{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "plaid-identity-verification", "name": "Plaid Identity Verification", "vendor": "Plaid Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://plaid.com/products/identity-verification/", "kind": "http-api", "category": "identity-verification", "summary": "Plaid Identity Verification checks a person against data sources, identity documents, selfies with liveness and SMS, with risk scoring and optional Monitor watchlist screening. Sessions run in Plaid Link or through a backend-only API flow.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/plaid-identity-verification.json", "repo": "https://github.com/plaid/plaid-openapi", "license": "Proprietary service under Plaid's developer policy and end-user terms. The OpenAPI file and client libraries are MIT", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "plaid" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "plaid-python" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "`client_id` and `secret` in the JSON body of each POST to https://sandbox.plaid.com or https://production.plaid.com, with a separate secret per environment. No scopes. Sandbox for Identity Verification is enabled self-serve from the Dashboard Products page (since 12 August 2026). Production needs a product access request, and the integrating company must be based in the US, Canada or the UK (checked 2026-10-14).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No public prices. Each session is billed an Anti-Fraud Engine fee plus fees for data source verification (by country), document checks and selfie checks, and retries are billed as new sessions. Exact rates appear after applying for Production. Sandbox is free (https://plaid.com/docs/account/billing/, checked 2026-10-14).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Identity Verification docs, the API reference or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-14).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 1238045, "pypiWeekly": 656200, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://plaid.com/docs/identity-verification/", "llmsTxt": "https://plaid.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plaid/plaid-openapi/master/2020-09-14.yml", "capabilities": [ "kyc.identity", "kyc.documents", "kyc.screening" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "api-key", "openapi", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "sandbox", "status-page", "python", "typescript", "go", "java", "ruby", "bug-bounty" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-13", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 67.1, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 278, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1076, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 15, "reliability": 68, "schema": 91, "security": 61, "transparency": 77 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Plaid Identity Verification has four typed endpoints in Plaid's public OpenAPI file, an idempotent create, a backend-only flow for data source checks and frequent changelog entries. Prices appear only after applying for Production, the secret has no scopes, and the rate-limit and error pages are disallowed to crawlers.", "bestFor": "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.", "strengths": [ "Four typed endpoints in the public OpenAPI file, with llms.txt and Markdown docs", "Backend-only flow runs data source checks from user data with no Link session", "`is_idempotent` on create returns the existing session instead of making a second", "Six dated Identity Verification changelog entries between 9 July and 13 October 2026", "Self-serve Sandbox since 12 August 2026, with sample identities for test outcomes" ], "weaknesses": [ "No public prices. Rates appear only after a Production application", "One team secret reaches every Plaid product, with no scopes or read-only key", "Integrating companies must be based in the US, Canada or the UK", "Data stays only while the contract is active, and access to past sessions ends with it", "Rate-limit and error pages sit under a path robots.txt disallows, so we didn't read them" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass `is_idempotent: true` to /identity_verification/create so a retry returns the existing session", "Use the backend-only flow (data source template, `gave_consent: true`) when you already hold the user's details. Documents and selfies need the person in Link", "Wait for the STATUS_UPDATED webhook or poll /identity_verification/get. Link's onSuccess doesn't mean the user passed", "Don't issue retries casually. Each retry is a new session billed again", "Enable Sandbox for Identity Verification on the Dashboard Products page before the first call" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 67.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 15, "reliability": 68, "schema": 91, "security": 61, "transparency": 57 }, "provenanceScore": 97 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://sandbox.plaid.com/identity_verification/create \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-d '{\n \"client_user_id\": \"user-sandbox-b0e2c4ee-a763-4df5-bfe9-46a46bce993d\",\n \"client_id\": \"${PLAID_CLIENT_ID}\",\n \"secret\": \"${PLAID_SECRET}\",\n \"is_shareable\": true,\n \"template_id\": \"idvtmp_52xR9LKo77r1Np\",\n \"gave_consent\": true\n}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/kyc.identity", "tool": "https://letme.dev/plaid-identity-verification" }, "sameCompany": [ "plaid" ], "area": "domain-data", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Plaid Inc.", "domain": "plaid.com", "domainRegistered": "1995-08-16", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://plaid.com/legal/#developer-policy", "privacy": "https://plaid.com/legal/#privacy-statement", "statusPage": "https://status.plaid.com", "changelog": "https://plaid.com/docs/changelog/", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "Same entity, legal pages and status page as the plaid listing. Plaid Financial Ltd and Plaid, B.V. cover the UK and the EEA.", "plaid.com/.well-known/security.txt lists HackerOne and security@plaid.com and expires 2026-12-31.", "plaid.com was registered in 1995, before Plaid was founded." ], "score": 97 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification.json", "live": { "slug": "plaid-identity-verification", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.plaid.