Autohost
AI-powered screening and background checks that hospitality platforms embed to cut fraud and create new revenue
By Autohost · 4.0/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Hospitality platforms and PMS vendors that want to embed white-label guest verification and monetise it
- Short-term and vacation rental managers screening high volumes of bookings
- Booking sites, guest-experience and guest-messaging apps needing ID, fraud and background checks via API or SDK
- Teams that need tiered screening from invisible touchless checks up to criminal background and watchlist screening
Ideal size: 11–250 people · Hospitality platform, PMS or booking site with product/engineering capacity to embed an SDK
Not for
- Businesses outside hospitality looking for general-purpose KYC or enterprise identity governance
- Operators with no engineering or product resources to embed an SDK, API or iFrame
- Buyers who need published flat-rate or per-seat pricing instead of usage-based quotes
- Companies that require a phone support line or a stated 24/7 SLA
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
Under a day
~1 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
On request
Usage-based per verification (published ranges from $0.12 to $0.65 per check for entry tiers) plus an optional platform fee; volume discounts; annual agreements typical
Implementation Friction
2/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
No seat tiers; priced per verification, with no contract or minimums on the self-serve tier
Add-on costs
- Screening AI module: optional add-on with usage-based pricing
- Network Effect module: optional add-on on the Launch plan, leveraged in Fraud Detection on higher plans
- Data Verification: optional add-on on the Launch plan
- Dedicated CSM: optional add-on on Growth, included on Scale/Enterprise
- Credit History, Social Verification, Adverse Media and Global Watchlist: priced separately per usage
Company & support
Who is behind Autohost, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
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- Headquarters
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How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailPlan not stated
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsNot listed
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsAll plans
- Dedicated account managerEnterprise only
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Support email [email protected] plus a self-serve help centre and developer documentation. Pricing tiers list standard and priority support, with a dedicated CSM included on Scale/Enterprise and optional on Growth. No support hours or SLA are published.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Autohost sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Autohost
- Socure
- Taxually
- WorkBright
- Minut
- Prove
Add or change companies
Up to 10 companies including Autohost. Listed closest first.
Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Autohost ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
The vendor describes an AI Screening Agent and AI Adaptive Screening on every package, AI-powered risk assessment in ID Verification+, and Screening AI that analyses reservations, detects fraud patterns and supports customisable risk decisions. No model provider, model-key arrangement or AI audit/export capability is stated in the sources reviewed.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
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- AI pricing
- Paid add-on
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
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Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Autohost gives hospitality platforms AI-assisted guest screening and identity verification. SDK, API, iFrame and hosted flows let PMS, booking and guest-messaging vendors embed touchless checks, ID and liveness verification, watchlist, sex-offender, criminal background and credit screening, priced per verification from $0.12. Partners report fraud reductions near 90% and can resell checks to their own customers. Self-serve Checktiv starts with $5 in free credit; partner plans are usage-based with volume discounts and annual agreements.
Frequently asked questions
How is Autohost priced?
Autohost uses usage-based pricing: you pay per verification performed, with published starting ranges from $0.12–$0.65 for touchless and ID collection tiers up to $2.15–$7.25 per verification for criminal background screening. A platform fee may apply, volume discounts lower the per-check rate as monthly volume grows, and an implementation fee applies to onboarding. Partner contracts are typically annual, with custom enterprise structures available. The self-serve Checktiv tier is free to start with $5 in credits and no contract or minimums.
How long does implementation take?
Autohost says its white-label verification technology can be integrated in as little as half a day. Partners can choose SDK, REST API, iFrame or fully hosted flows; the SDK path uses pre-built UI components, while the hosted path needs almost no development. Self-serve users can send their first verification link in about five minutes. A standard one-time implementation fee covers dedicated support during onboarding.
What verification levels does Autohost offer?
The platform is tiered: Touchless Verification for invisible baseline screening, ID Collection with document upload, ID Verification with forensic document authentication and biometric face matching, IDV Sex Offender Registry Screening with watchlist and adverse media checks, and IDV Criminal Background Screening with eviction and optional credit history. A custom suite lets partners mix modules, set property-specific rules and tailor risk scoring.
Can we resell verification to our own customers?
Yes. Autohost's pricing model is explicitly designed so partners can mark up verification within their own platform pricing, turning screening into a monetised service line. The vendor positions this as a revenue-stream opportunity alongside the 90% fraud reduction claim and shared network intelligence from prior screenings.
How does Autohost handle security and privacy?
Autohost's pricing page states that a secure and compliant platform, naming SOC 2 and GDPR, is standard with every partnership, and the support FAQ states compliance with GDPR and CCPA. These are vendor claims rather than independently verified certifications in the material reviewed, so buyers should request current attestation reports and a processing agreement during diligence.