Two regulatory data products for two different audiences. Here's an honest, side-by-side comparison so you can pick the right tool — or decide you need both.
Pick RegIntel if you want clean regulatory data via a simple REST API with a free tier, public pricing, and no sales process — the kind of API you can integrate in an afternoon.
Pick Compliance.ai if you need a managed compliance workflow platform with policy mapping, change-management tooling, dedicated CSM, and bespoke implementation — and have an enterprise procurement budget.
RegIntel is a developer API for structured regulatory data. It exposes 212 regulations across 41 jurisdictions — obligations, penalties, scope, tags, source URLs — via a small REST surface (/regulations, /jurisdictions, /updates, /compliance-check). It is also distributed as an MCP server (regintel-mcp) for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible LLM clients. Free tier with 100 credits, no credit card.
Compliance.ai is a regulatory change management SaaS for enterprise compliance teams. It applies machine learning to monitor regulatory environments and maps changes to internal policies, procedures, and controls. They expose their data via a developer API as well, but the centre of gravity is the platform — workflow tooling, alerts, internal-policy mapping — not the raw data feed.
| Feature | RegIntel | Compliance.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes — 100 credits, no card | No — demo + RFP required |
| Public pricing | Yes — $0 / $10 / $50 per month | Enterprise quote only |
| REST API | Yes — primary product | Yes — alongside platform |
| MCP server | Yes — regintel-mcp on PyPI | No |
| Self-serve signup | Yes — 30 seconds | Sales call required |
| Coverage (jurisdictions) | 41 (public) | Not publicly disclosed; US + UK + EU emphasised |
| Coverage (regulations) | 212 (public) | Not publicly disclosed |
| Compliance workflow tooling | No — data only | Yes — policy mapping, alerts |
| Dedicated CSM / support | Email + dashboard | Yes — for enterprise tier |
| Time from signup to first API call | Under 10 minutes | Weeks (sales cycle) |
The pricing comparison is the sharpest difference between these two products.
RegIntel publishes a Free plan ($0, 100 credits, no card), a Starter plan ($10/month, 1,000 calls), and a Pro plan ($50/month, 10,000 calls with SLA) on its pricing page. Annual one-time credit packs are also offered. Self-serve via Stripe.
Compliance.ai does not publish pricing. The buying motion is "request a demo," which routes to enterprise sales and an RFP. Typical RegTech enterprise contracts in this category fall in the five- to six-figures-per-year range based on public industry benchmarks; Compliance.ai's specific quote depends on jurisdictions, users, integration scope, and contract length.
This is not necessarily a flaw on Compliance.ai's part — their workflow tooling and policy-mapping integration genuinely need consultative onboarding for the buyer. But if you are a developer evaluating "can I plug regulatory data into my product this afternoon?", their model is a poor fit and ours is a good one.
Yes, and it is a sensible pattern for larger teams. Engineering teams use RegIntel for in-product features (regulatory-aware decisioning, RAG pipelines, automated checks) where a fast, self-serve API matters. The compliance team uses Compliance.ai (or any GRC platform) for the meta layer — policy mapping, change attestation, audit. The two have different audiences and don't compete for the same line item.
No. Compliance.ai uses enterprise sales — you request a demo and pricing is quoted per contract. RegIntel offers a free plan with 100 credits and no credit card required.
Coverage breadth is broadly comparable for major financial-services regulators (US, UK, EU). RegIntel publishes a public list of 41 jurisdictions and 212 regulations on its pricing page; Compliance.ai does not publish a comparable count. For specific regulator coverage, check both vendors directly.
Both — it sells a SaaS platform for compliance teams with workflow features (change alerts, policy mapping) and exposes its underlying data via a developer API. RegIntel is API-first: there is no workflow product, just structured regulatory data.
Pick Compliance.ai if you need a managed compliance workflow product with implementation support, dedicated CSM, and bespoke regulatory mapping to your internal policies — and have an enterprise procurement budget. Pick RegIntel if you want clean regulatory data via a simple REST API with public pricing and no sales process.
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