KYC & Identity Verification · reliability comparison
IDnow vs Stripe Identity: which is more reliable? (2026)
Stripe Identity is more reliable than IDnow, scoring 96.5 vs 53.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days IDnow reported 4 incidents and Stripe Identity reported 4, with effective uptime of 98.46% and 99.99% respectively. Stripe Identity resolves incidents faster on average (19m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | IDnow | Stripe Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 53.9 | 96.5 |
| Rank (identity verification providers) | #13 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.46% | 99.99% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 4 | 4 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 11h 33m | 19m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where IDnow and Stripe Identity differ
- Stripe Identity fixes problems faster: 19m on average, against 11h 33m for IDnow (37.1× quicker).
- IDnow's longest outage on record lasted 1d 8h (Aug 9, 2026); Stripe Identity's lasted 19m (Sep 27, 2026).
90-day uptime
IDnow
Stripe Identity
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent IDnow incidents
- InformationalOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Affected: VideoIdent, eID, AutoIdent, AutoIdent QES, POS, eSign +2 more
- MaintenanceOct 8, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: VideoIdent, AutoIdent, AutoIdent QES, eSign, Subscribe to SDK notifications
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 23m
[IDCheck.io/PVID/Check'n'Sign] Degraded Performance
Affected: Check'nSign.io, IDCheck.io, IDCheck.io PVID
- Degraded performanceAug 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 23m
Degraded Performance of eSign with QTSP
Affected: AutoIdent QES, eSign, InstantSign, eSign Wallet
- Major outageAug 9, 2026 · resolved in 1d 8h
[Advanced Signature] Service Disruptionofficial update ↗
Affected: Check'nSign.io
Recent Stripe Identity incidents
- InformationalOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 25m
Affected: Stripe API
- Partial outageSep 27, 2026 · resolved in 19m
Affected: Stripe API, Stripe core components
- InformationalSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 33m
Affected: Stripe API, Stripe core components
- InformationalSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 2h 15m
Affected: Stripe API, Stripe core components
Other identity verification providers to consider
- iDenfy · #2 · 99.99% uptime
- Didit · #3 · 99.95% uptime
- Onfido (Entrust) · #4 · 99.93% uptime
- Veriff · #5 · 99.89% uptime
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