--- title: "Certn Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing - 2026" description: "Review of Certn Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs." source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Background Check Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/background-check-comparison/) / Certn Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. Overview [Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/reviews/)[Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/alternatives/) # Certn Review From $10/one time 1 plan Wondering if Certn is right for your organization? Our Background Check Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. On this page - Overview - User Interface - Popular Alternatives - Pricing and Plans - Features - Integrations - User Reviews - Popular Comparisons ## Overview Certn 4.6 [(81)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/reviews/) Pricing Starting at $10.00 per feature one time ### About Certn Certn is a comprehensive background check provider that uses smart technology and a dedicated customer service team to deliver results in a matter of minutes. With Certn's online portal, employers, talent acquisition teams, staffing firms, and property managers can submit applicant details and choose from over 15 screening products in 200 countries. Certn provides comprehensive reports for domestic and international criminal background checks, credit reports, education and employment verification and more, using real-time data from over 200,000 sources. Certn offers a full range of screens from instant Softchecks, education and employment verifications to criminal background checks, motor vehichle and references. For identity verification, Certn utilizes propriety technology (AI + computer vision) along with ID experts to determine if an identity document is authentic. Certn's screening technology has built-in compliance and dispute resolution and is able to integrate with existing workflows and ATS systems using easy-to-use API. Certn's prices may vary depending on the type of screening. Wondering if Certn is right for your organization? Our Background Check Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. ## Certn User Interface ## Popular Certn Alternatives Main Product Certn 4.6 [(81)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.69Ease of use - 4.48Value for money - 4.59Customer support - 4.49Functionality Pricing Starting at $10.00 one time Get Price Alternative Product [Zinc](https://www.softwareadvice.com/product/284930-Zinc/) 4.8 [(221)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/product/284930-Zinc/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.81Ease of use - 4.66Value for money - 4.85Customer support - 4.76Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [Paycom](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/paycom-profile/) 4.4 [(1388)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/paycom-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.37Ease of use - 4.24Value for money - 4.36Customer support - 4.36Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [HiPeople](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/hipeople-profile/) 4.8 [(1563)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/hipeople-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.87Ease of use - 4.62Value for money - 4.68Customer support - 4.77Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [Checkr](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr-services/checkr-profile/) 4.5 [(303)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr-services/checkr-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.68Ease of use - 4.38Value for money - 4.15Customer support - 4.52Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [Mitratech AssureHire](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/assurehire-profile/) 4.6 [(36)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/assurehire-profile/#reviews) Ratings Breakdown - 4.72Ease of use - 4.55Value for money - 4.51Customer support - 4.53Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price ## Certn Pricing and Plans Starting price: $10.00 one time Free Trial Free Version Basic $10.00 per feature, one time No plan information available Confused about pricing? We've got you covered. Get a personalized pricing breakdown tailored to your specific needs—no guesswork, no generic estimates. ## Certn 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 Certn API Applicant Tracking Compliance Management Criminal History Verification Data Verification Education Verification Employment Eligibility Verification Identity Verification Instant Check Search/Filter Summary Reports Third-Party Integrations ## Certn Integrations Lever Integration rated undefined from -1 review Greenhouse Integration rated undefined from -1 review Workable Integration rated undefined from -1 review Vanta Integration rated undefined from -1 review ICIMS Hire Integration rated undefined from -1 review JobAdder Integration rated undefined from -1 review See all 14 integrations ## Certn User Reviews ## Certn customer ratings - Overall rating: 4.6/5 - Total reviews: 81 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 62 reviews (77%) - 4 stars: 12 reviews (15%) - 3 stars: 3 reviews (4%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 4 reviews (5%) ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.7/5 - Value for money: 4.5/5 - Customer support: 4.6/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 --- ### Ease of Use and Fast - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Sharla R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Management Consulting - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used other for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We use this for some candidate background and criminal recorded checks. It's very easy as the administrator to send out, and our customers seem to be able to follow directions with ease. It's a great system. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This program is easy, fast, inexpensive, and has great customer service. If the receiver of the request follows the instructions, it's easy and fast for them to complete as well. #### Cons I have not had any issues. This program is easy to follow. #### Reasons for switching to Certn We still have the Mintz accounts, but Certn is easier and less expensive --- ### Value is certain with Certn - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Bruce D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Building Materials - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: July 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. As of last fall 2020 we competely switched over to Certn after our organization was using another major service provider for years. Really liked the easy of access of the tool and how quickly results were been provided to us (within 15 minutes in many cases). What's even more amusing is that many months after going 100% with Certn, our Owner emailed my boss and myself an article highlighting Certn's growth and funding announcement. Our Owner is very keen for us to using industry leading services and technologies to support our business. When I advised we had already incorporated Certn fully into our recruitment procedures, definitely made my boss look good that we had the best in the business already integrated. And there have been no regrets. I would highly recommend Certn for your processes if you are looking for a super quick, effective service. