Head to head

Asurint vs ClearStar

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

ClearStar

Sales-quoted

Background, drug, and ClearMD occupational health. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where ClearStar fits

  • Employers that need background plus drug plus occ-health
  • HR teams that want one vendor for screens and physicals
  • Industrial and safety-sensitive hiring
  • Buyers comparing DISA and occupational-health CRAs

At a glance

DetailAsurintClearStar
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underBackground checkBackground check

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

ClearStar

Stands out: Screening plus occ-health (ClearMD) in one CRA family, which matters when drug and physicals sit beside the criminal package.

Watch out: Quote-only. Office-only employers will over-buy occ-health they do not use.

Not the right fit for

  • SMBs that want a $29.99 criminal package
  • Pure SaaS office hiring
  • Teams that only need an API wrapper

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

ClearStar

  • Background, drug, and occ-health in one family
  • ClearMD as a named occ-health line
  • Fits safety-sensitive hiring
  • Quote-only
  • No public per-check card
  • Integration list is not published in detail

What each one costs

Asurint

Sales-quoted

See vendor. Confirm current pricing on the vendor site.

Checked 17 Sep 2026

ClearStar

Sales-quoted

Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 17 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Asurint or ClearStar for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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