Entrust Identity Verification - the Onfido platform Entrust acquired in 2024 - verifies people through a hosted capture session. Teams add or switch to TamperCheck when the documents they need to check arrive by email, upload or back-office - never through that session at all.
Why teams look for a Onfido alternative
- Not every document goes through an onboarding session. Payslips, invoices and certificates that arrive by email or your own forms are outside Entrust's capture flow entirely.
- You want a lightweight forensic verdict, not a full identity orchestration platform sold on an annual enterprise contract.
- Entrust's document checks are built around a template library and the capture session - not PDF forensics on arbitrary files.
- Deepfakes and AI-generated images now arrive as uploaded files, not just through a live camera - and those files need checking whether or not a capture session ran.
Documents covered
- TamperCheck.ai
- 100+ document types from 190+ countries
- Onfido
- 2,500+ identity document types across 195 countries (their claim)
Forensic checks per document
- TamperCheck.ai
- 200+ forensic layers on every upload
- Onfido
- ID authenticity plus biometric liveness and face match
AI-generated documents
- TamperCheck.ai
- Dedicated synthesis pass, resolved to the field
- Onfido
- Deepfake defences aimed at the selfie and ID capture, not at uploaded paperwork
Image forgery detection
- TamperCheck.ai
- Pixel-level: splice, resave and edge-sharpness deltas
- Onfido
- On identity documents, against a template library
PDF & file structure
- TamperCheck.ai
- Objects, fonts, metadata and editor traces
- Onfido
- Not the product - the unit of work is a capture session
Malware & file safety scanning
- TamperCheck.ai
- On every upload
- Onfido
- Not advertised
Digital signature certificates
- TamperCheck.ai
- Issuer and trust chain verified
- Onfido
- Not publishedLimited
Field-level alteration
- TamperCheck.ai
- Yes - the altered field named and located
- Onfido
- Pass or fail on the identity check
Scans, photos & physical marks
- TamperCheck.ai
- Stamps, embossing, signatures, print artefacts
- Onfido
- ID security features - holograms, fonts, printing
Automated QC on findings
- TamperCheck.ai
- Every finding re-validated before you see it
- Onfido
- Not publishedLimited
What you get back
- TamperCheck.ai
- A verdict, the field named, in plain English
- Onfido
- A verified / not-verified decision about a person
Time to verdict
- TamperCheck.ai
- About a minute, unattended
- Onfido
- Seconds per session
Price per document
- TamperCheck.ai
- Per document, published
- Onfido
- Not published - quoted by volume
Commitment
- TamperCheck.ai
- None - no seat fees, no minimum, no cap
- Onfido
- Annual enterprise contract
How you start
- TamperCheck.ai
- Self-serve - first top-up matched free, live the same day
- Onfido
- Sales-led - demo and procurement first
Document retention
- TamperCheck.ai
- Zero - analysed in memory, never written to disk
- Onfido
- Verification records retained for the audit trail; terms set by contract
Training on your documents
- TamperCheck.ai
- Never
- Onfido
- Governed by contract, not published
| TamperCheck.ai | Onfido | |
|---|---|---|
| Detection depth | ||
| Documents covered | 100+ document types from 190+ countries | 2,500+ identity document types across 195 countries (their claim) |
| Forensic checks per document | 200+ forensic layers on every upload | ID authenticity plus biometric liveness and face match |
| AI-generated documents | Dedicated synthesis pass, resolved to the field | Deepfake defences aimed at the selfie and ID capture, not at uploaded paperwork |
| Image forgery detection | Pixel-level: splice, resave and edge-sharpness deltas | On identity documents, against a template library |
| PDF & file structure | Objects, fonts, metadata and editor traces | Not the product - the unit of work is a capture session |
| Malware & file safety scanning | On every upload | Not advertised |
| Digital signature certificates | Issuer and trust chain verified | Not publishedLimited |
| Field-level alteration | Yes - the altered field named and located | Pass or fail on the identity check |
| Scans, photos & physical marks | Stamps, embossing, signatures, print artefacts | ID security features - holograms, fonts, printing |
| Automated QC on findings | Every finding re-validated before you see it | Not publishedLimited |
| What you get back | A verdict, the field named, in plain English | A verified / not-verified decision about a person |
| Speed & cost | ||
| Time to verdict | About a minute, unattended | Seconds per session |
| Price per document | Per document, published | Not published - quoted by volume |
| Commitment | None - no seat fees, no minimum, no cap | Annual enterprise contract |
| How you start | Self-serve - first top-up matched free, live the same day | Sales-led - demo and procurement first |
| Data handling | ||
| Document retention | Zero - analysed in memory, never written to disk | Verification records retained for the audit trail; terms set by contract |
| Training on your documents | Never | Governed by contract, not published |
What switching gets you
- Server-side verdicts on files you already have - no camera SDK, no capture session required.
- Published per-document pricing and self-serve access, instead of a sales-led enterprise contract.
- Per-field findings on 100+ document types from 190+ countries, not a pass/fail per identity check.
- Signature certificates verified - on signed documents we check the certificate's issuer and its trust chain, not just the pixels above it.
- Deepfake detection on submitted files - AI-generated images and face swaps in uploaded IDs and photos are flagged with the region and the artifact found.
When Onfido is still the better fit
- You need regulated KYC out of the box - liveness, face match, watchlists - for consumer identity onboarding.
- Procurement wants a named global IDV vendor with enterprise SLAs and broad country coverage.
Adding the layer Entrust doesn't cover
Most teams don't actually replace Entrust - they add TamperCheck for the documents Entrust's capture session never sees. If you're onboarding users through Entrust today, that flow can stay exactly as it is. The switch is scoping a second, separate integration for supporting documents: proof of income, invoices, certificates, tenancy agreements.
If your goal is a full replacement of Entrust's identity verification, be clear that TamperCheck doesn't do liveness or face match. It answers whether a document is genuine, not whether the person presenting it is who they claim. Plan for a different vendor to cover the identity-session half.
Onfido alternative: common questions
Can I use TamperCheck instead of Entrust for identity verification?
No, not for the identity half. Entrust verifies people - capture, face match, liveness. TamperCheck verifies documents, including the ones that never pass through an identity session at all. Most teams that use both keep Entrust for onboarding and add TamperCheck for everything that arrives afterward.
Is Onfido the same product as Entrust now?
Yes - Onfido was acquired by Entrust in 2024 and is now sold as Entrust Identity Verification inside Entrust's broader identity and security portfolio. Anyone evaluating "Onfido" today is evaluating Entrust's current product and sales process.
Is TamperCheck an alternative to Onfido for deepfake detection?
For deepfakes in documents and uploaded images, yes: TamperCheck flags AI-generated images and face swaps in submitted IDs and photos, with the region and the artifact behind each finding. It does not run liveness or detect injection attacks on a live camera feed - that stays with your identity-capture vendor.
Does TamperCheck need an enterprise contract like Entrust?
No. Pricing is published per document, with no minimum commitment, and the API is available from your first document - no demo, no procurement cycle.
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