FacePhi Selphi vs CompreFace

FacePhi Selphi8.7Visit CCompreFace7.9Visit

Higher score FacePhi Selphi #1 in Facial Recognition Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Contact FacePhi

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C CompreFace #4 in Facial Recognition Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit CompreFace

• FacePhi Selphi fits best

  Organizations needing facial authentication and liveness

• CompreFace fits best

  Teams seeking a free, self-hosted recognition system

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Side by side

Feature	FacePhi Selphi 8.7/10 Visit ↗	CCompreFace 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Facial Recognition Software	#4 in Facial Recognition Software
Best for	Organizations needing facial authentication and liveness	Teams seeking a free, self-hosted recognition system
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FacePhi Selphi 0/3 · CompreFace 0/3
API access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Video recognition	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Liveness detection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Recognition mode	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Face database limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports both 1:1 facial authentication and 1:N identification Passive liveness testing helps assess that a face is live Offers cloud or self-hosted deployment across web and major platforms	Covers face detection, recognition, identification, and verification. Provides REST APIs, a web interface, and plugins for related face analysis. Supports custom models, CPU or GPU configurations, and multi-server scaling.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Integration is centered on the REST API and SDK components Email and documentation are the listed support channels	Docker-based deployment requires teams to manage their own environment. Support is through community and documentation. Broad deployment and scaling options may exceed a narrowly scoped recognition need.
Our verdict	FacePhi Selphi is facial-recognition software for companies and integrators building digital identity workflows, with a stated fit for mid-market and enterprise organizations. It extracts facial features into a template, then supports both… Read the review →	CompreFace is a free, open-source facial recognition service from Exadel, aimed at teams that want to run recognition themselves rather than depend on a hosted-only product. It offers a web interface and REST APIs for face detection,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FacePhi Selphi — where it wins

  • Supports both 1:1 facial authentication and 1:N identification
  • Passive liveness testing helps assess that a face is live
  • Offers cloud or self-hosted deployment across web and major platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Integration is centered on the REST API and SDK components
  • Email and documentation are the listed support channels

• CompreFace — where it wins

  • Covers face detection, recognition, identification, and verification.
  • Provides REST APIs, a web interface, and plugins for related face analysis.
  • Supports custom models, CPU or GPU configurations, and multi-server scaling.

  Where it doesn't

  • Docker-based deployment requires teams to manage their own environment.
  • Support is through community and documentation.
  • Broad deployment and scaling options may exceed a narrowly scoped recognition need.

• FacePhi Selphi8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  Selphi combines facial authentication, identification and passive liveness for digital identity flows.

  Contact FacePhiFull verdict →
• CCompreFace7.9/10 · Free plan

  A self-hosted recognition service with broad capabilities, suited to teams able to manage deployment.

  Visit CompreFaceFull verdict →