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Asurint vs First Advantage

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

First Advantage

Sales-quoted

Global background checks, identity verification and I-9 services. Pricing is quote-based. First Advantage now owns Sterling.

Where First Advantage fits

  • Global employers screening at scale
  • Teams that also need I-9 and E-Verify
  • Former Sterling customers
  • Buyers wanting identity checks and criminal checks together

At a glance

DetailAsurintFirst Advantage
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
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

First Advantage

Stands out: Background and identity checks across more than 200 countries and territories, with ATS integrations and REST APIs.

Watch out: No published per-check price. Former Sterling customers are moving onto First Advantage, so confirm which platform your contract runs on.

Not the right fit for

  • Small firms wanting a published per-check price
  • Individuals ordering a personal check

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

First Advantage

  • Coverage in 200+ countries and territories
  • Identity checks and I-9 in one vendor
  • ATS integrations and REST APIs
  • No published per-check price
  • Enterprise sales cycle
  • Sterling migration may change workflows

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

First Advantage

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Pricing depends on check types, volume and regions. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Asurint or First Advantage 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?