KYC & Compliance evaluated across published price you can act on, biometric custody & enforcement history, verified country & document coverage, and will they still be here in three years.
Sumsub
#1 of 7 · published ranking
Sumsub
80ChainChoice Score
4199
Why it leads
2 points ahead of Veriff: +3.7 pts data custody risk
Cost
Not priced· No comparable price is published
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Personal comparison
KYC & Compliance ranked comparison
No comparable price is published; ranking still uses verified product evidence.
Ranked on 4 published criteria weighted 30/30/25/15, which set goal alignment — 30 of the 86 points. The rest: regional access 20, evidence depth 18, ease of use 10, institutional trust 8. Profile match is shown in breakdowns but carries no weight.
Audit
Infrastructure
Methodology
2026.09.15
published 2026-09-16
Providers tracked
980+
across 119 categories
Last verified
2026-09-15
newest dated pricing or sentiment read
Named on the roster
2 people
managing directors · 6 automated processes
Decision guide
What matters most before choosing in this category
Weighted on published price you can act on (30), biometric custody & enforcement history (30), verified country & document coverage (25), and will they still be here in three years (15). The heaviest is published price you can act on: Whether the vendor publishes a per-verification rate and monthly minimum on its own site, itemised by check type, without a sales call.
What matters most before choosing in this category
Weighted on published price you can act on (30), biometric custody & enforcement history (30), verified country & document coverage (25), and will they still be here in three years (15). The heaviest is published price you can act on: Whether the vendor publishes a per-verification rate and monthly minimum on its own site, itemised by check type, without a sales call.
From which markets do you onboard users, and are biometrics acceptable in all of them?
What is your monthly verification volume, and is the per-check price published?
What biometric data is retained, for how long, and under whose jurisdiction?
Default starting point
Expert review and scoring weights
Sumsub
SumsubData checked Sep 2026
London-registered KYC/AML platform publishing over 14,000 supported document types
London-registered KYC/AML platform publishing over 14,000 supported document types. Strongest on verified country & document coverage (9/10): Own ID-verification page states "Our platform supports over 14,000 document types across 220+ countries and territories" and "Support over 14,000+ ID types". The 14,000 document-type figure matches the headlines ComplyCube and Didit publish and is 2.8x Jumio's 5,000. Weakest on biometric custody & enforcement history (6/10): Publishes a per-jurisdiction biometric retention schedule: a maximum of three years for Illinois residents and up to one year for Texas residents, alongside a general five-year AML retention statement, and personal data is kept "no longer than for the period of contractual relationship with the Client".
Best forVerified Country & Document Coverage — 9/10
Main tradeoffCustomers contracting with SUMSUB TECH LTD (Cyprus) that are not incorporated in Cyprus must warrant that use of the Services takes place exclusively outside Cyprus (Terms cl. 9.4), so a business with a Cypriot branch or establishment should confirm which Sumsub entity it contracts with. Both self-serve tiers carry a monthly minimum ("$149 min. monthly commitment" on Basic, "$299 min. monthly commitment" on Compliance), and the $1.85 Compliance tier is the one the pricing page says "Includes AML and PoA checks".
Verify before signupBasic "$1.35 per verification" with "$149 min. monthly commitment" — "Perfect for non-regulated businesses looking to deter fraudsters and maximize pass rates in any country." Compliance "$1.85 per verification" with "$299 min. monthly commitment", "Includes AML and PoA checks", for regulated businesses. Enterprise custom. 14-day free trial with 50 free checks. Charges apply only for successful verifications. USD.
Methodology
How this category is reviewed
Reviewed on published price you can act on, biometric custody & enforcement history, verified country & document coverage, and will they still be here in three years.
The order on this page is the published ranking for this category. Every criterion, weight and source behind it is on the methodology page.
Frequently asked
Questions people ask before choosing kyc & compliance
What happens to my users' biometric data?
It is retained, and that retention outlives your contract. What is scored is what is kept, for how long, and under whose jurisdiction — because if the vendor is breached, that is your exposure. One provider in this pool was breached through a compromised operator account and now serves a 503 while directories still list it as active.
Are advertised country counts real?
Not as headline totals. Coverage is verified against each vendor's own published document tables rather than accepted from a marketing figure, because a country listed with one accepted document is not the same coverage as one with a full set.
What matters most when picking a KYC provider?
A price you can act on, and what happens to the biometrics — 60% of the weight between them. Retention is the liability that outlives the contract, and this pool contains a provider breached through a compromised operator account that is now serving a 503 while directories still list it active.
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