Screen customers and counterparties against 9 global sanctions lists in seconds. Continuous monitoring, API access, and published pricing, starting free.
In short
Sanctions screening software checks the names of customers, counterparties, and vendors against government sanctions lists, such as the US OFAC SDN List, the EU Consolidated List, and the UK OFSI list, to confirm a business is not dealing with a designated party. It replaces manual list lookups with fuzzy matching that catches aliases, transliterations, and spelling variants, and it returns a risk score for every potential match. Modern tools also rescreen existing records automatically whenever a list changes, because designations are added and amended continually; a name that cleared at onboarding can be designated a week later. Typical capabilities include single and bulk screening, continuous monitoring with alerts, an API for embedding checks into onboarding flows, and audit logs that document every decision. SanctScan screens against nine official sanctions lists, refreshed daily, with published plans from a free tier to $149 per month.
The obligation behind the software is broad. US sanctions bind all US persons under strict liability, and the EU and UK impose parallel obligations on their persons, so a company can be penalized for a prohibited transaction even without knowing the counterparty was designated. Manual lookups on each government's website do not scale, miss name variants, and leave no audit trail, which is why businesses of every size automate the check.
For the full picture of how sanctions screening works, who must do it, and how to handle matches, see our sanctions screening guide. If you are comparing specific products, our roundup of the best sanctions screening software in 2026 walks through the market vendor by vendor.
Six capabilities separate a screening tool you can build a compliance program on from a lookup box. SanctScan ships all six.
Screen against the US OFAC SDN List, US Consolidated Screening List, EU, UK (OFSI), UN, Australia DFAT, Swiss SECO, Canada GAC, and Japan MOF lists in a single pass. Fuzzy matching catches aliases, transliterations, and spelling variants.
All nine lists are refreshed daily from their official sources. New designations, removals, and amendments flow into your screening results without any action on your side, no stale local copies to maintain.
Add customers and counterparties to monitoring and SanctScan rescreens them as lists change, daily on Solo, hourly on Starter, every 15 minutes on Growth, with instant email or webhook alerts when a risk profile changes.
Embed screening into onboarding, checkout, or payout flows with a REST API, and receive webhook alerts when monitored entities change. Included from the Starter plan, with full documentation published openly.
Export any screening result as a PDF for your compliance file. When a regulator or bank asks for evidence that you screened a counterparty, you hand over a dated report instead of reconstructing history.
Share one screening workspace across your compliance team: up to 5 members on Starter, 15 on Growth, unlimited on Enterprise. Everyone works from the same search history and monitored-entity list.
Every plan includes all nine sanctions lists, transparent risk scores on every match, and search history. Developers can start with the API documentation, published openly, no sales call required.
Before comparing features, compare how vendors sell. These five buying criteria decide how fast you can evaluate a solution and what it will actually cost you.
| Buying criterion | SanctScan | Typical self-serve vendors | Enterprise platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Yes, $0 to $149/mo on the pricing page | Usually gated behind a lead form or quote | No, sales-quoted contracts |
| Free tier | 25 screenings/month, no credit card | Free single checks or trials, varies | No |
| Self-serve signup | Sometimes, some are demo-gated | No, sales process | |
| API access | From Starter ($39/mo) | Usually, pricing on request | Yes, after implementation |
| Monitoring cadence | Daily to 15-minute, by plan | Varies by vendor | Typically batch, set during implementation |
When we checked in July 2026, none of the four self-serve sanctions screening solutions closest to SanctScan displayed a public price list; each gated pricing behind a form, a quote request, or a demo. SanctScan's prices are on the pricing page. For a vendor-by-vendor breakdown, read our sanctions screening software comparison.
Most sanctions screening solutions hide their prices. Ours are below. Month-to-month, self-serve signup, and a free tier that needs no credit card.
Enterprise plans with custom pricing, SSO, and 10,000+ monitored entities are available for larger teams.
