# Shufti vs Stripe Identity (slim)

> Stripe Identity scores 77.7 (BB) to Shufti's 57.8 (C) 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 Shufti's 57.8 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do identity verification.

- Shufti: C 57.8, rank #631 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shufti.min.md
- Stripe Identity: BB 77.7, rank #21 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stripe-identity.min.md
- Shufti, good for A team that wants document, face, address, AML and KYB checks behind one endpoint, a free plan for low volume, and an MCP server that hands the person a hosted verification link. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.
- 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 58; Agent ergonomics, 93 against 47; Security & auth, 86 against 62; Payments & pricing, 40 against 35; Maintenance & community, 85 against 72; Transparency & trust, 85 against 71. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Shufti | Stripe Identity |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 62 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 58 | 94 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 47 | 93 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 62 | 86 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 85 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Shufti | Stripe Identity |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Shufti Pro Limited | Stripe, LLC |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.shuftipro.com` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Shufti's Terms and Conditions. The licences of the mobile capture SDKs were not checked | Proprietary service under the Stripe Services Agreement and Stripe Identity Terms. The OpenAPI spec and official SDKs are MIT |
| Tools exposed | 25 | none |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-09-28 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-01 | 2026-04-28 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 673 npm/wk | 24.2M npm/wk, 11.4M PyPI/wk |