Head to head

DISA vs Occuscreen

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

Occuscreen

$19/check

Background checks and drug screening in one PBSA shop. Background packages start at $19. Lab drug screens start at $39.

Where Occuscreen fits

  • Employers that want background and drug tests together
  • HR teams that need MRO-included lab screens
  • Companies that will complete an end-user agreement
  • Hiring managers who want a simple order portal

At a glance

DetailDISAOccuscreen
Starting priceSales-quoted$19/check
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
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

Occuscreen

Stands out: Printed starting prices for both background packages and MRO-included drug screens.

Watch out: Accounts start with an end-user agreement and sales setup. Custom packages can run above the $19 floor.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need instant self-serve checkout with no paperwork
  • Buyers who want a public developer API

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

Occuscreen

  • Background packages from $19
  • Drug screens from $39 with MRO
  • Background and drugs in one portal
  • Account setup needs an agreement
  • Custom packages can exceed $19
  • Password resets every 90 days

What each one costs

DISA

Sales-quoted

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Checked 17 Sep 2026

Occuscreen

$19/check

Background packages start at $19. Oral fluid and urine lab drug screens start at $39 including MRO, plus supplies on oral fluid. Custom comprehensive packages are available. New accounts require an end-user agreement. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try DISA or Occuscreen 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?