Provider at a glance
- Category
- KYC & Compliance
- Entity
- All 2 Sumsub products
- Official website
- sumsub.com
Independent rankingchecked How it works
Details
Scored 80 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read on file.
Sumsub
KYC and AML platform
KYC & Compliance
#1 Overall
Ranked #1 of 7 KYC & compliance in the published ranking
80
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
Is Sumsub right for you?
Right for you if these matter most
- Biometric Custody & Enforcement History6/10, the category best
- Verified Country & Document Coverage9/10, the category best
- Will They Still Be Here In Three Years7/10, the category best
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Published Price You Can Act On8/10 here; Didit scores 10
Not yet tested for your country. Markets it lists: Global.
to test where you can use it.
The rank above is the published one, the same for every reader. Find my best KYC provider shows where it lands for you.
What will Sumsub cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- Transactions per year
- 1k
How safe is Sumsub?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Sumsub
Compare all 4- 2Veriff2 points below · stronger on price transparency (9 against 8)78
- 3ComplyCube3 points below · stronger on price transparency (9 against 8)77
- 4Didit6 points below · stronger on price transparency (10 against 8)74
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Find out if Sumsub fits you
The rank above is the published one — the same for every visitor. Answer the category's questions and this section shows where Sumsub lands for you, which criteria your answers weight up, and which stated needs the record does or does not meet. The published rank stays beside it.
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Why it leads
Why Sumsub ranks #1
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (24.0 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest. Best in this ranking on 3 of 4.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
308+7.688.010#4/7Loading evidence…
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Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin+2over Veriff, #2
RobustnessHoldsacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 80–81 and stays #1
Evidence4 of 4 scored4 quoted, 4 with a source link
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of Sumsub’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
Published Price You Can Act On 8 → 6 on its ladder · Veriff passes it−278#1 → #3
Biometric Custody & Enforcement History 6 → 4 on its ladder · Veriff passes it−278#1 → #3
Verified Country & Document Coverage 9 → 7 on its ladder · Veriff passes it−279#1 → #2
Strengths
3 from the score dataWhere it leads
Best for readers who weight
- Biometric Custody & Enforcement History — 6/10, the category best
- Verified Country & Document Coverage — 9/10, the category best
- Will They Still Be Here In Three Years — 7/10, the category best
Tradeoffs
1 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- Published Price You Can Act On — 8/10 against a category best of 10/10
Record watch-outs
- Customers 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".
Competitive position
Where Sumsub leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 714.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#1 / 718.0 of 30 · pool best
Friction#1 / 72.7 of 10 · constant here
Trust record#1 / 73.2 of 8 · constant here
Measured data#1 / 78.3 of 18 · constant here
Where Sumsub leads
- Biometric Custody & Enforcement History#1 / 7
- Verified Country & Document Coverage#1 / 7
- Will They Still Be Here In Three Years#1 / 7
Where it trailsNo criterion in the bottom third of its pool.
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
Veriff#2 of 7 · score 78 · 2.0 points behind
Sumsub leads on
- Biometric Custody & Enforcement History6 vs 4
Veriff leads on
- Published Price You Can Act On9 vs 8
Largest single reason Sumsub is ahead: published criteria (+1.8 display points).Scenario cost: Veriff has no verified pricing for this scenario.
