The Chainalysis alternative with everything on one key
Chainalysis is the reference brand in blockchain compliance, sold mostly as seat-based enterprise software. If you are a builder who needs AML as an API call — not a dashboard license — 1st Node exposes risk-score, KYT and fund-flow tracing as primitives you pay for per request.
Where Chainalysis shines
Chainalysis is known for its investigations suite, entity attribution and enterprise compliance dashboards.
What you also get with 1st Node
- AML as an API: address risk-score and exposure in a single REST call.
- Transaction screening (KYT) you embed directly in deposit and withdrawal flows.
- Sanctions checks plus a maintained feed — no seat licensing.
- Multi-hop fund-flow tracing as a metered primitive, not a manual investigation.
- Same key also gives you the raw RPC and graph data behind every score.
See the full list of primitives or how credit pricing works.
Frequently asked
Can I use this for KYT on deposits and withdrawals?
Yes — transaction screening is built for inline deposit/withdrawal checks and returns a risk decision per transfer.
Do you cover sanctions screening and the Travel Rule?
Sanctions screening ships with a maintained feed, and Travel Rule data points are part of the compliance plane.
Is attribution explainable?
Risk responses carry a confidence score and exposure breakdown (category, hops) so decisions are auditable.
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Self-serve. Pay in crypto or card. Metered by credits — heavy primitives cost more, simple ones are cheap.
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