Provider profile · 2026 edition
Castellum.AI review 2026: scores, pricing and alternatives.
A screening provider covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, real-time monitoring and transaction screening, with AI agents that review alerts.
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A screening provider covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, real-time monitoring and transaction screening, with AI agents that review alerts.
Castellum.AI scores 3.8 out of 5 (76 out of 100) in the Buckingham Intelligence Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026 and ranks 3 of 12. It is strongest for US banks and fintechs wanting very fresh data and automated alert review, with 5 out of 5 for screening coverage, data depth and freshness and matching and alert handling. Not published or not stated on the pages read: security and clients.
Scores from the Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026.
| Segment | Score out of 100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| For payment and e-money firms | 72 | 4 of 12 |
| For banks and lenders | 87 | 2 of 12 |
| For crypto firms | 70 | 4 of 12 |
The score out of 5 is the overall score out of 100 divided by 20. Leader goes to the top three overall, Best for to the first in each segment, and Top rated for to a score of 5 out of 5 on a criterion. Awards cannot be bought.
Where it scores best, and where to check closely, as shown in each ranking.
US banks and fintechs wanting very fresh data and automated alert review.
What Castellum.AI publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
A screening provider covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, real-time monitoring and transaction screening, with AI agents that review alerts. It publishes the freshest data cycle in this edition, a five-minute update, and a 1,700+ watchlist count. Its pricing page shows tiers without prices.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Coverage | Products: Sanctions & PEPs Screening, AI-Powered Adverse Media Screening, KYC/KYB Onboarding, Real-Time Monitoring and Transaction Screening. |
| Pricing | Pricing page: "Select the tier that fits your needs"; no prices shown. |
| 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". |
| 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". |
| Integration | API documentation, API knowledge base and an API trial booked through an integration call; web log-in at search.castellum.ai. |
| 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. |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 |
A fact that is not published is scored as not offered or, for a fee, as if it were high. It is never estimated.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: castellum.ai, castellum.ai/products/…, castellum.ai/pricing, castellum.ai/api-integration.
Each score with the evidence behind it.
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
The other providers in the same ranking, ordered by score.
| Provider | Score out of 5 | Rank | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ComplyAdvantage | 4.5 | 1 of 12 | Payment and e-money firms wanting full coverage with a published monthly price table |
| dilisense | 4.0 | 2 of 12 | Smaller payment and crypto firms wanting low published per-check prices |
| sanctions.io | 3.8 | 4 of 12 | Fintechs and crypto firms wanting hourly list updates and quick API set-up |
| LSEG World-Check | 3.4 | 5 of 12 | Banks and larger firms wanting an established risk database with a free trial |
| OpenSanctions | 3.1 | 6 of 12 | Crypto and payment firms wanting the clearest published per-query prices and traceable sources |
| Facctum | 2.9 | 7 of 12 | Banks and payment firms wanting fast payment screening and a choice of hosting region |
| Dow Jones Risk & Compliance | 2.8 | 8 of 12 | Banks and investment firms needing ownership data on sanctioned parties |
| Napier AI | 2.7 | 9 of 12 | Banks wanting screening and monitoring on one platform with strong security credentials |
| Sanction Scanner | 2.6 | 10 of 12 | Smaller firms wanting one plan for screening, adverse media and daily monitoring |
| Ripjar | 2.4 | 11 of 12 | Large banks wanting entity-based screening across many languages |
| Moody's Grid | 1.6 | 12 of 12 | Banks wanting a broad risk database to feed their own screening systems |
Side by side on every criterion, fact and award.
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