dilisense is a published-pricing, developer-first alternative to Sanction Scanner. Sanction Scanner is quoted on request and cloud-hosted. dilisense lists its per-call pricing (100 checks a month free, then €0.10 down to about €0.01), ships a free API key and can run on-premise. The difference is scope. Sanction Scanner bundles a whole platform, with transaction monitoring, fraud detection and KYB licensed as a suite. That helps if you want everything in one place. If you just want strong screening data to drop into your own stack at a price you can see, dilisense is the narrower fit.
Yes, dedicated product with alerts on status change
Hosting & Data Residency
Cloud API or downloadable on-premise database. EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant, no query logging.
Data Privacy & Logging
No query logging. Your searches aren’t stored.
Technical Integration
REST/JSON, free API key, ~150ms
Access & Setup
No onboarding fee, self-serve, pay-as-you-go, free trial
Pricing / Transparency
Published. 100 free/mo, then €0.10 down to ~€0.01 at volume.
Best for
Best for teams that want reliable sanctions, PEP, criminal and adverse-media screening through a transparent, self-serve API, without an enterprise contract.
Yes, dedicated product with alerts on status change
Yes (platform)
Hosting & Data Residency
Cloud API or downloadable on-premise database. EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant, no query logging.
Cloud (Azure); ISO 27001, GDPR
Data Privacy & Logging
No query logging. Your searches aren’t stored.
Not publicly stated
Technical Integration
REST/JSON, free API key, ~150ms
REST API + webhooks, ~250ms
Access & Setup
No onboarding fee, self-serve, pay-as-you-go, free trial
Demo / sales-led (no self-serve)
Pricing / Transparency
Published. 100 free/mo, then €0.10 down to ~€0.01 at volume.
On request
Best for
Best for teams that want reliable sanctions, PEP, criminal and adverse-media screening through a transparent, self-serve API, without an enterprise contract.
Best for mid-market teams that want a full AI-native AML platform, with screening plus transaction monitoring, fraud and KYB.
What to look for in a sanctions screening provider
Data coverage across sanctions, PEP, criminal, risk intelligence and adverse media
How transparent and traceable the underlying sources are
Update frequency for each data type
Ongoing monitoring and re-screening
Hosting, data residency and on-premise options
Ease of technical integration, contractual setup and pricing transparency
The clearest difference is how you buy and run it. Sanction Scanner is quoted through a demo and a sales conversation and runs in Microsoft Azure. dilisense lists its per-call pricing up front (100 checks a month free, then €0.10 down to about €0.01) and can run on your own infrastructure or as EU-hosted SaaS. The second difference is scope. Sanction Scanner is a full AML platform, adding transaction monitoring, fraud detection, KYB and case management on top of screening, while dilisense focuses on the screening-data API alone.
Sanction Scanner is best for mid-market teams that want one AI-native platform across onboarding and monitoring. It screens names against 3,000+ sanctions, PEP and watchlists from 220+ countries, adds adverse media, transaction monitoring, fraud detection, KYB and customer risk scoring and offers a REST API with webhooks plus a case-management dashboard. It also has a free Sanction Check tool for OFAC, UK and EU lists. Access to the platform is via demo and a sales quote and the service is cloud-hosted on Azure.
dilisense is best for teams that want the screening-data layer with costs they can see up front. It delivers sanctions, PEP, criminal, adverse-media and risk-intelligence data across 190+ jurisdictions and 8,000+ official sources through a developer-first API, with published pricing, a free API key and 100 free checks a month. It also offers a downloadable on-premise database that is EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant, with no query-content logging. Sanctions refresh hourly, PEP and criminal data daily and adverse media in near real-time and every source is linked and traceable to its origin. It is not a full platform. There is no built-in transaction monitoring, fraud detection or case management, the deliberate trade-off for a transparent, lightweight data layer you run yourself.
How we compiled this
Figures reflect each provider’s own published material as of June 19, 2026. dilisense details are from dilisense.com. Sanction Scanner details are from sanctionscanner.com. Vendor figures change, so we date them and re-check periodically.
Why teams choose dilisense over Sanction Scanner
Choose Sanction Scanner if you want a full mid-market AML platform in one cloud system, with screening, transaction monitoring, fraud and KYB.
Choose dilisense if you’d rather see the price than request a quote. You get a published per-call rate, a free tier, source-level traceability and an on-premise option for the screening-data layer.
Frequently asked questions
Is dilisense a good Sanction Scanner alternative?
Yes, for the screening-data layer (sanctions, PEP, criminal and adverse media). dilisense delivers it as a focused API with published pricing. Sanction Scanner is a fuller platform that also does transaction monitoring, fraud detection and KYB.
Does Sanction Scanner publish its pricing?
No. Sanction Scanner’s pricing is provided through a demo and a sales quote rather than listed publicly. dilisense publishes per-call pricing. The first 100 checks a month are free, then €0.10 down to about €0.01 at volume.
Does Sanction Scanner offer a free API or trial?
Sanction Scanner offers a free Sanction Check tool (OFAC, UK and EU lists, no login), but not a free API tier. dilisense gives you a free API key with 100 free screenings a month.
Does dilisense offer on-premise or data residency options?
Yes. A downloadable on-premise database, EU-hosted, with no query-content logging. Sanction Scanner is cloud-hosted on Azure.
