Checkr clarifies passthrough fees: court and database costs at cost
What happened
Between the May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026 captures of Checkr's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: 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.'. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Complete at $94.99 per report, Essential at $59.99 per report, Basic at $29.99 per report, Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Report at $9.5 per check and Assess Premium at $4 per report.
It lands 41 days after Checkr's previous change, "Checkr changes pricing page headline" (Apr 7, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Checkr Raises Self-Serve Threshold From 50 to 300 Checks Per Year" (Mar 16, 2026) and "Checkr adds Enterprise plan, lowers volume pricing to 50+ checks/year" (Feb 23, 2026). Checkr has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Keepit, Zscaler, PreVeil, NordVPN and Material Security also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
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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.'
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Positioning | 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.' | Positioning | |
Values as written on Checkr's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Checkr's pricing page (checkr.com) from May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Checkr, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 5, 2026packagingCheckr adds scheduled Rechecks at package price plus passthrough fees
- Aug 31, 2026packagingCheckr: Social media search add-on added ($29.99/check)
- May 18, 2026packagingCheckr clarifies passthrough fees: court and database costs at cost · this change
- Apr 7, 2026packagingCheckr changes pricing page headline
- Mar 16, 2026packagingCheckr Raises Self-Serve Threshold From 50 to 300 Checks Per Year
- Feb 23, 2026improvedCheckr adds Enterprise plan, lowers volume pricing to 50+ checks/year
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- KeepitOct 26Keepit upgrades Core Continuity to unlimited hot storage
- ZscalerOct 26Zscaler adds bulk GraphQL data extraction to ZDX Advanced Plus
- PreVeilOct 26PreVeil adds FIPS 140-3 to Business, lists 10 TB+ storage
- NordVPNOct 26NordVPN: Black Friday intro discount deepens to 78% off (Complete plan)
- Material SecurityOct 26Material Security adds Drive Agent to auto-fix over-shared sensitive files
Questions about this change
Did Checkr raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning.
What changed on Checkr's pricing page between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026?
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.'. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Checkr change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Checkr in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Checkr changes pricing page headline" on Apr 7, 2026; Checkr has been tracked since 2024-10-01.