# Entrust Identity Verification (formerly Onfido) vs Stripe Identity (slim)

> Stripe Identity scores 77.7 (BB) to Entrust Identity Verification's 62.1 (B) for identity verification. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Stripe Identity scores 77.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Entrust Identity Verification (formerly Onfido)'s 62.1 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Entrust Identity Verification (formerly Onfido) leads on reliability. Both do identity verification.

- Entrust Identity Verification (formerly Onfido): B 62.1, rank #472 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/entrust-identity-verification.min.md
- Stripe Identity: BB 77.7, rank #21 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stripe-identity.min.md
- Entrust Identity Verification (formerly Onfido), good for A company already contracted with Entrust that wants an agent to create applicants, start workflow runs and read reports through typed libraries and a public spec. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 62.
- Stripe Identity, good for A business already on Stripe that needs document and selfie checks or US SSN validation with published prices. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 94 against 84; Agent ergonomics, 93 against 65; Security & auth, 86 against 58; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 85 against 58; Transparency & trust, 85 against 70. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Entrust Identity Verification (formerly Onfido) | Stripe Identity |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 62 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 94 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 93 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 58 | 86 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 58 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 70 | 85 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Entrust Identity Verification (formerly Onfido) | Stripe Identity |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Onfido Ltd (Entrust) | Stripe, LLC |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Entrust's terms. The OpenAPI spec and the server libraries (onfido-java, onfido-node, onfido-php, onfido-python, onfido-ruby) are MIT | Proprietary service under the Stripe Services Agreement and Stripe Identity Terms. The OpenAPI spec and official SDKs are MIT |
| Last release | 2026-08-31 | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-09-28 |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | 2026-04-28 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 59k npm/wk, 27k PyPI/wk | 24.2M npm/wk, 11.4M PyPI/wk |