ScreeningHub

ScreeningHub screens people and companies against PEP, sanctions, law-enforcement and adverse-media watchlists, through an API or hosted form. It is best suited to fintechs and regulated teams that need screening in their workflows, with reviewable results and higher-tier monitoring. Its free allowance makes it approachable for small pilots, but it is not a substitute for identity verification.

Overview

Each response returns a pass, review or hit decision, alongside confidence scores, matched records and an audit log. That gives teams useful context for routing cases and documenting decisions, rather than leaving them with a simple list match. The scores and records support review; they do not replace a team's judgment.

ScreeningHub focuses on PEP, sanctions and adverse-media screening. The maker describes it as something typically used alongside an identity-verification provider, so teams seeking a single product for both checks should look elsewhere.

Key features

Matching is described as fuzzy, transliteration-aware and alias-aware, which is relevant when names appear in different scripts or under alternate spellings. Coverage includes OFAC, EU consolidated, UK HMT, UN, Interpol and more than 30 national regimes; lists are refreshed within minutes of publication. This gives cross-border teams a broad base for watchlist checks, while the stated scope remains screening rather than identity verification.

REST endpoints, typed SDKs and a sandbox with realistic fixtures support integration and development. Batch screening can handle groups of records, and selectable list management lets teams choose sources. Those tools make the product a more natural fit for an existing compliance workflow than for organizations seeking a standalone manual lookup service.

Growth and Enterprise continuously rescreen profiles and send a webhook when a previously cleared profile matches a new list version. That is a meaningful step up for teams that need to respond to changes after onboarding; Free and Starter do not include this ongoing monitoring.

An MCP server lets MCP-aware agents such as Claude, Cursor and Codex use ScreeningHub with an existing API key. Supported controls include API-key scopes, per-call audit trails, optional human approval for mutating tools and per-key rate limits. This offers a controlled route for agent-based access, though it is most relevant to teams already using MCP-aware tools.

Pricing

The Free tier costs nothing and allows 100 screens per month with no credit card required. It is a sensible way to try low-volume screening, but the small monthly cap makes it unsuitable as a routine production allowance for a growing operation.

Starter costs €79 a month for 2,500 screens per month. It includes sanctions, PEP and adverse-media screening, a REST API, hosted dashboard, audit-ready logs and email support; additional screens cost €0.04 each. The plan is aimed at pilots and early-stage fintechs, and its quota and lack of continuous monitoring make it a more limited choice for teams needing ongoing profile checks.

Growth costs €319 a month for 25,000 screens per month, with ongoing monitoring for 10,000 profiles, webhooks, bulk batch screening, configurable match thresholds, a 99.9% uptime SLA and priority support. Additional screens cost €0.02 each. It fits scaling fintechs and EMIs that need monitoring and higher throughput; the higher monthly commitment buys substantially more capacity and lower overage costs than Starter.

Enterprise has custom pricing, with rates from €0.005 per screen at volume. It includes unlimited screens and profiles, EU data residency, a single-tenant option, SSO / SCIM, role-based access, a dedicated success manager, a custom DPA, a 99.99% SLA and quarterly model and data audits. Banks and regulated institutions are the stated audience. Its deployment and governance provisions suit larger organizations, but it is a custom-priced step rather than a transparent fixed-cost plan.

Platforms

ScreeningHub is offered through an API, as a hosted web form, and as a self-hosted option. EU data residency is available on every plan and is the Enterprise default. Enterprise also offers a single-tenant managed deployment; pure on-premise installation is reviewed case by case, so organizations requiring guaranteed on-premise deployment should confirm fit before choosing it.

Who it's for

ScreeningHub is strongest for fintechs, EMIs and regulated institutions that need auditable watchlist screening, developer integration and—on Growth or Enterprise—continuous rescreening. The Free tier and Starter are better suited to evaluation and early-stage use; Growth adds monitoring for scaling teams, while Enterprise addresses larger organizations' access, residency and service requirements. Teams that need identity verification in the same product, or depend on a guaranteed pure on-premise installation, should consider other arrangements.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Decisions include confidence scores, matched records and an audit log, giving reviewers more context than a bare match result.
• Pros: Coverage spans named international lists and 30+ national regimes, with refreshes within minutes of publication.
• Pros: Growth and Enterprise monitoring can flag new matches against updated list versions through webhooks.
• Pros: EU data residency is available across plans, with single-tenant deployment and enterprise access controls at the top tier.
• Cons: The 100-screen Free tier is capped for ongoing use, and Starter's 2,500-screen quota has no monitoring.
• Cons: It is a screening product, not an identity-verification replacement, so many teams will need another provider.
• Cons: Pure on-premise deployment is reviewed case by case, making it a less certain fit for organizations that require that model.

Alternatives

For a broader shortlist, see Sanctions Screening Software. FinCrimeRadar is a free web option with no free trial; its maker is a financial-crime specialist and former Acting MLRO. Choose it if a free web plan is the priority. OFACScreen offers API and web access, a free plan and a 14-day trial; its trial includes 25 searches, three users, five monitored names, CSV uploads up to 25 rows and a REST API. It may suit teams comparing a short trial with explicit user and monitored-name allowances.

SanctionsScreening.io is a freemium API and web option; its maker is Arventra, a technology studio focused on regulatory, compliance and data-intensive products. Consider it if that maker and platform combination fits your requirements. Eastnets SafeWatch AML is a paid web alternative. NICE Actimize is a paid API and web option with pricing available by contacting its maker for a demo or expert discussion. yente is a free option available for API, Linux, self-hosted and web use; it is worth considering when those platform choices matter. FinScan is a paid API and self-hosted option with pricing on request and a demo required. Kharon Compliance is a paid API and web alternative.

Verdict

ScreeningHub is a strong fit for fintechs and regulated teams that want watchlist checks integrated with auditable review decisions and can move to Growth or Enterprise for ongoing monitoring. Its clearest advantage is the combination of broad stated coverage, developer tools and monitoring on higher tiers. Look elsewhere if identity verification must be included, or if a guaranteed pure on-premise installation is essential.