by Unico vs by Client

When to use each model

by Unico
by Client

Ideal when you want to outsource the entire validation journey.

Ideal when you need greater visual control and user experience.

You only send the user's identification document number; Unico handles the interface, data capture, UX flow and security.

You already capture selfie/data on the client (app/web) or via SDK.

You will receive a link for the end user to complete the flow.

Unico processes only the backend and analysis part.

Overview and Comparison

It is possible to integrate with the Unico IDCloud platform through two integration methods: by Unico and by Client. Understand below the main differences between them.

Use this table to quickly identify which model best fits your scenario.

Criterion
by Unico
by Client

User journey

Managed by Unico.

Managed by the client (local UI or Unico SDK).

Input data

You create the process only with the number of the user's identification documentthe + flow with capabilities that it will use.

You create the process with the user's identification document number + selfie in base64 (or in JWT if you use Unico's SDK).

Output data

The service returns a link in the API response, which can be sent to the user via WhatsApp/SMS OR rendered in your application.

The service returns in the response the validation payload performed.

Response type

Validation is asynchronous, that is, when generating the link and making it available to the end user, it is necessary to wait for them to complete the journey, and then, fetch via a GET endpoint the process response.

Validation is synchronous for almost all capabilities - except for the Risk Score (if there is a derivation to the Risk Score, it will be necessary to use the GET endpoint to obtain the final response).

Webhooks

Highly recommended the use of webhooks to consume the final response at the end of the user's journey (polling is possible, but it is less recommended).

Synchronous response for approximately 80-90% of cases, requiring the use of webhook and/or polling for the remaining percentage.

Available Capabilities

Capabilities
by Unico
by Client

Identity Verification

Supported

Supported

Risk Score

Supported

Supported

Behavior alert

Supported

Supported

Liveness proof

Supported

Supported

Validation (1:1)

Supported

Supported

Intelligent Revalidation

Document reuse and capture

Supported

Supported

Electronic signature

Supported

Not supported

Serpro similarity return

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