Sumsub vs SmartSearch

Both Sumsub and SmartSearch sit in AI Compliance & AML, and firms regularly shortlist them together. They are not interchangeable: Sumsub is aimed at companies onboarding at volume, while SmartSearch is built for uk regulated practices. Sumsub does not publish a public price, and SmartSearch does not publish a public price.

Choose Sumsub if

• You need companies onboarding at volume
• Highly configurable verification flows
• Broad country coverage

Choose SmartSearch if

• You need uk regulated practices
• Well established with UK professional firms
• Individual and business verification

What to watch either way

• Sumsub: Requires technical setup
• SmartSearch: UK focused

Testing them

Sumsub has no free tier, so testing needs budget approval first, and SmartSearch has no free tier, so testing needs budget approval first. Whichever you trial, run it on your messiest real documents rather than a clean demo file — that is where the difference between these two actually shows up.