Sterling
Sterling's alternatives and competitors
See how Sterling compares to similar products. Sterling's top competitors include First Advantage, HireRight, and Accurate Background.
HireRight (NYSE: HRT) is a provider of technology-based background screening and pre-employment services, including Social Security trace, criminal records search, educ…
Sterling vs. HireRight
Why does Sterling win vs. HireRight
User ExperienceSterling Provides…
HireRight is one of the other two large global players in our category. According to their public filings, much less of their business is international (looking at 2021 revenue, 19% for Sterling vs. 8% for HireRight,). Their vertical sector focus is somewhat different, with their greatest focus on Transportation. Sterling has more customers, more new business, and supports more languages. A larger percent of Sterling's revenue comes from integrated clients (~50% for Sterling vs. ~40% for HireRight).Accurate Background offers a complete set of on-demand employment screening services, including criminal, motor vehicle, and other public records searches, employment h…
Sterling vs. Accurate Background
Why does Sterling win vs. Accurate Background
Feature SetSterling Provides…
Accurate is a mid-tier player which focuses on the Transportation, Business Services and a few other limited verticals. They have a much more limited product offering which is delivered through extensive use of 3rd party vendors. They offer less extensive integrations and focus almost entirely on US clients.Certn provides background screening solutions for employees, contractors and tenants. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Victoria, British Columbia.
Sterling vs. Certn
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GoodHire offers FCRA-compliant pre-employment background checks for companies help ensure a safe and secure workplace for employers and employees. GoodHire searches thr…
Sterling vs. GoodHire
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Truework is an HR tool that automatically responds to lenders, landlords, and others who need to verify employment. With Truework, information is only shared with third…
Sterling vs. Truework
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Argyle provides a single API that allows businesses to access data pulled from users in the gig economy. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New Y…
Sterling vs. Argyle
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Inflection is specializes in people data, privacy standards, and risk solutions. Designed for organizations across all industries, its screening products empower compan…
Sterling vs. Inflection
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Hirease assists businesses with background research, drug screening, and credentials processing for job applicants.
Sterling vs. Hirease
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Accurate Background offers a complete set of on-demand employment screening services, including criminal, motor vehicle, and other public records searches, employment history, education and professional license verifications, credit checks, and drug and health screening services.

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Truework is an HR tool that automatically responds to lenders, landlords, and others who need to verify employment. With Truework, information is only shared with third parties after explicit approval from an employee. Truework verifies the identity behind every request and only releases information according to international, federal, and state privacy regulations. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Inflection is specializes in people data, privacy standards, and risk solutions. Designed for organizations across all industries, its screening products empower companies to make better and faster people decisions about who they should hire, who they should trust, and to whom they should grant access.

Certn provides background screening solutions for employees, contractors and tenants. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Victoria, British Columbia.
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