$0.80/check 15 day free trial API
Why it comes up: Self-serve ID verification from $0.80 per check plus a monthly minimum.
Stands out: Self-serve Essential, Plus, and Premium plans with published per-verification prices and a 15-day trial of Premium.
Watch out: Essential has a $49 monthly minimum, Plus $99, and Premium $209. PEP, sanctions, extra data fields, and 2-year retention cost extra per check.
Best for
- Startups that want self-serve ID verification
- Regulated teams that need hybrid specialist review
- Product teams using a hosted verification flow
Read the Veriff write-up · Persona vs Veriff
Why it comes up: US employment background checks rather than KYC identity.
Stands out: Self-serve packages plus MCP at mcp.checkr.com so hiring agents can read reports.
Watch out: Court and database access fees are billed on top, at cost. Essential and Complete cost more. International checks are priced by country.
Best for
- US employers running criminal packages at hire
- Teams that want candidate self-entry and ATS hooks
- Platforms ordering checks through the Checkr API
4.5 on Capterra from 303 reviews
Read the Checkr write-up · Persona vs Checkr
Why it comes up: Enterprise screening when the need is background, not KYC.
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
Read the HireRight write-up · Persona vs HireRight
Why it comes up: Background and identity screening with a hiring-workflow focus.
Stands out: A rare public rate card for screening (criminal, identity, and verifications priced per check in both USD and CAD), plus ATS names (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday) on the marketing site.
Watch out: There are two rate cards, one in USD and one in CAD, and the figures differ. Check you are reading the one for your hiring country before you budget, and remember county searches and pass-through access fees stack on the headline check.
Best for
- US and Canadian employers buying criminal and identity checks
- Staffing teams that want self-serve packages
- ATS-connected hiring on Greenhouse, Lever, or Workday
4.6 on Capterra from 81 reviews
Read the Certn write-up · Persona vs Certn
