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BackgroundChecks.com is a background screening service for employers of all sizes · backgroundchecks.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
GoodHire is first at 42%.
Checkr is first at 53%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
No model named it for this buyer.
Why models recommend it
“GoodHire or backgroundchecks.com (from the Sterling group) stand out as strong, affordable options”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Best for Custom Packages ... well-regarded for allowing small businesses to customize exactly what they screen for”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“backgroundchecks.com is best for small companies needing customizable screening packages”Llama 4 Maverick · Comparative question · alternative
“Other budget-friendly options include BackgroundChecks.com and HireShield”Mistral Small · Budget-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Allegations of overcharging; holding reports hostage until additional business details are provided”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Negative question · warning
“Trustpilot score ~2.7/5... Complaints center on inaccurate data, poor customer service”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“BBB customer review ratings average 1/5 stars with multiple scam allegations.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“numerous complaints about slow turnaround times and incomplete reports”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as BackgroundChecks.com, over the 55 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 19 | Compare → | |
| 44 | 20 | Compare → | |
| 35 | 5 | Compare → | |
| 14 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 14 | 0 | View → | |
| 14 | 0 | View → | |
| 12 | 1 | View → | |
| 12 | 0 | View → | |
| 11 | 1 | View → | |
| 11 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of BackgroundChecks.com →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on BackgroundChecks.com's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- employers of all size
- Price stated
- Transparent Pricing; no setup fees, no contracts, and only pay per report
- Certifications
- FCRA, SOC 2
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 55 of the 55 answers that named BackgroundChecks.com and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
201 of the 201 domain citations in answers naming BackgroundChecks.com came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 840 | undated | Background screening | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 26 | undated | |||
| Case study | 18 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 12 | undated | |||
| News or press | 11 | undated | Background screening | ||
| Conference or event | 2 | undated | |||
| Webinar or virtual event | 1 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 1 | undated |
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page backgroundchecks.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.