Kairos Identity Verification vs ProntoID

Kairos Identity Verification combines document scanning, selfie comparison, fraud checks and liveness checking in an automated identity-verification operation. It detects fake or altered identity documents and compares a selfie with the document photo using 1:1 face verification. Kairos says its document coverage includes 4,000 passport and ID types from more than 190 countries. A single selfie is used to check that the image was captured live and deter spoofing. Developers can integrate the API using any programming language, while users can also upload selfie images and identity documents through the web interface for manual verification. Kairos says face images are masked as templates, stored data is encrypted with AES-256, and TLS protects data in transit. Its described security controls include role-based access, audit trails, monitoring, firewalls, masking and tokenization. The free plan includes 100 API transactions and a two-week trial. Pro costs $49 a month and includes 100 API calls; an on-premise option has pricing on request.

ProntoID provides identity and age verification for businesses, creators, and end users. Its services include KYC, document verification, biometric liveness detection, and age checks across web, iOS, Android, and API. The homepage says it covers 195+ countries and completes verification in under 30 seconds; its KYC page lists analysis of 190+ document types, with MRZ reading and authenticity checks. Teams can connect through a REST API, webhooks, API polling, a hosted verification flow, or a JavaScript widget, with JavaScript, Python, PHP, and Go SDKs available. For age sessions started by a third-party platform, that platform receives a verified status flag, while ID images and biometric selfies are deleted from active systems after the check. ProntoID says it generally shares verification results rather than identity documents and does not sell personal data. Compliance records may be retained as required by law. Plans range from a free tier with 100 verifications per month to paid monthly plans from $19/mo; the listed Age Verification Essential plan costs $19 a month.