Checkr vs Workable

Two HR & compliance tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	CheckrCheckr	WorkableWorkable
In one line	Pay-as-you-go background checks for new hires	Hiring software that posts jobs and screens candidates
Starting price	From $29.99/report	From $299/mo
Six-person team	From $29.99/report	$299/mo
Plans	No monthly fee; Basic from $29.99 per report; Essential from $59.99; Complete from $94.99; court and database fees passed through at cost	Standard billed yearly by company size: $299/mo for 1-20 employees ($3,588/yr), $419 for 21-50 ($5,028/yr), $669 for 51-100 ($8,028/yr), $949 for 101-200 ($11,388/yr); Premier $599/mo; Enterprise $719/mo; unlimited active jobs
Pricing model	Paid	Free trial
Free trial	—	15 days
Users	Unlimited	Unlimited hiring team members
Integrations	Gusto, Rippling, BambooHR, Breezy, Workable, 100+	Indeed, LinkedIn, BambooHR, Gusto, Slack
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US · CA	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	None listed
Support hours	Web form: Customer support Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. ET (United States)	Not published
Incidents posted	11 incidents posted on Checkr's status page, which covers all Checkr products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by Checkr. Status page	2 incidents posted on Workable's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Workable. Status page
Capterra score	Not listed	4.4 / 5 from 662 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	3.0 / 5 from 131 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	65	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	65	60
Fit: Service business	80	70
Fit: Agency or studio	55	75
Fit: Trades or contractor	85	60
Fit: Online store	40	55
Why people pick it	No subscription Fast turnaround	Unlimited jobs Posts to many boards at once
Where it falls short	US-centric Court fees vary	$299 a month even for small teams Only covers hiring
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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