Head to head

DISA vs Foley

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

DISA

Sales-quoted

DOT and safety-focused background, drug, and occupational health. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where DISA fits

  • Transportation and logistics employers
  • DOT-regulated workforces
  • Safety-sensitive hiring that needs drug and occ-health in one vendor
  • Workday customers in industrial verticals

Foley

Sales-quoted

DOT compliance, driver files, and background screening for fleets. Essential, Professional, and Power are sales-quoted.

Where Foley fits

  • Fleets that must stay FMCSA-audit ready
  • Carriers hiring CDL drivers with Clearinghouse queries
  • Safety managers who want CSA and MVR monitoring
  • Teams that will add criminal screens as they grow

At a glance

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

Where they pull apart

DISA

Stands out: Screening built around DOT, drugs, and occupational health, not a generic nationwide criminal package for office hires.

Watch out: If you do not have DOT or safety-sensitive roles, you are buying the wrong CRA. Pricing is quoted.

Not the right fit for

  • SaaS office hiring
  • SMBs that want a $29.99 criminal package
  • Agencies screening marketers

Foley

Stands out: One platform for DQ files, Clearinghouse, drug tests, and criminal screens, plus Navigator AI guidance.

Watch out: Criminal checks sit on Professional and Power, not Essential. There is no public dollar card.

Not the right fit for

  • Office employers with no DOT exposure
  • Buyers who need a printed monthly SaaS fee

Pros and cons

DISA

  • DOT and occ-health depth most generic CRAs do not have
  • Workday named
  • Public API
  • Quote-only
  • Wrong CRA for non-regulated office hiring
  • No public per-check card

Foley

  • DQ files, drugs, and Clearinghouse together
  • Navigator AI for compliance questions
  • Public developer portal
  • No public dollar rate card
  • Criminal screens start above Essential
  • Buying starts with a demo

What each one costs

DISA

Sales-quoted

Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 17 Sep 2026

Foley

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted across Essential, Professional, and Power. No public dollar amounts. Criminal background checks are on Professional and Power. DOT and Clearinghouse sit on Power. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try DISA or Foley 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?