Primary use case
Automating sanctions, PEP and adverse-media screening across onboarding and ongoing monitoring without spinning up a separate operations team.
Sumsub
4.1
(7 reviews) Starting price
All prices Pricing not listedEnterprise License, SaaS Subscription
Trial period
No free trial
Overview
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Product Review
Sumsub
Built by compliance practitioners, Sumsub unifies kyc / identity verification and restricted party screening signals from across your tech stack into a workflow your auditors will actually like. The platform ingests sanctions, denied-parties, beneficial-ownership and trade-classification data continuously, so your team is always working against the latest source-of-truth. A documented REST API and outbound webhooks make it straightforward to embed compliance checks into custom applications and to stream events into your data warehouse. Workflows are configurable per business unit, jurisdiction and risk tier — operators see exactly the queue they need, while leadership gets a live view of programme health. Teams choose Sumsub because it shortens screening cycle times, reduces false-positive load, and makes audit prep a non-event.
Developer's company 
Sumsub
All-in-one KYC/AML identity verification and fraud prevention platform for fintech and regulated businesses
View company profile- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2015
- Company size
- Large (501-1,000)
What is Sumsub used for?
KYC / Identity Verification
Document Verification Biometric Liveness Check Address Verification Corporate KYB Identity Risk Scoring Re-KYC Triggers REST API Access SSO / SAML Integration Audit Trail & Activity Logs Role-Based Access Control Custom Reports & Dashboards Real-time Notifications Bulk Import / Export Multi-language SupportRestricted Party Screening
Denied Party Screening BIS Entity List DDTC Debarred List Customer Onboarding Workflow Vendor & Counterparty Screening Re-screening Automation False Positive Reduction REST API Access SSO / SAML Integration Audit Trail & Activity Logs Role-Based Access Control Custom Reports & Dashboards Real-time Notifications Bulk Import / Export Multi-language SupportProduct details
Key differentiator
A pricing model that scales with volume, not seats, so growing programmes do not get punished for hiring more reviewers.
Best suited for
Mid-market and enterprise compliance teams that have outgrown spreadsheets and want an audit-grade workflow without a six-month implementation.
Specifications
Categories
2KYC / Identity VerificationRestricted Party Screening
Industries
5Crypto / VASPsFintechGamingInsurancePayments
Security standards
2GDPRSOC 2 Type II
Regimes
3FATFUS FinCEN/BSAUS OFAC
Capabilities
AI-enabled
A purpose-trained language model surfaces likely true hits first and drafts reviewer-ready summaries, cutting handle time substantially.
Public API
Workflow automations
Pre-built playbooks for onboarding, sanctions re-screening, shipment release and periodic refresh, each fully customisable per business unit.
Enhanced integrations
Bi-directional sync with your CRM and ERP so screening status, audit notes and reviewer dispositions are visible inside the system of record your team already uses.
Implementation
- Average deployment time
- Days to weeks
- Basic deployment cost
- Free trial
Key Features
Product features that 85% or more of our vendors have identified as critical for growth.
*Comments are based on feedback from 147 partner companies and user reviews posted in the catalog over the past 12 months.
Bulk Import / Export
3.8 (5 reviews)
CSV, XLSX, and JSON bulk data operations with validation.
Role-Based Access Control
4.3 (4 reviews)
Fine-grained permissions per role, team, and entity scope.
Biometric Liveness Check
5.0 (3 reviews)
Selfie liveness with face-match against ID document.
DDTC Debarred List
4.3 (3 reviews)
US State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls list.
Denied Party Screening
3.0 (3 reviews)
Continuous screening against 100+ global restricted-party lists.
Multi-language Support
3.7 (3 reviews)
UI translations and localized data for global teams.
REST API Access
2.7 (3 reviews)
Programmatic access to all platform data via documented REST API.
Re-KYC Triggers
4.0 (3 reviews)
Event- and time-based re-verification rules.
Vendor & Counterparty Screening
3.3 (3 reviews)
Batch screening of suppliers, partners, and intermediaries.
Pricing
Starting price
Pricing not listedEnterprise License, SaaS Subscription
Free Version
No free version
Trial period
No free trial
User Reviews
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"Has become essential to our workflow"
May 27, 2026
5.0
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"Gets the job done"
May 27, 2026
3.0
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"Solid choice for our team"
May 27, 2026
5.0
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"Powerful and reliable"
May 27, 2026
5.0
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Michelle Ray
"Strong feature set, fair price"
May 27, 2026
5.0
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Integrations
Sumsub connects with tools and services that keep workflows, data, and teams aligned across your software stack.
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FAQs
All traffic is TLS 1.2+, data at rest is encrypted with AES-256, and customer data is isolated per tenant. Annual penetration tests and continuous vulnerability scanning back our SOC 2 Type II program.