ComplyCube#3 of 7 · score 77 · 3.0 points behind
Sumsub leads on
- Biometric Custody & Enforcement History6 vs 5
- Verified Country & Document Coverage9 vs 8
- Will They Still Be Here In Three Years7 vs 5
ComplyCube leads on
- Published Price You Can Act On9 vs 8
Largest single reason Sumsub is ahead: published criteria (+3.4 display points).Scenario cost: ComplyCube has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Didit#4 of 7 · score 74 · 6.0 points behind
Sumsub leads on
- Biometric Custody & Enforcement History6 vs 5
- Verified Country & Document Coverage9 vs 6
- Will They Still Be Here In Three Years7 vs 3
Didit leads on
- Published Price You Can Act On10 vs 8
Largest single reason Sumsub is ahead: published criteria (+6.5 display points).Scenario cost: Didit has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against #2
80 vs 78 · gap 2.0Why Sumsub ranks above Veriff
DimensionThisVeriffGap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here14.014.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight18.017.3+1.8, better
Friction · 12% weight · constant here2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight · constant here3.23.2same
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisVeriffPoints
Published Price You Can Act On · w3089−0.96, worse
Biometric Custody & Enforcement History · w3064+1.92, better
Net8078+2.0
Your scenario
Sumsub is not priced for this scenario
The cheapest published tier that covers your usage. List price before any discount; add-ons priced separately are excluded. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
your cost/yr · default scenario — set your own
Transactions per year · your input1k
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 15 September 2026.
your cost/yrCost is stated as your cost/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
Not priced on this basis
Under the default inputs · USDCategory medianNot priced0 of 7 rows priced
Cheapest pricedNone pricedDifference not stated · availability not applied — set your country to filter
7 of 7 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
No evidence reading date recorded
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceVerified4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from receipts
4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from a quoted, sourced receipt equal to the published strength.Public receiptsReading…4 quoted with a source URL
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceHighcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.RobustnessHoldsrank #1 across every one-point re-run
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
Published Price You Can Act Onstrength 8 · weight 30Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Biometric Custody & Enforcement Historystrength 6 · weight 30Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Verified Country & Document Coveragestrength 9 · weight 25Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Will They Still Be Here In Three Yearsstrength 7 · weight 15Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Exit failure (Sumsub 7/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.Scored by Will They Still Be Here In Three Years · 15%
- Information failure (Sumsub 6/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.Scored by Biometric Custody & Enforcement History · 30%
Not assessed by this ranking: Liveness failure, Regulatory failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Published Price You Can Act On (30%), Verified Country & Document Coverage (25%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- Basic "$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.Sumsub — official pricing page ↗ · 15 September 2026
- Prices published in
- USDSumsub — official pricing page ↗ · 15 September 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- UK-registered; no regulator licence applies to IDV vendors as such. Not independently verified in this pass.
- Supported chains
- Not published
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Not published
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Not published
- Availability note
- Customers contracting with SUMSUB TECH LTD (Cyprus) that are not incorporated in Cyprus must warrant that use of the Services takes place exclusively outside Cyprus and that they have no Cypriot branches or establishments using the Services (Terms cl. 9.4); applicants located in Cyprus may still be verified and Cyprus-incorporated customers are unaffected.
Legal entity on file: Sumsub, placed in 2 products. Only confirmed entities are shown; nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
8 methodology entries
- currentCurrent verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 80, #1 of 7. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
- 16 September 2026
2026.09.15Dimension scores carry tenths, and eleven more categories are re-read from primary sources · platform-wide- changed Dimension scores resolve to tenths of a point (O-04b), and weightedTotal is rounded to six decimal places before the order is read. 518 published scores move across 107 categories that were not re-read; none of them moves by more than 4 points, and most move by 1.
- fixed 66 published scores change in the eleven re-read categories, against a verbatim source each. The largest moves are Reflexer RAI (−16), Beefy and Unrekt (−11), Aztec (−10) and Golem (+9) — all of them rows whose sources had moved since their last read.
- changed Published order moves in 38 of 119 categories and three #1s change: smart_contract_audits (Zellic → Certora) and travel_rule_compliance (Sumsub Travel Rule → CodeVASP) on the finer resolution, kyc_compliance (Veriff → Sumsub) on the re-read.
- added availabilitySource (O-04g): for a reader who states a country, a row whose availability in that country rests on a region tag its record gives no source for sorts below every sourced row. It is inert in every order published here, which states no country.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt kyc_compliance:sumsub_kyc:2026.10.18:2e49305120e8
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