# ComplyAdvantage vs Plaid Identity Verification (slim)

> Plaid Identity Verification scores 67.1 (B) to ComplyAdvantage's 52.6 (D) for sanctions screening. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Plaid Identity Verification scores 67.1 (B) on agent readiness against ComplyAdvantage's 52.6 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. ComplyAdvantage leads on security & auth. Both do sanctions screening.

- ComplyAdvantage: D 52.6, rank #778 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/complyadvantage.min.md
- Plaid Identity Verification: B 67.1, rank #278 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification.min.md
- ComplyAdvantage, good for An agent that screens customers and companies against sanctions, politically exposed person and adverse media data, keeps them under monitoring and works the resulting alerts and cases. Ahead on Security & auth, 68 against 61. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Plaid Identity Verification, good for US, Canadian and UK companies that want KYC with data source checks, documents and selfies, especially those already on Plaid or wanting Monitor screening in the same flow. Ahead on Reliability, 68 against 42; Schema & documentation, 91 against 82; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 67; Payments & pricing, 15 against 10; Maintenance & community, 83 against 28; Transparency & trust, 77 against 50.

| Category | ComplyAdvantage | Plaid Identity Verification |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 42 | 68 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 68 | 61 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 15 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 28 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 50 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | ComplyAdvantage | Plaid Identity Verification |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IVXS UK Limited (trading as ComplyAdvantage) | Plaid Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.mesh.complyadvantage.com` | no (local only) |
| Auth | OAuth | API key |
| Licence | Proprietary service. No service agreement is published, and the terms page on complyadvantage.com covers the website only | Proprietary service under Plaid's developer policy and end-user terms. The OpenAPI file and client libraries are MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-16 | 2026-10-13 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2025-12-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-06-12 | 2025-12-01 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 1.2M npm/wk, 656k PyPI/wk |