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AML and transaction monitoring · November 2026 Edition

Unit21 vs Sumsub

Six of fourteen models named Unit21 first on the direct prompt; zero named Sumsub. Unit21 was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Sumsub by eleven and Unit21 carries 40 labels and Sumsub 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Unit21

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Sumsub

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share14%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels4025A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Unit21 reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ComplyAdvantage was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. ComplyAdvantage vs Unit21 · ComplyAdvantage vs Sumsub · Unit21 vs Flagright

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the AML and transaction monitoring page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Unit21First choices, of fourteen modelsSumsub
Direct60
Paraphrase11
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Unit21
Scale-constrained10
Negative001 against Unit21 · 2 against Sumsub
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Unit21 and Sumsub were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 100 answers naming Unit21 and the 74 naming Sumsub. In those answers Sumsub took the first choice three times and Unit21 six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Unit21 and Sumsub stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Unit21 Sumsub first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Unit21 on the left and Sumsub on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Unit21 and Sumsub stood in it.

Unit21 first, Sumsub an alternative

6 of 14 modelsSumsub was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniUnit21 alternatives: Feedzai, Fenergo, NICE Actimize
Gemini 3.5 FlashUnit21 alternatives: ComplyAdvantage, Hawk AI, Sumsub
Perplexity SonarUnit21 alternatives: ComplyAdvantage, Fraud.net, Hawk AI, Sanction Scanner
Mistral SmallComplyAdvantage, Flagright, Unit21 alternatives: Bureau ID
Kimi K2Flagright, Unit21 alternatives: ComplyAdvantage
GPT-6 LunaUnit21 alternatives: ComplyAdvantage, Sardine

Neither was the first choice, one was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Grok 4.20ComplyAdvantage alternatives: Flagright, Fraudio, Sardine, Unit21
GLM 4.7 FlashXComplyAdvantage alternatives: AML Watcher, Flagright, Unit21
MiniMax M2.5ComplyAdvantage alternatives: Alessa, Flagright, FraudNet, Napier AI, Unit21
Muse Glimmer 30BComplyAdvantage alternatives: AMLYZE, Bureau ID, Flagright, Fraudio, SEON, Unit21

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Alessa alternatives: ComplyAdvantage, Napier AI
DeepSeek V4 FlashAML Watcher, ComplyAdvantage alternatives: FraudNet, Napier AI
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashComplyAdvantage alternatives: AML Watcher, FICO Falcon Fraud Manager, NICE Actimize, VITAL4

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Sumsub leads by four points.
Sumsub8%#3 of 12
Unit214%#7 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Unit21 leads at mid-market.
Unit2114%#2 of 15
Sumsub2%#6 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Unit21 leads by four points.
Unit214%#4 of 13
Sumsub0%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Unit21

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Strong transaction monitoring and case management, but may be more than a small company needs initially.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“Unit21 (due to pricing transparency)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Modern RiskOps/API-first (Unit21, Flagright, ComplyAdvantage, AMLYZE, Salv): Faster to deploy, better UX, more suited to lean compliance teams” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“Unit21 — Best for Configurable Operations & Built-in Case Management ... Industry standard for mid-market compliance workflow customization.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“ComplyAdvantage, Unit21, and Flagright are the top choices due to their modern architectures” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Sumsub

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.

“Boutique/newer vendors with little regulatory track record... (e.g., Flagright, Rhizome, Sumsub)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“An 18-month undetected breach through a third-party support ticketing platform.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Sumsub – *Best Overall for B2B Onboarding & KYB*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you want one integrated onboarding platform rather than best-of-breed components, evaluate Sumsub as the simpler alternative.” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“More affordable, user-friendly options for KYC/AML with good API support... Sumsub stands out for its all-in-one verification” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.