Comparison · 2026 edition
dilisense vs sanctions.io: sanctions screening compared 2026.
dilisense and sanctions.io side by side in the Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
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dilisense and sanctions.io 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 4 of 12. Dilisense scores higher for payment and e-money firms and crypto firms; sanctions.io scores higher for banks and lenders.
Overall and segment scores out of 100, and the score out of 5.
| Score | dilisense | sanctions.io |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 5 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Score out of 100 | 80 | 76 |
| Overall rank | 2 of 12 | 4 of 12 |
| For payment and e-money firms (out of 100) | 84, rank 2 | 74, rank 3 |
| For banks and lenders (out of 100) | 70, rank 4 | 78, rank 3 |
| For crypto firms (out of 100) | 86, rank 2 | 76, rank 3 |
| Type | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API |
Each score with the evidence behind it.
| Criterion | dilisense | sanctions.io |
|---|---|---|
| Screening coverage | 5/5 Sanctions, PEP, adverse media, ongoing monitoring and transaction-time screening published. | 5/5 Sanctions, PEP, adverse media, monitoring and transaction screening use published. |
| Published pricing | 5/5 Per-call prices, a monthly plan with included volume and overage price published. | 1/5 Calculator published, but prices appear only after a contact form. |
| Data depth and freshness | 5/5 10,000+ sources and 190+ jurisdictions published, updated hourly. | 5/5 75+ lists from 30+ jurisdictions published, updated every 60 minutes. |
| Matching and alert handling | 3/5 Fuzzy matching and adjustable thresholds published; cross-language matching and automated alert review not published. | 3/5 Fuzzy and transliteration matching with allow and deny lists; adjustable thresholds and automated alert review not published. |
| Integration | 5/5 API, Excel batch, free web search and free trial published. | 5/5 API, batch API, portal with Excel upload and free trial published. |
| Security and clients | 0/5 No security certification published. | 3/5 SOC 2 stated without type; no named regulated clients. |
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 | dilisense | sanctions.io |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | "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. | Sanctions, PEP, criminal watchlists (Interpol Red Notices, FBI Most Wanted) and adverse media; monitoring "with real-time alerts"; API suited to "real-time onboarding and transaction screening use cases". |
| Pricing | 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". | Pricing calculator by annual screening volume and entities; "Enter your details to access custom pricing options". No prices shown on the page. |
| Data | "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." | "75+ sanctions & watchlists from 30+ jurisdictions", "Lists updated every 60 mins"; PEP database "more than 1M records"; adverse media from "over 60,000 sources in more than 100 countries". |
| Matching | "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. | Name matching using NLP and machine learning covering "transliteration issues, nicknames, spelling errors, honorifics"; "custom allow- and deny-listing". |
| Integration | 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." | Screening API with average response "~350m"; batch screening API; screening portal with Excel upload; connectors for SAP, Salesforce, HubSpot and Shopify; "FREE Trial". |
| Security and clients | 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. | "SOC2 compliant" (type not stated); Trust Center published. "Trusted by 400+ Organizations"; testimonial from Deel. |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 | 26 October 2026 |
Not published or not stated by dilisense: security and clients and matching and alert handling.
Not published or not stated by sanctions.io: security and clients and matching and alert handling.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: dilisense.com/en, dilisense.com/en/products/aml-screening-api; and sanctions.io, sanctions.io/pricing-calculator.
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