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Best Checkr alternatives (2026)
6 alternatives to Checkr in background checks, ranked by entry price. Checkr starts at $29.99/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheaper than Checkr: Certn.
- Closest by price: Certn ($13.99/mo), GoodHire ($29.99/mo), Verified First ($29.99/mo).
Checkr alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Certn | $13.99/mo | No | — | Companies hiring globally or across 200+ countries | certn.co |
| 2 | GoodHire | $29.99/mo | No | — | SMBs wanting FCRA-compliant self-serve screening | goodhire.com |
| 3 | Verified First | $29.99/mo | No | — | HR teams needing NIST 800-53 and SOC 2 compliance documentation | verifiedfirst.com |
| 4 | Accurate Background | quote-only | No | — | Fortune 500 enterprises needing global screening at scale | accurate.com |
| 5 | HireRight STALE · 2026-06-14 | quote-only | No | — | Multinational enterprises requiring EMEA/APAC screening with local compliance | hireright.com |
| 6 | Sterling (First Advantage) | quote-only | No | — | Large enterprises needing enterprise-grade SLAs and global reach | sterlingcheck.com |
Data current through 2026-09-02. STALE marks a row with at least one plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 1 of 6 rows above is marked. Compare any two directly on the Background Checks index.