Justifacts vs Peopletrail

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Justifacts #3 in Background Verification Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Justifacts

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Peopletrail #6 in Background Verification Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Peopletrail

• Justifacts fits best

  Employers wanting configurable checks and monitoring

• Peopletrail fits best

  Employers needing global checks and drug testing

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Side by side

Feature	Justifacts —/10 Visit ↗	Peopletrail —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	—
Ranking	#3 in Background Verification Software	#6 in Background Verification Software
Best for	Employers wanting configurable checks and monitoring	Employers needing global checks and drug testing
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Email	Phone, Email
Compliance	SOC 2	GDPR
Integrations	20 integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Justifacts 4/6 · Peopletrail 6/6
Identity verification	✓	✓
Criminal-record checks	Not published	✓ (best)
Employment verification	✓	✓
Education verification	✓	✓
Drug screening	Not published	✓ (best)
API access	✓	✓
Specs
International coverage	Not published	Global
Our review
Pros	Screens criminal, identity, employment, education and driving records. Configurable packages support role and department-specific checks. Includes individualized-assessment, adverse-action and monitoring workflows.	Covers criminal, identity, employment, and education checks. Coordinates drug testing, including off-site collections. Offers global screening in more than 190 countries and territories.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales for a customized program. Integration options are described as ATS, HRIS and an open API. Broad screening scope may exceed the needs of employers seeking only one check.	Employer pricing requires a custom quote. No driving-record checks are listed among the supplied features. No adverse-action workflow is specified.
Our verdict	Justifacts provides employment background screening for employers, HR teams and compliance professionals. Its checks cover criminal records at county, state and federal levels, identity verification, employment and education history, and… Read the review →	Peopletrail provides customizable pre-employment background screening for employers, from small businesses to enterprise organizations. Its coverage spans criminal and identity checks, employment and education verification, drug testing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Justifacts — where it wins

  • Screens criminal, identity, employment, education and driving records.
  • Configurable packages support role and department-specific checks.
  • Includes individualized-assessment, adverse-action and monitoring workflows.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales for a customized program.
  • Integration options are described as ATS, HRIS and an open API.
  • Broad screening scope may exceed the needs of employers seeking only one check.

• Peopletrail — where it wins

  • Covers criminal, identity, employment, and education checks.
  • Coordinates drug testing, including off-site collections.
  • Offers global screening in more than 190 countries and territories.

  Where it doesn't

  • Employer pricing requires a custom quote.
  • No driving-record checks are listed among the supplied features.
  • No adverse-action workflow is specified.

• Justifacts—/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad screening service with configurable packages, workflows and ongoing monitoring.

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• Peopletrail—/10 · Pricing on request

  International background checks and drug testing, with employer pricing by quote.

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