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T09:39:36.297248466Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-14T09:39:36.297248466Z" } }, "answer": "Stripe Identity scores 77.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Plaid Identity Verification's 67.1 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Plaid Identity Verification leads on reliability.", "b": { "slug": "stripe-identity", "name": "Stripe Identity", "vendor": "Stripe, LLC", "vendorUrl": "https://stripe.com/identity", "kind": "http-api", "category": "identity-verification", "summary": "Stripe Identity verifies government-issued photo IDs from more than 120 countries, matches them to selfies and validates US Social Security numbers. Sessions are created and read through the Stripe API, and the end user completes the check in Stripe's flow.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stripe-identity", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stripe-identity.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stripe-identity.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/stripe-identity.json", "repo": "https://github.com/stripe/openapi", "license": "Proprietary service under the Stripe Services Agreement and Stripe Identity Terms. The OpenAPI spec and official SDKs are MIT", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "stripe" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "stripe" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Stripe secret key, restricted key or IP-restricted key, sent as HTTP basic auth or a Bearer token to https://api.stripe.com. Results such as status, name and address need only a secret key. Date of birth, ID number and document images need a restricted key with Identity permissions, which can read them for verifications in the last 48 hours, or for all verifications once the key is IP-restricted. Identity is activated through an application in the Dashboard (checked 2026-10-14).", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "£1.25 per completed document and selfie verification and 35p per ID number lookup (US SSNs only), charged when the user completes verification, on the United Kingdom page our network was served. The first 50 verifications are free. Custom pricing is offered above 2,000 verifications a month (https://stripe.com/identity, checked 2026-10-14).", "priceSummary": "Pay per use", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the Identity endpoints, the Identity docs or the product page (checked 2026-10-14).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 24154234, "pypiWeekly": 11360574, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.stripe.com/identity", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.stripe.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stripe/openapi/master/openapi/spec3.json", "capabilities": [ "kyc.identity", "kyc.documents" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "api-key", "openapi", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "sandbox", "free-tier", "status-page", "python", "typescript", "go", "java", "ruby", "php", "bug-bounty", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 77.7, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 21, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1076, "categoryRank": 1, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 93, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 40, "reliability": 62, "schema": 94, "security": 86, "transparency": 85 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Stripe Identity runs on the Stripe API, with a public OpenAPI spec, idempotency keys, restricted keys for sensitive fields and a redact endpoint. The product page lists £1.25 per document and selfie check, and the first 50 are free. It has no watchlist or business screening, and outside GB, JP and the US it is in public beta.", "bestFor": "A business already on Stripe that needs document and selfie checks or US SSN validation with published prices.", "strengths": [ "Six typed Identity operations in Stripe's public OpenAPI spec, with Markdown docs and llms.txt", "Date of birth and ID number need a restricted key, and IP-restricted keys for reads after 48 hours", "Idempotency keys on every POST and cursor pagination with status and date filters", "Published prices of £1.25 per verification and 35p per US SSN lookup, with the first 50 verifications free", "`redact` removes personal data from the session, reports, events and request logs, confirmed by a webhook" ], "weaknesses": [ "Document, selfie and US SSN checks only. No sanctions or watchlist screening and no business verification", "Generally available only for businesses in GB, JP and the US, and a public beta in 30 other countries", "Use for credit, housing, employment or insurance decisions, and resale of results, are forbidden by the terms", "status.stripe.com renders only in JavaScript, so the incident history couldn't be read", "Stripe keeps a copy of verification data after redaction until the end user asks Stripe support to delete it" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send an Idempotency-Key based on your user reference when creating a VerificationSession, so a retry doesn't make a second session", "Send the end user the session URL or client secret. The person completes the check, the agent can't. Links expire after 48 hours", "Use a restricted key for `verified_outputs.dob` and `id_number`. Without an IP restriction it reads them only for 48 hours", "Wait for `identity.verification_session.verified` or `requires_input` webhooks instead of polling", "Treat `redact` as irreversible, and don't put personal data in metadata" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 77.