Cisive vs Background Pro

Cisive8.4Visit Background Pro7.4Visit

Higher score Cisive #5 in Background Check Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 7 features Visit Cisive

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Background Pro #14 in Background Check Software 7.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 7 features Visit Background Pro

• Cisive fits best

  Mature global screening programs

• Background Pro fits best

  Complex screening operations and developers

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Side by side

Feature	Cisive 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Background Pro 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	7.4
Ranking	#5 in Background Check Software	#14 in Background Check Software
Best for	Mature global screening programs	Complex screening operations and developers
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone	Phone, Email
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR	GDPR
Integrations	2 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cisive 6/7 · Background Pro 6/7
Criminal records	✓	✓
Identity verification	✓	✓
Employment verification	✓	✓
Education verification	✓	✓
Driving history	✓	✓
Adverse-action workflow	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Screens criminal, identity, employment, education, and driving records Global coverage spans more than 200 countries and territories Offers dashboards, reporting, APIs, and HR-system integrations	Broad criminal, identity, verification, and driving-history checks Adverse-action workflows with audit visibility and waiting-period tracking REST API, webhooks, sandbox, packages, and bulk ordering
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales May be more than small, domestic programs need Adverse-action workflows may require additional review	Quote-based pricing requires a sales-led buying process Its broad workflow scope may exceed simpler screening needs Advanced configuration can add operational complexity
Our verdict	Cisive provides employment background screening and workforce risk-management services for organizations with structured hiring and compliance requirements. Its focus suits regulated industries including healthcare, financial services,… Read the review →	Background Pro is an employer-focused platform for pre-employment and workforce screening. It supports criminal-record searches across county, state, federal, national, and registry sources, along with identity and SSN trace checks,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cisive — where it wins

  • Screens criminal, identity, employment, education, and driving records
  • Global coverage spans more than 200 countries and territories
  • Offers dashboards, reporting, APIs, and HR-system integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • May be more than small, domestic programs need
  • Adverse-action workflows may require additional review

• Background Pro — where it wins

  • Broad criminal, identity, verification, and driving-history checks
  • Adverse-action workflows with audit visibility and waiting-period tracking
  • REST API, webhooks, sandbox, packages, and bulk ordering

  Where it doesn't

  • Quote-based pricing requires a sales-led buying process
  • Its broad workflow scope may exceed simpler screening needs
  • Advanced configuration can add operational complexity

• Cisive8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad screening platform for organizations running mature, global hiring programs.

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• Background Pro7.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A deep screening platform for complex operations, compliance workflows, and developers.

  Visit Background ProFull verdict →