Justworks vs Checkr

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

Compare	JustworksJustworks	CheckrCheckr
In one line	A PEO: payroll, benefits, and compliance under one umbrella	Pay-as-you-go background checks for new hires
Starting price	From $79/person	From $29.99/report
Six-person team	$474/mo	From $29.99/report
Plans	Per employee per month: Payroll $8 + $50/mo base fee; PEO Basic $79; PEO Plus $124; EOR $599; PEO needs 2+ W-2 employees; no implementation fee	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
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per employee	Unlimited
Integrations	QuickBooks, Xero, Slack, Greenhouse	Gusto, Rippling, BambooHR, Breezy, Workable, 100+
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US	US · CA
Phone support	Plans not stated	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	None listed
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 (PEO) (Justworks PEO only) · Email: 24/7 (PEO) (Justworks PEO only) · Phone: 24/7 (PEO) (Justworks PEO only)	Web form: Customer support Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. ET (United States)
Incidents posted	9 incidents posted on Justworks's status page, which covers all Justworks products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 5 marked major or critical by Justworks. Status page	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
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 741 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	2.3 / 5 from 38 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	50	65
Fit: Restaurant or café	45	65
Fit: Service business	80	80
Fit: Agency or studio	90	55
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	85
Fit: Online store	75	40
Why people pick it	Big-company benefits Compliance handled	No subscription Fast turnaround
Where it falls short	Per-head cost US only	US-centric Court fees vary
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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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