Provider profile · 2026 edition
dilisense review 2026: scores, pricing and alternatives.
A Swiss screening provider covering sanctions, PEPs, criminal lists and adverse media through an API, batch tool, free web search and on-premise database.
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A Swiss screening provider covering sanctions, PEPs, criminal lists and adverse media through an API, batch tool, free web search and on-premise database.
dilisense scores 4.0 out of 5 (80 out of 100) in the Buckingham Intelligence Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026 and ranks 2 of 12. It is strongest for smaller payment and crypto firms wanting low published per-check prices, with 5 out of 5 for screening coverage, published pricing, data depth and freshness and integration. Not published or not stated on the pages read: security and clients and matching and alert handling.
Scores from the Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026.
| Segment | Score out of 100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| For payment and e-money firms | 84 | 2 of 12 |
| For banks and lenders | 70 | 4 of 12 |
| For crypto firms | 86 | 2 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.
Smaller payment and crypto firms wanting low published per-check prices.
What dilisense publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
A Swiss screening provider covering sanctions, PEPs, criminal lists and adverse media through an API, batch tool, free web search and on-premise database. It publishes per-call prices and a monthly plan, a source count and multiple daily updates. It publishes no security certification and names no regulated clients.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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". |
| 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." |
| 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. |
| 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." |
| 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. |
| 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: dilisense.com/en, dilisense.com/en/products/aml-screening-api.
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 |
| 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 |
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