Learn face recognition, properly.
Practical, vendor-neutral guides on how face recognition works, how to build compliant flows and how to choose an API.
What is a face recognition API?
A face recognition API lets your software detect, compare and identify faces by sending images to a cloud service — no machine-learning team required.
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Face verification vs face recognition
They sound alike and use the same models, but verification and recognition answer different questions — and carry different risk.
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What is liveness detection?
Face matching tells you two faces look alike. Liveness tells you there's a real, present person in front of the camera. You need both.
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Biometric privacy laws by region
Face data is regulated in every market SIMSIM serves — but the rules differ. This side-by-side summary helps you design one flow that works everywhere.
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How to design a KYC face verification flow
A good selfie-to-ID flow approves genuine customers in seconds, stops impostors and leaves an audit trail your compliance team is happy with.
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How to choose a face recognition API
Vendor benchmarks rarely match your traffic. This checklist helps you run a fair evaluation in a couple of weeks.
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Estimating face recognition API costs
Your bill depends on calls, not users. Here's how to turn a product flow into a monthly request count — and pick a plan with headroom.
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Face recognition glossary
Plain-English definitions from embeddings to BIPA.
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Frequently asked questions
Product, privacy, compliance and billing answers.
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