Enface

What Enface does

Enface (legal entity: Enface FZE LLC) is a private computer vision and facial recognition platform provider founded in 2019 and headquartered in Ajman, UAE. The company operates a unified API/SDK that bundles face verification, liveness detection, document recognition across 193 countries, video analytics, face search, 3D landmarks, super-resolution, animation, deepfake, and celebrity recognition into a single integration. Its neural-network models have been independently validated by NIST FRVT testing, ranking in the global top 30 with 99.74% recognition accuracy at FAR=10^-6, and the platform supports both cloud and on-premise deployment for enterprise data residency.

The product portfolio is structured in three layers: a core platform (REST API at api.enface.ai/v1 with MIT-licensed SDK), specialized modules (Face Payments, KYC, Celebrity Recognition iOS app, Animation, 3D Face Reconstruction, Face Replacement), and 11 verticalized solution packages spanning Retail, Banking, Crypto Exchanges, E-commerce, Education, Online Cinema, Dating, Beauty, Security/CCTV, Employee Time Tracking, and Gaming. Underlying infrastructure runs on Google Cloud, with behavioral analytics (Amplitude), error monitoring (Sentry), mobile (Firebase), and attribution (AppsFlyer) layered in.

The business model combines freemium developer adoption (7,000 free image searches at $0 subscription) with usage-based and subscription monetization, plus a transactional KYC verification tier starting at $0.25 per check. Go-to-market is hybrid: API-first self-serve with self-service onboarding at platform.enface.ai, supplemented by enterprise field sales with Request Demo CTAs across vertical solution pages. Google Cloud is the primary infrastructure partner.

Name

Enface

Legal name

Enface FZE LLC

Website

https://enface.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Enface is a UAE-based, private computer vision and facial recognition platform that bundles face verification, liveness detection, document OCR (193 countries), video analytics, and content moderation into a single API and SDK for developers and enterprise customers across 11 verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Computer Vision / Facial Recognition Platform

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAAAEAC

Facial Recognition & Biometrics

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning/Computer Vision & Video Analytics

SECONDARYBPAMAEAE

Authentication (MFA/Passwordless/Biometrics) Platforms

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Digital Identity, Authentication & Access

SECONDARYHDAEAJAC

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) & Passwordless Authentication

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Identity & Access Management (IAM) & Directory Services Platforms

SECONDARYHDAEAHAC

Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) & OCR Automation

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Business Process Management (BPM), Workflow & Automation Platforms

Keywords

• Facial recognition platform
• Computer vision API
• Biometric authentication
• Identity verification
• Face detection software

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. API Usage-based Pricing: Usage-based API pricing model where customers pay per image search/transactions. Free tier provides 7,000 image searches at $0 subscription fee. Additional usage billed based on consumption.
2. Subscription Plans: Platform subscription with tiered pricing based on usage levels. Free start tier available. The platform mentions 'favorable tariff without a monthly fee' as advantage but has subscription components.
3. KYC Verification Services: Identity verification and KYC services offered starting from $0.25 per verification, targeting crypto exchanges, banking, and financial services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Enface provides a unified computer vision and facial recognition platform delivered via REST API and SDK. Its core offering bundles face verification, liveness detection, document recognition, content moderation, video analytics, and 10+ facial analysis capabilities (age, gender, ethnicity, emotion, eye movement) into a single integration. The platform supports both cloud and on-premise deployment, targeting developers and enterprises in banking, retail, crypto, security, and other verticals.

