amlr.io vs Dotfile
Both are serious KYB products and there is real overlap. This page is our honest read of where each one wins, including where Dotfile is simply the better choice. Facts checked against public materials in July 2026; their website is the authority on their product, and if we have something wrong, tell us: ops@amlr.io.
Choose Dotfile if...
- You want company-registry auto-fill: Dotfile pre-populates KYB files from official registries across many countries, which is genuinely excellent and something amlr.io does not do today.
- You need integrated identity verification with liveness through their IDV partners. Our built-in ID checks read and validate the document itself; we do not do biometric liveness yet.
- You want a public API and webhooks to embed KYB into your own product flows. Ours are on the roadmap, not shipped.
- You prefer a larger, VC-backed vendor with a bigger team behind the SLA.
Choose amlr.io if...
- You need the whole compliance department, not only onboarding: AML registers with sign-off, periodic reviews, compliance calendar, MI and board packs live in the same system as the case files.
- You want daily re-screening of your entire client base included, with no per-check or per-verification pricing to forecast.
- You run high-risk clients: DAOs, foundations, gaming, OTC. Structures other tools treat as edge cases are our default case.
- You want public flat pricing and unlimited users instead of a quote process.
- You want support from the person who built the product and has run compliance desks for a living. When you write to us, the founder answers.
| amlr.io | Dotfile | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A compliance operations system: KYB onboarding plus registers, reviews, calendar, reporting and audit | A KYB and business-verification platform focused on onboarding automation |
| Registry auto-fill | No. Documents-first: evidence comes from the client and is verified | Yes, from official company registries in many countries |
| Sanctions and PEP screening | Included on every plan, whole client base re-screened daily, 33 official lists | Available as part of their checks |
| Identity verification | Built-in document checks (machine-readable zone validation); no biometric liveness yet | Integrated IDV providers including liveness |
| AML registers, board pack, calendar | Yes, core of the product | Not their focus |
| AI assistance | Match triage, document intelligence, adverse media, case drafts; a named human decides everything | Automation rules and AI-assisted workflows |
| API and webhooks | Not yet public | Yes |
| Pricing | Public flat plans from €399/month, unlimited users, no per-check fees | Quote-based, typically sized on verification volume |
| Hosting | Built and hosted entirely in the EU | EU-based company; see their documentation for hosting detail |
| Support | Founder-led, direct line on Scale | Support team |
The coffee-table version
Dotfile is a strong product from a good team, and if your problem is purely "verify companies fast at signup," their registry connections give them a real edge and we would rather you know that now than after a demo. amlr.io starts where onboarding tools stop: the register your regulator asks for, the review that falls due in eleven months, the board pack, the audit trail connecting all of it. We are the younger company, we do not have their integrations yet, and we are honest about both. What you get in exchange is the entire department in one system, at a price you can read on a page, from a vendor who answers their own support inbox.
Decide with your own files.
Run the 14-day pilot next to whatever you use today and keep whichever wins.