Provider profile · 2026 edition
Veriff review 2026: scores, pricing and alternatives.
An identity verification provider with business verification and sanctions screening.
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An identity verification provider with business verification and sanctions screening.
Veriff scores 4.2 out of 5 (84 out of 100) in the Buckingham Intelligence Identity Verification and Transaction Monitoring Index 2026 and ranks 4 of 13. It is strongest for firms needing wide document coverage with published self-serve prices, with 5 out of 5 for global reach and regulatory standing. Not published or not stated on the pages read: coverage, data protection, published pricing and integration.
Scores from the Identity Verification and Transaction Monitoring Index 2026.
| Segment | Score out of 100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| For payment and e-money firms | 85 | 3 of 13 |
| For crypto firms | 86 | 3 of 13 |
| For lenders and marketplaces | 82 | 3 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.
Firms needing wide document coverage with published self-serve prices.
What Veriff publishes on its own pages, read on 22 October 2026.
An identity verification provider with business verification and sanctions screening. It publishes self-serve plan prices with screening and ongoing monitoring as priced add-ons, wide country and document coverage, and both main security certifications. It does not publish transaction monitoring, and the pages read do not state where data is stored.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Coverage | Homepage lists identity verification, Know Your Business (business registers plus directors, shareholders and beneficial owners) and AML screening against sanctions, PEPs and adverse media. Transaction monitoring not published. |
| Pricing | Essential: $0.80 per verification, "$49/ month min." Plus: $1.39, "$99/ month min." Premium: $1.89, "$209/ month min." PEP and sanctions screening add-on +$0.64 per verification; ongoing monitoring add-on +$0.09. Enterprise: "Let's talk". |
| Global reach | "Veriff supports identity verification in 230+ countries and territories", "more than 12,500 ID documents"; homepage states 300+ jurisdictions for business verification. |
| Integration | Web and mobile SDKs, APIs and webhooks, a customer portal and workflows chaining several checks; self-serve plans with a 15-day free trial. |
| Regulatory standing | SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and UK Cyber Essentials listed. Named clients include Monzo, Western Union, Blockchain.com and LHV. |
| Data protection | Enterprise default retention: "90 days in the Service and then for 3 years in archive"; "Customers can change the default identity verification retention period." Self-serve plans: 3 or 6 months retention by plan, with a 2-year extension add-on. Security page: backups "stored and encrypted in AWS servers"; no storage region stated. |
| 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: veriff.com, veriff.com/plans/self-serve, veriff.com/supported-countries, veriff.com/data-retention/ver-vdr-2301, veriff.com/security-and-compliance.
Each score with the evidence behind it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ComplyAdvantage | 3.0 | 7 of 13 | Firms needing screening and monitoring with a published price table |
| 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 |
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