The short answer
AML Analytics and Hummingbird are both compliance tools. They overlap on AML, Sanctions screening, Transaction monitoring and PEP screening. Neither has a clear edge on the figures we track (entry price, review ratings, integrations, frameworks, customers). Best fit: AML Analytics for financial institutions needing independent testing of sanctions-screening controls and Hummingbird for banks and fintechs centralizing AML investigations, customer due diligence, screening, and regulatory reporting. Shortlist on fit, then compare quotes for the same scope.
Which should you choose?
Choose AML Analytics if…
- you're among financial institutions needing independent testing of sanctions-screening controls
- you're among regulators conducting thematic reviews across multiple financial institutions
- you're among compliance teams that need synthetic transaction scenarios for monitoring validation
- this Hummingbird drawback matters to you: custom pricing prevents a direct cost comparison without a sales discussion
Choose Hummingbird if…
- you're among banks and fintechs centralizing AML investigations, customer due diligence, screening, and regulatory reporting
- you're among baaS programs that need shared case visibility and collaboration between fintechs and sponsor banks
- you're among crypto companies needing connected investigations and specialist transaction-risk data such as Chainalysis
- this AML Analytics drawback matters to you: commercial pricing, tiers and trial terms are not publicly disclosed
At a glance
| Attribute | AML Analytics | Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Custompricing as of Nov 2026 | Custompricing as of Oct 2026 |
| Pricing model | Subscription and quote-based pricing | Annual or usage-based subscription, quote-based |
| Free trial | Not published | No public free version or free trial is listed. |
| Founded | 2010 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Hampshire, England, UK | San Francisco, CA |
| Funding | Not published | $41.8M raised |
| Frameworks | Not published | BSA/AML, KYC/CDD, SAR and CTR reporting; jurisdiction-specific filing apps |
| Coverage | 50+ supervisory authorities and 1,450+ financial institutions in nearly 60 countries | AML, anti-fraud, customer due diligence, KYC, sanctions, PEP and adverse-media screening, transaction monitoring, investigations, and regulatory reporting |
| Integrations | AMLA Hub single sign-on and ORBS integration | Chainalysis, Elliptic, Thomson Reuters CLEAR, Middesk, OpenCorporates, BigQuery, Snowflake, Tableau, Jira, Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, Zendesk, and ServiceNow |
| Customers | 1,450+ financial institutions | Not published |
| Focus | AML testing and validation | Financial crime compliance |
Figures are as published by each vendor or review site on the verification date. "Leads" marks the stronger published figure; it isn't a recommendation on its own.
Where each one leads
Neither tool has a clear edge on the figures we can compare directly (entry price, review rating, integrations, frameworks, customers, free trial).
Pricing compared
AML Analytics pricing
Custom · pricing as of Nov 2026
Plan-level pricing not published.
AMLA does not publish dollar pricing, named paid tiers, free-trial terms or seat and volume schedules. Global Benchmark and Annual Assurance Testing are positioned as subscription products, while the Sanctions Alert Service is explicitly free. Buyers should request a quote for commercial testing and validation services.
Free trial: Not published
Hummingbird pricing
Custom · pricing as of Oct 2026
- CustomQuote-based
Public pricing is not published.
Investigations, customer due diligence, screening, monitoring, regulatory reporting, automation, apps, integrations, and APIs are scoped to the customer’s program
Hummingbird uses sales-led pricing rather than a public subscription table. Buyers request a quote for required products, integrations, and operating scope.
Free trial: No public free version or free trial is listed.
Key capabilities
AML Analytics
- Sandbox testing. Self-service sanctions-screening tests use configurable sources, record types, matching algorithms and synthetic records without requiring IT integration or customer-data access.
- Global benchmarking. Annual benchmark testing compares customer- and transaction-screening performance with aggregated peer scores across control and manipulation levels.
- Result analytics. Analyser Online provides secure access to test results, metrics, graphs, diagnostic views and downloadable benchmark files.
- Assurance testing. Annual Assurance Testing provides subscription testing tailored to an institution’s requirements and risk appetite.
- Red-flag testing. Smart Scenarios use millions of synthetic transaction rows to exercise transaction-monitoring rules against defined money-laundering typologies.
- Monitoring validation. Transaction Monitoring Validator supports ongoing or frequent validation of transaction-monitoring systems against current regulatory requirements.
- Sanctions alerts. SAS/SAT provides free real-time alerts and updated screening tests for important global sanctions-list changes.
Hummingbird
- AML investigations. Builds structured case files with customer records, money-movement views, relationship visualizations, workflow steps, and audit-ready progress tracking.
