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Sanction Scanner Pricing and Sanction Scanner Alternatives for OFAC Screening

Sanction Scanner does not publish a price list. Its site sends buyers to a demo request, G2 and Capterra both say to contact the vendor, and its old pricing page now returns a not found error. Third party estimates run from about $30 to $450 a month for smaller tiers. OfacScanner shows every price up front, from $288 a year for 1,000 sanctions checks a month.

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How much does Sanction Scanner cost in 2026

There is no public number to quote. Sanction Scanner says it prices by the number of entities you screen each month. Its website offers a "Request Demo" button and a limited free sanction check, but no plan table, and the pricing address that used to describe its packages returned a 404 when we checked it in October 2026.

The marketplaces do not help much either. G2 shows that the vendor has not supplied pricing and asks you to contact sales, and Capterra lists "contact vendor for pricing". Spendbase, a spend management company, publishes estimates of roughly $30 to $450 a month for smaller tiers and an enterprise suite from about $500 a month, based on its own internal data. Treat those as a starting point for negotiation, not a quote.

The scope is wide. Sanction Scanner sells name and transaction screening, PEP and adverse media checks, know your business checks, customer risk scoring, transaction monitoring and fraud detection, and says it covers more than 3,000 sanctions, PEP and watch lists from over 220 countries. If you need all of that, a quote is normal. If you only need OFAC and a few other sanctions lists, you are paying for scope your program never asked for.

Sanction Scanner vs OfacScanner pricing and features

Facts for Sanction Scanner come from its own website, G2, Capterra and Spendbase. Where Sanction Scanner does not state something publicly, the table says so.

Sanction Scanner and OfacScanner compared on price, billing unit, data, evidence and API
Sanction Scanner OfacScanner
How price is shown Not published, demo request and quote Fixed monthly and yearly prices on the pricing page
What you pay for Entities screened per month Checks per month, plus saved records for rescreening on Growth
Entry cost Not stated, estimates from about $30 a month Starter, 1,000 checks a month for $49 monthly or $288 a year
A 5,000 record file rescreened Quote Growth, 50,000 checks and 50,000 monitored records for $2,988 a year
Sanctions lists 3,000+ sanctions, PEP and watch lists from 220+ countries OFAC SDN and Consolidated on Starter, plus UN, EU, UK, Canada and Australia on Growth
PEP and adverse media Yes No, sanctions lists only
Transaction monitoring and KYB Yes, as separate modules No, payment screening of names on Scale
Evidence per check Case records in the platform, PDF per check not stated PDF certificate with list version, time, user and score breakdown
API REST API documented, price not stated REST API and webhooks on Scale, $11,988 a year
Contract Not stated publicly Month to month or yearly, no minimum term

Sanction Scanner details checked on sanctionscanner.com, G2, Capterra and Spendbase in October 2026. Vendors change prices and packages, so confirm everything with Sanction Scanner before you decide.

What sanctions screening costs at three sizes

A yearly comparison for a U.S. team that only has to screen sanctions lists. The Sanction Scanner column is what you have to ask for, because no figure is published.

Yearly cost of sanctions-only screening by volume
Your situation Sanction Scanner OfacScanner plan OfacScanner yearly cost
Under 1,000 new names a month, OFAC only Quote, estimates from about $360 a year Starter $288
A 5,000 customer or vendor file rescreened after every list update Quote by monitored entities Growth $2,988
Payments or signups screened in real time through an API Quote, enterprise suite estimated from about $6,000 a year Scale $11,988

Sanction Scanner figures are yearly versions of the Spendbase monthly estimates and are not vendor prices. OfacScanner Starter does not rescreen saved records, which is why the second row needs Growth.

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When Sanction Scanner is the better choice

Pick Sanction Scanner if you run a full anti money laundering program. A money transmitter, payment company, crypto business or bank usually has to screen politically exposed persons and adverse media, verify business customers and their owners, and monitor transactions for unusual patterns. Sanction Scanner sells those modules in one platform, and its list coverage is far wider than ours.

It is also a sensible pick when you onboard customers in dozens of countries and your bank partner expects PEP screening on every account. OfacScanner covers sanctions lists only. Our page on AML sanctions screening explains which part of an AML program we handle and which part you would still buy elsewhere.

