Is Bonfire or Sumsub better?

Neither clearly leads. Bonfire starts at On request and Sumsub at $1.35/verification, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Bonfire or Sumsub?

Bonfire starts at On request and Sumsub at $1.35/verification.

Does Bonfire or Sumsub run on more platforms?

Bonfire runs on Web. Sumsub runs on Web, iOS, Android.

What is Bonfire best used for?

Bonfire is most often used for an agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation record, a procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and email, a university or health system applying public procurement rules without a public procurement system, an agency wanting suppliers to self register and receive addenda automatically rather than by mailing list. Of those, an agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation record and a procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and email are not what Sumsub is typically brought in for.

What can Bonfire do that Sumsub cannot?

Bonfire covers Solicitation posting, Sealed submission intake, Scored evaluation workspace, Audit trail. Sumsub covers Document verification, AML screening, KYB verification, No-code flow builder.

Government · head to head

Bonfire vs Sumsub

Bonfire

Government

Public sector sourcing and bid evaluation software with scored, auditable award decisions

From: On request
Free plan: No

Full review Website

Sumsub

Cybersecurity

Identity verification and AML screening priced per verification

From: $1.35/verification
Free plan: No

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Bonfire it is a sourcing and evaluation tool rather than full procure to pay, so requisitions, purchase orders and invoicing stay in the finance system and the join between them is the agency's problem.; Sumsub the published per-verification rate is undercut by a monthly minimum of 149 or 299 dollars, so low volume businesses pay a much higher effective rate than the headline suggests.
They diverge on capability: Bonfire covers Solicitation posting, Sumsub covers Document verification.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bonfire and Sumsub actually diverge.

Attributes where Bonfire and Sumsub differ
Attribute	Bonfire	Sumsub
Starting price	On request	$1.35/verification
Pricing model	quote	Per verification
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Category	Government	Cybersecurity

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bonfire

Solicitation posting
Sealed submission intake
Scored evaluation workspace
Audit trail
Supplier portal
Requirement matrices

Only in Sumsub

Document verification
AML screening
KYB verification
No-code flow builder
Transaction monitoring
Travel Rule
Fraud and duplicate detection

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bonfire

An agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation recordnot Sumsub
A procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and emailnot Sumsub
A university or health system applying public procurement rules without a public procurement systemnot Sumsub
An agency wanting suppliers to self register and receive addenda automatically rather than by mailing listnot Sumsub

Sumsub

A crypto exchange needing KYC plus Travel Rule handling under one contractnot Bonfire
A gambling operator entering several European markets and needing document coverage without a separate vendor per countrynot Bonfire
A fintech that wants a published price it can model in a business case before speaking to a salespersonnot Bonfire
A marketplace verifying both individual sellers and the companies behind them without buying two productsnot Bonfire

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bonfire

It is a sourcing and evaluation tool rather than full procure to pay, so requisitions, purchase orders and invoicing stay in the finance system and the join between them is the agency's problem.
Since the acquisition path from GTY to GI Partners to Euna Solutions, Bonfire sits in a portfolio alongside products it once competed with, which narrows a shortlist that appears independent.
Suppliers must register on the portal to bid, and small local vendors reliably complain about the extra account, which can reduce responses on low value solicitations.
Pricing is quoted rather than published and scales with solicitation volume, so an agency with a few very large procurements pays a model designed around throughput.
Contract management after award is thin compared with dedicated contract lifecycle products, so agencies often buy a second system for the obligations the award created.

Sumsub

The published per-verification rate is undercut by a monthly minimum of 149 or 299 dollars, so low volume businesses pay a much higher effective rate than the headline suggests.
You are billed per verification attempt in most configurations, meaning applicant drop-off and resubmissions cost money without producing a customer.
Pass rates and document support vary noticeably by country, and a market that works well in Europe can produce materially worse rejection rates in parts of Africa and South East Asia.
The AML screening tier bundles list coverage that large institutions would normally buy separately and tune, giving less control over match thresholds than a dedicated screening vendor.
The company originated in Russia before restructuring to a UK entity, and some financial institutions still raise that history in vendor risk review, which can slow or block procurement at conservative banks.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bonfire

On request

Bonfire$undefined/year
- Quoted by agency size and annual solicitation volume
- Supplier side registration is free, which is how the vendor network grows
- Implementation and training quoted separately from subscription

Sumsub

$1.35/verification

Basic$1.35/verification
- 149 USD minimum monthly spend
- Document verification and liveness
- No-code flow builder
Compliance$1.85/verification
- 299 USD minimum monthly spend
- Everything in Basic
- AML sanctions and PEP screening
Enterprise$undefined/year
- Negotiated volume rate
- Custom jurisdictions and languages
- Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Bonfire if

You need solicitation posting.
You also want sealed submission intake.

Bonfire review

Choose Sumsub if

You need document verification.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want aml screening.

Sumsub review

Questions people ask

Is Bonfire or Sumsub better?: Neither clearly leads. Bonfire starts at On request and Sumsub at $1.35/verification, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bonfire or Sumsub?: Bonfire starts at On request and Sumsub at $1.35/verification.
Does Bonfire or Sumsub run on more platforms?: Bonfire runs on Web. Sumsub runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Bonfire best used for?: Bonfire is most often used for an agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation record, a procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and email, a university or health system applying public procurement rules without a public procurement system, an agency wanting suppliers to self register and receive addenda automatically rather than by mailing list. Of those, an agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation record and a procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and email are not what Sumsub is typically brought in for.
What can Bonfire do that Sumsub cannot?: Bonfire covers Solicitation posting, Sealed submission intake, Scored evaluation workspace, Audit trail. Sumsub covers Document verification, AML screening, KYB verification, No-code flow builder.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bonfire: Who owns Bonfire?

Euna Solutions. Bonfire was acquired by GTY Technology in 2019, GTY was taken private by GI Partners in 2022, and the portfolio was rebranded Euna Solutions in 2023.

Sumsub: What does a verification actually cost?

1.35 USD on Basic and 1.85 USD on Compliance, but with 149 and 299 USD monthly minimums respectively. Below roughly 110 or 160 checks a month you are paying the minimum, not the rate.

Bonfire: Is it full procure to pay?

No. It covers sourcing and evaluation through award. Purchase orders and invoicing remain in the finance system.

Sumsub: Do failed verifications get charged?

Attempts are generally billable, so a poor onboarding funnel raises your bill. Confirm the exact resubmission policy in your contract.

Bonfire: What is the real value?

A defensible, time stamped evaluation record when an award is protested, which is the expensive failure mode in public procurement.

Sumsub: Does it cover business verification?

Yes, KYB with company registry lookups and beneficial owner resolution is part of the platform rather than a separate product.

Bonfire: Can we see what other agencies pay?

Yes. These contracts are public records. Read several comparable awards before negotiating.

Bonfire vs Sumsub

Bonfire

Sumsub

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Bonfire

Only in Sumsub

What people use each for

Bonfire

Sumsub

Where each one falls short

Bonfire

Sumsub

Pricing, plan by plan

Bonfire

Sumsub

Which should you pick?

Choose Bonfire if

Choose Sumsub if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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