MyEmployment vs Smile API

MyEmployment7.5Visit Smile API7.1Visit

Higher score MyEmployment #11 in Employment Verification Software 7.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit MyEmployment

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Smile API #15 in Employment Verification Software 7.1/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Smile API

• MyEmployment fits best

  Teams wanting free employer verification tooling

• Smile API fits best

  Developers needing free, global verification APIs

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Side by side

Feature	MyEmployment 7.5/10 Visit ↗	Smile API 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.5	7.1
Ranking	#11 in Employment Verification Software	#15 in Employment Verification Software
Best for	Teams wanting free employer verification tooling	Developers needing free, global verification APIs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	Free plan · pricing on request
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features MyEmployment 1/2 · Smile API 1/2
API access	✓	✓
ATS integrations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Verification types	Both	Both
Source coverage	Mixed	Mixed
Typical turnaround	Instant	Instant
Geographic coverage	Domestic	Multinational
Included verifications	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free access for employers and employees Instant employment and income verification workflows Ten payroll and HRIS integrations plus a REST API	Instant employment and income data through one REST API Multinational coverage with employer and job-status fields Sandbox, webhooks, document extraction and permissioned linking
Cons	Coverage is domestic Verification sources have mixed coverage Paid-tier feature differences are not clear	Production access and billing require contacting Smile Free access applies to the Sandbox environment Source coverage is mixed across employment and income data
Our verdict	MyEmployment is an employment and income verification platform for employers, employees, and verifiers. Employers can connect payroll or HR systems, employees receive alerts and control data-release requests, and verifiers can request… Read the review →	Smile API provides user-authorized identity, employment and income data through a REST API. It is designed for banks, fintech companies, recruitment agencies, lenders and other service providers that need verification data in JSON.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• MyEmployment — where it wins

  • Free access for employers and employees
  • Instant employment and income verification workflows
  • Ten payroll and HRIS integrations plus a REST API

  Where it doesn't

  • Coverage is domestic
  • Verification sources have mixed coverage
  • Paid-tier feature differences are not clear

• Smile API — where it wins

  • Instant employment and income data through one REST API
  • Multinational coverage with employer and job-status fields
  • Sandbox, webhooks, document extraction and permissioned linking

  Where it doesn't

  • Production access and billing require contacting Smile
  • Free access applies to the Sandbox environment
  • Source coverage is mixed across employment and income data

• MyEmployment7.5/10 · Free plan

  Free employer access with instant verification workflows, controls, audit logs, and API delivery.

  Visit MyEmploymentFull verdict →
• Smile API7.1/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

  A developer-focused API with instant multinational verification and sandbox access.

  Visit Smile APIFull verdict →