Checkr Reviews

Checkr aims to make background checks more affordable, faster and more inclusive. According to its website, it believes that everyone deserves a chance and employers should be given the opportunity to understand a candidate’s background check fully to make a final decision.

Checkr offers background check services for everyone — including yourself. You can choose to buy a check on yourself or someone else or use Checkr for any sized business.

Depending on your background check needs, you can get started with Checkr by selecting how many checks you plan on purchasing per year. You will then complete your personal information.

Checkr uses its artificial intelligence-powered platform to provide a comprehensive view of a candidate's criminal history. It also conducts a Social Security number (SSN) trace, sex offender search, global watchlist search, national criminal search and county criminal search.

Checkr offers a variety of packages and plans designed to meet the unique needs of businesses of all sizes. The company's services are customizable to each client, and it also offers add-on features, such as motor vehicle reports (MVR) and professional license verification.

• Basic+: This is the quickest and most basic package offered and covers SSN trace, sex offender registry, global watchlist records and national criminal records.
• Essential: This is the most popular option, according to Checkr’s site, and it includes a more complete criminal history. This check includes everything from the Basic+ along with unlimited county criminal search.
• Professional: This level of background check includes everything from the first two packages as well as an education verification and current employment verification.

Outside of background checks, Checkr also offers onboarding and employee payment services.

Checkr offers transparent pricing for both individuals and small businesses. For companies that plan to run more than 300 checks per year, discounted volume pricing is available, but you will need to request a specialized quote.

Here are the starting prices at the time of publishing for the most common services:

• Basic+ check: $29.99
• Essential check: $54.99
• Professional check: $79.99
• Federal criminal records check: $10
• Motor vehicle report: $9.50
• Clinic-based drug testing: $60

Checkr is a legitimate company that is used by many well-known corporations, like Netflix and Uber. However, the company has been involved in several lawsuits related to the accuracy of its information, indicating some challenges in its operations. In a 2021 lawsuit, one man alleged he was denied work with Uber and Lyft for a 20-year-old misdemeanor conviction wrongly reported as a felony conviction.