# Checkster: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/checkster

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Background screening](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/background-screening/index.md) | 2% | 11 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "### 1. Checkster (Best for Speed & Modern UX)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Background screening)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## In its own words

What Checkster's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Automated reference checking solution that saves recruiters over 1.5 hours per reference check and provides more candid feedback and insights on candidates. (https://harver.com/software/reference-checking/)
- For: recruiters (https://harver.com/software/reference-checking/)
- Customers named: GroupM

## What it publishes

Every page harver.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 985 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 722 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-20
- conference or event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-12-17
- report or ebook: 52 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-08
- comparison: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-21
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-21
- podcast or video: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-11-29
- news or press: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-01-25
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Skills assessment https://harver.com/blog/skills-assessment/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Blog reference checking volunteer organizations https://harver.com/blog/blog-reference-checking-volunteer-organizations/
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Candidate invitations invite any candidate one at a time or by the hundred https://harver.com/resources/product-updates/candidate-invitations-invite-any-candidate-one-at-a-time-or-by-the-hundred
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Product updates https://harver.com/blog/type/product-updates/
- Recent: 2026-08-03 blog: How pandora reduced attrition 25 and generated 35mthrough science based hiring https://harver.com/blog/how-pandora-reduced-attrition-25-and-generated-35mthrough-science-based-hiring/
- Recent: 2026-06-10 blog: Defensible hiring how validated assessments hold up under scrutiny https://harver.com/blog/defensible-hiring-how-validated-assessments-hold-up-under-scrutiny

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.