Background Checks · pricing · Updated September 2026
Sterling (First Advantage) pricing (2026)
Sterling (First Advantage) publishes no self-serve price (quote-only) as checked on 2026-09-02, read from Sterling (First Advantage)'s own pricing page; 1 plans. Best for Large enterprises needing enterprise-grade SLAs and global reach. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: quote-only
- Free tier: No
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: Large enterprises needing enterprise-grade SLAs and global reach; Organizations requiring ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audit documentation; Companies with complex multi-country screening programs
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-09-02
Sterling (First Advantage) plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Screening STALE · 2026-09-02 | quote-only | — | Custom / quote | Quote-only. Sterling Check (now First Advantage) does not publish self-serve pricing. All plans are tailored per customer volume and service scope. Contact sales at 800-899-2272. | sterlingcheck.com |
Last verified 2026-09-02. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. Every plan above is marked — we flag rather than silently retain. Official site sterlingcheck.com confirmed no self-serve pricing is published; the company merged with First Advantage. The only pricing-related page (sterlingcheck.com/pricing/) contained only a notice of a 2% price increase effective March 2025, with no published tier amounts. All pricing is contact-sales / quote-only.
Price changes
No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Sterling (First Advantage), newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Sterling (First Advantage). Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Source replaced, price unchanged. https://www.sterlingcheck.com/pricing/ answers 301 and lands on https://www.sterlingcheck.com/pricing-notice/ — the same page at the address the site now uses. The figure is unchanged and still stands on the day it was read; only the link the reader follows is corrected, so it no longer bounces through a redirect. Same host, same scheme, and the destination keeps every distinguishing word of the page's own name.
Capabilities
Integrations: Workday, iCIMS, Bullhorn, Dayforce, Fountain, Greenhouse, Jobvite, Lever, Oracle, SAP SuccessFactors, UKG, LinkedIn Talent Hub, Paradox, PageUp.
Key features: SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 27701, ISO 9001:2015 certified (First Advantage Trust Center); 90% US criminal screens close in one day; Screening across 200+ countries and territories; 1B+ records in proprietary databases; Post-hire continuous monitoring.
Plan limits: No self-serve pricing; all plans are quote-only and custom; No published minimums; enterprise volume contracts; 100+ ATS/HCM integration partners.
Frequently asked questions
Does Sterling (First Advantage) support HIPAA?
Sterling (First Advantage)'s public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA. Its public pages also state SOC 2 and GDPR compliance.
Does Sterling (First Advantage) have a free plan?
No — Sterling (First Advantage) publishes no free tier.
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