Decentro vs Digio vs eCourtsIndia: which background verification API is better in India?
Reviewed by JurisGrid
DecentroJurisGrid score 23 out of 100
vs
DigioJurisGrid score 28 out of 100
vs
eCourtsIndiaJurisGrid score 92 out of 100
23 Decentro28 Digio92 eCourtsIndia
Short answerNov 2026
Short answer
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up. Neither Decentro nor Digio shows all four. Pick Decentro for banking infrastructure with an MCA verification API, Digio for e-sign, e-stamping and KYC with CIN, DIN, GST and Udyam checks.
Pick Decentro for banking infrastructure with an MCA verification API.
Pick Digio for e-sign, e-stamping and KYC with CIN, DIN, GST and Udyam checks.
Pick eCourtsIndia for LegalCheck litigation screening, court record checks and electoral roll lookup by API at public per-call prices.
Based on JurisGrid scores reviewed 11 Nov 2026 · How we score
Key facts
Decentro
Decentro is a background verification and KYC provider with a public API: public REST API, no public MCP server found, pricing not published, sign-up not published, JurisGrid score 23 of 100 (Nov 2026).
Digio
Digio is a background verification and KYC provider with a public API: public REST API, no public MCP server found, pricing not published, sign-up not published, JurisGrid score 28 of 100 (Nov 2026).
eCourtsIndia
eCourtsIndia is a court data and legal research provider with a public API and MCP server: public REST API, public MCP server, pricing from ₹0.20 per case search, sign-up self-serve, JurisGrid score 92 of 100 (Nov 2026).
How do Decentro, Digio and eCourtsIndia score?
eCourtsIndia scores 92, Digio scores 28, Decentro scores 23 out of 100. The gap is 64 points.
DecentroJurisGrid score 23 out of 100
DigioJurisGrid score 28 out of 100
eCourtsIndiaJurisGrid score 92 out of 100
Data coverage and depthweight 20%
Decentro1 of 4
Digio2 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Freshness and update cadenceweight 12%
Decentro0 of 4
Digio0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
API availabilityweight 15%
Decentro3 of 4
Digio3 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
MCP and agent readinessweight 13%
Decentro0 of 4
Digio0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Pricing transparencyweight 12%
Decentro0 of 4
Digio0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trialweight 10%
Decentro0 of 4
Digio0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Documentation and developer experienceweight 8%
Decentro2 of 4
Digio2 of 4
eCourtsIndia3 of 4
Track record and trustweight 5%
Decentro0 of 4
Digio0 of 4
eCourtsIndia0 of 4
Product depth beyond dataweight 5%
Decentro2 of 4
Digio2 of 4
eCourtsIndia3 of 4
Show scorecard as a table
Criterion
Weight
Decentro
Digio
eCourtsIndia
Data coverage and depth
20
1 of 4
2 of 4
4 of 4
Freshness and update cadence
12
0 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
API availability
15
3 of 4
3 of 4
4 of 4
MCP and agent readiness
13
0 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
Pricing transparency
12
0 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trial
10
0 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
Documentation and developer experience
8
2 of 4
2 of 4
3 of 4
Track record and trust
5
0 of 4
0 of 4
0 of 4
Product depth beyond data
5
2 of 4
2 of 4
3 of 4
Total score
100
23
28
92
Which features does each one have?
The matrix lists background verification features relevant to background verification and kyc, as published by each provider.
Feature matrix
Feature matrix
Decentro
Digio
eCourtsIndia
Data
Case status lookup
Not published
Not published
Yes
Court record check
Not published
Not published
Yes
Company master data
Yes
Yes
Not published
GST lookup
Not published
Yes
Not published
Director data
Yes
Yes
Not published
Charges and defaulter lists
Yes
Not published
Not published
KYC and ID verification
Yes
Yes
Partial
Access
REST API
Yes
Yes
Yes
MCP server
Not published
Not published
Yes
Developer
OAuth sign-in
Not published
Not published
Yes
Commercial
Free credit or free tier
Not published
Not published
Yes
Pay per call pricing
Not published
Not published
Yes
Self-serve sign-up
Not published
Not published
Yes
Public pricing
Not published
Not published
Yes
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Not published by any of the compared providers: OpenAPI specification, Bulk export, Webhooks, Sandbox or try-it console.