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 93, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 40, "reliability": 62, "schema": 94, "security": 86, "transparency": 72 }, "provenanceScore": 98 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/identity/verification_sessions \\\n -u \"\u003c\u003cYOUR_SECRET_KEY\u003e\u003e:\" \\\n -d type=document" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/kyc.identity", "tool": "https://letme.dev/stripe-identity" }, "sameCompany": [ "stripe-mcp" ], "area": "domain-data", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Stripe, LLC", "domain": "stripe.com", "domainRegistered": "1995-09-12", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://stripe.com/identity/legal", "privacy": "https://stripe.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.stripe.com", "changelog": "https://docs.stripe.com/changelog", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "stripe.com/identity/legal redirects to the Stripe Services Agreement service terms, last updated 2 October 2026, which hold the Stripe Identity Terms.", "Our network was redirected to the /gb/ copies of the terms, privacy policy and service provider list.", "stripe.com/.well-known/security.txt points to HackerOne and expires 2026-12-31.", "stripe.com was registered in 1995, before Stripe bought it." ], "score": 98 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stripe-identity.json", "live": { "slug": "stripe-identity", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.stripe.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T08:53:58.613651718Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-14T08:53:58.613651718Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Plaid Inc.", "b": "Stripe, LLC", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Pay per use", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under Plaid's developer policy and end-user terms. The OpenAPI file and client libraries are MIT", "b": "Proprietary service under the Stripe Services Agreement and Stripe Identity Terms. The OpenAPI spec and official SDKs are MIT", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-13", "b": "2026-10-01", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2025-12-01", "b": "2026-09-28", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2025-12-01", "b": "2026-04-28", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "1.2M npm/wk, 656k PyPI/wk", "b": "24.2M npm/wk, 11.4M PyPI/wk", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Stripe Identity scores 77.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Plaid Identity Verification's 67.1 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Plaid Identity Verification leads on reliability.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Plaid Identity Verification or Stripe Identity?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Plaid Identity Verification and Stripe Identity need an API key?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Plaid Identity Verification. No hosted endpoint is listed for Stripe Identity.", "question": "Can an agent call Plaid Identity Verification and Stripe Identity without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 68 against 62" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "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.", "slug": "plaid-identity-verification", "watchFor": "No public prices. Rates appear only after a Production application" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 93 against 75", "Security \u0026 auth, 86 against 61", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 15", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 85 against 77" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better" ], "goodFor": "A business already on Stripe that needs document and selfie checks or US SSN validation with published prices.", "slug": "stripe-identity", "watchFor": "Document, selfie and US SSN checks only. No sanctions or watchlist screening and no business verification" } ], "job": { "capability": "kyc.identity", "name": "Identity verification" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alloy-vs-plaid-identity-verification.json", "title": "Alloy vs Plaid Identity Verification", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alloy-vs-plaid-identity-verification" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alloy-vs-stripe-identity.json", "title": "Alloy vs Stripe Identity", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alloy-vs-stripe-identity" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/complycube-vs-plaid-identity-verification.json", "title": "ComplyCube vs Plaid Identity Verification", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/complycube-vs-plaid-identity-verification" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/complycube-vs-stripe-identity.json", "title": "ComplyCube vs Stripe Identity", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/complycube-vs-stripe-identity" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/didit-vs-plaid-identity-verification.json", "title": "Didit vs Plaid Identity Verification", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/didit-vs-plaid-identity-verification" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/didit-vs-stripe-identity.json", "title": "Didit vs Stripe Identity", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/didit-vs-stripe-identity" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/entrust-identity-verification-vs-plaid-identity-verification.json", "title": "Entrust Identity Verification (formerly Onfido) vs Plaid Identity Verification", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/entrust-identity-verification-vs-plaid-identity-verification" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/entrust-identity-verification-vs-stripe-identity.json", "title": "Entrust Identity Verification (formerly Onfido) vs Stripe Identity", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/entrust-identity-verification-vs-stripe-identity" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jumio-vs-plaid-identity-verification.json", "title": "Jumio vs Plaid Identity Verification", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jumio-vs-plaid-identity-verification" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jumio-vs-stripe-identity.json", "title": "Jumio