Entitylight vs Middesk
Middesk is a verification platform built for large onboarding teams. Entitylight is built for lenders who need to know, today, whether a business is real, who has a lien on it and who is suing it, and to hear when that changes.
Where Entitylight goes further
Answers today, not after a sales cycle
Sign up and run your first search in minutes. There's no demo to book before you see a report.
The whole picture in one report
Registration, UCC filings and court cases come back together, so an underwriter sees everything in one place.
Every business you fund, watched
Entitylight re-checks the businesses you choose and alerts you when a new lien or lawsuit appears. Monitoring is part of every plan.
At a glance
| Entitylight | Middesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirms the business is registered | Yes | Yes |
| Start without a sales call | Yes | No |
| Liens and lawsuits | Yes | Yes |
| Alerts on new liens and lawsuits | Yes | Liens |
Built around the lending decision
Entitylight is designed around the questions a lender asks before funding: is this business real and in good standing, who has a claim on its assets, and who is suing it. Every lookup answers all three. Middesk is designed to verify large volumes of new accounts.
Stay ahead after you fund
Risk doesn't stop at approval. Another lender's filing or a supplier's lawsuit can change your position overnight. Watch the businesses you fund, and Entitylight tells you as soon as something new is filed against them.
Up and running the same day
Create an account, run your first 20 lookups free, and upload a spreadsheet when you want to check a whole list. Connect the API when you're ready. Plans start at $299 a month, with monitoring included.
When Middesk fits
Middesk may suit you better if:
- You need tax liens, judgments and bankruptcies nationwide.
- You verify businesses outside the US.
Try it on your own deals
The best comparison is your own deals. Run the businesses you're reviewing this week, or upload last month's list, and see what comes back.
Sources
Details about Middesk come from its public website and documentation, checked in November 2026.
Entitylight and Middesk: common questions
Is Entitylight a Middesk alternative?
For lenders who check a business's registration, liens and lawsuits before funding and keep watching it afterwards, yes, and you can start the same day.
Can I try Entitylight before I buy?
Yes. Your first 20 lookups are free, and you can upload a list to check many businesses at once.
How much does Entitylight cost?
Plans start at $299 a month for 400 lookups, and every plan includes monitoring. See the pricing page for every plan.
Run your first business check free
See the registration, liens and lawsuits behind the next business you review, before you decide.
- 20 free lookups to start
- Search in the browser today, add the API when you're ready
- Monitoring and alerts on the businesses you lend to