Head to head

Asurint vs Checkr

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Asurint

Sales-quoted

Employment, tenant, and government screening plus drug tests. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where Asurint fits

HR teams buying employment screening and drug tests
Property and tenant screening adjacent to HR
Government-related screening programmes
Buyers already in a Sterling/First Advantage bake-off who want another CRA

Checkr

$29.99/report

US background checks billed per report, with a public API and hosted MCP. Workforce Basic starts at $29.99 per report before pass-through fees.

Where Checkr fits

US employers running criminal packages at hire
Teams that want candidate self-entry and ATS hooks
Platforms ordering checks through the Checkr API
Ops teams that want MCP over their own reports

At a glance

Detail	Asurint	Checkr
Starting price	Sales-quoted	$29.99/report
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	✓Yes
Public API	–No	✓Yes
Listed under	Background check	Background check
Capterra	Not enough reviews	4.5 from 303 reviews

Where they pull apart

Asurint

Stands out: A CRA that still does employment, tenant, and government work, not a startup API wrapper.

Watch out: Quote-only. There is no self-serve $29.99 package.

Not the right fit for

SMBs that want a public per-check price
Teams that only need a developer API
Non-US hiring as the primary volume

Checkr

Stands out: Self-serve packages plus MCP at mcp.checkr.com so hiring agents can read reports.

Watch out: Court and database access fees are billed on top, at cost. Essential and Complete cost more. International checks are priced by country.

Not the right fit for

Landlords (use Checkr Tenant, not Workforce)
Companies that need one global price for every country

Pros and cons

Asurint

Employment plus tenant plus government screening in one CRA
Drug testing in the same relationship
Traditional CRA motion for buyers who do not want a startup wrapper

Quote-only, with no published rate card
No public per-check card
Integration list is not published in detail

Checkr

Self-serve Workforce packages from $29.99/report
No monthly platform fee on standard orders
Public API plus hosted customer MCP

Pass-through court fees sit on top of package price
International pricing varies by country
Enterprise ATS depth is quote-only

What each one costs

Asurint

Sales-quoted

See vendor. Confirm current pricing on the vendor site.

Checked 17 Sep 2026

Checkr

$29.99/report

Pay per report with no monthly platform fee on standard orders. Workforce Basic is $29.99, Essential $59.99 and Complete $94.99 per report; Enterprise is sales-quoted. Court and database access fees are passed through at cost on top. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 18 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Asurint or Checkr for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

Does Asurint or Checkr have an MCP server?

Checkr ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 17 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?