Entrust IDV Review 2026: Pricing, Features & Alternatives

PrimeBiometry Assessment

Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Entrust is a 55-year-old enterprise security company with $100M+ in funding and 1,001-5,000 employees, whose 2024 acquisition of Onfido fundamentally changed the identity verification product’s market positioning. Onfido was a pure-play IDV startup with developer-friendly pricing and a well-regarded API; the combined entity now spans PKI infrastructure, hardware security modules (nShield), card and ID issuance, post-quantum cryptography, certificate lifecycle management, and identity access management alongside the original IDV product. Document coverage now sits at 150 countries – a deliberate narrowing from Onfido’s peak marketing figure, and a more honest calibration of the tier-1 document library depth. Industry focus has similarly consolidated to financial services, enterprise, government, healthcare, telecom, and education, dropping the retail and travel adjacencies Onfido used to court. The combined entity is now the most compelling option for large enterprises and government agencies that need to connect digital identity verification to physical credential issuance (passports, national IDs, employee badges) within a single vendor relationship. With 111 G2 reviews at a 4.4 rating and Gartner now cited among Entrust’s evaluation sources, it carries the strongest analyst-plus-review depth in this batch of vendors.

Best For

Government agencies, large enterprises (1,000+ employees), and regulated industries (healthcare, education, telecommunications) that need identity verification as part of a broader enterprise security architecture – specifically organizations that also require card and ID issuance, certificate management, or post-quantum cryptography readiness within a unified vendor relationship.

Avoid If

Developers or growth-stage companies who valued Onfido’s original self-service model and transparent pricing. Entrust operates entirely on enterprise sales cycles with no published pricing. The platform’s breadth is a cost center for buyers who only need IDV – Veriff or Sumsub will deliver faster time-to-production and better unit economics for pure digital onboarding.

Compliance Coverage

Standard	Status
GDPR	✓
CCPA	✗
SOC 2	✓
ISO 27001	✓
HIPAA	✗

Integration Complexity

Low – REST API, Mobile SDK (iOS/Android), Web SDK, and cloud solutions are all available. Entrust’s enterprise heritage means deep documentation and professional services support for integration. However, the full platform’s breadth (PKI, certificate management, card issuance) means implementation scoping is more complex than a standalone IDV product.

Pricing Analysis

Onfido rebranded as Entrust IDV moved to fully custom pricing. For buyers doing preliminary budget work, here’s where the market sits with published rates.

Vendor	Pricing model	Published rate	Monthly floor	Coverage
Entrust IDV	Custom quote	Not published	Not published	150 countries
Veriff	Per-verification	$0.80–$1.89	$49	230+ countries
Sumsub	Per-verification	$1.35–$1.85	$149	Global
Jumio	Custom quote	Not published	Enterprise only	200+ countries

All Entrust IDV tiers (Basic, Standard, Enterprise) are sales-quoted. This is consistent with Entrust’s positioning as a strategic security vendor rather than a transactional API service. Expect minimum contract values in the tens of thousands of dollars annually for any meaningful deployment, and factor in that the 150-country document library – narrower than Onfido’s earlier 195 figure – should be validated against your target geographies during scoping rather than assumed.

For companies evaluating Entrust IDV purely for identity verification, the honest comparison is against what Onfido used to cost as a standalone product. Entrust’s value proposition only justifies its pricing premium when the broader security portfolio (PKI, HSMs, card issuance, IAM, post-quantum cryptography readiness) creates genuine consolidation savings. If your procurement involves certificate lifecycle management, PKI, or physical ID issuance alongside digital IDV, Entrust’s bundle pricing becomes competitive. If you only need digital IDV, evaluate Veriff or Sumsub first and use Entrust’s quote as a benchmark for negotiation leverage.

FAQ

What happened to Onfido? Is it still available as a product? Onfido was acquired by Entrust in 2024 and rebranded as Entrust IDV. The underlying identity verification technology continues, but it is now sold as part of Entrust’s broader enterprise security portfolio. Existing Onfido customers have been transitioned to Entrust account management. New customers buy Entrust IDV, not Onfido.

What is post-quantum cryptography and why does Entrust offer it alongside IDV? Post-quantum cryptography refers to encryption algorithms that are resistant to attacks from quantum computers, which are expected to break current RSA and ECC encryption within the next decade. Entrust offers it as part of its PKI portfolio for enterprises preparing their security infrastructure for the quantum era. This is relevant for government and defense customers, not for most commercial IDV buyers.

Does Entrust IDV support physical card and ID issuance? Yes. Card and ID issuance is a core Entrust product covering government-issued IDs, employee badges, and payment cards. This integration between digital identity verification and physical credential production is the primary differentiator versus pure-play IDV vendors.

How does Entrust IDV’s iBeta PAD certification compare to Veriff’s? Both Entrust IDV and Veriff hold iBeta PAD certification for liveness detection. The underlying Onfido liveness technology was well-regarded before the acquisition, and Entrust has maintained this certification post-integration.

What industries does Entrust IDV serve beyond fintech? Entrust serves financial services, enterprise, government, healthcare, telecom, and education. Retail and travel are no longer emphasized as target verticals, reflecting a deliberate post-acquisition focus on the enterprise-security-adjacent buyer segments where Entrust’s PKI and credential issuance portfolio creates the strongest bundle argument. The government and enterprise segments are where Entrust’s differentiation from startup IDV vendors is strongest, given its physical credential issuance, PKI, and long-term enterprise contracts in those sectors.

Does Entrust support digital identity wallet standards like eIDAS 2.0 or NIST SP 800-63? Entrust’s history in PKI and digital certificates positions it well for digital identity wallet interoperability, but buyers should explicitly confirm eIDAS 2.0 readiness for EU deployments and NIST SP 800-63-3 IAL2/AAL2 alignment for US government and regulated commercial use cases.

Can Entrust IDV be deployed on-premises for air-gapped or sovereign cloud environments? Yes, on-premises deployment is available. This is a key differentiator for government agencies, defense contractors, and regulated industries with data sovereignty requirements that prohibit cloud-based processing of biometric data.

What is a realistic implementation timeline for an enterprise Entrust IDV deployment? Plan for months, not weeks. Entrust’s enterprise sales model involves formal scoping, security review, and professional services. Factor this into project timelines when comparing against cloud-native KYC vendors (Veriff, Sumsub) that offer self-serve onboarding in days.

Which Entrust products sit alongside IDV in the broader portfolio? Beyond Identity Verification, Entrust’s catalog includes Card & ID Issuance, Authentication, Key & Certificate Lifecycle Management, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Hardware Security Modules (nShield), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Electronic and Digital Signing, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Bundle economics only make sense if procurement covers two or more of these lines; if you only need pure IDV, treat Entrust as a benchmark quote for negotiation leverage against per-verification vendors like Veriff.