Supply chain maps
or entity intelligence.
Different starting points.
Altana and Sayari both serve risk and compliance teams, but from different foundations. Altana starts from trade and supply chain data; Sayari starts from corporate ownership and entity relationships. This page explains where each platform excels.
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Altana has built a sophisticated AI-powered supply chain intelligence platform. Their global trade data coverage and multi-tier supply chain mapping capabilities are strong – particularly for organizations whose primary concern is supply chain visibility and supplier risk assessment. Altana excels at revealing who trades with whom, when, and what flows through global supply networks.
Sayari is built for a different problem: intelligence-grade entity risk – beneficial ownership opacity, sanctions exposure through indirect structures, and the adversarial entity networks that don’t appear in trade data alone. Where Altana maps supply chains, Sayari maps entity relationships across 250+ jurisdictions from primary corporate registry data.
If your primary need is supply chain visibility and multi-tier supplier mapping, Altana may be the right starting point. If you need to resolve who ultimately owns and controls entities in your supply chain – and whether those ownership chains connect to sanctioned parties, forced labor, or adversarial state actors – Sayari serves that use case with intelligence-grade depth.
Quick Verdict
Detailed Comparison
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Entity Intelligence |
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Entity Resolution
Core matching across sources
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Adversarial-grade resolution – matches entities across scripts, transliterations, known aliases against 450M+ records from primary corporate registries
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Trade-data derived matching – strong on trade counterparty matching and supply chain entity linking; less focused on adversarial alias resolution
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Beneficial Ownership
Ownership chain traversal
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10+ degree traversal – follows ownership through shell companies, nominees, and trusts across 250+ jurisdictions; built from primary corporate registry data
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Inferred from trade relationships – supply chain mapping reveals commercial relationships but not legal ownership chains through corporate registries
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Shell Company Detection
Corporate structure anomalies
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Network clustering engine – surfaces entities sharing addresses, officers, registration agents; common shell indicators surfaced automatically
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Not a primary capability – Altana’s focus is commercial supply chain relationships, not corporate structure anomaly detection
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Supply Chain & Trade |
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Multi-Tier Supply Chain Mapping
N-level supplier visibility
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Via ownership + trade data – maps supply chain exposure through both trade records and ownership structures; strong for risk-driven supply chain analysis
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Core capability – AI-native multi-tier supply chain mapping with comprehensive global trade data; strong visualization and coverage
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Trade Data Coverage
Global customs & shipping
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Global trade data integrated – import/export records layered into the entity graph for sanctions and forced labor exposure via trade relationships
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Comprehensive trade data – one of the most extensive global trade data platforms; strong coverage of shipping, customs, and trade flow data
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Forced Labor / UFLPA
Supply chain human rights
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Ownership + trade + registry data – connects forced labor indicators through corporate ownership chains, not just trade flow patterns; covers UFLPA entity list and beyond
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Supply chain approach – maps forced labor risk through supply chain relationships and trade patterns; strong for direct supplier screening
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Sanctions & Regulatory |
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Sanctions List Coverage
Multi-source SDN matching
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40+ sanctions lists resolved – entity resolution applied before list matching; updates within 4 hours
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Screening included – sanctions screening is available but is not the platform’s primary design focus
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Adverse Media
News & enforcement action
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Structured adverse media – surfaced in context of ownership relationships; PEP and enforcement action flags integrated
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Available – adverse media is part of the broader risk signal set
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Platform & Integration |
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API & Developer Access
Real-time integration
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REST API with SDKs – Python and Node.js; MCP integration for AI agent workflows; designed for real-time compliance integration
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API available – Altana offers API access for enterprise integration
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Government & Classified
Deployment
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Deployed across 15+ U.S. government agencies – GovCloud, on-premise, and air-gapped options
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Commercial-focused – Altana serves commercial enterprise clients; government and classified deployment capabilities are less established
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Sayari research · Based on publicly available product documentation and capability analysis. Last reviewed March 2025. Altana capabilities described based on publicly available information about the Altana platform.
When to Choose Each Platform
- You need to trace beneficial ownership through opaque structures to determine who ultimately controls entities in your supply chain
- Your compliance team requires sanctions screening with entity resolution that goes beyond list matching
- Government or defense requirements mandate GovCloud or classified deployment
- Enforcement referrals, SAR filings, or regulatory evidence chains are part of your workflow
- You need intelligence-grade entity data from primary corporate registries, not just trade-derived relationships
- FOCI, foreign influence, or adversarial state actor exposure is a concern beyond supply chain visibility
- Multi-tier supply chain mapping and supplier visibility is the primary use case
- Your team needs AI-native supply chain analytics with comprehensive trade data coverage
- The focus is on supply chain risk scoring and supplier diversification rather than ownership intelligence
- You need strong visualization of global trade flows and supply chain networks
- Supply chain ESG and sustainability screening is the primary concern
Note: Some organizations use Altana and Sayari together – supply chain visibility with Altana, ownership intelligence and sanctions depth with Sayari.
How organizations add Sayari alongside existing supply chain tools
Most Sayari deployments complement existing supply chain platforms – they add intelligence-grade ownership and sanctions capability that trade-data-only platforms can’t provide.
Assessment Call
30 minutes to understand your current stack, compliance use cases, and ownership intelligence gaps
Proof-of-Concept
Run queries against your actual supplier data to see what ownership relationships Sayari surfaces that your current tools miss
Integration Scoping
Map API integration points and determine how Sayari fits into your existing compliance workflow and data pipelines
Deployment & Onboarding
4-6 weeks to full deployment with your team trained on entity intelligence workflows and API integration
4-6 weeks
From assessment call to full deployment and team onboarding on ownership intelligence workflows
Frequently Asked Questions
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