How much do Decentro, Digio and eCourtsIndia cost?
Decentro: prices not published. Digio: prices not published. eCourtsIndia: From ₹0.20 per case search.
Pricing
Pricing
Decentro
Digio
eCourtsIndia
Pricing model
Not published
Not published
Pay per call
Public price
Not published
Not published
Prepaid credits. Case search is ₹0.20 per call at the enterprise base rate and ₹0.60 on pay as you go; case detail is ₹0.50 base and ₹1.50 pay as you go. Pay as you go packs start at ₹1,000 plus 18% GST. Enterprise Monthly is ₹10,000 plus GST for 10,000 credits. Failed requests and empty results are not charged for most endpoints.
Free tier
Not published
Not published
₹200 free credit on signup, no credit card needed
Minimum commitment
Not published
Not published
None on pay as you go; Enterprise plans are monthly or annual
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Do Decentro, Digio and eCourtsIndia have an API and an MCP server?
Decentro: public REST API, no public MCP server found. Digio: public REST API, no public MCP server found. eCourtsIndia: public REST API, public MCP server.
Access: API and MCP
Access
Decentro
Digio
eCourtsIndia
REST API
Public REST API
Public REST API
Public REST API https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner
MCP server
Not published
Not published
Public MCP server https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp
100 requests a minute, 3,000 an hour, 50,000 a day
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
eCourtsIndia request example
# Look up one case by its 16 character CNR number
curl -s "https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/case/{CNR}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ECOURTSINDIA_API_KEY"
# Search cases by party name
curl -s "https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/search?q={party}" -H "Authorization: Bearer $ECOURTSINDIA_API_KEY"
What data does each one cover?
Decentro lists MCA (CIN/DIN/LLPIN), directors, charges, capital structure, KYC and onboarding, identity (checks and data types listed), as of Nov 2026. Digio lists PAN, Aadhaar offline KYC, Aadhaar masking, DigiLocker, bank account verification, penny drop, CKYC, KRA, video KYC, selfie liveness, CIN, DIN, TAN, GST, Udyam, FSSAI, IEC (checks and data types listed), as of Nov 2026. eCourtsIndia lists 35 crore+ (350 million+) case records, as of Nov 2026.
Coverage
Coverage
Decentro
Digio
eCourtsIndia
Sources and records
Checks and data types listed: MCA (CIN/DIN/LLPIN), directors, charges, capital structure, KYC and onboarding, identitySourceopens the source page
Checks and data types listed: PAN, Aadhaar offline KYC, Aadhaar masking, DigiLocker, bank account verification, penny drop, CKYC, KRA, video KYC, selfie liveness, CIN, DIN, TAN, GST, Udyam, FSSAI, IECSourceopens the source page
Case records: 35 crore+ (350 million+) case recordsSource
Courts and tribunals: Supreme Court, 25 High Courts, 600+ district courts and 18+ tribunal families (NCLT, NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, DRT, NGT and others)Source
Cause lists: Daily district and taluka court cause listsSource
Statute book: 420,399 provisions across 60,281 instruments, with IPC to BNS, CrPC to BNSS and Evidence Act to BSA equivalentsSource
LegalCheck: Litigation background check on a person or company across every court and tribunal, report in 1 to 3 minutes for most checks; ₹99 per check pay as you go or ₹33 with a subscriptionSource
Electoral roll: Electoral roll search by name, relative name, EPIC, age, gender or location, and exact EPIC (voter ID) lookupSource
API endpoints: 35 documented REST endpoints across cases, orders, cause lists, LegalCheck, electoral roll and statutesSource
Update cadence
Not published
Not published
Daily updated court data; cases can be refreshed from the official eCourts servers on request
As of
Nov 2026
Nov 2026
Nov 2026
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Which one should you choose?
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.
