Category
Identity Verification (KYC) APIs pricing
Identity Verification (KYC) APIs let developers confirm a user is who they claim to be, capturing a government ID, running a liveness/selfie biometric match, and optionally screening against sanctions/AML watchlists, then returning a pass/fail decision via REST API plus drop-in web and mobile SDKs. The category splits into developer-first, self-serve players (Stripe Identity, Persona, Sumsub, Veriff) that publish per-verification pricing and offer instant sandbox keys, and enterprise, sales-gated incumbents (Onfido/Entrust, Jumio, Socure, and to a degree Plaid) that win on global document coverage, fraud signals, and regulatory depth but hide pricing behind quotes. Compare on: developer experience and quickstart speed, breadth of official SDKs, reliability/scale, and how fast a developer or AI agent can self-serve a working key without a sales call.
| API | Billed by | Free tier | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stripe Identity Identity Verification (KYC) APIs | Per verification (~$1.50 US) | Free tier or trial | Jun 27, 2026 |
 Persona Identity Verification (KYC) APIs | Per successful verification | Free tier or trial | Jun 27, 2026 |
 Plaid Identity Verification Identity Verification (KYC) APIs | Per-event (anti-fraud + data-source checks) | Free tier or trial | Jun 27, 2026 |
 Sumsub Identity Verification (KYC) APIs | Per verification (from ~$1.35) | Free tier or trial | Jun 27, 2026 |
 Veriff Identity Verification (KYC) APIs | Tiered subscription + per-check | No free tier | Jun 27, 2026 |
O Onfido (Entrust) Identity Verification (KYC) APIs | Custom per-verification quote | No free tier | Jun 27, 2026 |
J Jumio Identity Verification (KYC) APIs | Custom per-transaction quote | No free tier | Jun 27, 2026 |
 Socure Identity Verification (KYC) APIs | Per-transaction, volume-committed | No free tier | Jun 27, 2026 |