Provider profile · 2026 edition
OpenSanctions review 2026: scores, pricing and alternatives.
An open-data provider of sanctions, PEP and criminal-interest data, sold as a hosted screening API billed by query or as a bulk data licence.
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An open-data provider of sanctions, PEP and criminal-interest data, sold as a hosted screening API billed by query or as a bulk data licence.
OpenSanctions scores 3.1 out of 5 (63 out of 100) in the Buckingham Intelligence Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026 and ranks 6 of 12. It is strongest for crypto and payment firms wanting the clearest published per-query prices and traceable sources, with 5 out of 5 for published pricing and integration. Not published or not stated on the pages read: coverage, 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 | 66 | 6 of 12 |
| For banks and lenders | 54 | 10 of 12 |
| For crypto firms | 70 | 5 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.
Crypto and payment firms wanting the clearest published per-query prices and traceable sources.
What OpenSanctions publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
An open-data provider of sanctions, PEP and criminal-interest data, sold as a hosted screening API billed by query or as a bulk data licence. It publishes credit bundle prices, its source count and four daily updates, and its matching rules are open source. It does not publish adverse media screening, ongoing monitoring or security certifications on the pages read.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Coverage | Sanctions, "regulatory and PEP combined dataset", "entities of criminal interest"; hosted "sanctions & PEP screening, billed by the query". Adverse media and ongoing monitoring not published. |
| Pricing | Credit bundles: 500 credits "€50" (€0.10 per query), 5,000 "€400", 30,000 "€2,000", 100,000 "€5,000", 500,000 "€15,000" (€0.03 per query); "2,000 free credits" on sign-up; credits valid one year. |
| Data | "1,799,353 entities · 477 data sources · updated 2026-10-26"; "update our entire collection four times per day". |
| Matching | "Fuzzy matching that handles spelling across scripts and languages"; matching on dates of birth, nationalities and identifiers such as LEI, IMO and wallet address; "Weights and matching rules are open source." |
| Integration | Hosted API with same-day documentation, bulk data licence, on-premise deployment of the same open-source API, web screening tool, self-serve sign-up. |
| Security and clients | Trust Center published; no ISO 27001 or SOC 2 stated on the pages read. "Trusted by 650+ clients worldwide"; none named on the pages read. Company: OpenSanctions Datenbanken GmbH. |
| 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: opensanctions.org, opensanctions.org/api, opensanctions.org/licensing.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
Head-to-head comparisons cover pairs within the top five of each ranking. OpenSanctions is compared with its alternatives in the table above.
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