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The MIT-licensed self-host option explained: when self-hosting screening is right, what it costs, and the list-freshness burden you take on.
Sanctions screening can run in your own infrastructure — the core is MIT-licensed. Self-hosting is right for some teams and a trap for others.
You need data residency or air-gapped operation. You already run compliance infrastructure. You want full control of the list pipeline and logs.
A 1-page compliance audit for your payment agent. Check your setup against the 7-point framework. Enter your email — we send it instantly.
The engine is free; the burden is the data: mirroring the SDN list, syncing hourly, handling designations between releases, and failing closed on sync failure. A stale self-hosted list is a compliance gap with your own name on it.
Hosted: $19/mo, zero list maintenance, sub-100 ms, hourly sync handled. Self-hosted: free software, your team owns freshness and uptime. The self-host FAQ covers the details.
Start hosted to validate; self-host when the requirements demand it — and budget for the data pipeline either way.
Free tier, 5 checks/day. Add compliance before money moves.
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