Shufti vs VerifyAfrica
Shufti
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| Figure | Shufti | VerifyAfrica |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Identity Verification Software | 8.8 (#6) | 6.7 (#46) |
| Biometrics | Facial biometrics uses iBeta Level 3 certified liveness detection to detect deepfake selfies, printed photos, and injection attacks. | Biometric verification and liveness detection are designed to detect spoofing, including photos, video replays, masks, and AI-generated deepfakes. |
| Integrations | Integration options include REST APIs, Android, iOS, Flutter, React Native and Cordova SDKs, hosted verification pages, Journey Builder, WordPress, Salesforce and on-premise deployment. | The site says it connects to national identity systems including Nigeria's NIMC NIN database, South Africa's Department of Home Affairs, Kenya's IPRS, and Ghana's NIA. |
| Purpose | Shufti provides digital identity verification and fraud prevention for global compliance. | VerifyAfrica provides identity verification and compliance workflows across all 54 African countries. |
| Support | Shufti says integration support includes documentation walkthroughs, sandbox help, engineering access and a dedicated integration manager for enterprise customers. | The support page offers a request form for technical support, issue reports, and API or platform questions; Growth includes standard support and Enterprise includes priority support and an SLA. |
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In their own words
Shufti
Shufti provides digital identity verification and fraud prevention for compliance workflows. Its configurable API combines document forensics, biometric liveness checks, NFC chip verification and real-time AML screening. Document verification covers more than 240 regions and 150 languages, with decisions returned within 15 seconds. Facial checks use iBeta Level 3 certified liveness detection to identify deepfake selfies, printed photos and injection attacks. The REST API supports identity, business and transaction verification or monitoring in web and mobile applications. Integration options include REST APIs, webhooks and native SDKs for iOS, Android and web. Journey Builder lets users assemble verification journeys by selecting and arranging services; an AWS Marketplace integration is also documented. Shufti lists PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR-related certifications and Cyber Essentials among its audits and certifications, and advertises 24/7/365 support. The Free Forever plan includes 10 monthly live-production verifications without a card. Essentials is $1.50, paid once, billed per verification, with pay-as-you-go terms and no minimum monthly commitment.
VerifyAfrica
VerifyAfrica has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.