Sentinel vs. The Competition
Legacy fraud providers were built for a world where bots used datacenter IPs. That world is gone. Here's how the platforms stack up against modern residential proxy networks and agentic AI bots.
| Capability | Sentinel | IPQS | SEON | Sift | Kount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Latency | < 40ms | 150–400ms | ~200ms | ~300ms | ~250ms |
| Residential Proxy Detection | ✓ | Partial | ✗ | ✗ | Partial |
| Antidetect Browser Detection | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Agentic AI Bot Detection | ✓ | ✗ | Partial | ✗ | ✗ |
| No CAPTCHA Required | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Client-Side SDK Token | ✓ | ✗ | Partial | ✓ | Partial |
| IoT / Hijacked Device Detection | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Transparent API Pricing | ✓ | Partial | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free Tier Available | ✓ Unlimited | ✓ 5k/mo | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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