
Compare SEON vs Emailage
Email intelligence is one of the msost effective methods to help spot fraud; see how Emailage stacks up against SEON in this article.
Disclaimer: Everything you’ll read in this article was gleaned from online research, including user reviews. We did not have time to manually test every tool. This article was last updated in Q1 2023. Please feel free to contact us to request an update/correction. |
About Emailage
Before their takeover by LexisNexis in February 2020, Emailage was a global fraud prevention company that created a customer profile based on a customer’s email address, leading to an overall risk score that automatically triggered real-time alerts of potentially risky transactions.
Founded in 2012, Emailage found itself to be a leader in the email lookup space due to its utilization of strategic partnerships, access to proprietary data, and its machine learning technology.
Key Products
- Emailage’s key product is its email lookup tool which helps create a more holistic profile on any customers entering/transacting on your site.
- A risk score engine that analyses the email given to support companies in stopping bad actors from entering their site.
- Availability for geolocation checks and behavioral analysis all based on existing transactional data.
- Real-time alerts through a given data point (email address).
- Access LexisNexis Risk Solutions network which provides access to 5.9 billion digital identifiers worldwide and previous transaction data processed in 150+ countries.
- Emailage does not make use of live, active data meaning some of the data will be stale or outdated.
- Limited ability to investigate other data points such as IP addresses and phone numbers.
- No device fingerprinting for extra analysis.
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SEON vs Emailage Features Comparison Table
SEON | Emailage | |
Data aggregation | ||
IP Analysis | Yes | Yes |
Email data enrichment | Yes | Yes |
Phone data enrichment | Yes | No |
Find user social media | Yes, checks 50+ platforms | Yes, limited |
Device fingerprinting | Yes | No |
BIN for transaction | Yes | Yes |
Behaviour tracking | Yes, via custom rules | Yes |
User authentication | Yes via cookie and browser hash | No |
Risk analysis | ||
Custom rules | Yes | Yes |
Machine learning suggestions | Yes | Yes |
Industry preset rules | Yes | Yes |
Risk score | Yes | Yes |
Integration / deployment | ||
API calls | Yes | Yes |
Modular APIs | Yes | Yes |
Custom API fields | Yes | Yes |
GUI | Yes | No |
Chrome extension | Yes | No |
Manual query | Yes | Yes |
Graph visualization | No | No |
Reporting | Yes | Yes |
Team management | Yes | Yes |
Integration with other tools | Yes, via Zapier | Yes only via LexisNexis |
Pricing | ||
Chargeback guarantee | No | No |
Free integration | Yes | No |
Free support | Yes | No |
Free trial | Yes | Yes |
Cost per month | Flexible tiered pricing based on API requests starting from €99. | N/A |
Where SEON Wins Over Emailage
- SEON utilizes OSINT and data enrichment to provide live, real-time analysis of a given email address instead of relying on proprietary databases.
- This lookup tool can also be applied to other data points including phone numbers and IP addresses.
- Our solutions can be applied in a modular API form, allowing you to have more flexibility with your risk management product stack.
Where Emailage Wins Over SEON
- Similar to ThreatMetrix, if you are already using LexisNexis products then you might see value in simply adding this product to your stack.
- LexisNexis will offer on-premise integrations for any of its products.
SEON vs Emailage Conclusion
- You are working in an industry with lower margins with a need to maximize profits or operating in emerging markets with less existing data knowledge and require a real-time email/phone lookup tool to avoid stale data problems.
- You are already working with or are looking at LexisNexis products and need some form of email analysis.
Further Reading
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Browser Fingerprinting | Data Enrichment | Device Fingerprinting | Fraud Detection API | Fraud Detection Machine Learning | Fraud Detection & Prevention
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