Choosing a document verification partner is a significant decision. This page helps procurement and operations teams understand how TamperCheck compares to Mitek - on pricing, privacy posture, and what it actually takes to get started. Note that TamperCheck works on digital PDFs and scanned hard copies alike - including physical stamp verification and handwritten signature analysis, not just native digital files.
Digital PDFs
text layer + raster analysis
Phone photos & scans
camera captures and flatbed scans
Physical stamp verification
ink bleed, embossing, overlay detection
Handwritten signature analysis
forgery and substitution checks
Documents covered
- TamperCheck.ai
- 100+ document types from 190+ countries
- Mitek
- Thousands of government ID formats, plus cheques via Check Fraud Defender
Forensic checks per document
- TamperCheck.ai
- 200+ forensic layers on every upload
- Mitek
- Hundreds of AI analytics, OCR, computer vision and biometric comparison (their claim)
AI-generated documents
- TamperCheck.ai
- Dedicated synthesis pass, resolved to the field
- Mitek
- Digital Fraud Defender targets GenAI fraud on the identity channel
Image forgery detection
- TamperCheck.ai
- Pixel-level: splice, resave and edge-sharpness deltas
- Mitek
- On IDs and cheque images
PDF & file structure
- TamperCheck.ai
- Objects, fonts, metadata and editor traces
- Mitek
- Not the product
Malware & file safety scanning
- TamperCheck.ai
- On every upload
- Mitek
- Not advertised
Digital signature certificates
- TamperCheck.ai
- Issuer and trust chain verified
- Mitek
- Not publishedLimited
Field-level alteration
- TamperCheck.ai
- Yes - the altered field named and located
- Mitek
- Pass or fail per check
Scans, photos & physical marks
- TamperCheck.ai
- Stamps, embossing, signatures, print artefacts
- Mitek
- ID security features and cheque image forensics
Automated QC on findings
- TamperCheck.ai
- Every finding re-validated before you see it
- Mitek
- Not publishedLimited
What you get back
- TamperCheck.ai
- A verdict, the field named, in plain English
- Mitek
- An identity or cheque decision
Time to verdict
- TamperCheck.ai
- About a minute, unattended
- Mitek
- Within seconds (their claim)
Price per document
- TamperCheck.ai
- $0.50, published
- Mitek
- Not publishedLimited
Commitment
- TamperCheck.ai
- None - no seat fees, no minimum, no cap
- Mitek
- Enterprise contract
How you start
- TamperCheck.ai
- Self-serve - first top-up matched free, live the same day
- Mitek
- Sales-led - demo and procurement first
Document retention
- TamperCheck.ai
- Zero - analysed in memory, never written to disk
- Mitek
- Governed by contract, not published
Training on your documents
- TamperCheck.ai
- Never
- Mitek
- Governed by contract, not published
| TamperCheck.ai | Mitek | |
|---|---|---|
| Detection depth | ||
| Documents covered | 100+ document types from 190+ countries | Thousands of government ID formats, plus cheques via Check Fraud Defender |
| Forensic checks per document | 200+ forensic layers on every upload | Hundreds of AI analytics, OCR, computer vision and biometric comparison (their claim) |
| AI-generated documents | Dedicated synthesis pass, resolved to the field | Digital Fraud Defender targets GenAI fraud on the identity channel |
| Image forgery detection | Pixel-level: splice, resave and edge-sharpness deltas | On IDs and cheque images |
| PDF & file structure | Objects, fonts, metadata and editor traces | Not the product |
| 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 per check |
| Scans, photos & physical marks | Stamps, embossing, signatures, print artefacts | ID security features and cheque image forensics |
| 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 | An identity or cheque decision |
| Speed & cost | ||
| Time to verdict | About a minute, unattended | Within seconds (their claim) |
| Price per document | $0.50, published | Not publishedLimited |
| Commitment | None - no seat fees, no minimum, no cap | 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 | Governed by contract, not published |
| Training on your documents | Never | Governed by contract, not published |
When to choose TamperCheck
- Your documents arrive by email, CRM, or back-office upload - not through a mobile camera. You need server-side forensics, not a capture SDK.
- You want plain-language findings and transparent pricing without buying an entire identity suite.
- Digital signatures are verified, not just displayed. When a document carries one, we resolve the certificate itself: who issued it, whether that issuer is on a trusted list, and whether the chain is complete.
When to choose Mitek
- You're optimising for mobile onboarding at scale - millions of consumers capturing IDs through their phones, with a tier-one vendor.
- You need check fraud, identity, and document auth bundled into one institutional roadmap, not a standalone forensics API.
Institutional identity stack vs. tamper-only API
Mitek's home is regulated financial services onboarding - capture quality, authentication, and risk signals across the customer journey. TamperCheck's home is the file someone already uploaded: is it internally consistent, where does it look edited, does it look synthetic - whether it arrived as a scan, photo, or PDF.
Reach for Mitek-shaped solutions when you're buying an institutional identity programme. Reach for TamperCheck when you need a focused tamper verdict across 100+ document types and 190+ countries, at a published per-document price.
TamperCheck vs Mitek: common questions
What is the best Mitek alternative for document tamper detection?
TamperCheck.ai, when you need a specialist verdict rather than an identity programme. It returns the specific altered field on any of 100+ document types from 190+ countries, runs a dedicated AI-generation pass, publishes pricing at $0.50 per document, and goes live the same day.
Does TamperCheck work at enterprise volume?
Yes - the same endpoint handles a handful of documents or a continuous stream. No per-type integration, no capacity commitment. Pricing stays $0.50 per document, so cost per decision is forecastable at any volume without renegotiating a contract.
What does TamperCheck do that a capture-and-identity stack does not?
It analyses documents that never passed through a capture session - emailed PDFs, uploaded scans, files forwarded by a broker - and resolves the finding to the individual field. It also runs a dedicated pass for documents generated by AI, not just altered ones.
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