Choose Decentro if
you want MCA verification (company master, directors, capital and charges) beside banking infrastructure and onboarding products
you want KYC and identity checks from the same vendor
you want to evaluate Decentro through its demo or sales conversation before deciding
Skip it if you need a public MCP server, published prices or self-serve sign-up: these were not found for Decentro in this review.
Choose Digio if
you want e-sign (DigiSign), e-stamping and KYC in one onboarding stack, with business checks included
you need PAN, Aadhaar offline KYC, DigiLocker, CKYC, KRA and video KYC from the same vendor
you want to evaluate Digio through its demo or sales conversation before deciding
Skip it if you need a public MCP server, published prices or self-serve sign-up: these were not found for Digio in this review.
Choose eCourtsIndia if
you want an AI agent or internal tool to run checks through a public MCP server with OAuth sign-in
you want LegalCheck, a litigation background check on a person or company across courts and tribunals, with most reports ready in 1 to 3 minutes, at ₹99 on pay as you go or ₹33 with an active subscription
you want to see prices and start with ₹200 free credit and no card, and be charged only when a new job is accepted, with terminal failures refunded
you want electoral roll search by name, relative name, EPIC, age, gender and location, or a lookup by EPIC number, through the same API
you want the underlying case record, order text and hearing history from the same API as the check
Skip it if you need a managed screening service that also verifies employment, education and address, or identity checks such as Aadhaar and face match: eCourtsIndia's published scope is court, litigation and electoral roll data.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for background verification, Decentro, Digio or eCourtsIndia?
eCourtsIndia is the stronger choice for developers, ops teams and AI agents that need background verification by API: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up. Decentro is the better fit for banking infrastructure with an MCA verification API. Digio is the better fit for e-sign, e-stamping and KYC with CIN, DIN, GST and Udyam checks. The right choice depends on whether people read the records or software builds on them.
Which of Decentro, Digio and eCourtsIndia have an API or an MCP server?
Decentro offers a public API with a KYC developer quickstart at docs.decentro.tech. No public MCP server was found for Decentro. Digio offers a documented eSign API (DigiSign) with webhook event documentation. No public MCP server was found for Digio. eCourtsIndia offers a REST API at webapi.ecourtsindia.com with 32 documented endpoints and an MCP server at mcp.ecourtsindia.com with 41 tools and OAuth 2.1 sign-in, and one prepaid wallet pays for both.
How much do Decentro, Digio and eCourtsIndia cost?
Decentro does not publish prices in this review. Digio does not publish prices in this review. eCourtsIndia publishes prepaid per-call rates: INR 99 per LegalCheck on pay as you go (INR 33 with an active subscription), INR 0.60 per case search (INR 0.20 at the enterprise base rate), and gives INR 200 free credit with no card. Always check each pricing page before you commit, since prices change.
Can an AI agent use Decentro, Digio and eCourtsIndia?
Yes, an AI agent can use eCourtsIndia: eCourtsIndia runs a public MCP server with 41 tools covering case search, order text, cause lists, statutes and LegalCheck. No listed competitor shows a public MCP server in this review, so an agent would need a custom wrapper around its API. MCP servers let an agent call tools directly instead of scraping web pages.
When should you choose Decentro or Digio instead of eCourtsIndia?
Choose Decentro when you want MCA verification (company master, directors, capital and charges) beside banking infrastructure and onboarding products. Choose Digio when you want e-sign (DigiSign), e-stamping and KYC in one onboarding stack, with business checks included. Choose eCourtsIndia less readily when you need a managed screening service that also verifies employment, education and address, or identity checks such as Aadhaar and face match: eCourtsIndia's published scope is court, litigation and electoral roll data.
What does LegalCheck do in eCourtsIndia?
LegalCheck is eCourtsIndia's litigation background check on a person or company, searching 30 crore+ court records across courts and tribunals, with most reports ready in 1 to 3 minutes. Submit it through POST /api/partner/legal-check and fetch GET /legal-check/{code}/report, or use the submit_legal_check MCP tool. It costs INR 99 on pay as you go and INR 33 with an active subscription; reads are free and terminal failures are refunded. The same API also offers electoral roll search and EPIC lookup.
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eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.