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Checkr

Cybersecurity & Identity Management checkr.com

Checkr is a SaaS company that provides background check services for businesses, helping them to efficiently and accurately screen potential employees.

Plans tracked

34 add-ons

Pricing changes

Latest Wk 41 '26

Pricing model

Subscription + usage

No free tier

Pricing Change History

14 changes

202614 changes

Oct 5, 2026

Packaging

Weekly

Checkr adds scheduled Rechecks at package price plus passthrough fees

New Rechecks add-on category added to the All add-ons list: scheduled rechecks for any package on a set cadence, priced at the package price plus any passthrough fees

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Aug 31, 2026

Packaging

Weekly

Checkr: Social media search add-on added ($29.99/check)

New 'Social media search' add-on introduced at $29.99/check under Verifications - flags social media posts for violence, hate speech, harassment, and adverse news, human-reviewed

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May 18, 2026

Packaging

Weekly

Checkr clarifies passthrough fees: court and database costs at cost

Passthrough fee footnote updated: 'Additional third-party fees may apply' changed to 'Standard third-party court and database access fees may apply, passed through at cost with no markup.'

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Apr 7, 2026

Packaging

Weekly

Checkr changes pricing page headline

Page headline changed from 'Simple, transparent pricing' to 'Simple, pay-as-you-go pricing'

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Mar 16, 2026

Packaging

Weekly

Checkr Raises Self-Serve Threshold From 50 to 300 Checks Per Year

Volume threshold messaging clarified: Self-serve plans now explicitly for <300 checks/year; custom pricing for >300 checks/year (previously >50)

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Feb 23, 2026

Improvement

Weekly

Checkr adds Enterprise plan, lowers volume pricing to 50+ checks/year

Added Enterprise-tier features: Hire candidates faster, Automated adjudication, 200+ ATS integrations, Customized workflows Added Form I-9 1-9 verifications product

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Apr 7, 2026

Packaging

Weekly

Checkr lowers self-serve threshold to 50 checks for sales outreach

Self-serve qualification threshold lowered: new banner added directing users with 50+ checks/year to sales for a personalized package, replacing prior 300-check threshold messaging.

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Jan 13, 2026

Packaging

Quarterly

Checkr Renames Basic+ Plan to Basic, Streamlining Offerings

Basic+ plan renamed to Basic (removed the '+' suffix)

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Jan 13, 2026

Packaging

Quarterly

Checkr Discontinues Form I-9 Verification Service, Impacting Pricing Structure

Form I-9 verification service ($7/form) discontinued and removed from pricing page

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Jan 13, 2026

Packaging

Quarterly

Checkr Increases Complete Plan Price by 12.5% While Adding Federal and Unlimited State Criminal Searches

Employment verification (Current) removed from Professional/Complete plan Complete plan (formerly Professional) price increased from $79.99/check to $89.99/report (12.5% increase)

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Jan 13, 2026

Packaging

Quarterly

Checkr Introduces Unlimited County Criminal Search in Essential and Professional Plans, Enhancing Background Check Value

Aliases search add-on introduced at $8/candidate - allows searching for records under candidate's previously used or alternative names like nicknames, maiden names, or pseudonyms Essential and Professional plans now include 'Unlimited county criminal search' - previous model had conditional county searches triggered automatically at $15/check when national searches identified potential records

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Jan 13, 2026

Packaging

Quarterly

Checkr Introduces Tiered Pricing for Education Verification and New Add-Ons for Drug Testing and Postal Adverse Action Notifications

Random drug and alcohol test added at $10/test - tests randomly selected employees for 4-panel to 10-panel tests with breath, hair, or urine methods Postal Adverse Action added at $7/letter - Checkr will automatically mail physical copies of pre- and post-adverse action notices in jurisdictions requiring postal mail

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Jan 13, 2026

Packaging

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Checkr Dramatically Reduces Motor Vehicle Report Pricing from $950 to $9.50 per Check, Enhancing Accessibility for Clients

Reference verification added at $10/check to interview personal or professional references Continuous criminal monitoring changed from Continuous Crim ($170/check) to Continuous criminal search ($1.70/individual per month subscription model)

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Jan 13, 2026

Packaging

Quarterly

Checkr Discontinues First-Time Customer Discount of Up to $40 Across All Plans

First-time customer promotion removed: 'Up to $40 off first order' discount discontinued for all three plans (Basic+, Essential, Professional)

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Pricing Change History

14 changes

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Current Plans

AnnualMonthly

Complete

Plan

$94.99 per report

Essential

Plan

$59.99 per report

Enterprise

Plan

Contact

Basic

Plan

$29.99 per report

Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Report

Add-on

$9.5 per check

Assess Premium

Add-on

$4 per report

Professional license verification

Add-on

$12 per check

Education verification

Add-on

$12.5 per check

International Professional+

Add-on

$124 per check

Identity verification

Add-on

$4.99 per check

Occupational health assessment

Add-on

$23 per test

Social media search

Add-on

$29.99 per check

Aliases

Add-on

$8 per candidate

Global watchlist search

Add-on

$9 per check

DOT drug and alcohol test

Add-on

$72 per test

FACIS search

Add-on

$6 per check

County civil search

Add-on

$40 per check

Form I-9

Add-on

$7 per form

Random drug and alcohol test

Add-on

$10 per test

Reference verification

Add-on

$10 per check

Continuous MVR

Add-on

$2.5 /mo

DOT physical

Add-on

$110 per test

Assess Standard

Add-on

$2.49 per report

Onsite drug test

Add-on

$37 per test

Drug and alcohol clearinghouse search

Add-on

$20 per check

Commercial MVR with CDLIS search

Add-on

$14.5 per check

Clinic-based drug test

Add-on

$60 per test

DOT employment verification

Add-on

$19.5 per check

County criminal search

Add-on

$25 per check

Postal Adverse Action

Add-on

$7 per letter

Federal civil search

Add-on

$15 per check

Federal criminal search

Add-on

$10 per check

Continuous criminal search

Add-on

$1.7 /mo

State criminal search

Add-on

$10 per check

Employment verification

Add-on

$12.5 per check

Pre-employment credit report

Add-on

$8 per check

International Professional

Add-on

$102 per check

International Basic

Add-on

$32 per check

Company Facts

CategoryCybersecurity & Identity Management

Free tierNo

Employees1001-10000

Tracked since2024-10-01

Pricing last seen2026-10-05

Websitecheckr.com

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