1 Best European Onfido Alternatives in 2026
Sovereignty-first software picks, all built in Europe — hand-picked to replace Onfido.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
Our top pick this year is Veriff
Onfido alternatives are mainly Security & Identity. Browse any of those categories for a wider shortlist beyond this list.
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Verify customer identities instantly with AI-powered document checks, liveness detection, KYC workflows, and fraud prevention — ISO 27001 and eIDAS certified.
Veriff is an Estonian identity verification platform that automates KYC compliance and document checks for online businesses. Its AI-powered engine analyses government-issued IDs, performs liveness detection, and returns a verification decision in seconds — reducing manual review and cutting onboarding drop-off.
The platform covers the full verification flow: upload a photo ID, capture a selfie, and Veriff cross-references document data against hundreds of fraud signals in real time. Native SDKs for web, iOS, and Android embed the flow into your product, while a risk dashboard gives compliance teams a complete audit trail and case management interface.
Key benefits:
- 200+ document types from 190+ countries for global onboarding coverage
- Liveness detection to prevent spoofing with static photos or recorded video
- Fraud prevention signals including document tampering, database checks, and velocity rules
- KYC and AML workflows configurable for PEP, sanctions screening, and custom risk rules
- Web and mobile SDKs for iOS, Android, and browser-based verification flows
- Real-time decisions with structured JSON response and full audit metadata
- Re-verification and watchlist monitoring for ongoing post-onboarding compliance
Veriff is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, with infrastructure certified to ISO 27001, SOC 2, and the eIDAS regulation for digital identity in the EU. All data processing is GDPR-compliant, with scoped data retention policies and a DPA available for enterprise customers.
Trusted by financial services, fintech, crypto, mobility, and sharing-economy companies worldwide for high-assurance identity verification at scale.
