What AgeChecker.Net does

AgeChecker.Net is a B2B age and identity verification platform that enables e-commerce merchants selling age-restricted products to comply with federal and state regulations. The company is headquartered in Agoura Hills, California (within the Westlake Village area) and has operated since at least 2016. Its core product is an age verification popup integrated into merchant checkout flows, backed by an API for custom integrations. The platform verifies approximately 90% of US customers instantly by cross-referencing name, address, and date of birth against partner data networks; the remaining ~10% are verified through photo ID submission (driver's license, state ID, military ID, passport) reviewed by a 24/7 live team within 10-30 seconds. Additional layers include phone SMS verification, photo ID plus selfie matching (AI combined with live agents), fraud risk scoring, and customizable location-based rules down to the zip code level.

The platform distributes through native plugins for 19+ e-commerce platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, PrestaShop, Wix, and others) with free same-day installation, supplemented by a REST API and payment gateway integrations including Authorize.net. Beyond the core popup, AgeChecker.Net offers a free Age Gate tool, a Retail ID Scanner for in-store point-of-sale environments, integrated Payment Processing for high-risk merchants, and a Fraud Checker module. Revenue is generated through a hybrid model: a $25 per month base subscription plus $0.50 per accepted verification, with no charge for declined verifications. The company serves merchants across tobacco/e-cigarette, alcohol, firearms, adult content, cannabis/CBD, gaming/gambling, and social media verticals. No funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent company ownership are disclosed; the company appears to be independently operated. Leadership disclosed includes co-founder Andres Alvarez and Vice President Matt Fields.

Name

AgeChecker.Net

Legal name

AgeChecker.Net

Website

https://agechecker.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AgeChecker.Net is a B2B age and identity verification platform that helps e-commerce merchants selling age-restricted products (tobacco, alcohol, firearms, cannabis, adult content) comply with regulations via API and plugin integrations across 19+ e-commerce platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Age Verification Software

akta.pro primary industry

Identity Verification & Digital ID (IDV, eIDAS, biometrics) (FSAGAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geolocation, Age Verification & Responsible Gambling Tech (MPAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Age verification software
• Identity verification platform
• E-commerce compliance tools
• Fraud prevention service
• Retail ID scanning

Headquarters

HQ city

Westlake Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Transaction-based Verification Fees: Merchants are charged $0.50 per accepted verification. No charge is applied for declined verifications or customers who leave mid-process. This is the primary consumption-based revenue stream tied directly to verified transactions.
2. Monthly Subscription: Merchants pay a flat $25 monthly base fee on the first of each month. This covers account access, dashboard reporting, support services, and platform infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AgeChecker.Net is an online age and identity verification platform sold to e-commerce merchants selling age-restricted products (tobacco/vape, alcohol, firearms, cannabis/CBD, adult products). The service verifies customer age through identity database matching (name/address/DOB) for approximately 90% of US customers, with photo ID and live-agent manual review as fallback, and offers plugins for 19+ e-commerce platforms plus a developer API. Pricing is a $25 monthly subscription plus $0.50 per accepted verification, with bundled fraud scoring and a free retail ID-scanning module for brick-and-mortar stores.

Product overview

AgeChecker.Net is an age verification technology platform offering multiple integrated solutions for e-commerce businesses selling age-restricted products. The core offering consists of the Age Verification Popup and Age Verification API, which work together to verify customer age during checkout using identity database matching with photo ID fallback. The platform also includes a free Age Gate Popup for site entry notification, a Retail ID Scanner for brick-and-mortar locations, and integrated Payment Processing for high-risk merchants. Additional modules include Fraud Prevention (Fraud Checker) for fraud risk scoring, Phone Verification for SMS-based authentication, and ID Upload with Selfie verification combining AI and human review. The platform supports 19 e-commerce platforms including WooCommerce, Shopify, and Magento via native plugins, with custom API integrations available for other platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ instant verification rate
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Major US Data Providers (Identity Networks)coreTechnology or IntegrationAgeChecker.Net is partnered with several of the largest data providers in the United States to cross-reference customer information for age and identity verification. These partnerships enable the company to verify approximately 90% of US customers instantly using name, address, and date of birth. The company uses these data partnerships as a core differentiator for their verification service.
• Authorize.netcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment gateway integration partnership that allows AgeChecker.Net to integrate with merchant checkout processes. Age verification occurs before payment processing to ensure legal compliance for age-restricted product sales.
• 19+ E-commerce Platform PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built plugin integrations with major e-commerce platforms including Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, and others. These partnerships enable same-day installation for merchants using these platforms.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stripe Identity: Embedded identity verification offering from Stripe, increasingly used by Stripe-accepting merchants for age and KYC checks. Comparable on age verification but with distribution leverage from Stripe's payment rails.
• Veriff: Larger identity verification provider with age estimation, document, and biometric verification — comparable product surface but broader customer base across mobility, fintech, and online services.
• Jumio: Established global identity verification incumbent serving financial services, e-commerce, and online gaming. Comparable on age and ID verification, with deeper enterprise go-to-market and broader regulatory coverage.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Large identity data and risk analytics provider whose underlying data powers a significant portion of instant US identity verification — comparable as both an enabler and competitive threat to AgeChecker.Net's data-driven verification approach.
• Onfido: Large-scale AI-based identity verification provider used by fintech, gaming, and online marketplaces. Comparable verification capabilities, broader enterprise focus.

Direct peers

• Yoti: Digital identity and age verification platform used by social media, gaming, and age-restricted e-commerce. Comparable in combining reusable digital ID with age verification for regulated use cases.
• IDology (GBG): Identity verification and age assurance solution widely used in regulated e-commerce, fintech, and gaming — closely comparable on KYC/AML and age verification capabilities.
• AgeChecked: UK-based age verification provider serving e-commerce merchants in regulated verticals. Directly comparable in product (age verification popups, API) and regulatory use cases, with some geographic divergence.
• Persona: Configurable identity verification platform covering age verification, KYC, and fraud use cases for online businesses, with strong coverage of age-restricted and high-risk verticals.
• Veratad Technologies: Direct competitor offering age and identity verification solutions for online merchants selling age-restricted products (tobacco, alcohol, vaping). Closely comparable in customer base and verification methodology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/agecheckernet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agechecker

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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