HireRight vs Justifacts

HireRight8.7Visit Justifacts8.6Visit

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

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Justifacts #3 in Background Check Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Justifacts

• HireRight fits best

  Organizations needing screening and I-9 workflows

• Justifacts fits best

  Established employers needing configurable monitoring

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Side by side

Feature	HireRight 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Justifacts 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Background Check Software	#3 in Background Check Software
Best for	Organizations needing screening and I-9 workflows	Established employers needing configurable monitoring
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	SOC 2
Integrations	1 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features HireRight 6/7 · Justifacts 7/7
Criminal records	✓	✓
Identity verification	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Employment verification	✓	✓
Education verification	✓	✓
Driving history	✓	✓
Adverse-action workflow	✓	✓
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	Covers criminal, identity, employment, education, and driving-history checks Configurable packages support different roles and departments Includes individualized assessment, adverse action, and monitoring workflows
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 contacting sales for a customized program The platform is focused on employment screening rather than broader HR tools Integration options are listed as ATS, HRIS, and open API
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 →	Justifacts provides employment background screening for employers, HR teams, and compliance professionals. Its coverage includes criminal-record searches at county, state, and federal levels; identity verification with government-issued… 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

• Justifacts — where it wins

  • Covers criminal, identity, employment, education, and driving-history checks
  • Configurable packages support different roles and departments
  • Includes individualized assessment, adverse action, and monitoring workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales for a customized program
  • The platform is focused on employment screening rather than broader HR tools
  • Integration options are listed as ATS, HRIS, and open API

• HireRight8.7/10 · Pricing on request

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

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• Justifacts8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A configurable screening platform covering core checks, monitoring, and compliance workflows.

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