SAS Anti-Money Laundering vs FIS Anti-Money Laundering

SAS Anti-Money Laundering9.2Visit FAFIS Anti-Money Laundering9.1Visit

Higher score SAS Anti-Money Laundering #2 in Anti-Money Laundering Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit SAS

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FA FIS Anti-Money Laundering #3 in Anti-Money Laundering Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FIS

• SAS Anti-Money Laundering fits best

  Large institutions needing analytics-rich AML workflows

• FIS Anti-Money Laundering fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise financial institutions

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Side by side

Feature	SAS Anti-Money Laundering 9.2/10 Visit ↗	FAFIS Anti-Money Laundering 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Anti-Money Laundering Software	#3 in Anti-Money Laundering Software
Best for	Large institutions needing analytics-rich AML workflows	Mid-market and enterprise financial institutions
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SAS Anti-Money Laundering 3/3 · FIS Anti-Money Laundering 3/3
Transaction monitoring	✓	✓
Case management	✓	✓
Regulatory reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Screening coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines monitoring, due diligence, risk scoring and regulatory filing. Uses AI, anomaly detection and network analytics to surface complex patterns. Low-code/no-code configuration supports scenario and workflow administration.	Scenario-based analytics and customer profiles support suspicious-activity detection. Investigation workflows sit alongside KYC/EDD and ongoing customer risk monitoring. 314a Screening automates research and reporting for government information requests.
Cons	Pricing requires a direct conversation with SAS sales. Deployment is cloud-based and the listed platform is web only. Enterprise scope may exceed the needs of a narrowly focused AML team.	Pricing is handled through contact with sales. The suite is positioned for mid-market and enterprise institutions, not smaller firms. Sanctioned-party filtering is optional rather than part of every described capability.
Our verdict	SAS Anti-Money Laundering is a cloud-deployed AML compliance platform for financial institutions. It brings together transaction and suspicious-activity monitoring, customer due diligence, watchlist screening, customer risk rating, dynamic… Read the review →	FIS Anti-Money Laundering is a modular compliance suite for financial institutions, with capabilities spanning transaction monitoring, investigations, customer due diligence, and regulatory reporting. It is aimed at mid-market and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SAS Anti-Money Laundering — where it wins

  • Combines monitoring, due diligence, risk scoring and regulatory filing.
  • Uses AI, anomaly detection and network analytics to surface complex patterns.
  • Low-code/no-code configuration supports scenario and workflow administration.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a direct conversation with SAS sales.
  • Deployment is cloud-based and the listed platform is web only.
  • Enterprise scope may exceed the needs of a narrowly focused AML team.

• FIS Anti-Money Laundering — where it wins

  • Scenario-based analytics and customer profiles support suspicious-activity detection.
  • Investigation workflows sit alongside KYC/EDD and ongoing customer risk monitoring.
  • 314a Screening automates research and reporting for government information requests.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact with sales.
  • The suite is positioned for mid-market and enterprise institutions, not smaller firms.
  • Sanctioned-party filtering is optional rather than part of every described capability.

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

  Analytics-rich AML platform spanning monitoring, investigations, risk and regulatory filing.

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• FAFIS Anti-Money Laundering9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A modular AML suite combining transaction monitoring, investigations, due diligence, and reporting.

  Visit FISFull verdict →