vs Stripe Identity", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jumio-vs-stripe-identity" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/middesk-vs-plaid-identity-verification.json", "title": "Middesk vs Plaid Identity Verification", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/middesk-vs-plaid-identity-verification" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/middesk-vs-stripe-identity.json", "title": "Middesk vs Stripe Identity", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/middesk-vs-stripe-identity" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/persona-vs-plaid-identity-verification.json", "title": "Persona vs Plaid Identity Verification", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/persona-vs-plaid-identity-verification" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/persona-vs-stripe-identity.json", "title": "Persona vs Stripe Identity", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/persona-vs-stripe-identity" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-shufti.json", "title": "Plaid Identity Verification vs Shufti", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-shufti" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-socure-riskos.json", "title": "Plaid Identity Verification vs Socure RiskOS", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-socure-riskos" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-sumsub.json", "title": "Plaid Identity Verification vs Sumsub", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-sumsub" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-trulioo.json", "title": "Plaid Identity Verification vs Trulioo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-trulioo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-veriff.json", "title": "Plaid Identity Verification vs Veriff", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-veriff" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-vouched.json", "title": "Plaid Identity Verification vs Vouched", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-vouched" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shufti-vs-stripe-identity.json", "title": "Shufti vs Stripe Identity", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shufti-vs-stripe-identity" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/socure-riskos-vs-stripe-identity.json", "title": "Socure RiskOS vs Stripe Identity", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/socure-riskos-vs-stripe-identity" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/stripe-identity-vs-sumsub.json", "title": "Stripe Identity vs Sumsub", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/stripe-identity-vs-sumsub" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/stripe-identity-vs-trulioo.json", "title": "Stripe Identity vs Trulioo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/stripe-identity-vs-trulioo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/stripe-identity-vs-veriff.json", "title": "Stripe Identity vs Veriff", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/stripe-identity-vs-veriff" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/stripe-identity-vs-vouched.json", "title": "Stripe Identity vs Vouched", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/stripe-identity-vs-vouched" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/complyadvantage-vs-plaid-identity-verification.json", "title": "ComplyAdvantage vs Plaid Identity Verification", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/complyadvantage-vs-plaid-identity-verification" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 6, "edge": "plaid-identity-verification", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "plaid-identity-verification": 68, "stripe-identity": 62, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 3, "edge": "stripe-identity", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "plaid-identity-verification": 91, "stripe-identity": 94, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 18, "edge": "stripe-identity", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "plaid-identity-verification": 75, "stripe-identity": 93, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 25, "edge": "stripe-identity", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "plaid-identity-verification": 61, "stripe-identity": 86, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 25, "edge": "stripe-identity", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "plaid-identity-verification": 15, "stripe-identity": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "stripe-identity", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "plaid-identity-verification": 83, "stripe-identity": 85, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "stripe-identity", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "plaid-identity-verification": 77, "stripe-identity": 85, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Stripe Identity scores 77.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Plaid Identity Verification's 67.1 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Plaid Identity Verification leads on reliability. Both do identity verification.", "verdicts": { "plaid-identity-verification": "Plaid Identity Verification has four typed endpoints in Plaid's public OpenAPI file, an idempotent create, a backend-only flow for data source checks and frequent changelog entries. Prices appear only after applying for Production, the secret has no scopes, and the rate-limit and error pages are disallowed to crawlers.", "stripe-identity": "Stripe Identity runs on the Stripe API, with a public OpenAPI spec, idempotency keys, restricted keys for sensitive fields and a redact endpoint. The product page lists £1.25 per document and selfie check, and the first 50 are free. It has no watchlist or business screening, and outside GB, JP and the US it is in public beta." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-stripe-identity", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-stripe-identity.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-stripe-identity.