Checkr alternatives

HireRight

Sales-quoted API

Why it comes up: Enterprise global screening if you need more countries and adjudication services.

Stands out: Integrates with 70 solutions across more than 45 HCM and ATS providers, plus the HireRight Connect REST API.

Watch out: No published per-check price. Cost depends on industry, check types, volume and regulatory needs, so budget only after a scoped package.

Best for

• Enterprises with regulated or high-volume hiring
• Teams that screen inside their ATS or HCM
• Employers screening candidates in many countries

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First Advantage

Sales-quoted API

Why it comes up: Global screener that now runs Sterling's checks, if you need more countries.

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.

Best for

• Global employers screening at scale
• Teams that also need I-9 and E-Verify
• Former Sterling customers

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Accurate Background

Sales-quoted API

Why it comes up: Another US criminal-and-verify vendor if Checkr’s packages do not fit.

Stands out: Minority-owned global screener that also offers a background check API with a developer sandbox.

Watch out: There is no public per-check price. Packages are quoted, and the client ordering platform is aimed at employers with 1,000-plus staff.

Best for

• Employers screening across several countries
• High-volume hiring in healthcare, staffing and transport
• Teams connecting checks to an ATS

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GoodHire

$29.99/check API

Why it comes up: Simpler self-serve US checks if you do not need Checkr’s API or MCP.

Stands out: SMBs can actually see a rate card: Basic $29.99, Essential $59.99, Complete $94.99 per check, with a self-serve path under 50 checks a year instead of a mandatory sales call.

Watch out: Those prices are for fewer than 50 checks a year. Volume is a custom quote. County, state, and federal searches, drug tests, MVR, and education/employment verifications stack on. Third-party pass-through fees apply. Do not budget $29.99 as the all-in cost of a hire.

Best for

• US SMBs that run occasional background checks
• Staffing and hourly desks that want FCRA-compliant ordering from the ATS
• Companies that also need drug tests and MVR on the same vendor

4.8 on Capterra from 116 reviews

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