Checkr

Background checks that don’t make you choose between speed and accuracy

by Checkr · Compliance & Risk Management

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Executive Summary

Checkr is a background screening platform that employers use to check candidates before hiring. Customers can order criminal record searches, education and employment verifications, drug and health screenings and other checks from a dashboard, through an API, or through pre-built integrations with applicant tracking and HR systems. It also includes adjudication tools for deciding which records matter for a role, an adverse action workflow, and a candidate portal where candidates follow their check. Checkr describes itself as an AI-powered verification platform.

Use Cases

  • Criminal record checks on job candidates
  • Education and employment verification
  • Drug, alcohol and occupational health testing
  • Identity verification to detect impersonation and fraud
  • Ongoing monitoring of workers' criminal and driving records
  • Reviewing results against hiring criteria set for each role

Features

Intelligence

  • AI-Powered Charge Classifier: Background data is fragmented. Each jurisdiction and county has its own rules and regulations, plus its own language and set of terms used for charges and dispositions. Checkr’s proprietary charge classifier uses machine learning to quickly
  • Automated Adjudication: Checkr Assess is an automated adjudication tool that helps employers make consistent, compliant, and fair hiring decisions based on background check results. Rather than manually reviewing each report, employers can configure Assess with cu

Support

  • Dedicated Support: ✓ Dedicated support
  • Integration: Checkr operates two MCP servers, each tuned to a different audience.
  • Customer MCP: Customers (employers and hiring teams) who want their AI assistant to browse and summarize their own background check reports.
  • Candidate MCP: Embed an LLM agent in your product that retrieves a candidate's own report on their behalf.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Cloud-native SaaS, API-first
Deployment
Cloud/SaaS
Authentication
OAuth (Dynamic Client Registration, for MCP)
API Available
Yes
MCP Server
Yes

AI/ML Stack

  • NLP
  • Machine Learning
  • LLM
  • Checkr AI combined with human experts

Integrations

  • Greenhouse
  • Lever
  • Workday
  • iCIMS
  • ADP
  • 75+ ATS integrations

Security & Compliance

Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, SOC 3, ISO 42001

Encryption: Data transfers over SSL with AES-256 encryption; sensitive data such as SSNs is truncated and stored encrypted

Pricing

Model
Pay-as-you-go per report, plus add-ons; Enterprise custom
Starting Price
Workforce background checks from $29.99 per report (Basic), $59.99 (Essential), $94.99 (Complete); Enterprise: contact sales
Target Customer
SMB to Enterprise, Mid-market to Enterprise, Gig Economy

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.

Founded: 2014 · Headquarters: San Francisco, USA · Employees: 501-1,000 · Private

Verified sources

Each of these facts was checked against the vendor page linked (2026-10-15).

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