Onfido vs. RapidVerify

Onfido is well suited for integrations within a mobile app for automated document processing and validation e.g. driver's licenses, passports etc. Onfido is less well suited for web applications since the quality and accuracy of the checks is very dependent on the quality of the image captured which in general is less high quality from a webcam.

Incentivized

Overall, I was very impressed with Rapid Verify's offering. The onboarding process was quick and easy. For us, the turnaround time in getting results was the biggest benefit. It would be nice if we could integrate this in our current software we use internally as this would prevent us from having to switch between platforms to get this done.

• Facial recognition of driver's license information
• Easy to integrate SDK
• Certified by governing bodies e.g soc 2 type 2 compliant

Incentivized

• Takes away the need to have parents and other people come in to do id scans.
• Parents can now do this wherever they are at. Some parents have expressed its easier than having to wait to get this done like they have in the past.
• We get a copy of the license that we can import directly into our current sofrware.

• Dashboard - current analytics are very high level pass, consider, fail - would like a more detailed breakdown of reasons why consider / fail aggregated in an easy to view format.
• Speed consistency - sometimes Onfido checks are very fast, sometimes it takes a lot longer
• OCR - we had issues with OCR data quality and had to add a step for users to verify information captured via OCR from Driver's Licenses.

Incentivized

• Since the verification came back as verified, we did not know what would happen if it failed, some examples or use cases published on their site would be helpful in this case.
• A white paper explaining how this could satisfy I-9 requirements.
• It would be nice if we could customize the verification report generated.

The user interface was pretty simple and not too complicated which made it easy to figure out how to use the platform. This is what made it appealing. Too many options can be distracting.

We usually have to wait days for a response from online vendors, but RapidVerify responded to our queries within a matter of hours which was very refreshing.

Ultimately went with Onfido due to previous experience with applications & products that had worked with Onfido and from research Onfido appeared to be one of the main providers in the space providing reassurance internally on use of relatively new technology. Onfido security and compliance was also standout helping pass internal audits by cybersecurity and legal. Downside with Onfido is that the pricing model is complex and relies on accurate predictions of platform/user growth to secure the best price-per-check which is challenging in a startup environment.

Incentivized

We asked our IT guy and he mentioned maybe we should try Plaid, but when looking at their offering, we would have had to get a developer to set everything up and it all seemed too complex for our needs. We are not a large company and we wanted something simple and easy to use. With RapidVerify, everything just worked.

• Strong ROI compared to manual alternatives
• Slightly unclear how Onfido ROI would be better/worse than competitors in the space - a lot of similar offerings out there

Incentivized

• Since we are a small center, not having to take away one of the two teachers to do this has allowed us to stay focused in our classrooms.
• We really like having the photos so we can import into our daycare center software.