TL;DR
sanctions.io sells annual API-call bundles (e.g. ~$899 for 5,000 calls). ScreeningHub sells monthly subscriptions with ongoing monitoring built in, plus a native MCP server for AI-agent integrations. If you have stable, predictable volume and prefer a one-shot annual bill, sanctions.io is straightforward. If you want monthly billing, automatic monitoring and an API designed to be called by both your services and your AI agents, ScreeningHub fits better.
Where sanctions.io is strong
- Bundle pricing. Buy 5k, 25k or 100k calls up-front and amortise over the year. Predictable for steady-state workloads.
- Self-serve evaluation. Real public pricing and a documented API.
- Solid sanctions list coverage. The major global lists are present and up-to-date.
Where ScreeningHub differs
- Monthly subscription, not pre-paid bundles. €99/mo Starter, €399/mo Growth, with annual savings if you prefer. Cancel any time.
- Ongoing monitoring is included, not a separate product. Profiles you have screened are automatically rescreened against new list versions; webhook fires on status change.
- Pass / review / hit decisioning. We return a decision plus the matched records, not just raw match candidates.
- Native MCP server. Claude, Cursor and any other MCP-aware agent can perform screens, monitor profiles and pull audit logs through your account — without you writing a custom tool wrapper.
- Free tier. 100 screens / month, no credit card.
Side-by-side
| Dimension | ScreeningHub | sanctions.io |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly subscription | Pre-paid annual bundle |
| Free tier | 100 / mo, no card | Trial only |
| Effective per-screen at scale | ≈ €0.013 (Growth) | ≈ $0.18 (Small bundle) |
| PEP coverage | Yes (incl. RCAs) | Yes |
| Adverse media | Yes, categorised | Yes |
| Ongoing monitoring | Built-in (Growth+) | Separate product |
| Pass / review / hit decision | Yes | Match list, you decide |
| MCP for AI agents | Native | — |
| EU data residency | Default on Enterprise | Available |
Choose sanctions.io if…
- You have steady, predictable volume and prefer a single annual bill.
- You're happy to do your own match-decision logic on top of raw candidates.
- Ongoing monitoring is something you'd buy separately when you need it.
Choose ScreeningHub if…
- You prefer monthly billing and a free tier to evaluate against.
- You want monitoring on by default, with webhooks plumbed straight into your stack.
- You want a clean pass / review / hit verdict, not raw candidate lists you have to score yourself.
- You're building AI-agent compliance flows and want native MCP support.
For background, see sanctions screening explained. Pricing is on the home page.
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