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Transmit Security vs Yoti

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Transmit Security

Cybersecurity

Customer identity platform built around passwordless and fraud signals

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Yoti

Cybersecurity

Reusable digital identity, facial age estimation and identity verification

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Transmit Security pricing is not published, so it cannot be compared early against competitors that post per monthly active user rates, and the eventual quote often mixes per-user and per-transaction units.; Yoti age estimation returns a probabilistic range rather than a verified date of birth, so it only works with a safety buffer above the legal threshold and cannot prove an exact age.
  • They diverge on capability: Transmit Security covers Passwordless authentication, Yoti covers Facial age estimation.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Transmit Security and Yoti actually diverge.

Attributes where Transmit Security and Yoti differ
AttributeTransmit SecurityYoti
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, API

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cybersecurity).

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 Transmit Security

  • Passwordless authentication
  • Detection and response
  • Orchestration
  • Account recovery
  • Bot and automation detection
  • Composable APIs

Only in Yoti

  • Facial age estimation
  • Reusable digital ID
  • UK right to work and rent
  • Digital ID for retail
  • Selective disclosure

Both cover

  • Identity verification

What people use each for

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

Transmit Security

  • A bank moving a consumer base off passwords to passkeys without losing customers at the migration stepnot Yoti
  • An insurer whose account recovery flow is the main account takeover route and needs risk scoring inside itnot Yoti
  • A retailer that wants bot detection at login rather than only at checkoutnot Yoti
  • An organisation replacing an in-house customer login system that has become an unfunded engineering liabilitynot Yoti

Yoti

  • A social platform meeting UK Online Safety Act age assurance duties without collecting identity documents from teenagersnot Transmit Security
  • A supermarket removing staff interventions at self-checkout for age-restricted purchasesnot Transmit Security
  • A UK employer running digital right-to-work checks under the certified trust framework rather than inspecting passportsnot Transmit Security
  • A gambling operator needing an age gate with high completion rates before the account funding stepnot Transmit Security

Where each one falls short

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

Transmit Security

  • Pricing is not published, so it cannot be compared early against competitors that post per monthly active user rates, and the eventual quote often mixes per-user and per-transaction units.
  • Migrating a live consumer identity base is a high risk project, and credential migration constraints mean some users must re-register, which shows up as measurable churn.
  • The vendor is smaller than the identity incumbents, so the partner and systems integrator pool is thinner and staffing a large programme is harder.
  • Workforce identity is not the focus, so an organisation wanting one vendor for employees and customers will still run two platforms.
  • The fraud detection value depends on traffic volume feeding the models, so a smaller deployment gets less benefit from exactly the capability that justified choosing it over a plain identity provider.

Yoti

  • Age estimation returns a probabilistic range rather than a verified date of birth, so it only works with a safety buffer above the legal threshold and cannot prove an exact age.
  • Estimation accuracy varies by demographic and reported error margins widen at the age bands that matter most for eighteen-year thresholds, which pushes borderline users into a document fallback you still have to pay for.
  • Pricing is not published, so buyers cannot compare the cost of an estimation check against a document check without going through sales.
  • Regulatory acceptance of facial estimation differs by jurisdiction, so a method that satisfies Ofcom may not satisfy a regulator elsewhere and multi-market platforms need more than one approach.
  • The reusable digital identity app depends on consumer adoption, which is meaningful in the UK and thin elsewhere, limiting the reusability benefit outside its home market.

Pricing, plan by plan

Transmit Security

On request
  • Transmit Security Platform$undefined/year
    • Priced per monthly active user or per transaction by service
    • Services licensed individually or as a platform
    • Free developer tier for evaluation

Yoti

On request
  • Yoti Age and Identity Services$undefined/year
    • Per-check pricing quoted by volume and method
    • Age estimation, document verification and digital ID priced differently
    • Right to work and right to rent checks quoted separately

Which should you pick?

Choose Transmit Security if

  • You need passwordless authentication.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want detection and response.
Transmit Security review

Choose Yoti if

  • You need facial age estimation.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
  • You also want reusable digital id.
Yoti review

Questions people ask

Is Transmit Security or Yoti better?
Neither clearly leads. Transmit Security starts at On request and Yoti at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Transmit Security or Yoti?
Transmit Security starts at On request and Yoti at On request.
Does Transmit Security or Yoti run on more platforms?
Transmit Security runs on Web, iOS, Android. Yoti runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
What is Transmit Security best used for?
Transmit Security is most often used for a bank moving a consumer base off passwords to passkeys without losing customers at the migration step, an insurer whose account recovery flow is the main account takeover route and needs risk scoring inside it, a retailer that wants bot detection at login rather than only at checkout, an organisation replacing an in-house customer login system that has become an unfunded engineering liability. Of those, a bank moving a consumer base off passwords to passkeys without losing customers at the migration step and an insurer whose account recovery flow is the main account takeover route and needs risk scoring inside it are not what Yoti is typically brought in for.
What can Transmit Security do that Yoti cannot?
Transmit Security covers Passwordless authentication, Detection and response, Orchestration, Account recovery. Yoti covers Facial age estimation, Reusable digital ID, UK right to work and rent, Digital ID for retail. Both handle Identity verification.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Transmit Security: Do we have to replace our existing identity provider?

No. The services are composable, so detection and response or verification can be adopted alongside an existing provider such as Okta or Entra ID.

Yoti: Does age estimation store my face?

The image is used to produce an estimate and then deleted rather than retained, which is the specific property that makes it usable for age assurance on minors.

Transmit Security: Is fraud detection an extra licence?

It is a separate service, but it is designed to run inside the authentication flow rather than as a bolted-on second vendor. Confirm which services are in your quote.

Yoti: Is it accepted for UK Online Safety Act compliance?

Facial age estimation is one of the methods regulators have accepted as highly effective age assurance. Confirm the current position with your own counsel for your content category.

Transmit Security: Is there a way to try it?

Yes, a free developer tier exists for evaluation, though production use is an enterprise agreement.

Yoti: Can it prove someone is exactly 21?

No. It gives a range. If you need a precise age you need a document or database check, which Yoti also sells.

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