First Advantage vs Employee Navigator

First Advantage8.8Visit Employee Navigator8.2Visit

Higher score First Advantage #2 in UKG Marketplace Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 1 features Try First Advantage

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Employee Navigator #8 in UKG Marketplace Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit site

• First Advantage fits best

  Organizations needing UKG-connected background screening

• Employee Navigator fits best

  Brokers and employers managing enrollment and ACA reporting

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Side by side

Feature	First Advantage 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Employee Navigator 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.2
Ranking	#2 in UKG Marketplace Software	#8 in UKG Marketplace Software
Best for	Organizations needing UKG-connected background screening	Brokers and employers managing enrollment and ACA reporting
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Features First Advantage 0/1 · Employee Navigator 0/1
UKG listing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
UKG products supported	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Integration method	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data sync	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers criminal, identity, employment, education, and driving checks Supports UKG plus a range of ATS and HCM integrations Offers a screening API with developer documentation and sandbox access	Supports enrollment, life events, plan selection, and coverage tracking Generates and files ACA 1094-C and 1095-C forms Offers 600 integrations across benefits and payroll ecosystems
Cons	Pricing is contact-sales for configurable programs Its wide screening scope may exceed needs for a single-purpose check Screening details and workflows may require integration planning	Plan prices require contacting sales 834 EDI fees are described separately from base plan pricing COBRA workflows rely on integrated partners
Our verdict	First Advantage provides employment background screening and workforce risk services for employers. Its scope includes criminal-record searches, digital identity verification, employment and education verification, motor-vehicle-record… Read the review →	Employee Navigator brings benefits administration and selected HR tasks together for insurance brokers, employers, and their clients. Its core covers online plan setup, employee self-enrollment, plan comparison, life-event and beneficiary… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• First Advantage — where it wins

  • Covers criminal, identity, employment, education, and driving checks
  • Supports UKG plus a range of ATS and HCM integrations
  • Offers a screening API with developer documentation and sandbox access

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is contact-sales for configurable programs
  • Its wide screening scope may exceed needs for a single-purpose check
  • Screening details and workflows may require integration planning

• Employee Navigator — where it wins

  • Supports enrollment, life events, plan selection, and coverage tracking
  • Generates and files ACA 1094-C and 1095-C forms
  • Offers 600 integrations across benefits and payroll ecosystems

  Where it doesn't

  • Plan prices require contacting sales
  • 834 EDI fees are described separately from base plan pricing
  • COBRA workflows rely on integrated partners

• First Advantage8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  UKG-connected screening for employers, with broad checks and API access.

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• Employee Navigator8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enrollment and ACA platform with tiered HR tools and sales-led pricing.

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