A fit comparison, not a winner board
Verifex vs SanctScan
Two self-serve sanctions-screening products compared by current scope, access, evidence, and integration fit.
Choose from operating model, evidence requirements, and ownership cost. Vendor features and commercial terms change; confirm them directly before procurement.
Third-party details reviewed 13 August 2026. SanctScan pricing and API documentation (opens in a new tab)
The decision frame
Start with what your team wants to own.
SanctScan publishes a self-serve sanctions-screening product with a dashboard, continuous monitoring, webhooks, and a REST API. Its current pricing page lists nine sanctions jurisdictions, a free plan with 25 ad-hoc searches, and API access beginning with the $39/month Starter plan.
Verifex covers configured sanctions, PEP, watchlist, and debarment sources. It provides a REST API with OpenAPI specification, official SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go, and Rust, a disclosed production-engine benchmark, confidence scoring, and a 50-screen monthly evaluation tier.
The useful comparison is not an undated list-count race. Map the authorities your policy requires, then test matching, unavailable-source behavior, monitoring, evidence retention, and the complete price for your expected workload.
For implementation detail, review the Verifex screening workflow, including coverage semantics, evidence, and integration boundaries.
Side by side
Compare the operating model.
This table is a directional evaluation aid, not a substitute for current vendor documentation, a security review, or legal and procurement diligence.
| Decision point | Verifex | SanctScan |
|---|---|---|
| API plan entry | From $49/month | $39/month Starter |
| Evaluation tier | 50 screens/month | 25 ad-hoc searches/month |
| Source coverage | Configured by plan and operational state | Nine jurisdictions advertised |
| PEP screening | Yes | No |
| Published SDKs | Python / Node / Go / Rust | Verify current language support |
| Internal benchmark | Yes | No |
| Fuzzy matching | Yes | Yes |
| Confidence scores | Yes | Yes |
| Batch API | Yes | Yes |
Verifex fits when
You want the operation managed and the decision exposed.
- PEP screening included at no extra cost
- REST API with OpenAPI spec; official SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go & Rust
- 0 severe false positives across 5,000 adversarial negatives and 97.3% exact-name recall (self-administered, deployed-engine benchmark)
- Free tier to validate in production before paying
SanctScan may fit when
Its model aligns more closely with what you need to control.
- Simple and lightweight API surface
- Good fit for basic sanctions-only screening needs
- Dashboard UI for manual review workflows
Inspect the integration
The first useful proof is a real response.
Send one request, inspect the coverage and evidence semantics, then decide whether the workflow belongs in your stack.
curl -X POST https://api.verifex.dev/v1/screen \
-H "Authorization: Bearer vfx_your_api_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Rosneft", "type": "entity"}'Questions to resolve
Make the tradeoffs explicit.
How does current pricing compare?
Verifex publishes paid plans from $49/month after a 50-screen evaluation tier. SanctScan's reviewed pricing page lists API access from its $39/month Starter plan after a 25-search free plan. Compare monitoring limits, overages, team access, evidence, and required sources—not the entry price alone.
Does SanctScan offer PEP screening?
SanctScan's reviewed product and API pages describe sanctions-list screening. Verifex offers plan-configured PEP screening. Confirm current source scope and licensing directly with either provider before relying on it for a regulated program.
Can I migrate from SanctScan to Verifex easily?
Both use REST patterns, but a safe migration also maps thresholds, source semantics, unavailable-source behavior, batch jobs, webhooks, retention, and historical evidence. Validate in parallel before changing production decision authority.
Which API has better matching accuracy?
Verifex publishes its current production-engine benchmark and methodology. Regardless of vendor claims, test both products on your own labelled corpus at the thresholds and failure modes you intend to deploy.
Evaluate with your own workflow