easyAML vs Flagship AML

Data last checked 20 July 2026 · how we compare

The verdict

Like-for-like, easyAML’s entry tier costs roughly 2.7 times Flagship’s subscription — so the question is what that premium buys, and for many small firms the honest answer is integrations you may not need. easyAML’s Starter plan is $179/month plus GST ($196.90 including); Flagship is $73.37/month including GST.

On documented obligations Flagship also leads: nine of eleven confirmed against easyAML’s six, with easyAML’s governance partial and its enrolment, SMR, TTR and independent-evaluation rows unverified on public pages. Flagship confirms both reporting workflows and compliance-officer governance.

easyAML’s premium is not imaginary, though. It runs on Scantek’s ISO 27001-certified, Australian-hosted identity infrastructure — a longer and more auditable track record than Flagship’s newer operation. It integrates with the software firms actually run: Actionstep, Clio, Xero, Box+Dice and Forms Live among others. It offers a free risk assessment and staff training before you buy. If your practice lives inside one of those systems, the workflow saving is real and recurring.

Two commitments to weigh. easyAML’s Starter tier includes zero verification credit — every check bills on top at $20 KYC and $40 KYB — and its own FAQ describes a 12-month subscription term despite plan pages reading as monthly. Flagship charges $4.00 +GST per DVS verification and $15.00 +GST per ASIC extract, month to month.

Decision rule: integration with your practice management system, or a preference for longer-established infrastructure → easyAML. Otherwise Flagship delivers broader documented coverage at roughly a third of the monthly cost. Verified July 2026.

Side by side

	easyAML	Flagship AML
Pricing	From A$179 · subscription + per-check	From A$73 · subscription
Sectors	Real estate, Conveyancers, Legal practitioners, Accountants	Legal practitioners, Accountants, Conveyancers, Real estate, Trust & company service providers
AUSTRAC enrolment	Unverified	Unverified
ML/TF risk assessment	Yes	Yes
AML/CTF program & policies	Yes	Yes
Initial customer due diligence	Yes	Yes
Ongoing CDD & monitoring	Yes	Yes
Suspicious matter reports	Unverified	Yes
Threshold transaction reports	Unverified	Yes
Record keeping	Yes	Yes
Staff training	Yes	Yes
Compliance officer & governance	Partial	Yes
Independent evaluation	Unverified	Unverified

What actually separates them

Like-for-like price: easyAML Starter $179/mo +GST ($196.90 incl) vs Flagship $73.37/mo incl GST — roughly 2.7 times the monthly cost.
Documented coverage: Flagship confirms 9 of 11 obligations; easyAML confirms 6, with governance partial and reporting rows unverified.
Integrations: easyAML publishes a broad list (Actionstep, Clio, Xero, Box+Dice, Forms Live); Flagship doesn’t advertise comparable practice-management integrations.
Infrastructure: easyAML runs on Scantek’s ISO 27001 Australian-hosted platform with a longer track record; Flagship is a smaller, newer operation.
Verification costs: easyAML Starter includes zero check credit ($20 KYC / $40 KYB on top); Flagship charges $4.00 +GST per DVS verification and $15.00 +GST per ASIC extract.
Commitment: easyAML’s FAQ describes a 12-month subscription term; Flagship is month-to-month or annual by choice.

Common questions

Is easyAML worth nearly three times the price?

Only for specific reasons. If your firm runs on Actionstep, Clio, Xero, Box+Dice or Forms Live, the integration saving is real and compounds daily. If you place weight on ISO 27001 certification and a longer-established Australian identity platform, that is a legitimate procurement position. Absent those, you are paying roughly $123 more a month for fewer documented obligations, which is hard to justify on coverage alone.

What does easyAML’s 12-month term mean in practice?

Its plan pages read as monthly, but easyAML’s own FAQ describes a 12-month subscription term — so treat it as an annual commitment and ask the question directly before signing. Flagship, by contrast, publishes both a monthly ($73.37 incl GST) and an annual ($880 incl GST) option. If you want to trial a platform through your first months of Tranche 2 and switch if it doesn’t fit, that difference matters. See the full easyAML review.

Which is cheaper once you add verification checks?

Flagship, by a wide margin at typical small-firm volumes. easyAML’s Starter tier bills $20 per KYC on top of $179 +GST; Flagship bills $4.00 +GST per DVS verification on top of $73.37 incl GST. At ten checks a month that is roughly $396.90 including GST for easyAML against $117.37 for Flagship. Model your own volumes — and note easyAML’s higher tiers include rolling verification credit that changes the maths.