Instant Checkmate 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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User Reviews

Overview

Instant Checkmate

3.1

(27)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Instant Checkmate

Instant Checkmate is a public records search solution that helps businesses with background checks for potential employees. The service is web-based, and can be accessed via desktop or mobile. The main uses of Instant Checkmate include background checks, employment eligibility verification, and criminal records searching.

Instant Checkmate is free to use, and support is provided via email and phone.

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Instant Checkmate Pricing and Plans

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Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

Pricing available upon request

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Instant Checkmate Features

Popular features found in Background Check
Background Screening
Batch Processing
Employment Screening
Online Applications
Reference Checking
Reporting & Statistics
Screening Services Integration
Self Service Portal
Status Tracking
Tenant Screening
More features of Instant Checkmate
Criminal History Verification
Data Verification
Education Verification
Employment Eligibility Verification
Fraud Detection
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Instant Checkmate User Reviews

Overall Rating

3.1

Ratings Breakdown

15%

19%

41%

11%

15%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.9

Value for money

2.9

Customer support

2.9

Functionality

3.3

Christine L P.

Verified reviewer

Retail

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2020

Know who your dealing with at all times

Instant checkmate will be your best friend. It allows you to make sure people are who they say they are.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This is a great system. It helps you know the main facts. True some privacy is nice but the most important thing is safety.

Cons:

It's kinda general. It allows you to search one by one so it can take a rather long time to get through a list.

Reasons for choosing Instant Checkmate

The pricing is friendly and provides the exact same information.

Alex S.

Verified reviewer

Food & Beverages

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2019

Checkmate

Overall my experience was pretty positive when they overcharged. I called customer service and they were very helpful and friendly. They were to fix the program right away and the money went back into my account immediately.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I used this app to do a background check on my tenants for the property that I rent out.I found it to very helpful and I got fast results for the background checks.

Cons:

The only con that I had was that I did one day free trial and they ended up charging me for a month instead of a free trial.

James H.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2024

There's a reason they don't give a free trial

Very disappointed with the product. It did not at all provide what I really needed and thought it was going to provide.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

There was really very little to like once I saw an actual report.

Cons:

There was so much information missing and what was provided was so often extremely inaccurate.

Jamie E.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

Self-Employed

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2019

Has been a great way to conduct background checks

Overall, my experience has been great. It has helped me to stay away from people that may take advantage of my business and have had trouble with the law in the past due to theft and some other crimes.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I've used this for conducting background checks on people I have worked with and given jobs to before. I like that it is easy to use and provides me with a peace of mind when hiring.

Cons:

Sometimes information does not seem to be completely up to date. It can also be hard to find the correct person due to inaccurate phone numbers or addresses.

Verified

Reviewer

Legal Services

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2018

Decent compared to others

Customer service is great answer all questions Thorley and give explanations to them really enjoyed using this product.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to use, for the most part it was pretty accurate, it's a decent tool to have in your resource Group

Cons:

Nothing really negative to say. A little more accurate information, but for the price it's a good resource to have.

Roger J.

Verified reviewer

Retail

1001-5000 employees

Used other for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Not Very Accurate

Over all it has its merits and it's flaws like any soft ware but there are much better programs out there with higher accuracy that I would use first before using this again

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

What I liked best is that this software will pull up all relevant information for employers and even the general public.

Cons:

What I don't like about this software is their ability to pull up outdated or even exponged records and include them in their report s which can result in misleading information being presented.

Miranda C.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

11-50 employees

Used other for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2019

What a waste and sneaky at that!

My over all experience was awful. Iwould never use them again.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I needed to have a background check done for employment one day, about 6 months ago. And when I used this software, for one, they NEVER told me of my payment disclosure, and amount. Then, when I did finaly receive the report, it had nothing of ANY use on it. The customer service rep that I got in touch with over the phone, tolod me that it says things in the fine print. They do this to make a quick dollar, and I do not find this fair at all.

Cons:

How sneaky they are about getting your money. It's almost disgusting.

Verified

Reviewer

Financial Services

1001-5000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

easy search

I'm able to verify information quickly and painlessly with minimal impact to the day and resulting in less leg work for my clients

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This product is super easy to use. I was able to quickly verify the accuracy of the results.

Cons:

The log in can be a little buggy on some browsers, so I find myself waiting until I'm on my main computer

Michael L.

Verified reviewer

Staffing and Recruiting

1001-5000 employees

Used other for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2019

Has potential, but lacks polish

Hit-or-miss option to quickly check the background of a candidate. Should not be relied on for a comprehensive or conclusive background check, but it can be a quick way to see if it's worth the time to run a full one.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Quick to use, depending on the person/background it can be an easy way to see if there might be an issue on their background.

Cons:

It does not seem to be accurate and pulls too broad of a search into the results. If a candidate has a common name or multiple relatives, the results seem to get confused about who you are actually searching for.

Verified

Reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

Self-Employed

Used other for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2018

Simple way to find public records

Helps me to easily and quickly find background information with free and paid options.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Instant Checkmate makes it easy to find public records for a low cost if I want more information. It's nice also that I can take my information down if I wish to.

Cons:

The site looks like it might not be a legit service, but it is. The user interface design could use some updates in order to make it look more legit. But it does have a Norton logo, so you do know that you can trust it.

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