Is Veriff cheaper than Sumsub in 2026?

Veriff Essential at $0.80 per check is cheaper than Sumsub Basic at $1.35 per check on the headline rate. When you need AML screening, Sumsub Compliance at $1.85 per verification (AML bundled, $299 per month minimum) is comparable to Veriff Essential plus $0.64 PEP/Sanctions add-on ($1.44 per check effective) above ~2,700 checks per month.

Head-to-head · verified June 2026

Veriff vs Sumsub Pricing 2026

Veriff Essential $0.80 per check + $0.64 PEP/Sanctions add-on vs Sumsub Compliance $1.85 per verification with AML bundled. Crossover sits at ~2,700 monthly verifications when AML is required.

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Veriff or Sumsub: which is cheaper in 2026?

Below 2,700 checks/month with AML, Veriff Essential + PEP add-on is cheaper. Above that, Sumsub Compliance (AML bundled, $299/mo min) edges Veriff out. Without AML, Veriff Essential at $0.80 is roughly 40% cheaper than Sumsub Basic at $1.35 across all volumes.

The headline rates side by side

Metric	Veriff	Sumsub
Cheapest tier	$0.80 Essential	$1.35 Basic
Monthly minimum (cheapest tier)	$49	$149
AML tier	+$0.64 PEP/Sanctions add-on	$1.85 Compliance
AML monthly minimum	Same $49 (Essential)	$299
Liveness	Included all tiers	Included all tiers
Free tier	15-day trial, 50 sessions	14-day trial, 50 checks
Geographic coverage	190+ countries	220+ countries

Worked example A: 1,000 verifications/month, no AML

Acme Marketplace Co. (illustrative example, not a real company) verifies sellers at 1,000/mo. No AML required since the marketplace does not handle funds.

Veriff Essential (1,000 × $0.80)$800

Sumsub Basic (1,000 × $1.35)$1,350

Veriff cheaper by$550 (41%)

Worked example B: 5,000 verifications/month, with AML

Acme Crypto Exchange (illustrative example, not a real company) runs 5,000 monthly KYC + AML checks.

Veriff Essential (5,000 × $0.80)$4,000

Veriff PEP/Sanctions (5,000 × $0.64)$3,200

Veriff subtotal$7,200

Sumsub Compliance (5,000 × $1.85)$9,250

Veriff cheaper by$2,050 (22%)

Worked example C: 20,000 verifications/month, with AML

Acme Challenger Bank (illustrative example, not a real company) runs 20,000 monthly KYC + AML checks at scale.

Veriff Essential + AML (20,000 × $1.44)$28,800

Sumsub Compliance (20,000 × $1.85)$37,000

NoteAt scale, both move to negotiated Enterprise

Headline-rate gap$8,200 (22%)

Above ~10,000 verifications per month both vendors will negotiate Enterprise pricing. The headline gap closes or reverses depending on contract length, vertical and your AML signal mix.

When to pick Veriff

Lower volumes (under 5,000/mo) where minimum commitments matter.
Verticals where AML is optional or done upstream (marketplaces, non-financial onboarding).
You want a published cheaper per-check rate before AML add-on.

When to pick Sumsub

Regulated verticals (crypto, gaming, lending) where AML + KYC are always paired.
Heavy ongoing monitoring requirements where Sumsub's Compliance bundle is tighter.
Bigger coverage need (220+ countries vs 190+).

Sources

Veriff pricing verified at https://www.veriff.com/pricing on 2026-06-17. Sumsub pricing verified at https://sumsub.com/pricing/ on 2026-06-17. Full source list at /sources.

Last verified June 2026 · Next refresh September 2026