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ZealiD vs Veriff
Veriff is an identity verification API that consumer apps and fintechs build into their own sign-up flow. 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
Veriff wins on coverage and fraud tools.Veriff covers 12,500+ document specimens in 230+ countries and territories, and more than 3,000 businesses use it. It adds PEP and sanctions screening and business verification (KYB) for teams that need them.
It is an API your developers build on.Veriff is sold as an API and SDK for apps that verify customers at volume. You pay per verification, with a monthly minimum, and your team builds the client flow.
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 are included.
ZealiD and Veriff, side by side
Sources: Veriff pricing, Veriff and ZealiD pricing, November 2026. Qualified status checked on the EU Trusted List, November 2026. Veriff shows prices in "$".
Where they really differ
An API to build on, or a product to use
Veriff gives developers an API and SDK to put verification inside their own app, with fraud models trained in-house. That suits a fintech verifying thousands of customers. 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 sits in their Trust Circle next to their files.
Data kept for months, or a verification valid for two years
By default, Veriff keeps verification data for 3 months on Essential and 6 months on Plus and Premium. Keeping it for 2 years costs +$0.30 per verification. In Trust Circle, a verification is valid for two years at no fee, and the client's files and signatures sit in the same space.
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Price your own year of client checks
Count how many new clients you verify in a year, and how many you check again. On Veriff's Essential plan, each verification costs $0.80, you pay at least $49 a month, and PEP and sanctions screening adds $0.64. 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
Veriff charges per verification on top of a monthly minimum. Screening and longer data retention cost extra, and Enterprise pricing is custom. Trust Circle is priced per plan, billed yearly, with identity verification included and no limit on how many clients you verify.
Veriff
Per verification, plus a $49 to $209 monthly minimum
See Veriff pricing →Trust Circle
A month, billed yearly. ID checks included
See pricing →Which one is right for you?
Choose Veriff if:
- You run a consumer app or fintech that verifies customers at volume
- You need documents from 230+ countries
- You want PEP and sanctions screening or KYB in the same tool
- You have developers to build and run the integration
Choose Trust Circle if:
- You are a regulated firm verifying your own clients
- You want nothing to build: invite a client and they verify in the ZealiD app
- You want a verification valid for two years, with no fee per check
- You also share documents and collect qualified signatures
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 Veriff cost?
Veriff's self-serve plans run from $0.80 per verification with a $49 monthly minimum (Essential) to $1.89 with a $209 minimum (Premium). Enterprise pricing is custom. PEP and sanctions screening adds $0.64 per verification. Veriff pricing.
Is Veriff a qualified trust service provider?
No. Veriff isn't on the EU Trusted List, and we found no qualified signature on its pages. ZealiD AB is a QTSP on the list. EU Trusted List.
Can a law or accounting firm use Veriff?
Veriff 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.
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.
Does Trust Circle do sanctions and PEP 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. Veriff offers screening as an add-on. KYC in Trust Circle.
Veriff or Sumsub?
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. Sumsub pricing.