ACI Proactive Risk Manager vs SAS Fraud Management

APACI Proactive Risk Manager—Visit SAS Fraud Management—Visit

AP ACI Proactive Risk Manager #6 in Payment Fraud Detection Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit ACI Worldwide

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SAS Fraud Management #8 in Payment Fraud Detection Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit SAS

• ACI Proactive Risk Manager fits best

  Mature banks needing configurable fraud controls

• SAS Fraud Management fits best

  Enterprises managing complex fraud models

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Side by side

Feature	APACI Proactive Risk Manager —/10 Visit ↗	SAS Fraud Management —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	—
Ranking	#6 in Payment Fraud Detection Software	#8 in Payment Fraud Detection Software
Best for	Mature banks needing configurable fraud controls	Enterprises managing complex fraud models
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Built for	Enterprise	Enterprise
Features ACI Proactive Risk Manager 4/5 · SAS Fraud Management 3/5
Real-time scoring	✓	✓
Custom rules	✓	✓
Machine-learning models	✓	✓
Device fingerprinting	✓ (best)	Not published
Chargeback guarantee	Not published	Not published
Specs
Supported channels	Omnichannel	Omnichannel
Included transactions	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Real-time scoring combines rules, AI, profiling and device signals Supports fraud and anti-money-laundering checks across omnichannel use cases Open APIs, web services and a single API support connected workflows	Real-time scoring combines rules, machine learning and behavioral analytics Supports model lifecycle management and champion-challenger testing Includes alert, enrichment, case-management and messaging integrations
Cons	Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than self-service plans No published transaction-based plan limits guide initial cost comparison Its broad enterprise scope may exceed the needs of smaller organizations	Pricing requires contacting sales Enterprise scope may exceed narrower fraud-monitoring needs The public product page now presents SAS Fraud Decisioning instead
Our verdict	ACI Proactive Risk Manager is an enterprise fraud and risk-management solution for banks, payment intermediaries and other financial institutions. It evaluates payment activity in real time and near real time, combining expert-defined… Read the review →	SAS Fraud Management is an enterprise payment fraud detection and prevention solution for banks, credit unions, payment providers and other financial institutions. It monitors payment and nonmonetary transactions, scores events in real… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ACI Proactive Risk Manager — where it wins

  • Real-time scoring combines rules, AI, profiling and device signals
  • Supports fraud and anti-money-laundering checks across omnichannel use cases
  • Open APIs, web services and a single API support connected workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than self-service plans
  • No published transaction-based plan limits guide initial cost comparison
  • Its broad enterprise scope may exceed the needs of smaller organizations

• SAS Fraud Management — where it wins

  • Real-time scoring combines rules, machine learning and behavioral analytics
  • Supports model lifecycle management and champion-challenger testing
  • Includes alert, enrichment, case-management and messaging integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Enterprise scope may exceed narrower fraud-monitoring needs
  • The public product page now presents SAS Fraud Decisioning instead

• APACI Proactive Risk Manager—/10 · Pricing on request

  A configurable, omnichannel fraud platform for banks that need real-time controls.

  Visit ACI WorldwideFull verdict →
• SAS Fraud Management—/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise fraud stack for teams managing complex models and workflows.

  Visit SASFull verdict →