Identity Verification

Identity verification tools help deliver security, compliance and trust across customer and workforce use cases. This Magic Quadrant evaluates 11 vendors to help IAM leaders assess these solutions against their use cases and requirements.

Market Definition

Gartner defines identity verification (IDV) as the combination of activities during a digital interaction that brings a real-world identity claim within organizational risk tolerances. Identity verification capabilities — delivered as SaaS, software or an appliance — provide assurance that a real-world identity exists and that the individual claiming the identity is its true owner and is genuinely present during the digital interaction.

The purpose of identity verification is to establish confidence in the real-world identity of a person during a digital interaction when curated credentials do not exist, are not available or do not provide sufficient assurance.

Identity verification is used for a variety of business use cases, such as:

• Compliance (such as know-your-customer [KYC] obligations).

• Onboarding (customer registration, remote workforce hiring and employee onboarding processes, for example).

• Account security (including support for credential management processes, such as credential enrollment and account recovery).

• Mitigating fraud risk (preventing fraudulent registrations using stolen or synthetic identities, enabling remote proctoring/invigilation, and securing high-risk transactions, for example).

• Trust and safety (including improving accountability in marketplaces, providing assurance in the gig economy and establishing trust in larger portable digital identity networks).

Report 2025

Here is a summary of the vendors featured in the Gartner magic quadrant 2025 report.
For the full analysis and detailed insights, you can read the report here and view the magic quadrant graphic here.

Market Status	Market Vendor
Leader	Persona
Leader	Incode
Leader	Sumsub
Leader	Daon
Leader	Socure
Visionary	Entrust
Visionary	Veridas
Niche Player	TrustDecision
Niche Player	ZOLOZ
Niche Player	Regula Forensics
Challenger	1Kosmos

Report 2024

Here is a summary of the vendors featured in the Gartner magic quadrant 2024 report.
For the full analysis and detailed insights, you can read the report here and view the magic quadrant graphic here.

Market Status	Market Vendor
Leader	Sumsub
Leader	Socure
Leader	Entrust
Leader	Jumio
Leader	Incode Technologies
Visionary	Mitek Systems
Visionary	AU10TIX
Niche Player	1Kosmos
Niche Player	GB Group
Niche Player	ZOLOZ
Challenger	Persona