Unit21 vs. Sardine
See how Unit21 stacks up against Sardine.
Unit21's customizable no-code solution reduces reliance on engineering or outsourcing to professional services.
We provide you with the ability to test rules to reduce false positives and deliver accurate results.
Unit21’s Case Management solution allows you to auto-create and file SARs to FinCEN and goAML in 56+ countries with just one click.
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Why Teams Choose Unit21 vs. Sardine
Sardine
Unit21
Case Management
Preliminary product
Yes. Seamlessly connects with Transaction Monitoring and Onboarding Orchestration.
Onboarding
KYC and Device Intelligence Available
Open and flexible logic provider that can ingest any KYC or custom data to onboard users. Also, directly connects alerts to Case Management.
Transaction Monitoring
Uses both black-box model and rules. Rules use same 1,000+ signals as the black-box model
Monitor any kind of data create, tune, test, or deploy rules to production. 1,000+ out-of-the-box money laundering and fraud rules; all customizable, based on deep statistical modeling & industry standards.
Workflows Changes
Charges one-time per unique user
Change your workflows after you’re live. DIY or work with the Success team at no additional cost.
Customizability
Professional services and engineering sources required for any customization.
Highly customizable without engineering or professional resources.
Rule Backtesting
Not available
Backtest rules against historical data in real time to see what would have been flagged; reduce false positives; dedupe and group alerts. No coding or engineering resources required.
SAR/STR Filing
Not available
• Autocreate and file SARs to FinCEN, goAML 56+ countries and NCA.
• SAR Narratives and Validation.
Deployment
Information not available. Charges for Onboarding
Small or Medium 4-6 weeks. Enterprise — 3 months. Included in licensing cost.
Take Control of Fraud and
AML Management
Grow and simplify anti-fraud and AML efforts with Unit21's no-code and automated solutions
Scalable, No-code workflows
Build automated and customized workflows to scale KYC ad AML verifications, and reduce review costs and abandonment rate
Automated SAR Filing & Actions
Direct SAR e-filing to FinCEN with templated and pre-populated SARs and narratives. Automated goAML reporting to 56+ countries
Starter Rule Sets
Accelerate with pre-built starter rules vetted by compliance consultants to meet minimum standards for your industry in weeks
Unit21 Provides a Complete Platform for the Detection, Investigation and Reporting of Fraud and Money Laundering
Onboarding Orchestration
Use a no-code and scalable operating engine to create workflows to enable frictionless customer journeys
Approve More Good Users at Scale
Combine KYC/KYB information with other data signals to orchestrate user journeys
Easily Automate Custom Workflows
Workflow orchestration allows teams to verify customers with a simple drag-and-drop, no-code interface
Seamlessly Resolve Alerts in Case Management
KYC/KYB alerts connect directly into Unit21’s case management solution to speed up investigations.
Transaction Monitoring
Go beyond transactions with inclusive and customizable data monitoring to ensure BSA/AML teams have control and visibility over all suspicious activity
Control with No-code
User-friendly, no-code interface. AML and risk teams can easily define rules and workflows.
Starter Rule Sets
Accelerate with pre-built starter rules to meet AML and risk standards for your industry in weeks
Highly Visible
Monitor wide-range of data & test rules to reduce false positives by 60%+. All actions have auditable records.
Case Management
Informed and Automated Case Management
Automated Actions and Reporting
Use custom workflows and action buttons with direct e-filing to FinCEN and export to goAML
One Consolidated Dashboard
Put an end to working with multiple tabs and use one consolidated view with Unit21 for improved investigations
Incisive Visualizations
Visualize relationships and patterns using link and activity analysis to better suss out suspicious activity
Trusted by startups and the world's largest companies
"We qualified every solution possible. The flexibility and automation of the Unit21 platform made the decision simple. Unit21 is extremely data agnostic, which means we don't need to wait for months to integrate."
reduction in false-positives
within 90 days of using
Unit21
“When rules are capturing fraud fast, you’re creating a good impact for your customers. We’re also able to empower our fraud team so they feel more confident and creative. They aren’t manually looking for alerts and can push the limits of their capabilities."
reduction in fraud loss
and cut investigation
time by 75% with Unit21
“Unit21’s platform is actually built with the customer in mind. Unit21 was also very easy to integrate. We easily saved months of engineering effort if we built this on our own. The case for ‘buy’ has never been more straightforward.”
reduction in alert
investigations times
"Unit21 is solving our biggest problem by monitoring hundreds of thousands of customer accounts. And the best thing is that we have been able to achieve a steady 15% false positive rate. That is a huge deal in an industry where 90 - 95% is the norm."
false-positive rate
achieved with Unit21
and reduced SAR filing
time by 78%
"To create a rule/model on our prior system took a matter of days, from ticket submission through implementation. With Unit21, it takes approximately 1-2 hours to compose the rule syntax, run the validation, and implement."
reduction in rule validation/deployment
time and cut alert
investigation time by 66%
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