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ZealiD vs Sumsub
Sumsub is an all-in-one verification platform for fintech, crypto and gaming, built into your own product through an API. Trust Circle is a ready product for regulated firms that verify their own clients, share files with them and collect qualified signatures. Here is how they compare.
In short
Sumsub wins on coverage and compliance tools.Sumsub covers 14,000+ document types in 220+ countries and territories. It adds AML screening, business verification and transaction monitoring, and serves more than 4,000 clients.
Its qualified signature comes from a partner.Sumsub sells QES Verification for onboarding and signing in the EU. Sumsub itself is not on the EU Trusted List, so a partner QTSP issues the certificate.
Trust Circle is ready to use.There is nothing to build. Each client verifies once, with no fee per check, and stays verified for two years. A client portal and qualified signatures from ZealiD, the QTSP, are included.
ZealiD and Sumsub, side by side
Sources: Sumsub pricing, Sumsub, Sumsub ID verification, Sumsub QES Verification and ZealiD pricing, November 2026. Qualified status checked on the EU Trusted List, November 2026. Sumsub shows prices in "$".
Where they really differ
Who issues the qualified signature
Sumsub's QES Verification combines onboarding and document signing under eIDAS. Sumsub itself isn't on the EU Trusted List, and its QES page doesn't name the QTSP that issues the certificate. In Trust Circle, ZealiD AB is the qualified trust service provider, on the Swedish Trusted List, supervised by PTS and audited every year.
EU Trusted List, November 2026
An API to build on, or a product to use
Sumsub is built for platforms that verify users at scale, and your developers connect it to your own product. In Trust Circle, you invite a client, they verify once in the ZealiD app with an ID document and a face check, and the result stays valid for two years. Their files and signatures sit in the same space.
Price your own year of client checks
Count how many new clients you verify in a year, and how many you check again. Sumsub's pricing page points regulated businesses to the Compliance plan: $1.85 per verification, with at least $299 a month. Add the developer time to build and run the flow. Then compare that with the Trust Circle plan for your team, where verification has no fee per check.
Your year of client checks
What each one costs
Sumsub charges per successful verification on top of a monthly minimum, and the Custom plan is priced on request. Trust Circle is priced per plan, billed yearly, with identity verification included and no limit on how many clients you verify.
Sumsub
Per verification, plus a $149 or $299 monthly minimum
See Sumsub pricing →Trust Circle
A month, billed yearly. ID checks included
See pricing →Which one is right for you?
Choose Sumsub if:
- You run a fintech, crypto or gaming platform that verifies users at scale
- You want AML screening, monitoring and transaction monitoring in one tool
- You need documents from 220+ countries
- You have developers to build and run the integration
Choose Trust Circle if:
- You are a regulated firm verifying your own clients
- You want the QTSP itself to issue your qualified signatures
- You want a verification valid for two years, with no fee per check
- You share documents with clients in one place
What Trust Circle doesn't do
Live sanctions and PEP screening, beneficial ownership checks and the risk decision stay with your firm.
It isn't an SDK for building verification into your own app.
What our customers say
Following a challenging couple of weeks during which our previous TSP partner refused to accept the latest form of identity documents from Malta, it became crucial for us to locate a provider who could smoothly integrate it into our system. ZealiD offers a robust platform and a competitive pricing model which is among the finest in the industry.
Paper procedures are a no-go for modern businesses with complicated signing journeys and long delays. It was time for us to go digital, and ZealiD came through with a user-friendly and simple solution that cut our signing cycles from weeks to just minutes ensuring the highest level of security.
ABN AMROMicrosoftDLA PiperBird & BirdBinderrOyster HRCALIPIA
More comparisons
Verify, share and sign in one place
- Identity verification in every plan, no fee per check
- Verified once, valid for two years
- ZealiD AB is a qualified trust service provider on the EU Trusted List
- Documents stored in Stockholm, EU
Common questions
How much does Sumsub cost?
Sumsub's Basic plan is $1.35 per verification with a $149 monthly minimum. The Compliance plan, which adds AML screening, is $1.85 with a $299 monthly minimum. The Custom plan is priced on request. Sumsub pricing.
Is Sumsub a qualified trust service provider?
No. Sumsub isn't on the EU Trusted List. Its QES Verification uses a partner QTSP, which its QES page doesn't name. ZealiD AB is a QTSP on the list. EU Trusted List.
Can a law or accounting firm use Sumsub?
Sumsub is built as an API and SDK, so a firm would need developers to build the client flow. Trust Circle is ready to use: invite a client, and they verify in the ZealiD app. About Trust Circle.
Does Trust Circle do AML screening?
No. Trust Circle verifies identity and collects KYC answers, but it doesn't run live sanctions or PEP screening, and the risk decision stays with you. Sumsub includes AML screening on its Compliance plan. KYC in Trust Circle.
How long is a ZealiD verification valid?
Two years. It's included in every plan, with no limit, and your client doesn't pay. Identity verification.
Sumsub or Veriff?
Both are developer platforms with wide document coverage. Veriff starts at $0.80 per verification with a $49 monthly minimum. Sumsub starts at $1.35 with a $149 minimum, and its Compliance plan with AML screening is $1.85 with a $299 minimum. Veriff pricing.