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BioCatch vs Reality Defender

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

BBioCatchContact for pricingVisit site
RReality DefenderFreemiumVisit site
VS
B

Choose BioCatch if…

  • you're in its core audience: retail banks, fraud prevention teams
R

Choose Reality Defender if…

  • you want a free plan to start with
  • you're in its core audience: fraud and security teams, contact center operators

Side by side

Feature BioCatch Reality Defender
Pricing modelContact for pricingFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionKept as long as needed for purposes, legal obligations, or legal positionKept no longer than reasonably necessary for identified purposes
Security and complianceGDPR, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001—
Payment fraud screening—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategorySecurity & FraudSecurity & Fraud
CompanyBioCatch Ltd.Reality Defender, Inc.
Based inIsraelUnited States
Founded20112021
Part of——

Key features

B BioCatch

  • Behavioral analysis of user sessions in real time
  • Account opening fraud and synthetic identity detection
  • Account takeover detection beyond login
  • Mule account detection across the account lifecycle
  • Scam detection from hesitation and pressure signals
  • Receiving-account trust scoring without sharing PII
  • Device risk assessment with DeviceIQ
  • Rule Manager, Push API and Insights Query Engine

R Reality Defender

  • Detects AI-generated or manipulated audio, video and images
  • Spots synthetic speech in IVR systems and live calls
  • Analyzes audio and video in live meetings
  • REST API that returns detection scores as JSON
  • SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust and Java
  • Browser-based media scanning with no integration needed
  • Explainable results and analytics dashboard
  • On-premises and air-gapped deployment for enterprise

Plans and prices

From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.

BioCatch

Contact for pricing. Plan details aren't published.

Reality Defender

Free$0
Business$399 (annual billing)
EnterpriseCustom

Strengths and limitations

BioCatch

  • Collects 3,000+ behavioral and device signals through one SDK
  • Assesses risk in under 500 ms
  • Covers onboarding, account takeover, scams and mules in one platform
  • Site says 350+ banks use it
  • No public pricing; you have to contact sales
  • Built mainly for financial institutions, not general businesses

Reality Defender

  • Free plan includes 50 image or audio scans a month
  • SDKs in five languages
  • Covers live calls and meetings as well as uploaded files
  • Enterprise deployment options include air-gapped setups
  • Free plan does not include video analysis
  • Business plan includes only 1 seat
  • Pricing page does not say if the $399 Business price is monthly or yearly

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