Why sanctions-only teams choose OfacScanner instead

These buyers have an OFAC requirement from a bank, insurer, auditor or large customer, and no written requirement to screen PEPs or adverse media.

A price you can read today

Starter, Growth and Scale show fixed monthly and yearly prices. You can budget a year of screening before anyone books a demo.

A PDF for every decision

Each check saves a certificate with the list version, the time, the user and how the score was built, which is what an examiner or bank partner asks for.

The lists a U.S. program needs

OFAC SDN and Consolidated on every plan, plus UN, EU, UK, Canada and Australia on Growth, without paying for 3,000 lists you never use.

Rescreening after list changes

Ongoing sanctions monitoring rechecks saved records each time a list changes and alerts only on new possible matches.

A whole file in one upload

Batch sanctions screening scores every row of a customer or supplier CSV and opens a case for each possible match.

An API without a sales cycle

The sanctions screening API comes with Scale, so a developer can connect onboarding or payouts the same day.

How to compare a Sanction Scanner quote with fixed plans

Do this before the demo call, so the quote is easy to judge.

  1. 01

    Count entities and checks

    Write down how many customers, vendors or payees you screen each month and how many you keep under monitoring. Sanction Scanner prices by entities, we price by checks.

  2. 02

    List what your policy requires

    If your written program names only sanctions screening, PEP, adverse media, KYB and transaction monitoring are cost without use.

  3. 03

    Ask for the full term price

    Ask Sanction Scanner for the yearly total at your volume, the overage rate, whether the API is included and how renewals are priced.

  4. 04

    Test your hardest names

    Run a few difficult names in the console at the top of this page, open the PDF and check whether it would satisfy your auditor.

Questions to ask Sanction Scanner on the demo

  • What is the total yearly price at our entity count, including setup

  • How are entities counted, and what does each one over the limit cost

  • Is API access included, and is there a rate limit

  • Can we download a dated record of a single check for an examiner

  • Which modules are in the quote, and can sanctions screening be bought alone

  • How quickly are OFAC list updates applied, and are saved records rescreened automatically

A match score is a lead, not a verdict

No screening tool decides on its own that a person or company is sanctioned. Both products score how close a name is to a listed entry. Confirm a likely match against the official Treasury Sanctions List Search and bring in your compliance lead or counsel before you block, reject or report anything. Comparing other vendors? Read our ComplyAdvantage pricing comparison, the sanctions.io pricing page and how we work as an EasyOFAC alternative.

Sanction Scanner pricing questions

Another question? Write to [email protected].

How much does Sanction Scanner cost?
Sanction Scanner does not publish prices. It quotes by the number of entities you screen each month after a demo. Spendbase estimates smaller tiers at roughly $30 to $450 a month and an enterprise suite from about $500 a month, but those are third party estimates. OfacScanner Starter costs $49 a month, or $288 a year.

Does Sanction Scanner have an API?
Yes. Sanction Scanner documents a REST API for name screening, transaction screening and monitoring, but it does not publish what API access costs. The OfacScanner sanctions screening API is part of the Scale plan at $1,999 a month, or $999 a month billed yearly, with webhooks for new matches.

What are the best Sanction Scanner alternatives?
For a full AML suite with PEP, adverse media and transaction monitoring, buyers usually compare Sanction Scanner with ComplyAdvantage, sanctions.io and LexisNexis Bridger. For a program that only needs sanctions lists, fixed price tools such as OfacScanner, OFACScreen and EasyOFAC cost less and are easier to budget.

Is Sanction Scanner good for small businesses?
It fits a small regulated company, such as a payment or crypto startup, that needs PEP and adverse media screening as well as sanctions. A small business with only an OFAC requirement, like a car dealer, title office or exporter, usually pays less on a sanctions-only plan like OfacScanner Starter at $24 a month billed yearly.

Does Sanction Scanner offer a free trial?
Sanction Scanner offers a demo and a limited free sanction check on its website, and Capterra does not list a free trial. OfacScanner has no free plan, but the console on this page runs a real screening without an account, and a new account gets 10 demo checks before you pick a plan.

Can I buy OfacScanner without a contract?
Yes. Every plan is sold month to month at the listed monthly price, or yearly at about half that rate. There is no minimum term, no setup fee and no sales call needed to start screening.

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