ScreenVeritAI vs OpenSanctions
The OpenSanctions alternative with a ready-to-use screening workflow.
ScreenVeritAI brings name screening, browser uploads and saved PDF evidence into one ready-to-use service. Quick Check costs €0.39; add written AI review with Full Search. OpenSanctions provides data and matching tools for teams building their own process.
Feature checklist
A reviewer workflow ready to use.
ScreenVeritAI includes browser checks and name-screening PDFs. OpenSanctions gives developers data and matching tools to build their own workflow.
| What you get | ScreenVeritAIName screening · PDF export | OpenSanctionsPublished terms |
|---|---|---|
| PDF evidence | ||
| Written AI match review | ||
| No required subscription | ||
| No-code batch screening | ||
| Screening coverage | ||
| Name-screening API | ||
| Crypto address checks |
- Available
- Not offered on these terms
- Condition or extra cost
- Confirm with vendor
Sources checked 11 October 2026. Open a cell’s source for the offer and its conditions. A question mark means unconfirmed, not unavailable. AI match review is included in Full Search, not Quick Check. PAYG uses prepaid balance; minimum top-up €5. RCA means relatives and close associates of politically exposed persons. Crypto address checks use a separate prepaid API; USDC issuer-block checks cover Ethereum.
Assessment
Who each product fits best
ScreenVeritAI
Choose ScreenVeritAI if…
Give reviewers a working portal, screening history and downloadable name-screening PDFs. Use the same product through the API, and add public-source media or ownership research when needed.
- You want deterministic Quick Check with no AI processing
- You want criminal-watchlist screening by default, not just sanctions and PEP
- You want written AI match review when you choose Full Search
- You need saved name-screening findings and downloadable PDFs
OpenSanctions
Consider OpenSanctions if…
Your team wants direct dataset access, configurable matching and control over the integration. Its open-source yente service can run on your own infrastructure with the appropriate commercial data licence.
- You have engineers building the review and evidence workflow
- Self-hosting is a requirement
- You want bulk data and a configurable matching service
Key differences
ScreenVeritAI and OpenSanctions, point by point
From data to decision
Put screening in your team’s hands
ScreenVeritAI gives reviewers the interface, saved name-screening results and PDF export. Upload up to 100 names per job or integrate the API. Your team can start reviewing evidence without first building authentication, an upload screen and a report workflow around a matching endpoint.
Data provenance
Shared data can support different products
ScreenVeritAI uses OpenSanctions bulk data for its PEP/RCA domain. Its sanctions and criminal-watchlist pipelines are separate. The comparison is between the workflows you buy: a data/matching integration, or a hosted screening product with review, research and reporting options. Neither shared data nor a match score removes the need to examine source evidence.
Compare total cost
Count implementation as well as API operations
OpenSanctions publishes prepaid API bundles from €50 for 500 metered operations, a lower entry unit rate than ScreenVeritAI Quick Check. ScreenVeritAI starts with a €5 top-up and includes the reviewer interface and name-screening PDF. Compare the checks you need, engineering time and ongoing ownership of your evidence workflow. Neither requires a subscription for its prepaid offer.
Full coverage and product comparison
Feature comparison
How ScreenVeritAI and OpenSanctions compare across the capabilities compliance teams evaluate.
| Capability | ScreenVeritAI | OpenSanctions |
|---|---|---|
| Source 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 | Published source catalogue spanning sanctions, PEP and risk datasets; configurable dataset scopes. |
| PEP/RCA provenance | Our PEP/RCA domain uses OpenSanctions bulk data, processed in a separate local screening pipeline | Produces the PEP/RCA graph and related source data used by many integrations. |
| Review output | Four name-screening/research products — Quick Check (deterministic, no AI), Adverse Media Check, Full Search (query expansion, aliases, explainable AI review of every match) and the Deep Research Report | Scored matches with explanations; matching explanations are not the same product as written AI case review. |
| Evidence workflow | Saved name-screening findings with PDF export, available while the screening record is retained | API returns source-linked candidate records; your integration manages review and retained reports. |
| API pricing | Quick Check €0.39; €5 minimum top-up, no required subscription | Prepaid API credits: €50 for 500 operations; volume bundles available, excluding VAT (11 October 2026). |
| API and 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 | Matching API, SDK/CLI and bulk datasets; build the file-review workflow around these tools. |
| Self-hosting | Hosted service; no self-hosted edition | Open-source yente API can be self-hosted with a commercial data licence. |
| Monitoring | Scheduled re-screening available with monthly plans (slot limits per tier); runs use check allowances or PAYG balance — no separate watch fee | Documented integration-managed re-screening workflow. |
| Crypto address checks | API-only Crypto Address Check: exact OFAC identifiers by currency label, optional native-USDC issuer-block check on Ethereum. €0.39/completed check, PAYG only. No transaction tracing, monitoring, batch or PDF | Matcher supports wallet-address identifiers; confirm required datasets and networks. |
Coverage assessment: 11 October 2026. Selected PDF, AI, pricing and batch terms checked on 11 October 2026; crypto scope reflects the documented API release. Crypto scope and conditions are listed with sources in the feature checklist. ScreenVeritAI coverage snapshot: October 2026. Unconfirmed details do not mean a feature is absent. PAYG requires a minimum €5 balance top-up; listed rates are deducted per check. Verify current vendor terms for the plan you intend to buy.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What buyers ask before switching from OpenSanctions.
Does ScreenVeritAI use OpenSanctions data?
Yes. The PEP/RCA screening domain uses OpenSanctions bulk data processed through a dedicated local pipeline. Sanctions and criminal-watchlist ingestion are separate domains. ScreenVeritAI adds its hosted portal, screening workflow, saved name-screening PDFs and optional research products.
Is OpenSanctions cheaper?
Its entry API bundle is €50 for 500 metered operations, excluding VAT. ScreenVeritAI Quick Check is €0.39, with a €5 minimum top-up. The OpenSanctions unit rate is lower; ScreenVeritAI includes the portal and report workflow. Compare the cost of the complete implementation, not only the operation.
Can I self-host ScreenVeritAI?
No. ScreenVeritAI is a hosted service with core infrastructure in Finland. If you must operate the matching service in your own network, evaluate OpenSanctions yente and its commercial data licence.
Does OpenSanctions explain its matches?
Yes. Its matching service returns explanations of scores and uses additional identifiers and context. ScreenVeritAI Full Search offers written AI review of candidate matches; Quick Check is deterministic. Test both outputs against your reviewer requirements.
Does ScreenVeritAI also check crypto addresses?
Yes. Crypto Address Check is an API-only product at €0.39 per completed check, funded only from the EUR prepaid wallet. It matches exact OFAC identifiers under the requested currency label. Add the Ethereum network option to check native-USDC issuer-block status at a finalized block. The response includes source evidence; it does not provide transaction tracing, exposure scoring, monitoring, batch or a PDF. A negative source result is not a clean-wallet verdict.
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