Checkr Per-Report Usage Pricing
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Usage based pricing makes Checkr feel less like HR software and more like hiring infrastructure. A customer pays when a candidate enters the funnel, not for seats or annual licenses, which fits employers whose recruiting volume can swing sharply by season, by market, or by economic cycle. That model also maps cleanly to how Checkr delivers value, one screening at a time, with deeper checks and add ons increasing spend only when an employer needs them.
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The package structure is explicitly per report. Basic is $29.99, Essential is $54.99, and Complete is $89.99, with separate line item charges for things like federal searches, identity verification, and drug testing. For customers running more than 300 checks per year, pricing shifts to custom volume discounts rather than a software subscription.
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This pricing model helped Checkr win high volume hiring workflows first. Gig platforms and other fast hiring employers can plug Checkr into their onboarding flow, send candidate data by API, get consent in a mobile portal, and pay in direct proportion to the number of workers screened. That is simpler than buying HR seats for a process that only happens when hiring is active.
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It also separates Checkr from both legacy screeners and SMB software. Legacy firms like Sterling and HireRight built large enterprise businesses around broad screening programs and long standing customer relationships, while GoodHire was designed for smaller employers with transparent self serve pricing. Checkr now spans both ends after acquiring GoodHire in 2022.
The next step is turning one time screening revenue into a larger risk platform around the same hiring event. Identity verification, continuous criminal monitoring, and embedded payroll or onboarding partnerships let Checkr start with a per check transaction, then add adjacent products that either raise revenue per hire or extend revenue beyond the initial background check.