# Checkr: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/checkr/
Covers: March 4 to Oct. 15, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "Checkr: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/checkr/, updated 2026-11-11

> Checkr is on the AI hiring software map. We record 4 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Oct. 15, 2026.

"The AI-powered verification platform for high-stakes decisions." Checkr runs employment background checks (criminal, MVR, DOT, drug, education, employment, license) and, since 2026, sells identity verification and a Fraud Detection Suite that flags fake resumes, deepfake interview video, device spoofing and VPN-masked locations. Buyers range from gig platforms to enterprises. It also sells income verification (Truework) and identity products outside hiring. Source: [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/).

## Facts

- Site: [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/)
- Category: Background, identity and fraud checks
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-checkr)

"The AI-powered verification platform for high-stakes decisions." Checkr runs employment background checks (criminal, MVR, DOT, drug, education, employment, license) and, since 2026, sells identity verification and a Fraud Detection Suite that flags fake resumes, deepfake interview video, device spoofing and VPN-masked locations. Buyers range from gig platforms to enterprises. It also sells income verification (Truework) and identity products outside hiring. Source: [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/).

- Category: Background, identity and fraud checks
- Price: pricing page published at checkr.com/pricing
- AI capabilities: Fraud and identity
- Scale: Enterprise incumbent: a public company or nine-figure revenue (2025 gross revenue above $800M and more than 120,000 customers (Jan 2026); 140,000 customers (Oct 2026))

Sources: [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/), [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/blog/building-the-future-of-trust-at-checkr), [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/resources/articles/checkr-identity-verification), [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/resources/articles/checkr-launches-profiles), [webull.com](https://www.webull.com/news/15712756793607168), [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/blog/hiring-hoax-2026-ai-fraud-outpacing-detection) and [1 more on the map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-checkr).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### Checkr Hiring Hoax 2026 survey on AI candidate fraud

Research, Oct. 15, 2026. Checkr's survey of 3,000 US hiring managers found 40% have interviewed a candidate later found to be using a fake identity, up from 31% in 2025, and 68% say AI fraud is outpacing detection.

Source: [Vendor blog](https://checkr.com/blog/hiring-hoax-2026-ai-fraud-outpacing-detection). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-checkr).

### Checkr launches Fraud Detection Suite

Launch, Oct. 8, 2026. Checkr launched a Fraud Detection Suite covering application to post-hire: resume fraud detection, image comparison, deepfake detection of interview video and audio, biometric IDV with liveness, device signals and location correlation.

Source: [Vendor release (PR Newswire via Webull)](https://www.webull.com/news/15712756793607168). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-checkr).

### Checkr launches Profiles portable verified identity

Launch, April 29, 2026. Checkr launched Profiles, "a portable identity solution that gives individuals control over their verified credentials."

Source: [Vendor release](https://checkr.com/resources/articles/checkr-launches-profiles). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-checkr).

### Checkr launches identity verification for hiring

Launch, March 4, 2026. Checkr launched IDV, "a new hiring-native solution designed to help employers confirm candidates are who they say they are", combining liveness detection, device and network signals and forensic document analysis.

Source: [Vendor blog](https://checkr.com/resources/articles/checkr-identity-verification). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-checkr).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology