Nominis vs Crystal Intelligence
Nominis was built for compliance teams at VASPs, exchanges and banks, combining behavioural analytics with off-chain intelligence and a dedicated terror-financing database. Crystal Intelligence is an investigations-led platform covering a wide range of blockchains.
The short answer
Choose Nominis if your main job is day-to-day wallet screening and transaction monitoring, especially with exposure to terror financing, sanctions evasion or high-risk jurisdictions, if you want behavioural and off-chain intelligence through one API, and if you want to start without an enterprise procurement cycle. Choose Crystal Intelligence if your main need is investigations across long-tail blockchains.
Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Nominis | Crystal Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| Originally built for | VASPs and compliance teams | Investigators, law enforcement, regulators and financial institutions |
| Core strength | Behaviour-based risk screening and attribution | Investigations across a wide range of blockchains |
| API | Full intelligence API: attribution, clustering, behavioural metadata, off-chain context and risk scores | Address, transaction and entity APIs with attribution and cluster data |
| Intelligence sources | On-chain data plus dark web, OSINT, SOCMINT and HUMINT | On-chain data plus hyperlocal field intelligence |
| High-risk jurisdiction coverage | Behavioural detection that does not depend on public labels | Field teams sourcing intelligence in high-threat jurisdictions |
| Terror-financing data | Dedicated terror-financing wallet database | Covered within general risk categories |
| Special discovery | Exclusively flagged over $10B in illicit crypto activity that other tools missed | Selected by the DIFC Courts as a blockchain intelligence provider for digital-asset cases |
| Overall dataset size | 2B+ labelled wallets across 70+ blockchains | 330+ blockchains and 100K+ attributed entities |
| Getting started | Self-serve, from $350/month, free trial | Custom pricing through sales, free trial available |
| Security | SOC 2 Type II, examined by PwC | See vendor documentation |
Comparison reflects Nominis' assessment based on public information as of November 2026. Each platform sees some data the other does not.
Intelligence beyond on-chain risk scores
Behaviour, not just labels
Nominis detects risky patterns in how wallets transact, so it can flag new or unlabelled wallets that attribution-led tools have not identified yet.
Off-chain context in the same call
Dark web, OSINT, social media and human intelligence findings come through the same API as attribution and risk scores, with no separate workflow.
Ahead of the sanctions lists
Several wallets Nominis flagged were later designated by OFAC and other authorities, giving teams months of lead time instead of reacting after a designation.
When Nominis is the better fit
You run compliance, not investigations
Your team needs clear risk scores at onboarding, deposit and withdrawal, not an investigator's workbench. Nominis is built around that workflow.
Terror financing is a real risk for you
Nominis maintains a dedicated database of wallets linked to terror financing, including state-sponsored actors, proxies, facilitators and brokers.
You want to start this week
Plans start from $350/month with no sales call required, so you can test Nominis on your own traffic before committing.
When Crystal Intelligence is the better fit
Crystal Intelligence may suit investigation teams whose main need is tracing activity on long-tail blockchains beyond the major networks. For day-to-day compliance screening, Nominis covers the major networks with behavioural, off-chain and terror-financing intelligence and self-serve pricing.
Comparing other tools? See Nominis vs Chainalysis, Nominis vs Elliptic or Nominis vs TRM Labs.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main difference between Nominis and Crystal Intelligence?
Crystal Intelligence is investigations-led, with coverage of 330+ blockchains. Nominis is compliance-led, combining behavioural analytics, off-chain intelligence and a dedicated terror-financing database to flag risk in day-to-day screening, including wallets that have no public label yet.
How does the Nominis API compare to Crystal Intelligence?
Both offer attribution and cluster data through APIs. The Nominis API also returns behavioural metadata and off-chain findings from the dark web, OSINT, social media and human sources in the same call, alongside risk scores.
Is Nominis cheaper than Crystal Intelligence?
Nominis publishes its pricing, with self-serve plans from $350/month and enterprise plans for larger volumes. Crystal Intelligence provides custom pricing through its sales team.
Can I use Nominis and Crystal Intelligence together?
Yes. Nominis works as a standalone platform or as an additional intelligence layer next to an existing provider, through its dashboard or REST API.
How many blockchains does Nominis support?
Nominis supports more than 70 blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON, Solana, BNB Chain, TON and XRP Ledger, with cross-chain tracing through bridges and mixers.
Is Nominis suitable for regulated institutions?
Yes. Nominis is SOC 2 Type II attested following an examination by PwC and supports AML, CTF, sanctions and Travel Rule obligations for VASPs, banks and payment providers.