Accurate vs Checkr (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Accurate grades higher than Checkr: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Accurate grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Accurate if
- Fits if you screen across several countries and want one vendor for most check types
- Works for HR teams that want an API link into their own system
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price on the page, because none is published
- Not for you if you want self-serve sign-up, as buying goes through Contact Sales
- Skip it if you hire only a few people a year, as the vendor pitches multinational programs
- Watch out: the pricing link on the site returns a 404, and no free plan or trial is shown
Pick Checkr if
- Fits if you hire a handful of people a year and want to pay per report
- Makes sense if your applicant tracking system is one of the 200+ it connects to
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try it first, as there is no free plan or trial
- Watch out: court and database access fees are added at cost on top of every package
- Watch out: Basic has no county or state criminal search, and federal search is only on Complete
- Pricey if you add drug, driving, education or employment checks, because each is billed on top of the package
- Not for you if you need a published price at volume, since Enterprise is quoted
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAccurateFair | 1.8GPACheckrWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CThe site publishes no price and the pricing path returns a 404, so there is no figure to set against this category's $95 middle price. | C$29.99 to $94.99 a report is not a monthly price, so it cannot be set against this category's $95 middle subscription. Pass-through fees and add-ons come on top, so we leave it at the ordinary grade. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial on the pages we read. | FNothing free and no trial on the pricing page. The free profile it mentions is for candidates, not for the employer who is paying. |
| Features | BCriminal and sanctions searches, verifications, identity, drug, health and driving, I-9 and monitoring. The listing shows no gap in the core work of screening. | CTiered criminal searches plus add-ons for driving records, drug tests, identity, education and employment. Basic has no county or state criminal search, and a federal search is only on Complete. |
| Ease of use | CBought through sales, then wired into your HR systems via the client platform or API. No store rating is on record. | CAn employer account, candidate consent flows and often an applicant tracking system link to set up. No store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with a background check API, a candidate portal, a client ordering platform and integrations. | BWeb only, with links to 200+ applicant tracking systems and an enterprise tier. There is no app to install. |
| Best for | screening for firms of all sizes, sold through sales | background checks sold per report |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Accurate and Checkr. How we grade
Where they differ
In commonWebPublic APIWorkflow automationApplicant trackingEmployee records
At a glance
| Accurate | Checkr | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $29.99 per report, plus pass-through fees |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Accurate | Checkr |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | checkr.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Accurate
- No prices are published; the pricing path on the site returns a 404 and all buying goes through Contact Sales.
- There is no self-serve sign-up or free trial on the pages read.
- The vendor positions itself for multinational and large-organization programs as well as small business.
Checkr
- Prices exclude pass-through court and database access fees, passed on at cost.
- Basic has no county or state criminal search; federal search is only on Complete.
- Drug screening, MVR, education and other checks are billed on top of the package price.
- Enterprise pricing is not published; the other tiers are sold per report.
Key features
Accurate
- Criminal and sanctions searches
- Criminal background checks, sanctions searches and global searches, with an automated court access service listed on the site.
- Verifications and identity
- Employment and education style verifications, identity verification, credit checks and social media searches.
- Drug, health and driving
- Drug and health screening and driving history checks, aimed at industries such as healthcare and transportation.
- I-9 and monitoring
- Form I-9 and E-Verify handling plus monitoring services for people after they are hired.
- API and client platform
- A background check API, a client ordering platform, a candidate portal and integrations with hiring systems.
Checkr
- Tiered criminal searches
- Packages step up from a national criminal search to unlimited county and state searches and a federal search on the Complete package.
- Add-on verifications
- Priced separately: motor vehicle records ($9.50 per check plus state fees), identity verification ($4.99), education from $12.50 and drug screening from $10.
- Continuous monitoring
- Continuous MVR monitoring is $2.50 per enrolled driver per month and alerts the employer to new violations or license status changes.
- Automated adjudication and ATS links
- Enterprise customers get rule-based adjudication, customized workflows and 200+ applicant tracking system integrations, per the pricing page.
- Other screening lines
- Separate tenant, mortgage income and employment, insurance and platform-trust products are listed on the same pricing page.
Plans
Accurate
Pricing could not be confirmed. See accurate.com.
Checkr
Basic$29.99
per report, plus pass-through fees
SSN trace, sex offender registry, global watchlist and national criminal search. No county or state searches.
Essential$59.99
per report, plus pass-through fees
Adds identity verification and unlimited county criminal searches to the Basic checks.
Complete$94.99
per report, plus pass-through fees
Adds unlimited state and federal criminal searches to the Essential checks.
EnterpriseCustom
Quote from sales: automated adjudication, 200+ ATS integrations and customized workflows.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Accurate or Checkr?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Accurate has no price we could confirm, and Checkr starts at $29.99 per report, plus pass-through fees.
Which has a free plan, Accurate or Checkr?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Accurate nor Checkr has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.