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Sift vs. SEON
Both platforms use AI and real-time signals to help teams stop fraud and approve more trusted customers. They differ in scope, where their data comes from, and how they support your team.
The short version
Sift fits teams that want
Visibility and control over the signals, models, and workflows behind each decision, across payments, accounts, and abuse, with expert analysts alongside.
SEON fits teams that want
A platform for fraud prevention, identity verification, and AML compliance.
Where Sift stands out
Three reasons teams choose Sift
Transparency and explainability
See the signals, models, and workflows behind every decision, and tune automation with confidence.
Intelligence beyond your own data
A global network processes more than 1 trillion events a year across 700+ brands, so new-to-you users are often not new to Sift.
Protection across the journey
One platform for signup, login, account activity, and transactions, with hands-on support from Expert Services.
Side by side
Sift and SEON, compared
Sift
SEON
Core approach
Platform with transparent workflows, global data, and expert analysts to stop payment fraud and account takeover in real time.
Platform for fraud prevention, identity verification, and AML compliance, built on 1,100+ first-party signals.
Coverage
Payment fraud, account takeover, fake account creation, and account abuse, from signup through post-transaction.
Fraud prevention (digital footprint and device intelligence), identity verification, and AML compliance.
Industries
E-commerce, SaaS, marketplaces, iGaming, food and delivery, travel and transportation, and fintech.
Fintech, payments, BNPL and lending, betting and gaming, financial services, digital banks, marketplaces, and retail.
Data network
1T+ annual events across 700+ brands, and 2.1B authentic digital citizens.
5B fraud checks a year, with repeat visibility into hundreds of millions of individuals across 300+ platforms.
Control and transparency
Visibility into the signals, models, and workflows behind every decision, so teams can tune automation.
Rules-based and AI-driven analysis, with score explainability that shows which of its 1,100+ signals drove each AI insights score.
Expert support
Expert Services, plus the 1,500+ member Sifters community.
Managed Risk Services with dedicated fraud consultants. Premium plans include 24/7 support.
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For your evaluation
Questions to ask every vendor
How much can my team see and change?
Ask to see why a decision was made and which rules or models drove it.
What is covered beyond checkout?
Map signup, login, account, and payment risks, plus any AML or identity needs.
How does the network learn from my outcomes?
Ask how feedback from your chargebacks and reviews improves decisions.
What help comes with onboarding and tuning?
Find out who works with your team after launch, and how often.
How quickly can we go live?
Ask for integration steps, timelines, and the teams you will need.
FAQ
Sift vs. SEON, answered
What is the main difference between Sift and SEON?
SEON describes a platform that combines fraud prevention, identity verification, and AML compliance. Sift gives your team visibility and control over the signals, models, and workflows behind each decision, across payments, accounts, and abuse.
Which industries does Sift protect?
Sift protects e-commerce, SaaS, marketplaces, iGaming, food and delivery, travel and transportation, and fintech businesses.
How big is Sift's data network?
Sift’s global network processes more than 1 trillion events a year across 700+ brands, and covers 2.1B authentic digital citizens.
How do I see Sift in action?
Request a demo and our team will walk through how Sift would approach your use cases.
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