HireRight vs Background Pro

HireRight8.7Visit Background Pro7.4Visit

Higher score HireRight #2 in Background Check Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 7 features Visit HireRight

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

• HireRight fits best

  Organizations needing screening and I-9 workflows

• Background Pro fits best

  Complex screening operations and developers

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Side by side

Feature	HireRight 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Background Pro 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.4
Ranking	#2 in Background Check Software	#14 in Background Check Software
Best for	Organizations needing screening and I-9 workflows	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	Tickets, Docs	Phone, Email
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML	GDPR
Integrations	1 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features HireRight 6/7 · Background Pro 6/7
Criminal records	✓	✓
Identity verification	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Employment verification	✓	✓
Education verification	✓	✓
Driving history	✓	✓
Adverse-action workflow	✓	✓
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers criminal, identity, employment, education, and driving-history checks Includes adjudication and pre-adverse/adverse-action letter workflows REST API supports orders, status tracking, reports, and I-9 management	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	Requires a sales-led purchasing process rather than listed self-serve plans Screening components vary by employer requirements, location, product, and law Broader workflows may exceed the needs of organizations seeking simple checks	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	HireRight provides employment background screening services for employers and organizations. Its workflows can include criminal-record searches across applicable county, state, and federal court records; employment-history verification;… 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

• HireRight — where it wins

  • Covers criminal, identity, employment, education, and driving-history checks
  • Includes adjudication and pre-adverse/adverse-action letter workflows
  • REST API supports orders, status tracking, reports, and I-9 management

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a sales-led purchasing process rather than listed self-serve plans
  • Screening components vary by employer requirements, location, product, and law
  • Broader workflows may exceed the needs of organizations seeking simple checks

• 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

• HireRight8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad screening, adjudication, adverse-action, I-9, and API workflows for employers

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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 →