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# Background Check Software

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> Background Check software helps organizations verify sensitive information provided by organizations and individuals as part of the process of seeking employmment or soliciting services.

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## Products

1. [HiPeople](https://www.capterra.in/software/211940/hipeople) — 4.8/5 (1563 reviews) — Make fairer hiring decisions with background checks from our Checkr integration.
2. [Zinc](https://www.capterra.in/software/179293/zinc) — 4.8/5 (220 reviews) — ⚡Zinc is an award-winning all-in-one background and reference-checking software ⚡
3. [TurboTenant](https://www.capterra.in/software/147659/turbo-tenant) — 4.6/5 (107 reviews) — Free property management software for landlords to streamline their entire rental process - from finding tenants to managing them.
4. [Xref](https://www.capterra.in/software/157672/xref) — 4.7/5 (95 reviews) — Xref is trusted by businesses globally to offer reference, background and ID checks that are fast, simple and secure.
5. [Plaid](https://www.capterra.in/software/174384/plaid) — 4.4/5 (95 reviews) — Verify a customer’s identity, assess risk factors, and get notified if they’re associated with fraud on other platforms.
6. [Payoneer Workforce Management](https://www.capterra.in/software/220174/skuad) — 4.6/5 (41 reviews) — Coordinate and track background checks securely as part of global onboarding with Payoneer Workforce Management.
7. [Emerge](https://www.capterra.in/software/147506/emerge-background-checks) — 4.9/5 (30 reviews) — Providing Better Background Checks to over 30,000+ hiring managers in all 50 states.
8. [Verified First](https://www.capterra.in/software/172253/verified-first) — 4.7/5 (19 reviews) — We deliver streamlined background screening with unmatched client support and create the easiest, fastest connections.
9. [Checkmate](https://www.capterra.in/software/181402/checkmate) — 4.8/5 (18 reviews) — Checkmate is an easy to use background screening tool. Simply pop in the candidate's details and we'll do the rest.
10. [Ferretly](https://www.capterra.in/software/189440/ferretly) — 4.8/5 (16 reviews) — AI-powered social media screening
11. [Referoo](https://www.capterra.in/software/199675/referoo) — 4.7/5 (15 reviews) — Referoo is the leading online reference checking tool, designed to make it easy for you to generate fast and secure reference checks.
12. [Veremark](https://www.capterra.in/software/187426/veremark) — 4.8/5 (13 reviews) — Intelligent software to automate the pre-employment screening process to deliver faster and at a fixed price.
13. [AccuSourceHR](https://www.capterra.in/software/146852/employment-screening) — 4.3/5 (12 reviews) — AccuSourceHR offers fast, accurate background checks with full integration and top-notch customer support.
14. [VETTING.com](https://www.capterra.in/software/1022906/vettingcom) — 5.0/5 (4 reviews) — VETTING.com centralises background screening for a faster, fully compliant and more cost-effective process.
15. [Veriff](https://www.capterra.in/software/197760/veriff) — 4.7/5 (3 reviews) — Veriff is the infrastructure for customer identity verification, KYC, and building trust online.
16. [Searchlight](https://www.capterra.in/software/1012903/searchlight) — 5.0/5 (2 reviews) — Searchlight is the quality of hire platform that leverages references to remove bias in performance-driving hiring.
17. [Turn](https://www.capterra.in/software/1026732/turn) — 5.0/5 (1 reviews) — Turn is Reimagining Talent Acquisition. Speed Up Hiring and Reduce Costs with Autonomous AI-powered Sourcing, Screening, and Hiring.
18. [Konfir](https://www.capterra.in/software/1028925/konfir) — 5.0/5 (1 reviews) — In a GDPR-compliant way, we streamline the approval process by providing instant income and employment verifications.
19. [Credibled](https://www.capterra.in/software/1074567/Credibled) — 5.0/5 (1 reviews) — Automated reference check solution to make infomormed decisions and expedite the hiring process. A full suite of pre-employment checks.
20. [Scantek](https://www.capterra.in/software/199965/scantek) (0 reviews) — Scantek is a verification expert specialising in instant identity verification.
21. [RentSafe](https://www.capterra.in/software/1012140/rentsafe) (0 reviews) — Our tenant background checks process almost instantly, \& include a national criminal database search \& nationwide eviction reporting.
22. [VettingGateway](https://www.capterra.in/software/1026866/vettinggateway) (0 reviews) — VettingGateway enables you to complete all of your employee background checks in one secure online platform.
23. [SCAUT](https://www.capterra.in/software/1045394/scaut) (0 reviews) — SCAUT is an online background screening platform that allows businesses to verify the information provided by job applicants.

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