Provider profile · 2026 edition
ComplyAdvantage review 2026: scores, pricing and alternatives.
A screening and monitoring platform covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, ongoing monitoring and payment screening.
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A screening and monitoring platform covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, ongoing monitoring and payment screening.
ComplyAdvantage is ranked in 2 Buckingham Intelligence indices. Its highest score is 4.5 out of 5 (91 out of 100) in the Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index, where it ranks 1 of 12. It is strongest for payment and e-money firms wanting full coverage with a published monthly price table, with 5 out of 5 for screening coverage, data depth and freshness and integration. Not published or not stated on the pages read: security and clients and matching and alert handling.
Also ranked in: Identity Verification and Transaction Monitoring Index (3.0 out of 5, rank 7 of 13).
Scores from the Identity Verification and Transaction Monitoring Index and Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026.
| Segment | Score out of 100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| For payment and e-money firms | 91 | 1 of 12 |
| For banks and lenders | 90 | 1 of 12 |
| For crypto firms | 92 | 1 of 12 |
No award in the Identity Verification and Transaction Monitoring Index 2026.
| Segment | Score out of 100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| For payment and e-money firms | 61 | 7 of 13 |
| For crypto firms | 59 | 9 of 13 |
| For lenders and marketplaces | 63 | 7 of 13 |
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.
Payment and e-money firms wanting full coverage with a published monthly price table.
Firms needing screening and monitoring with a published price table.
What ComplyAdvantage publishes on its own pages, read on 22 and 26 October 2026.
A screening and monitoring platform covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, ongoing monitoring and payment screening. It publishes a full monthly price table for its starter plan, which can be bought online, and states that its data is updated in minutes. Payment screening and transaction monitoring sit in an enterprise plan with no published price, and the SOC 2 report type is not stated.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Coverage | Mesh platform lists Customer Screening, Company Screening, Ongoing Monitoring, Transaction Monitoring and Payment Screening, with data on Sanctions & Watchlists, PEPs & RCAs and Adverse Media. |
| Pricing | Starter Plan: "Up to 100" monitor searches $119 a month billed monthly or $99 billed annually, up to 2,000 at $383 or $319. Starter with agentic workflows: $179 to $575 monthly, $149 to $479 annually. Minimum "100 monitored entities". Enterprise: "POA". |
| Data | Sanctions data from OFAC, HMT, EU consolidated lists "and over 60 additional jurisdictions", "updated in minutes rather than months". Adverse media: "over 11,000 verified national, regional, and local media sources across 200+ countries and territories", "updated every day". |
| Matching | "Name commonness matching"; lists covering "14 different languages"; agentic workflows "resolve up to 85% of routine alerts autonomously". |
| Integration | "A choice of integration methods: API, SFTP, or via our web interface"; REST API following the OpenAPI specification; Starter Plan bought online, with set-up "within 1 business day". |
| Security and clients | Mesh article lists "ISO27001 compliance" and "SOCII compliance" (type not stated). Customer stories name Monex and Recap. |
| 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: complyadvantage.com, complyadvantage.com/pricing, complyadvantage.com/starter-plan, complyadvantage.com/…, complyadvantage.com/…, complyadvantage.com/integration, complyadvantage.com/insights/….
An AML screening and monitoring provider covering customer and company screening, ongoing monitoring, transaction monitoring and payment screening. It publishes a full monthly price table for its screening starter plan. It does not publish identity document checks or business verification, and its pages do not name data hosting regions.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Coverage | Mesh platform: Customer Screening, Company Screening, Ongoing Monitoring, Transaction Monitoring and Payment Screening. Identity document verification and KYB not published. |
| Pricing | Starter Plan table: up to 100 monitor searches $99 a month billed annually or $119 billed monthly, up to 2,000 at $319 or $383; Agentic Starter Plan $149 to $479 billed annually ($179 to $575 monthly). Transaction monitoring and payment screening: Enterprise, "POA". |
| Global reach | Screening draws on "thousands of sources" including OFAC, UN, HMT, EU and DFAT; 14 languages. No country count published. |
| Integration | "API-first flexibility" with real-time API, batch and SFTP; Starter Plan bought online through a "Buy now" checkout, with access "granted within 24 hours". |
| Regulatory standing | Mesh article lists "ISO27001 compliance" and "SOCII compliance" (SOC 2 type not stated). Testimonials from Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking and Hampshire Trust Bank. |
| Data protection | States "The ability to separate and segregate data geographically"; no regions or retention terms published. |
| Date read | 22 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 22 October 2026 from: complyadvantage.com, complyadvantage.com/pricing, complyadvantage.com/starter-plan, complyadvantage.com/mesh/aml-customer-screening, complyadvantage.com/insights/….
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
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Identity Verification and Transaction Monitoring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dilisense | 4.0 | 2 of 12 | Smaller payment and crypto firms wanting low published per-check prices |
| Castellum.AI | 3.8 | 3 of 12 | US banks and fintechs wanting very fresh data and automated alert review |
| 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 |
Full Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index ranking
| Provider | Score out of 5 | Rank | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumsub | 4.7 | 1 of 13 | Payment, e-money and crypto firms wanting one platform with published prices |
| Shufti | 4.3 | 2 of 13 | Firms needing the widest published country and watchlist coverage |
| iDenfy | 4.3 | 3 of 13 | Smaller payment and crypto firms wanting published prices and EU data storage |
| Veriff | 4.2 | 4 of 13 | Firms needing wide document coverage with published self-serve prices |
| Socure | 3.5 | 5 of 13 | US firms wanting published startup pricing and bank-grade credentials |
| Ondato | 3.5 | 6 of 13 | EU firms wanting published volume price ranges |
| Trulioo | 2.9 | 8 of 13 | Payment firms verifying people and businesses across many countries |
| Persona | 2.9 | 9 of 13 | Firms wanting US or EU data residency and strong security credentials |
| Alloy | 2.7 | 10 of 13 | US banks, credit unions and lenders orchestrating many data vendors |
| Jumio | 2.7 | 11 of 13 | Large firms needing document checks at scale |
| Sardine | 2.3 | 12 of 13 | Payment and crypto firms combining fraud and AML in one system |
| Entrust (formerly Onfido) | 2.1 | 13 of 13 | Firms wanting a no-code onboarding builder with watchlist reports |
Full Identity Verification and Transaction Monitoring Index ranking
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