Microblink BlinkID vs Sumsub

Microblink BlinkID extracts information from identity documents for workflows such as digital onboarding, age verification, check-in, visitor management, and KYC and AML compliance. It supports more than 2,500 document types from over 140 countries, and the maker says its machine-learning capture and extraction models support Latin, Cyrillic, and Arabic characters. Capture detects a document when image quality is sufficient; checks cover document data, liveness, manipulation, and integrity signals. Documentation says extraction happens on the device and document data does not leave it. Integration options include SDKs for TypeScript, Kotlin, Swift, React Native, and Flutter, a C SDK for desktop apps and custom hardware, and a self-hosted API that can run alongside a customer backend. The product supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, as well as API and self-hosted deployments. Microblink offers a 30-day trial with unlimited scans. There is no free plan; pricing is available on request for a custom plan.

Sumsub is a verification and compliance platform for checking users, businesses, and transactions, detecting fraud, and resolving cases from one dashboard. Its ID Verification supports more than 14,000 document types across 220+ countries and territories, with checks described as completing within 20 seconds. Teams can define verification levels combining documents or selfies, liveness and face matching, questionnaires, payment methods, and other checks. Integration options include a REST API, browser-based WebSDK, and MobileSDK for native iOS and Android. Sandbox and production environments are available, but production API access follows Sumsub’s verification that the integration works as expected. Listed marketplace connections include Okta, Chainalysis, and ComplyAdvantage. A 14-day free trial includes 50 checks, and customers are charged for successful verifications only. Basic starts at $1.35 a month with a $149 minimum monthly commitment; Compliance starts at $1.85 a month with a $299 minimum monthly commitment. Basic and Compliance verification is charged at full cost even if included features go unused. Sumsub was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London, England.