Ondato

Ondato is a broad identity, compliance, and business-onboarding service for companies that need KYC, AML, age assurance, and KYB workflows together. It is best suited to regulated, financial, marketplace, and age-restricted businesses that want no-code journeys as well as developer integrations. Its coverage is extensive, but usage-based quotes make the final cost dependent on volume and the checks you select.

Overview

Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, Ondato brings customer verification, financial-crime screening, age checks, and company onboarding into one platform. Its named customers include neobanks, payment service providers, adult-content and dating services, gambling and iGaming operators, crypto businesses, insurers, and telecom companies. That breadth is useful when one onboarding program must handle both people and businesses; a single-purpose identity project may not need all of its scope.

Key features

Identity verification

AI document analysis works with facial biometrics and liveness detection. Photo, video, and NFC methods provide different ways to establish that a person matches an identity document. Four document types are stated, and incomplete verifications are not charged, limiting waste from abandoned attempts. Document verification and biometric liveness are included capabilities.

AML screening and monitoring

Ondato checks customers against sanctions, politically exposed person, and adverse-media data. Ongoing monitoring can flag relevant changes after onboarding, which is more useful for businesses with continuing compliance obligations than for a one-time screening exercise.

Age assurance

Facial age estimation can estimate a user's age from a selfie without an ID upload when that approach meets the service's requirements. Ondato says its age-estimation technology has been evaluated under NISTIR 8525 and that its Face Age Estimation technology is certified under IEEE 2089.1. This gives age-restricted services an option that can reduce document friction, although suitability still depends on the legal and operational threshold they must meet.

Business verification

KYB checks company details, representatives, and beneficial owners using registry data and automated ultimate-beneficial-owner mapping. That is a practical fit for onboarding merchants, corporate customers, or partners where ownership structure matters.

Integrations and security

Teams can use no-code verification links, web and mobile SDKs, or REST APIs. The combination supports a quick hosted rollout and deeper integration into an existing product. Ondato states ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, eIDAS and ETSI compliance, and protection of sensitive information at rest and in transit.

Pricing

Business Onboarding (KYB)

This plan starts at €600.00 per month. The billed amount is from €600 per month and varies with request volume, selected solutions and features, and additional checks. It suits organizations running recurring company verification; smaller programs should confirm whether the minimum monthly commitment fits their volume.

Identity Verification

Identity checks are billed from €1,40 to €0,50 per verification, with the rate set by request volume, selected solutions and features, and additional checks. Only completed verifications are charged. The sliding range favors higher-volume programs, while low or unpredictable volumes should budget toward the higher end.

Age Verification

Age checks are billed from €0,30 to €0,01 per verification, on the same volume- and configuration-dependent basis, and only completed verifications incur a charge. This can be economical at scale, but a precise forecast requires a sales discussion.

Ondato directs prospective customers to book a demo or speak with sales for personalized offers and product information. There is no published free plan or trial term in these plans.

Platforms

Ondato supports Android, iOS, web, and API deployment. Web and mobile SDKs, REST API access, no-code links, and a dashboard-and-API integration method let teams choose between hosted flows and embedded experiences.

Who it's for

Choose Ondato when your organization needs several of identity, AML, age, and business checks in one onboarding stack, especially across regulated finance, crypto, insurance, telecom, gambling, dating, or adult-content use cases. It is less compelling when you need a simple identity check with a transparent, fixed price or a self-serve free tier.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Wide compliance coverage: KYC, AML, age assurance, and KYB can be combined instead of sourced separately.
• Flexible implementation: No-code links, web and mobile SDKs, and APIs accommodate both rapid launches and custom products.
• Lower abandonment cost: Incomplete identity verifications are not charged.
• Business ownership checks: Registry data and automated UBO mapping address corporate onboarding needs.

Cons

• Quote-dependent economics: Identity and age rates change with volume, selected checks, and additional features.
• No free entry plan: Teams cannot evaluate the service through a stated free tier or trial.
• KYB starting commitment: Business Onboarding begins at €600 per month, which may exceed the needs of occasional users.

Alternatives

Didit is a better starting point for teams wanting a free plan with 500 full KYC verifications each month across Android, iOS, web, and API.

Shufti suits very small volumes or trial-led buying: its free tier allows up to 10 verifications per month, with paid Essentials pricing available.

Entrust Certificate Manager is another paid option with Android, iOS, web, API, Linux, and self-hosted platforms.

Alloy Embedded is a paid alternative supporting Android, iOS, web, and API.

Footprint is a paid alternative supporting Android, iOS, web, and API.

Jumio is appropriate for buyers seeking an established paid service with custom enterprise pricing.

Socure offers a freemium route, including document verification at $0.80 per evaluation for government IDs from 195+ countries.

Stripe Identity fits businesses already using Stripe that need per-lookup pricing, including a $0.50 US Social Security number lookup option.

For broader category browsing, see KYC Software and Identity Verification Software.

Verdict

Ondato is a strong choice for organizations that want identity, AML, age, and business onboarding capabilities connected through hosted links, SDKs, or APIs. Its main reason to choose it is breadth, while its main reason to look elsewhere is pricing that requires volume and configuration discussions rather than a fixed, self-serve commitment.