Checkr
Streamline your hiring with the fastest, most accurate background checks.
Executive Summary
Checkr is an AI-powered background screening platform that automates and accelerates the hiring process for businesses of all sizes, from small startups to Fortune 500 companies. It provides fast, accurate, and compliant background checks, leveraging AI to process messy data and promote fair chance hiring. The platform is known for its speed, accuracy, and API-first approach, integrating seamlessly with existing HR systems to reduce manual work and improve the candidate experience.
Use Cases
- Pre-employment background checks for new hires
- Continuous criminal monitoring for existing employees
- Identity verification and fraud prevention
- Employment and education verification
- Screening for gig economy workers (e.g., drivers, delivery personnel)
- Compliance with fair chance hiring initiatives
Features
Visibility
- Real-time Dashboards: Provides actionable insights into screening processes and allows for tracking of background check statuses.
- Candidate Portal: Offers candidates transparency into their background check status, ETA, and allows them to submit information and request corrections.
- Customizable Reports: Enables users to generate and view comprehensive background check reports tailored to their needs.
Intelligence
- AI-Powered Charge Classifier: Uses machine learning to standardize and categorize criminal charges from various jurisdictions, reducing manual review errors.
- Intelligent Record Matching: Classifies, sorts, and assigns records to candidates with high confidence, minimizing false positives.
- Automated Adjudication (Assess Lite/Standard): Filters irrelevant records and provides guidelines for consistent and compliant hiring decisions, reducing review time by up to 40%.
- AI Monitoring & Risk Management: Utilizes AI for security monitoring and risk management within the platform.
Support
- Extensive API Documentation: Publicly available documentation for developers to integrate Checkr's API into their systems.
- Candidate Self-Service Support: The candidate portal provides support, status updates, and ETAs directly to candidates, reducing inquiries to HR teams.
- Dedicated Support (Implied): Checkr offers support channels for customers, including options to contact sales for assistance.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Cloud-native SaaS, API-first
- Deployment
- Cloud/SaaS
- Authentication
- API Keys (Secret & Publishable), OAuth 2.0
- API Available
- Yes
- MCP Server
- No
AI/ML Stack
- NLP
- Machine Learning
- LLM
Integrations
- Greenhouse
- Lever
- Workday
- iCIMS
- ADP
- 75+ ATS integrations
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001:2023, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, PIPEDA
Encryption: AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit (implied by industry standards and 'Encryption-at-rest')
Pricing
- Model
- Per check, Tiered subscription
- Starting Price
- Basic+ Plan: $29.99/check; Essential Plan: $54.99/check; Professional Plan: $79.99/check. Custom pricing for high volume.
- Target Customer
- SMB to Enterprise, Mid-market to Enterprise, Gig Economy
- Contract Type
- Transactional, Custom enterprise agreements
- Free Trial
- No (credit card required)
About Checkr
Checkr is a technology company and data platform that powers safe and fair decisions. It provides a suite of products for identity and background verification, streamlining employment screenings to help companies assess risk and modernize hiring.