/month and Core $299/month with included usage credits; compare product rates and overage.
OpenSanctions provides risk datasets, a hosted matching API and the self-hosted yente service. ScreenVeritAI itself uses its bulk data for the PEP/RCA domain. Buyers choose between building an integration and buying a complete reviewer workflow.
Trade-off
Budget for the interface, review process and retained reporting that your team needs around the API. Self-hosted commercial use requires a data licence.
Best for
Engineering teams building a configurable or self-hosted screening workflow.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
Sanctions, PEP and risk datasets with a public source catalogue; choose the required dataset scope.
API & batch
Matching API, typed Python SDK/CLI and bulk datasets.
Ongoing monitoring
Integration-managed re-screening workflow is documented.
Audit trail
Source-linked match records; retained review and report workflow belongs to the integration.
Pricing transparency
Prepaid API: €50/500 operations, excluding VAT; volume bundles available (11 October 2026).
Screening connected to case management and monitoring
Checklynx combines sanctions, PEP/RCA and wanted-list checks with case review, monitoring and AI result assessment. It offers portal, API and CSV workflows.
Trade-off
A monthly base fee applies. Compare the full screening and monitoring bill with your volume; adverse media is priced separately.
Best for
Teams wanting a recurring screening, review and monitoring workflow.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
Sanctions, PEP/RCA, wanted lists and separately billed adverse media.
API & batch
Screening API and CSV batch workflow.
Ongoing monitoring
Priced by active monitored customer; published population tiers.
Audit trail
Reviewer rationale, source evidence and report artifacts connected to case history.
Pricing transparency
€49/month includes 99 AML checks; additional usage at volume rates (11 October 2026).
Identity verification with AML and monitoring options
iDenfy combines identity verification with AML screening. Its documentation describes sanctions and PEP scope, recurring monitoring and PDF exports of monitoring records.
Trade-off
Compare the identity-verification plan, AML add-ons and recurring monitoring charges together. Confirm the available standalone screening options and required source coverage.
Best for
Teams that primarily need identity verification with add-on sanctions screening.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
Sanctions programmes listed by region, roughly a hundred, with no total published; "4 levels of PEPs" and "more than 20 million" indexed news sources. Confirm criminal and wanted-list scope for the selected product
API & batch
REST API with an interactive reference, a Postman collection and webhooks; its four SDKs are mobile capture, not screening. Confirm bulk-upload support and limits for the intended product
Ongoing monitoring
Published cadence: "a recurring daily check… every 24 hours for as long as monitoring is active", each renewal costing one credit. The credit price is not published
Audit trail
"Download PDF — exports the full monitoring record as a PDF", plus logs of every status change and previous runs. Confirm retention terms for historical results
Pricing transparency
Identity verification "$1.35 per verification" with "$135 min. monthly"; sanctions and PEP screening is an add-on at "+$0.45 per verification". The AML tab shows no numbers (4 Sep 2026)
SanctScan
Sanctions-focused screening with published monthly plans
SanctScan’s assessed product covers nine official sanctions lists with monthly plans, monitoring and PDF exports. API access and monitoring frequency depend on the tier.
Trade-off
The September assessment lists PEP as planned and adverse media as unavailable. Confirm current scope before choosing it for a programme that also requires PEP or criminal-watchlist screening.
Best for
Small teams whose obligation is sanctions list screening only, on a published monthly price.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
Nine official sanctions lists (OFAC SDN, US Consolidated, UN, UK HMT, EU, SECO, Canada GAC, DFAT, Japan MOF), refreshed daily. PEP was not live in the September assessment; confirm current adverse-media and criminal-list scope
API & batch
REST API from the $39 plan, with webhooks and 60 requests a minute, plus a CSV upload in the app for "hundreds or thousands of entities". Confirm SDK and batch-endpoint requirements
Ongoing monitoring
Continuous re-screening against all nine lists — daily on Solo, hourly on Starter, every 15 minutes on Growth — with overage at $0.30 a monitored entity, $0.15 on Growth
Audit trail
"Export any screening result as a PDF for your compliance file… a dated report instead of reconstructing history", plus logs of every decision. Confirm retention terms
Pricing transparency
The whole table is public: $0 (25 searches/mo) · Solo $19 (250) · Starter $39 (1,500) · Growth $149 (unlimited) · Enterprise custom (4 Sep 2026)
Verifex
Developer tools and machine-readable screening evidence
Verifex publishes source-level information, an API, SDKs, batch endpoints and machine-readable Evidence Capsules. Its documentation includes source health and a vendor-run matching benchmark.
Trade-off
Confirm current batch limits and evidence-retention limits for the selected plan. The assessed PEP scope does not include a licensed curated commercial dataset; test it against your requirements.
Best for
Engineering-led teams that want verifiable source artefacts and a published price per screen.
Assessment against the five criteria
Coverage
47 sources on its own public endpoint, each with an ingestion timestamp and expected cadence, spanning sanctions, debarment, law-enforcement and export-control data. It states it licenses no curated PEP dataset
API & batch
REST API with Node, Python, Go and Rust SDKs, signed webhooks on Growth, and a batch endpoint whose plan-gated limit its own pages give as 10–500 and as 100. Confirm file-upload requirements
Ongoing monitoring
Watched entities are "re-screened daily" with a webhook when the risk level changes — published in the changelog rather than as a product page. No per-entity price
Audit trail
An Evidence Capsule: a JSON snapshot of the input, match rationale, source metadata, engine version and a SHA-256 decision hash. Retention 30–365 days by tier in the assessed plans; confirm PDF options
Pricing transparency
Published in full: $0 (50 screens/mo, OFAC and UN only) · $49 (2,500) · $99 (10,000) · $249 (50,000) · Enterprise custom · "~$0.02/screen at Starter" (4 Sep 2026)
Side by side
Head-to-head comparisons
Where we publish a full side-by-side — capability table, verdict columns and FAQ — for a single vendor.
