Comparison · 2026 edition
Castellum.AI vs dilisense: sanctions screening compared 2026.
Castellum.AI and dilisense side by side in the Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
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Castellum.AI and dilisense side by side in the Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
In the Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index, dilisense scores higher overall: 4.0 out of 5 (80 out of 100) against 3.8 (76), ranking 2 and 3 of 12. Castellum.AI scores higher for banks and lenders; dilisense scores higher for payment and e-money firms and crypto firms.
Overall and segment scores out of 100, and the score out of 5.
| Score | Castellum.AI | dilisense |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 5 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Score out of 100 | 76 | 80 |
| Overall rank | 3 of 12 | 2 of 12 |
| For payment and e-money firms (out of 100) | 72, rank 4 | 84, rank 2 |
| For banks and lenders (out of 100) | 87, rank 2 | 70, rank 4 |
| For crypto firms (out of 100) | 70, rank 4 | 86, rank 2 |
| Type | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API |
Each score with the evidence behind it.
| Criterion | Castellum.AI | dilisense |
|---|---|---|
| Screening coverage | 5/5 Sanctions, PEP, adverse media, ongoing monitoring and transaction screening all published. | 5/5 Sanctions, PEP, adverse media, ongoing monitoring and transaction-time screening published. |
| Published pricing | 0/5 Tiers shown without prices. | 5/5 Per-call prices, a monthly plan with included volume and overage price published. |
| Data depth and freshness | 5/5 1,700+ watchlists published, updated every five minutes. | 5/5 10,000+ sources and 190+ jurisdictions published, updated hourly. |
| Matching and alert handling | 5/5 Fuzzy and transliteration matching, 100+ languages, adjustable thresholds and automated alert review published. | 3/5 Fuzzy matching and adjustable thresholds published; cross-language matching and automated alert review not published. |
| Integration | 3/5 API and web tool published; no batch upload or self-serve sign-up on the pages read. | 5/5 API, Excel batch, free web search and free trial published. |
| Security and clients | 4/5 SOC 2 stated with a named regulated bank client; ISO 27001 not published. | 0/5 No security certification published. |
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index. 0 means not offered or not published. How it is scored
What each provider publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
| Fact | Castellum.AI | dilisense |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Products: Sanctions & PEPs Screening, AI-Powered Adverse Media Screening, KYC/KYB Onboarding, Real-Time Monitoring and Transaction Screening. | "Sanctions, PEP, criminal and adverse media" screening, Ongoing Monitoring with "instant alerts when sanctions or PEP status changes", and screening "on every relevant transaction" through the API. |
| Pricing | Pricing page: "Select the tier that fits your needs"; no prices shown. | Starter: "EUR 0.10" per API call, "No monthly fee", "100 API calls free". Professional: "300 EUR/mo, 10,000 calls included, 0.03 EUR per additional call". |
| Data | "Screen across 1,700+ global watchlists, including sanctions, PEPs, export controls, forced labor, law enforcement lists"; "200,000+ sources"; "We update our global watchlists and sanctions database every 5 minutes". | "2.3M+ records · 10,000+ sources · 190+ jurisdictions"; API page states "10,000+ sources, hourly updated" and "All sources are updated multiple times per day." |
| Matching | "Patented Jgram search algorithm" for "spelling variations, aliases, transliterations"; matches names "across 100+ languages"; "Adjust filters, thresholds, screening logic and list coverage"; AI agents "auto-adjudicate routine alerts" with "audit-ready documentation". | "Decide which lists to include, use fuzzy or exact search, and dial in your false-positive threshold"; secondary identifiers such as date of birth refine fuzzy matching. |
| Integration | API documentation, API knowledge base and an API trial booked through an integration call; web log-in at search.castellum.ai. | REST API with JSON responses, Postman collection, SDKs and sandbox; Excel batch screening; free web search "without registration"; on-premise database download; "Every product offers a free trial." |
| Security and clients | Homepage states "SOC 2 compliant" (type not stated in text). Lead Bank named through a case study and a testimonial from its BSA Officer. | No ISO 27001 or SOC 2 published; site shows "GDPR" and "DORA" badges. "Trusted by 500+ companies worldwide"; logos include DFX Swiss and Availabill. Company: dilisense GmbH, Switzerland. |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 | 26 October 2026 |
Not published or not stated by Castellum.AI: security and clients.
Not published or not stated by dilisense: security and clients and matching and alert handling.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: castellum.ai, castellum.ai/products/…, castellum.ai/pricing, castellum.ai/api-integration; and dilisense.com/en, dilisense.com/en/products/aml-screening-api.
Awards follow from the published scores and cannot be bought.
From each provider's strongest criteria and published terms.
US banks and fintechs wanting very fresh data and automated alert review.
Smaller payment and crypto firms wanting low published per-check prices.
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