SAS Anti-Money Laundering vs CGI HotScan360

SAS Anti-Money Laundering9.2Visit CHCGI HotScan3608.9Visit

Higher score SAS Anti-Money Laundering #1 in Financial Crime Compliance Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit SAS

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CH CGI HotScan360 #5 in Financial Crime Compliance Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit CGI

• SAS Anti-Money Laundering fits best

  Banks needing configurable AML workflows

• CGI HotScan360 fits best

  Enterprise teams combining AML and payment screening

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Side by side

Feature	SAS Anti-Money Laundering 9.2/10 Visit ↗	CHCGI HotScan360 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Financial Crime Compliance Software	#5 in Financial Crime Compliance Software
Best for	Banks needing configurable AML workflows	Enterprise teams combining AML and payment screening
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features SAS Anti-Money Laundering 1/4 · CGI HotScan360 3/4
Transaction monitoring	✓	✓
Fraud detection	Not published	✓ (best)
Case investigation	Not published	✓ (best)
Entity/network analysis	Not published	Not published
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Both
Published integrations	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Combines transaction monitoring, due diligence, investigations and reporting Uses risk segmentation, network analytics and anomaly detection Low-code/no-code configuration supports scenario and workflow changes	Combines real-time fraud detection with AML transaction monitoring. Screens payments and customers against sanctions and watchlists. Connects case management with configurable rules and risk reporting.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Enterprise focus may not suit smaller organizations Cloud deployment may not fit teams requiring another deployment model	Designed for enterprise financial institutions, not smaller teams. No free plan; pricing requires contacting sales. Implementation must fit existing banking, payment or digital systems.
Our verdict	SAS Anti-Money Laundering brings transaction monitoring, customer due diligence, risk assessment, investigations and regulatory reporting into a cloud platform for financial institutions. Its stated fit is mid-market and enterprise… Read the review →	Financial institutions can use CGI HotScan360 as a modular platform for managing financial crime and risk. Its scope covers real-time fraud detection, payment filtering and sanctions screening, customer screening for KYC, CDD and EDD, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SAS Anti-Money Laundering — where it wins

  • Combines transaction monitoring, due diligence, investigations and reporting
  • Uses risk segmentation, network analytics and anomaly detection
  • Low-code/no-code configuration supports scenario and workflow changes

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Enterprise focus may not suit smaller organizations
  • Cloud deployment may not fit teams requiring another deployment model

• CGI HotScan360 — where it wins

  • Combines real-time fraud detection with AML transaction monitoring.
  • Screens payments and customers against sanctions and watchlists.
  • Connects case management with configurable rules and risk reporting.

  Where it doesn't

  • Designed for enterprise financial institutions, not smaller teams.
  • No free plan; pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Implementation must fit existing banking, payment or digital systems.

• SAS Anti-Money Laundering9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A configurable cloud AML suite for monitoring, investigations and regulatory reporting.

  Visit SASFull verdict →
• CHCGI HotScan3608.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A modular platform for enterprise teams combining AML monitoring and payment screening.

  Visit CGIFull verdict →