# facetec

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Last updated: 2026-06-19
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## Overview

FaceTec is a face-biometric liveness specialist whose 3D face-matching and liveness technology is licensed into many [identity verification](https://startwithidentity.com/guides/compliance/customer-identity-verification-guide/) platforms rather than sold as a full KYC suite. It focuses narrowly on proving that a real, live person is present and matches their ID photo, a critical anti-spoofing layer. See the broader [identity verification vendors](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/identity-verification/) that often embed liveness like FaceTec's.

## What it is good at

Face liveness and anti-spoofing are the entire focus, and FaceTec is a recognized leader. Its 3D FaceMap approach is designed to resist photo, video, mask, and deepfake spoofing, and it is widely embedded by other vendors and platforms that need strong liveness without building it themselves. For teams whose specific gap is presentation-attack and deepfake resistance, that depth is the draw.

## Where it falls short

FaceTec is a component, not a full verification platform: it does not provide document verification, AML, orchestration, or onboarding workflows on its own, so it is typically combined with those. Buyers wanting an all-in-one KYC solution will need to pair it with a broader provider, and integration and tuning are required to realize its anti-spoofing benefits.

## Pricing

Licensing and quote-based, oriented to embedding the technology. Model the combined cost with the [TCO calculator](https://startwithidentity.com/tools/tco-calculator/).

## Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose FaceTec when face liveness and deepfake resistance are the specific need, to embed alongside your own or another vendor's verification flow. For all-in-one document and biometric KYC, see [Incode](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/identity-verification/incode/) or [Veriff](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/identity-verification/veriff/); for a face-authentication peer, see [iProov](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/identity-verification/iproov/).

## Bottom line

A leading face-liveness and anti-spoofing specialist, best embedded as a component within a broader verification flow rather than used as a standalone KYC platform.