Provider profile · 2026 edition
Sanction Scanner review 2026: scores, pricing and alternatives.
A screening and monitoring provider covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, daily ongoing monitoring and transaction screening.
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A screening and monitoring provider covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, daily ongoing monitoring and transaction screening.
Sanction Scanner scores 2.6 out of 5 (53 out of 100) in the Buckingham Intelligence Sanctions and Adverse Media Screening Index 2026 and ranks 10 of 12. It is strongest for smaller firms wanting one plan for screening, adverse media and daily monitoring, with 5 out of 5 for screening coverage. Not published or not stated on the pages read: matching and 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 | 57 | 7 of 12 |
| For banks and lenders | 45 | 11 of 12 |
| For crypto firms | 58 | 7 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 firms wanting one plan for screening, adverse media and daily monitoring.
What Sanction Scanner publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
A screening and monitoring provider covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, daily ongoing monitoring and transaction screening. It publishes a starter plan price and a list count. It does not state the billing period clearly, and publishes no security certification beyond GDPR compliance.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Coverage | AML Screening (name, sanction, PEP and adverse media checks), Ongoing Monitoring ("Daily automated re-screening"), Transaction Screening ("Automated sender & receiver checks") and Transaction Monitoring. |
| Pricing | Starter Plan: "€990" with "100 entities /month", including sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening, "Daily Ongoing monitoring" and "Basic API access"; billing period not clearly stated; annual billing "GET 2 MONTHS FREE". Enterprise: "Custom". |
| Data | "More than 3000 different Sanctions, PEPs Wanted and Watched Lists from 220+ countries". No update frequency on the pages read. |
| Matching | Not published on the pages read. |
| Integration | API documentation published; "all plans include API access"; dashboards and audit trails. |
| Security and clients | About page lists "GDPR Compliant"; no ISO 27001 or SOC 2 shown on the pages read. "Trusted by over 800+ clients"; testimonial from the Chief Compliance Officer of Tom Bank. |
| 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: sanctionscanner.com, sanctionscanner.com/pricing, sanctionscanner.com/about-us.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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. Sanction Scanner is compared with its alternatives in the table above.
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