Product overview

EnFace is a unified computer vision and facial recognition platform providing a comprehensive set of tools for developers and enterprises. The core platform (EnFace Platform) serves as the central product, offering face verification, liveness detection, document recognition, content moderation, and video analytics via REST API and SDK with 5-minute integration time. The product portfolio includes vertical-specific solutions (Retail, Banking, Crypto, E-commerce, Education, Cinema, Dating, Beauty, CCTV/Security, Employee Time Tracking, Gaming) each tailored to industry use cases, alongside specialized modules like Face Payments, KYC verification, Celebrity Recognition App, Animation, 3D Face Reconstruction, and Face Replacement. The platform operates on-cloud and on-premise with 99.74% face recognition accuracy per NIST testing, supporting 240+ countries and 9,000+ document types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enface Platform Complete computer vision and facial recognition platform providing face verification, liveness detection, document recognition, content moderation, and video analytics as a unified API and SDK for developers and enterprises, with 5-minute integration time and on-cloud or on-premise deployment.
• Face Verification Biometric identification technology that compares two face images to determine if they belong to the same person, robust against aging, glasses, and makeup variations. Used by developers building identity verification flows.
• Liveness Detection Biometric identification of real faces to determine whether an actual person is attempting account access, protecting against fraud, identity theft, and photo or video spoofing attacks.
• Content Moderation Analysis and moderation of video archives and images to identify specific people and unwanted content in advertising, movies, TV shows, social networks, streams, and games.
• Video Analytics Real-time facial recognition from video streams or surveillance camera footage for retail, transportation, state institutions, and corporate security applications.
• Face Search by Database Facial similarity search within customer photo databases, capable of matching faces despite age changes, facial hair, or different angles, with minimum recognition resolution of 30x30 pixels.
• Document Recognition and IDs OCR and facial recognition system that reads text and photos from passports and driver's licenses of 193 countries with 98% accuracy, comparing document photos against live face images for identity verification.
• Enface ID Face-based authentication system replacing passwords for ATMs, banking apps, crypto exchanges, social networks, and corporate portals, providing secure biometric login.
• Face Payments Facial recognition-based payment system linking biometric authentication to payment cards, enabling customers to pay by looking at a camera without cards or phones, used in retail environments.
• KYC Verification Automated customer identity verification combining face recognition, document verification, and liveness detection for regulatory compliance in banking, crypto, and other regulated industries, starting at $0.25 per verification.
• Celebrity Recognition App Mobile application enabling users to identify famous and public people by scanning TV screens, posters, billboards, or magazines, providing links to web sources with public information.
• Retail Solution Industry-specific facial recognition package for retail including visitor analytics (gender, age, emotions), VIP and thief identification, employee management, and face payments.
• Banking Solution Facial recognition package for the banking sector covering remote customer verification, ATM access, theft prevention, employee verification, and borrower emotional status analysis.
• Crypto Exchange Solution KYC automation and anti-spoofing detection package for cryptocurrency exchanges, enabling identity verification and liveness checks during user onboarding.
• Security and CCTV Solution Facial recognition package for smart city surveillance, missing person searches, criminal identification, smart home security with family member recognition, and black/white guest lists.
• Employee Time Tracking Solution Facial recognition-based attendance and time tracking system enabling biometric entry/exit, discipline control, delay tracking, and real-time employee monitoring across remote locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.74% face recognition accuracy (NIST tested, top 30 ranking)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud is used as the primary data storage provider for Enface's cloud infrastructure. Enface states they use only secure places of storage such as Google Cloud. Google LLC is located in the United States of America and complies with EU-US Privacy Shield requirements.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SenseTime: Large Asian computer vision vendor with facial recognition, video analytics, and smart city deployments. Comparable in technical depth and vertical breadth but operates at much larger scale and government-tied distribution.
• Amazon Rekognition: AWS's cloud facial analysis and computer vision service. Directly overlapping face detection, verification, celebrity recognition, and content moderation capabilities, but bundled into the broader AWS ecosystem with global enterprise scale.
• Microsoft Azure AI Vision (Face API): Microsoft's enterprise face and image analysis API. Provides face detection, verification, identification, and liveness at scale, often competing for the same KYC and enterprise vision workloads as Enface within regulated industries.
• Google Cloud Vision AI: Google's general-purpose computer vision API with face detection and landmark capabilities. Although not face-verification focused, it competes for the same developer workload of embedding vision into applications and is already a partner in Enface's infrastructure stack.

Direct peers

• Kairos: US-based face recognition API with verification, identification, and demographic analysis. Competes head-to-head with Enface for SMB and enterprise developer customers embedding biometrics into apps.
• Sumsub: Identity verification and KYC/AML platform with face biometrics, liveness, and document verification. Direct competitor in crypto and fintech onboarding workflows, with stronger brand traction in EMEA.
• Megvii (Face++): One of the original face recognition API providers offering detection, comparison, search, and liveness globally. Closely mirrors Enface's API-first product surface and developer onboarding experience.
• ID.me: Identity verification and face biometrics platform with strong KYC, document verification, and liveness focus for government, healthcare, and financial services. Closely comparable to Enface's KYC and banking use cases with similar NIST-validated accuracy claims.
• Onfido: AI-based identity verification and KYC platform offering document OCR, face matching, and liveness detection. Direct competitor in the regulated banking and crypto KYC market with an enterprise SaaS GTM similar to Enface.

Emerging players

• Clarifai: Computer vision AI platform offering face detection, demographic analysis, and custom model training. Adjacent competitor with a broader CV platform footprint than Enface's face-centric focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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