Most sanctions screening vendors do not publish prices. Enterprise platforms are sold on sales-quoted contracts with multi-month implementations, and even self-serve competitors typically gate their pricing behind a lead form or quote request. That makes cost comparison difficult, but the self-serve end of the market is inexpensive. SanctScan publishes its full price list: the Free plan costs $0 and includes 25 ad-hoc screenings per month; Solo is $19 per month for 250 screenings and 25 monitored entities with daily rescreening; Starter is $39 per month for 1,500 screenings, 150 monitored entities rescreened hourly, API access, webhooks, and up to five team seats; Growth is $149 per month for unlimited screenings and 1,000 monitored entities on a 15-minute cadence. Enterprise pricing is custom. Every plan has self-serve signup, so you can start screening without going through a procurement cycle.
Judge a sanctions screening tool on five criteria. First, list coverage: it should include at minimum the US OFAC SDN and Consolidated lists, the EU, UK, and UN lists, and ideally the Australian, Swiss, Canadian, and Japanese lists. Second, update frequency: lists change constantly, so daily updates are the floor. Third, matching quality: fuzzy matching must catch aliases, transliterations, and spelling variants, and every match should carry a transparent risk score rather than a black-box verdict. Fourth, continuous monitoring: the tool should rescreen your existing customers automatically when lists change and alert you, because onboarding-only screening leaves gaps. Fifth, workflow fit: an API and webhooks for embedding checks into your product, PDF exports for audit evidence, and team seats for shared review. Published pricing is a useful sixth signal, since vendors that publish prices are easier to evaluate and budget for.
Coverage depends on where you and your counterparties operate, but a credible baseline spans the major Western and UN regimes. SanctScan screens against nine official lists: the US OFAC SDN List, the US Consolidated Screening List, the EU Consolidated Sanctions List, the UK Financial Sanctions List maintained by HM Treasury's OFSI, the UN Security Council Sanctions list, Australia's DFAT list, the Swiss SECO list, Canada's GAC list, and Japan's MOF list. A single search covers all nine in one pass. This matters because regimes diverge: since Brexit, the UK and EU lists no longer mirror each other, and a party absent from the SDN list may still be designated in Brussels or London. Screening only your home jurisdiction's list leaves exposure anywhere your payments, suppliers, or customers cross borders. All nine lists are refreshed daily from their official sources.
Sanctions screening software does one job: it checks names against sanctions lists, scores potential matches, and rescreens them as lists change. Full AML platforms bundle that with transaction monitoring, adverse media screening, case management, and regulatory reporting, and they are priced accordingly, usually via sales-quoted contracts aimed at banks and large fintechs. Many businesses only have the sanctions obligation: sanctions rules apply to effectively every company, while broader AML program requirements attach to specific regulated categories. If your requirement is confirming you do not transact with designated parties, and documenting that you checked, a dedicated screening tool covers it at a fraction of platform cost. If a regulator requires a full AML program with transaction monitoring, you need the larger platform. A reasonable path is starting with dedicated screening and adding AML tooling when your obligations actually expand.
Yes, if you transact across borders or touch the US financial system. Sanctions compliance is not limited to banks: US sanctions apply to all US persons under strict liability, meaning penalties apply even without knowledge that a counterparty was designated, and the EU and UK impose parallel obligations on their persons. The practical question is not whether small businesses must comply but how they can afford to. Enterprise compliance platforms with multi-month implementations are not a realistic answer for a small exporter, marketplace, or fintech. Self-serve screening tools are: SanctScan's Free plan includes 25 ad-hoc screenings per month at no cost, which covers occasional supplier or customer checks, and the $19 Solo plan adds continuous monitoring of 25 entities with daily rescreening and PDF exports for audit evidence. That puts a documented screening program within reach of a one-person operation.
Yes. SanctScan exposes a REST API that lets you run a sanctions screening as part of your own onboarding, checkout, or payout flow: send a name and identifying details, receive scored matches across all nine lists in the response. Webhooks push alerts to your systems when a monitored entity's risk profile changes, so a newly designated customer surfaces in your queue without polling. API access and webhooks are included from the Starter plan at $39 per month, which also covers 1,500 screenings, 150 monitored entities rescreened hourly, and up to five team seats; the Growth plan raises the limits to unlimited screenings and 1,000 monitored entities on a 15-minute monitoring cadence. Authentication uses API keys, requests and responses are plain JSON, and the full reference with example calls is published in the API documentation, no sales call required to read it.
No credit card required. 25 ad-hoc screenings per month on the Free plan. Upgrade to Solo ($19/month) for continuous monitoring.
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