Comparison · 2026 edition
SEON vs Unit21: fraud prevention compared 2026.
SEON and Unit21 side by side in the Fraud Prevention Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
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SEON and Unit21 side by side in the Fraud Prevention Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
In the Fraud Prevention Index, SEON scores higher overall: 3.9 out of 5 (77 out of 100) against 2.9 (57), ranking 1 and 3 of 13. SEON also scores higher in every segment.
Overall and segment scores out of 100, and the score out of 5.
| Score | SEON | Unit21 |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 5 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| Score out of 100 | 77 | 57 |
| Overall rank | 1 of 13 | 3 of 13 |
| For banks and lenders (out of 100) | 76, rank 1 | 72, rank 2 |
| For payment and e-money firms (out of 100) | 77, rank 1 | 55, rank 4 |
| For fintechs and marketplaces (out of 100) | 78, rank 1 | 43, rank 7 |
| Type | Fraud prevention and AML platform | Fraud and AML operations platform |
Each score with the evidence behind it.
| Criterion | SEON | Unit21 |
|---|---|---|
| Fraud coverage | 4/5 Payment fraud, account takeover, new account fraud and chargebacks published; scams not published as a product. | 3/5 Payment fraud, account takeover and new account fraud published; scams and chargebacks not published. |
| Published pricing | 4/5 Monthly price with included checks published for the starter plan; premium not priced. | 0/5 Not published on the pages read. |
| Detection signals | 4/5 Device, behaviour and network signals with explained scores; data shared across clients not stated. | 5/5 Device, behaviour, shared consortium data and explainable decisions published. |
| Rules and case management | 3/5 Client rules, thresholds and case management published; backtesting and regulatory reporting not stated. | 4/5 Configurable rules, case management and regulatory filing published; backtesting not stated. |
| Integration | 4/5 API, free trial, platform integrations and a stated go-live time; SDKs not confirmed on the pages read. | 0/5 Not published on the pages read. |
| Security and clients | 4/5 ISO 27001, SOC 2 without type and PCI DSS, with a named regulated bank. | 4/5 SOC 2 Type II with regulated clients shown as logos; ISO 27001 not stated. |
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Fraud Prevention 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 | SEON | Unit21 |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Use cases include Account Takeover, Transaction Monitoring, Chargeback Management, Mule Account Detection and New Account Fraud; "Stop bonus abuse, synthetic identity fraud, account takeovers and chargebacks". | Fraud blocked "across RTP, FedNow, ACH, cards, crypto"; device risk score to stop "bots, account farms, and mule networks"; onboarding risk. Scams and chargebacks not published as products. |
| Pricing | Starter: "$699 per month" with "2,500 fraud checks / month", 10 users and 50 custom rules. Premium: "Custom pricing". Free trial on request. | Not published on the pages read. |
| Signals | "1,100+ first-party data signals"; device intelligence and behavioural analysis "that spots screen sharing, remote access tools"; network analysis across shared devices, IPs and emails; "See which of the 1,100+ signals drove the AI insights score". | Device Risk Score using "deep device and behavioral signals"; consortium "covering 80M+ adults in the U.S."; "explainable, fully auditable decisions". |
| Operations | "Fine-tune risk thresholds and build highly granular rules"; AI-written rules; case management that "auto-assigns alerts, summarizes findings and maintains a complete audit trail". | "Configurable rules, behavioral models, and AI agents"; Case Management; AI agents "pre-populate SARs, STRs, CTRs, 314(a), and goAML filings". |
| Integration | API-first with documentation and GitHub; "averaging 14 days from implementation to impact"; Shopify and AWS integrations; free trial. | Not detailed on the pages read. |
| Security and clients | Compliance badges: "GDPR, ISO 27001 Certified, CCPA, SOC 2, PCI DSS Compliant" (SOC 2 type not stated). Case study with tbi Bank; logos include Revolut and BNP Paribas. | SOC 2 Type I and Type II attested by Armanino; GDPR and CCPA compliant. Logos include Chime, Brex, Crypto.com, Sunrise Banks and Greendot Bank. |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 | 26 October 2026 |
Not published or not stated by SEON: security and clients, fraud coverage, detection signals, rules and case management and integration.
Not published or not stated by Unit21: coverage, pricing, rules and case management and security and clients.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: seon.io, seon.io/pricing, seon.io/legal-and-security; and unit21.ai, unit21.ai/security.
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