AML Watcher vs OFACScreen

AML Watcher screens customers against PEP, adverse-media, sanctions, watchlist, anti-bribery and corruption, and international-leaks data. Its transaction-monitoring software includes 150+ expert-curated AML typologies and 10K+ customizable risk rules. AML Watcher says its database draws on over 100,000 sources, is updated every 15 minutes, and covers 235+ countries and states in 80+ screening languages. TruRisk, its explainable-AI feature, is advertised as reducing the false-alert queue by 80% while logging each judgment. Biometric AML compares a supplied image with a public AML face-data repository and claims 99% accuracy. Pre-built integrations are listed for JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Go, C#, Java, and cURL. The API supports cloud systems, with on-premises deployment available; the developer documentation exposes a report-search API and a get-access-token endpoint. The service states that its database and service are GDPR- and ISO 27001-compliant. There is no free plan, but a trial includes the first five searches free. The minimum tier covers 100 monitored entities, and unused credits do not roll over.

OFACScreen screens people and organizations against sanctions lists for US businesses. It covers eight sources: OFAC SDN and Non-SDN, BIS, UN, EU, UK OFSI, Canada SEMA and Swiss SECO. The lists refresh automatically each day, and fuzzy matching is designed to account for transliterations, aliases, alternate spellings and other name differences. Screening is available on the web or through a REST API, including on the trial; API batch requests can contain up to 100 names. Users can also upload CSV files, with row limits that depend on the plan. Saved names are checked daily, with email alerts for matches. Paid plans keep timestamped search records and allow CSV export of the audit trail. Free searches allow 25 searches per day per IP without an account or saved history. A one-time report is $9.99, paid once. Starter costs $49 a month billed annually, and the 14-day trial includes 25 searches, three users, five monitored names and API access. The privacy policy says audit logs stay for seven years and uploaded CSV files are deleted within 30 days.