HireRight vs Cisive

HireRight8.7Visit Cisive8.4Visit

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

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

• HireRight fits best

  Organizations needing screening and I-9 workflows

• Cisive fits best

  Mature global screening programs

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Side by side

Feature	HireRight 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Cisive 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Background Check Software	#5 in Background Check Software
Best for	Organizations needing screening and I-9 workflows	Mature global screening programs
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	Email, Phone
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations	1 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features HireRight 6/7 · Cisive 6/7
Criminal records	✓	✓
Identity verification	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Employment verification	✓	✓
Education verification	✓	✓
Driving history	✓	✓
Adverse-action workflow	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API access	✓	✓
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	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
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	Pricing requires contact with sales May be more than small, domestic programs need Adverse-action workflows may require additional review
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 →	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 →

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

• 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

• HireRight8.7/10 · Pricing on request

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

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• Cisive8.4/10 · Pricing on request

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

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