For self-serve name screening with published PAYG prices and PDF evidence, start with ScreenVeritAI. Quick Check covers sanctions, PEP/RCA and criminal watchlists; Full Search adds written AI review. If your requirements include identity verification, transaction monitoring or curated research datasets, use the comparison to shortlist vendors with that scope.
How should you evaluate sanctions screening software?
Compare required source coverage, matching on representative names, reviewer workflow, reporting and total cost. Test known matches and near-namesakes through the same product tier, inspect the cited evidence, and check batch limits, monitoring charges and retention terms.
Which providers deliver the most accurate sanctions screening?
This survey does not independently benchmark accuracy. Vendor statistics use different datasets and methods. Test known matches, aliases, transliterations and near-namesakes relevant to your business. ScreenVeritAI Full Search adds query expansion and written AI review; Quick Check remains deterministic.
Which tools offer the best batch and API sanctions screening?
ScreenVeritAI provides REST API v1 and browser CSV/XLSX uploads of up to 100 rows per job. Larger files need to be split. Dilisense documents up to 10,000 names through its Windows Excel tool; sanctions.io documents up to 9,999 rows in manual batch. Compare file limits, job handling, required plan and evidence output for your workload.
Which providers offer the best dashboards and reporting for sanctions screening metrics?
Distinguish reporting on an individual screening from analytics across an alert queue. ScreenVeritAI provides saved name-screening results and PDF exports. Enterprise case-management products address broader workflow requirements. Test the exact export, permissions and metrics your team needs before selecting a plan.
Which platforms provide the most reliable sanctions alerts and denials workflow?
Evaluate alert delivery, reviewer permissions, dispositions and retained evidence separately. ScreenVeritAI Full Search adds written AI match reasoning, but the reviewer makes the final decision. If you require multi-stage case routing or transaction denials, include those requirements explicitly; name screening alone does not supply them.
What are the best systems for real-time and ongoing sanctions list monitoring?
Compare list-update cadence with how often your saved subjects are re-screened; they are different. ScreenVeritAI offers scheduled monitoring with monthly plans and slot limits. Runs use check allowances or PAYG balance, without a separate watch fee. Check each vendor’s schedule, alert handling and cost at your expected frequency.
Can sanctions screening software produce an audit trail an examiner accepts?
Software can support your evidence record; it cannot guarantee acceptance by an examiner. Look for the screening date, queried subject, source-linked results and documented review decisions. ScreenVeritAI saves name-screening findings with PDF export while the record is retained. Apply your own retention and review requirements.
How much does sanctions screening software cost?
Compare the billing unit and total commitment: per API call, prepaid package, monitored entity or monthly plan with credits. ScreenVeritAI PAYG rates are Quick Check €0.39, Adverse Media €0.99, Full Search €5.90 and Deep Research Report €14.90, with a €5 minimum balance top-up. Add monitoring frequency, report costs and any required plan before comparing totals.
What is the best sanctions screening software for European companies?
ScreenVeritAI hosts its core infrastructure in Finland. Quick Check uses deterministic list matching without AI processing. Full Search and Adverse Media use external AI and research services; hosting location alone is not a guarantee that all processing stays in the EU. Confirm AI-provider processing and retention terms for the products you intend to use.
Do all these tools screen criminal watchlists?
Coverage differs by provider and product. ScreenVeritAI includes 16 criminal and wanted-person watchlists in Quick Check and Full Search. Other vendors publish criminal or law-enforcement scope too. Compare the specific authorities you require and whether they are included in your selected product.
What is the best software for sanctions screening in supply chains?
ScreenVeritAI supports supplier checks through CSV/XLSX uploads of up to 100 rows per job and REST API v1. Quick Check includes sanctions, PEP/RCA and criminal watchlists with PDF export. For recurring supplier reviews, compare monitoring allowances and run frequency; for larger files, split the portfolio into jobs.
Which restricted-party screening tools publish their pricing?
ScreenVeritAI publishes per-check rates. Dilisense and OpenSanctions publish API rates; ComplyCube, ComplyAdvantage, SanctScan and Verifex publish plan prices. NameScan uses a package selector. The price table links the relevant sources; compare allowances, billing periods, credits and report costs, not just the smallest number.
Is sanctions screening software worth it versus checking the lists manually?
Software can reduce repeated work across sources and provide a consistent record of the check. ScreenVeritAI combines sanctions, PEP/RCA and criminal-watchlist checks with saved findings and PDF export. The value depends on your volume, sources and review requirements; human assessment remains necessary for possible matches.
Does ScreenVeritAI offer KYT or crypto address screening?
ScreenVeritAI offers Crypto Address Check through its API at €0.39 per completed check, PAYG only. It checks exact OFAC address identifiers for the requested currency label and can add native-USDC issuer-block status on Ethereum. It is a source check, not a full KYT service: no transaction tracing, exposure scoring, monitoring, batch or PDF report. A negative result does not establish that a wallet is clean.
Check the facts
Reference
Where to check the underlying facts rather than read another opinion — the list register, the terms used above, our full source register, the API mechanics, and every head-to-head we publish.
Sanctions, PEP/RCA and criminal watchlists on one check. Choose your screening or research depth, keep the evidence, and pay per check. Crypto address checks are also available through a separate prepaid API.