Onfido
AI identity verification trusted by 2,500+ document types
Quick buyer guide
Is Onfido right for you?
Use this section to decide whether Onfido belongs on your shortlist before you visit the vendor, request a demo, or start implementation planning.
Category
Security & Compliance
Implementation effort
HighPricing model
enterprise
Best for
- Teams evaluating security & compliance tools for a real business workflow.
- Users who need ai identity verification trusted by 2,500+ document types.
- Businesses that already use or can connect Salesforce, Okta, Auth0.
Not ideal if
- Small teams that need transparent, low-cost, self-serve pricing.
- Teams without a clear use case, owner, or success metric for the tool.
- Businesses that cannot yet review data, privacy, permissions, and approval requirements.
Common use cases
Implementation effort
Onfido is likely to need stakeholder alignment, workflow design, integrations, testing, and rollout planning before it is used in production.
Pricing clarity
Expect custom pricing based on users, usage, integrations, support level, and contract scope. Ask for a clear pilot price and rollout assumptions.
Digital by Default verdict
Onfido is worth considering if you need security & compliance capability and the core features match a real workflow. Treat it as a high-effort adoption: shortlist it, compare alternatives, and test it on a small but realistic process before wider rollout.
Questions to ask before buying
- 1Which integrations are included, and which require extra setup or paid plans?
- 2How does pricing change with users, usage, data volume, or support level?
- 3What onboarding, migration, and support are included?
- 4How is your business data stored, secured, and used by the vendor?
- 5Can you test the tool on a small real workflow before rolling it out widely?
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About
Onfido is an AI-powered identity verification platform supporting 2,500+ document types across 195 countries, with a 98.7% fraudulent application detection rate. Acquired by Entrust in 2024 for $650 million, it provides biometric verification, document authentication, and AML/PEP screening for banks, fintechs, and regulated industries.
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Choosing the tool is the easy part. We help UK service businesses map the workflow, connect systems, set approval gates, and roll out without a stalled pilot. Independent advice — we are not the vendor.
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