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First AML vs StackGo

First AML is built for complex international entity structures, and firms that want to hand the whole CDD job to someone else. StackGo is built for the whole onboarding and AML job, from intake to ongoing monitoring, set up the way your firm works and run from the practice software you already use.

What each product does, the facts side by side, and which firms each suits.

Facts checked against First AML's own published sources on 23 Aug 2026.

What First AML is

A New Zealand AML and KYB platform built for law firms in New Zealand and the UK, and now sold in Australia. Its own submission to the IPA describes it as "specifically designed for Law firms... primarily in NZ and UK." Its named practice-management integrations are legal software (Actionstep, Aderant and Elite 3E), and its Australian integrations are real estate systems.

Where StackGo fits

The whole job, from intake to monitoring. StackGo runs five workflows: Intake, Verify, Screen, Assess and Monitor. Use one or all of them, for individuals and for companies, trusts and SMSFs, with the beneficial owners found and checked.

Set up the way your firm works. Ready-made intake forms show each client only the questions that apply to them. On Growth plans and above you add your own wording and fields, and edit the risk questionnaire to your AML/CTF program, scored against your own thresholds. Medium and High risk clients get enhanced due diligence, and each client's review cycle follows their risk.

Starts and ends in your practice software. Tick KYC Command on a client in Xero Practice Manager or FYI to start a check, or send clients your intake link. Each result is written back to the client record, and on Growth plans and above the collected details and a PDF of the check go back too. StackGo is listed on the Xero App Store, Karbon, FYI and MYOB, with an API and webhooks for other systems.

Do it yourself, or have it done for you. Your team can set everything up. If you need a form or a step that isn't there, StackGo can build it. Plans are published and run month to month.

Where First AML fits

Complex entity structures. First AML unwraps layered ownership from more than 300 registries, maps the structure automatically and reads trust deeds.

Outsourced customer due diligence. It can act as your agent under section 37 of the AML/CTF Act and run the checks for you, drawing on more than two million cases it handled by hand before it built the software.

Several markets. It works across New Zealand, the UK and Australia.

A developer API with GraphQL, webhooks and OAuth2, on plans above $20k fixed spend.

The facts, with sources

Integration depth	Tier 2, sync · record kept in First AML What the tiers mean
Records in your system	Updates existing records
Pricing	On request
Jurisdictions	NZ, UK, AU

Switching from First AML

Check your agreement first. First AML's agreement renews automatically, resets to list price at renewal and rises each year by at least 5%. Plan a move around your renewal date.

Close open cases. In Australia, a case abandoned for 14 days with no notice is billed as a full case. Complete or close open cases before you stop using it.

What moves. If your clients sit in Xero Practice Manager, FYI, Karbon or another supported system, StackGo starts each check from the client record, so there is nothing to key in again. Firms with a few clients whose ownership runs through layered international structures sometimes keep a specialist for those and move everything else.

Book a demo and bring your current setup. We will map your client steps onto StackGo so you can judge the move before you make it. Book a demo

Which suits your firm

First AML suits firms whose clients have layered international ownership that needs unwrapping, and firms that would rather hand customer due diligence to an agent than run it themselves.

StackGo suits firms that want the whole onboarding and AML job, from intake to ongoing monitoring, set up the way your firm works and run from the practice software you already use. You can start free without a sales call.