# Backgrounds Online vs Verified First

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Verified First

| Attribute | Backgrounds Online | Verified First |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 44.9 (21% (low)) | 60.4 (56% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A background check platform that accelerates hiring decisions through streamlined ordering, candidate compliance workflows, and direct connectivity to applicant tracking systems. | Verified First delivers criminal background checks, drug screening, identity trace, and employment/education verification through a cloud-based portal. No long-term contracts or minimum requirements; pay per-check with tiered levels based on screening depth. |
| features.capabilities | `{"iso_27001":false,"soc2_type_ii":false,"deployment_model":"api_centric_saas","global_international_screening":false,"national_county_criminal_search":true,"ats_greenhouse_lever_integration":true,"fcra_compliant_consumer_reporting_agency":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"per_check_tier","deployment_model":"managed_service","ssn_identity_trace":true,"global_international_screening":true,"drug_health_screening_logistics":true,"national_county_criminal_search":true,"education_employment_verification":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 150 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Tavio"}]` | `[{"name":"Deltek"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$29.99 per check","features":["Nationwide Criminal Search","National Sex Offender Registry","Social Security Address Trace","Global Security Watch List"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":29.99,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Essential","summary":"$54.99 per check","features":["Unlimited County Criminal Search"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":54.99,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$79.99 per check","features":["Employment Verifications","Education Verification","Unlimited County Criminal Search"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":79.99,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom screening packages and volume pricing","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $29.99 per check with three tiered plans; custom enterprise packages and volume discounts available","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://verifiedfirst.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:34:48.775Z","startingPrice":{"amount":29.99,"currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":29.99,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Background Checks)

| Capability | Backgrounds Online | Verified First |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | API centric saas | Managed service |
| National county criminal search | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ssn identity trace | - | ✓ |
| Motor vehicle record mvr checks | - | - |
| Global international screening | ✗ | ✓ |
| Education employment verification | - | ✓ |
| Drug health screening logistics | - | ✓ |
| Fcra compliant consumer reporting agency | ✓ | - |
| Adverse action workflow automation | - | - |
| ATS greenhouse lever integration | ✓ | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✗ | - |
| ISO 27001 | ✗ | - |
| Pricing model | - | Per check tier |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:39:39.019Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*