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-stripe-identity.min.md" }, "markdown": "Stripe Identity scores 77.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Plaid Identity Verification's 67.1 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Plaid Identity Verification leads on reliability. Both do identity verification.\n\n- Plaid Identity Verification: grade B, 67.1/100, rank #278 of 1076. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/plaid-identity-verification.json\n- Stripe Identity: grade BB, 77.7/100, rank #21 of 1076. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stripe-identity.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/stripe-identity.json\n- Best identity and business verification APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/identity-verification/index.md\n- All 119 verification comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/identity-verification/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Plaid Identity Verification (B)\n\nGood 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.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 68 against 62\n\nWatch for: No public prices. Rates appear only after a Production application\n\n### Stripe Identity (BB)\n\nGood for: A business already on Stripe that needs document and selfie checks or US SSN validation with published prices.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 93 against 75\n- Security \u0026 auth, 86 against 61\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 15\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 85 against 77\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n\nWatch for: Document, selfie and US SSN checks only. No sanctions or watchlist screening and no business verification\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Plaid Identity Verification | Stripe Identity | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 62 | Plaid Identity Verification +6 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 91 | 94 | Stripe Identity +3 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 75 | 93 | Stripe Identity +18 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 61 | 86 | Stripe Identity +25 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 15 | 40 | Stripe Identity +25 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 83 | 85 | Stripe Identity +2 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 85 | Stripe Identity +8 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **67.1 · B** | **77.7 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Plaid Identity Verification | Stripe Identity |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Plaid Inc. | Stripe, LLC |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Plaid's developer policy and end-user terms. The OpenAPI file and client libraries are MIT | Proprietary service under the Stripe Services Agreement and Stripe Identity Terms. The OpenAPI spec and official SDKs are MIT |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Terms last updated | 2025-12-01 | 2026-09-28 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-12-01 | 2026-04-28 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 1.2M npm/wk, 656k PyPI/wk | 24.2M npm/wk, 11.4M PyPI/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Plaid Identity Verification.** Plaid Identity Verification has four typed endpoints in Plaid's public OpenAPI file, an idempotent create, a backend-only flow for data source checks and frequent changelog entries. Prices appear only after applying for Production, the secret has no scopes, and the rate-limit and error pages are disallowed to crawlers.\n\n**Stripe Identity.** Stripe Identity runs on the Stripe API, with a public OpenAPI spec, idempotency keys, restricted keys for sensitive fields and a redact endpoint. The product page lists £1.25 per document and selfie check, and the first 50 are free. It has no watchlist or business screening, and outside GB, JP and the US it is in public beta.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Plaid Identity Verification\n\n1. Pass `is_idempotent: true` to /identity_verification/create so a retry returns the existing session\n2. Use the backend-only flow (data source template, `gave_consent: true`) when you already hold the user's details. Documents and selfies need the person in Link\n3. Wait for the STATUS_UPDATED webhook or poll /identity_verification/get. Link's onSuccess doesn't mean the user passed\n4. Don't issue retries casually. Each retry is a new session billed again\n5. Enable Sandbox for Identity Verification on the Dashboard Products page before the first call\n\n### Stripe Identity\n\n1. Send an Idempotency-Key based on your user reference when creating a VerificationSession, so a retry doesn't make a second session\n2. Send the end user the session URL or client secret. The person completes the check, the agent can't. Links expire after 48 hours\n3. Use a restricted key for `verified_outputs.dob` and `id_number`. Without an IP restriction it reads them only for 48 hours\n4. Wait for `identity.verification_session.verified` or `requires_input` webhooks instead of polling\n5. Treat `redact` as irreversible, and don't put personal data in metadata\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Plaid Identity Verification or Stripe Identity?\n\nStripe Identity scores 77.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Plaid Identity Verification's 67.1 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Plaid Identity Verification leads on reliability.\n\n### Do Plaid Identity Verification and Stripe Identity need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Plaid Identity Verification and Stripe Identity without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Plaid Identity Verification. No hosted endpoint is listed for Stripe Identity.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-stripe-identity.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plaid-identity-verification-vs-stripe-identity.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"plaid-identity-verification\", \"b\": \"stripe-identity\"}`. 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