- Customer due diligence. Supports configurable KYC and AML onboarding and ongoing-monitoring workflows with customer profiles and direct information collection.
- Customer screening. Unifies sanctions, PEP, and adverse-media screening for onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and manual re-screening.
- Transaction monitoring. Runs monitoring on cloud data warehouses using SQL and no-code rules across transaction, account, and behavioral data.
- Regulatory reporting. Automates preparation, validation, submission, and tracking for filings including US SARs and CTRs and selected international reports.
- Workflow automation. Routes cases, alerts, notifications, and decisions through configurable procedures without requiring engineering resources for every change.
- Compliance integrations. Connects core banking systems, data warehouses, third-party intelligence, productivity tools, and specialist financial-crime providers through apps and APIs.
Pros and cons
AML Analytics
Pros
- Tests can be run without IT integration or access to customer data.
- Coverage includes both sanctions screening and transaction monitoring.
- Global Benchmark provides peer comparisons rather than isolated test results.
- Recent updates add more than 50 multi-manipulation sanctions scenarios and expanded name-variation testing.
Cons
- Commercial pricing, tiers and trial terms are not publicly disclosed.
- Public materials do not document connectors to named third-party screening or monitoring vendors.
- The product is specialized for control testing rather than a complete AML case-management platform.
- Specific security certifications, data residency details and service-level commitments are not publicly verified.
Hummingbird
Pros
- Covers investigations, screening, monitoring, due diligence, and regulatory reporting in one financial-crime platform.
- Its apps marketplace connects specialist intelligence, core systems, warehouses, and operational tools.
- Configurable workflows and automation reduce repetitive case routing, reporting, and notification work.
- SOC 2 Type II certification and AWS-hosted VPC storage support enterprise security reviews.
Cons
- Custom pricing prevents a direct cost comparison without a sales discussion.
- The product is specialized for financial crime rather than broad enterprise compliance or general GRC.
- Many data, filing, and jurisdiction capabilities depend on selecting and configuring separate apps.
- The breadth of integrations can make implementation and data mapping a substantial project.
How they're similar
- Both are listed in our compliance directory.
- Both list AML, Sanctions screening, Transaction monitoring and PEP screening.
- Both use quote-based pricing, so the final price depends on scope and negotiation.
How they differ
- Focus
- AML Analytics: AML testing and validation
- Hummingbird: Financial crime compliance
- Pricing model
- AML Analytics: Subscription and quote-based pricing
- Hummingbird: Annual or usage-based subscription, quote-based
- Founded
- AML Analytics: 2010
- Hummingbird: 2016
- Headquarters
- AML Analytics: Hampshire, England, UK
- Hummingbird: San Francisco, CA
- Listed only for this tool
- AML Analytics: RegTech, SupTech, Financial crime, Regulatory validation
- Hummingbird: BSA/AML, KYC, Customer due diligence, Adverse media, Financial crime investigations, SAR filing +5 more
Frequently asked questions
Is AML Analytics cheaper than Hummingbird?
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The published prices can't be compared directly (they are quote-based, use different billing units, or aren't published), so request quotes for the same scope. AML Analytics: Custom (subscription and quote-based pricing). Hummingbird: Custom (annual or usage-based subscription, quote-based). (AML Analytics pricing pricing as of Nov 2026; Hummingbird pricing pricing as of Oct 2026.) Total cost depends on plan, company size and add-ons.
Which is better for startups, AML Analytics or Hummingbird?
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AML Analytics's published positioning doesn't single out startups; its first best-fit group is "Financial institutions needing independent testing of sanctions-screening controls". Hummingbird's published positioning doesn't single out startups; its first best-fit group is "Banks and fintechs centralizing AML investigations, customer due diligence, screening, and regulatory reporting". Neither answer replaces a quote for your headcount and scope.
Can I switch from AML Analytics to Hummingbird?
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Yes. They are separate products, so switching means setting up Hummingbird and reconnecting your systems. Check your AML Analytics contract term and renewal date before you commit. Data migration tooling isn't covered in our sources, so ask Hummingbird whether it can import your AML Analytics data.
Does AML Analytics or Hummingbird have more integrations?
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AML Analytics: AMLA Hub single sign-on and ORBS integration; Hummingbird: Chainalysis, Elliptic, Thomson Reuters CLEAR, Middesk, OpenCorporates, BigQuery, Snowflake, Tableau, Jira, Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, Zendesk, and ServiceNow. Vendor counts are self-reported and define "integration" differently, so check that the specific systems you use are supported.
Do AML Analytics and Hummingbird offer a free trial?
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AML Analytics: not published. Hummingbird: No public free version or free trial is listed.
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