Compare/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.

Starting price

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

Detail	Asurint	ClearStar
Starting price	Sales-quoted	Sales-quoted
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	–No	–No
Listed under	Background check	Background 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

Sales-quoted. Asurint publishes no prices or pricing page on its site. Employment, tenant and government screening and drug testing are priced on a sales call. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

ClearStar

Sales-quoted

Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?