AML tool comparison
Sanctuary vs Scorechain
Scorechain has sold blockchain analytics out of Luxembourg since 2015 and publishes the longer chain list. Sanctuary publishes the price. This page puts both of those side by side.
The short answer
Facts checked August 2026Scorechain has been selling blockchain analytics from Luxembourg since 2015, and its chain list shows it: BTC, ETH, TRON, Solana, BNB, Polygon, XRP, Cardano, Polkadot, Cosmos and a dozen more, plus USDT on ERC-20, TRC-20 and BEP-20. Starting is free — one wallet check in its Telegram AML bot, five wallet trust reports — then pay-per-use credits. What is not on a public page is what a platform plan costs. Sanctuary publishes its numbers: $199/month, 1,000 checks, API, monitoring, cases and a signed audit trail in that tier.
The honest split: a team that wants an EU vendor with a 2015 track record and the widest published chain list will be comfortable with Scorechain. A desk that wants the price before the call, and monitoring, cases and audit trail in the first paid tier, will be comfortable with Sanctuary.
- Scorechain publishes free entry points — 1 bot check and 5 wallet trust reports — but not what a platform plan costs.
- Scorechain's published chain list runs past 20 networks; Sanctuary covers 12 with 20+ intelligence sources behind them.
- "Not published" in the table below means we could not verify it on Scorechain's public pages on 13 August 2026 — not that it is missing.
$199/mo
1,000 checks with API and monitoring
Scorechain: plan prices not on public pages
3/day
free bot checks, no signup
Scorechain: 1 free bot check, 5 free reports
0-100
risk score on every check, every plan
Scorechain: score detail not published
Feature by feature: Sanctuary vs Scorechain
Feature
Sanctuary
Scorechain
Risk score precisionScorechain's free wallet trust report is public; the platform's score scale is not. Sanctuary shows 0-100 on every check.
0-100 on every check
Wallet trust report
Free tierScorechain: 1 free wallet check in its Telegram AML bot plus 5 free trust reports. Sanctuary: 3 bot checks a day, every day.
3 free daily
1 bot check + 5 reports
Entry priceScorechain lists monthly, annual and pay-as-you-go plans without numbers on its public pages.
From $199/mo, public
Not published
Public pricingSanctuary's tiers are on the pricing page. Scorechain's platform price comes from a conversation.
Chains supportedScorechain publishes 20+ networks including Cardano, Polkadot, Cosmos, Stellar and Tezos, plus USDT on three chains. Sanctuary runs 12.
12 chains
20+ chains
Telegram botBoth run a Telegram AML bot. Scorechain gives one free wallet check; Sanctuary gives 3 a day.
Billing modelScorechain moves to pay-per-use credits after the free reports. Sanctuary is a flat month with $0.20 per check over the limit.
From $199/mo, public
Pay-per-use credits
Multi-source intelligenceSanctuary aggregates 20+ intelligence sources. Scorechain does not list its source set on the pages checked.
Not published
REST APINot on Scorechain's public pages as of the date checked. Sanctuary's API is in the $199 plan.
Included from $199/mo
Not published
Continuous monitoring (KYT)Sanctuary watches addresses after the check and alerts on change; Scorechain's monitoring terms are not published.
Not published
Webhook alerts
Not published
Case managementOpen, investigate, close — with the check evidence attached to the case.
Not published
Signed audit trailSanctuary signs a snapshot of every check. Not published on Scorechain's public pages.
Not published
SAR-ready reports
Not published
Reviewer evidenceSanctuary packages sources, attribution and history so someone who was not in the room can read the verdict.
Evidence packs
Not published
Bulk screening
Not published
Where each tool wins
Choose Sanctuary if
- You want the price before the call: $199/month, 1,000 checks, published.
- Monitoring, API, cases and audit trail should come with the first paid plan.
- You want free checks every day, not five free reports once.
- The verdict has to be readable by someone who was not in the room.
- You want to be screening this afternoon, without a procurement cycle first.
Where Scorechain still fits
- Your vendor review requires an EU-incorporated supplier, and Luxembourg settles that line.
- Your cases touch Cardano, Polkadot, Cosmos, Tezos or Stellar — Scorechain's list is longer.
- Your entire volume is a few reports a month and never leaves the free allowance.
- You buy single reports through procurement rather than running a daily screening desk.
What switching actually buys you
The invoice drops, the checks don't
Public pricing: $199 a month covers 1,000 checks with API access included. No quote call, no annual lock-in, overage at $0.20 a check.
Verdicts you can forward
Every check returns a 0-100 score with named sources — sanctions lists, darknet clusters, exchange attribution — and exports to a PDF your bank or partner can read.
Live in the next five minutes
Your first check runs in Telegram before a sales call would even be scheduled. 3 free checks a day, and the same account later carries to web and API.
Switching from Scorechain
1
Spend the free checks first
Run the same wallet through Scorechain's free bot check and Sanctuary's. Neither costs anything.
2
Compare what a reviewer gets
Score, sources, attribution, history. Whichever verdict you could hand to an auditor wins.
3
Move the desk
Invite the team, issue an API key, import the watchlist. Checks are stateless — nothing to migrate.
Frequently asked questions
Is Scorechain a legitimate AML provider?
Yes. Scorechain is a Luxembourg company that has sold blockchain analytics since 2015, with a published chain list past 20 networks and free entry points including a Telegram AML bot. This page is about the question that comes after that one: what the platform costs, and how much of the daily workflow arrives with the first paid plan.
How much does Scorechain cost?
Scorechain does not publish platform plan prices. Its public pages describe monthly, annual and pay-as-you-go options with pay-per-use credits after the free allowance, so the number comes from a conversation with sales. Sanctuary publishes: $199/month for 1,000 checks with API, monitoring, case management and a signed audit trail included, $0.20 per additional check, and $499/month for 5,000.
What can I check for free on each?
Scorechain gives one free wallet check in its Telegram AML bot and five free wallet trust reports, then moves you onto pay-per-use credits. Sanctuary's Telegram bot gives 3 free checks a day, every day, with no signup and no card, each returning a 0-100 score.
What is the real difference between Sanctuary and Scorechain?
Chain breadth and buying model. Scorechain publishes the longer chain list — past 20 networks — and sells plans whose prices are not public. Sanctuary covers 12 chains against 20+ intelligence sources, publishes its tiers, and puts monitoring, case management, bulk screening and a signed audit trail in the $199 plan rather than a negotiated one.
Price it against your own volume
Check the same wallet in both. Sanctuary's next 3 checks are free in Telegram — no signup, no card.
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