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like that it was easy to access online, offered a branded self-serve portal, costing was very competitive, speed of service is outstanding, and super easy to integrate with our ATS (API code readily available). Finally, the folks at Certn were super easy to deal with - support was in the country not in India. #### Cons I would like to see more on options on Credit reporting built in. #### Reasons for choosing Certn Although we also use Checkr in our US operations, we will be moving those requirements over to Certn this year. Sterling's service was brutally slow as well as expensive. While Checkr has been good, consolidating all our requirements under one service is more cost effective. #### Reasons for switching to Certn Cost, speed of service, self-service portal, local support, variety of available background check services to choose from --- ### Quebec Resiidence this does not work - Overall rating: 1/5 - Reviewer: Kemal S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Online Media - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: February 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered This doesn’t work for Quebec residents. And after finding out it doesn’t work, they reply this message there, I hope this message finds you in great spirits. Thank you for reaching out to us. We fully understand your frustration. However, it is always advisable to verify with the organization you are checking with whether they accept third-party background checks. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Instead of adding this crucial information on their website you fall down this rabbit hole and find out after paying for the service. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 1/5 #### Pros Nothing, maybe how they replied to my concern. Instead of resolving it differently they just wiped it away. So I guess this was the best $70 review I have spent #### Cons Lack transparency… it should say that in general on there entire website. Maybe other provinces might face the same issue. Lost 70$ for a criminal background check that doesn’t work in Quebec --- ### Increase price without notice - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Derrick A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered It is good because I like the fact that they don’t take my money I prepaid if I don’t use their service for a while . Onfindo and [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] take your money if you don’t use your prepayment . So in a long term certn is good if you loaded a lot of prepayment to use as needed #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Easy to send a resend user request to verify and the simplicity of soft check . Prepayment of my funds don’t get taken like Jumio and Onfido #### Cons Not mobile friendly on mobile app, verifying email can be added multiple time without validation that the email has already been verified. You loose money doing double verification if you don’t track on your own #### Reasons for choosing Certn They do the same as Onfido . You loose your money after 1 year #### Reasons for switching to Certn Their terms and conditions were not favorable to start up . Thé collect $10,000 from you and if in one year you used only $2,000 they take the rest of the money . --- ### Great service - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Samara G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Certn has been great! We've had exceptional customer service with them, and the few times an issue has popped up they've been so quick to help out. They definitely value their customers and provide an excellent overall experience #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Certn has been easy to use, competitive with their pricing, and has a very quick turn around! #### Cons I can't think of anything in particular that's not working well! We have had a few issues with the integration in our ATS but as soon as we've reached out to Certn, they've fixed it quickly. #### Reasons for switching to Certn Cost & customer service experience with Checkr. As a Canadian client, we had a lot of issues with them, and it took ages to get any assistance. They were also increasing their price and turnaround for checks took days, versus with Certn it takes a few hours at most! --- ### Terribe Customer suppport & technical Service - Overall rating: 1/5 - Reviewer: Carol C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Staffing and Recruiting - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: June 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Terrible service, no one answers, there is always bugs in the system and they dont resolve untill days after. Its a terrible expensive experience with no customer service and its frustrating. I canceleld it #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros It seemed very practical and good at the begining having every candidate handy with the results and in a list with sections #### Cons Too many bugs in the system, they take too long to answer a support question or FUP in anything, no one really knows what to do in a situation. Terrible! #### Reasons for choosing Certn this does not apply. even your survey is terrible and dfoes not make sense with the questions. My answer was none but you cant! #### Reasons for switching to Certn I did not want to but certn gave me no choice --- ### Certn Review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Dina W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Retail - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My experience has been awesome from quick response to any queries or expansion on data #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros What I like most about this software is it is extremely easy and quick to use. The response is quick unless there is an issue with the person I am looking into. #### Cons Sometimes it is not clear at what stage the applicant is at Did they submit? #### Reasons for switching to Certn It was very slow, awful service and we did nto receive bang for our buck --- ### Easy to use, cost effective check for on-boarding employees - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Rachel Q. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Cost saving and convenient service. We source it initially for creditor background check, now we use it for our own HR on-boarding check. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The user interface is easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. The checks come through pretty fast (most case the checks came back in 2hrs after initial request) and email notifications get sent when a check is completed. Their check covers a variety of database and sanction list and geographies : including Criminal record, public safety, public court record, and global sanction list. Added bonus is that they also included the social media profile for candidates, although we are not making decision based on the social media presence, it's something good to have there. MOST IMPORTANT: it's cost effective. No monthly subscription. It's pay as you go. Way more cheaper compared to traditional background check for low volume user They also have a very good custom service team, answering questions whenever needed. #### Cons I wouldn't say it's my least favorite, however because the way how they charge their service is: Basic check + add on checks. ( some of the add-on checks can get expensive), so the user need to understand the differences and value of the add-on check and choose add-on service appropriately. #### Reasons for choosing Certn Fama checks social media only, and doesn't cover the broad list I want to check against #### Reasons for switching to Certn Certn offer cost saving and convenient service. --- ### Certn Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Breanna M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Staffing and Recruiting - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Certn is amazing! Their support team is very efficient and prompt to respond to any questions or issues I've experienced. Certn is a "no-brainer" to use to completed background, credit or educational checks and would highly recommend to any company looking for quick turnaround times. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Certn was extremely easy to set up and use. It is very user friendly and easy to teach others on my team how to use and add them as users on our company account. It is very quick and able to yield results much quicker than other providers. #### Cons I have no encountered any issues to comment on. #### Reasons for choosing Certn We started using another provider and I was approached by the [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] of Certn. After using a trial, it was very easy to make the switch. #### Reasons for switching to Certn Quicker turnaround time and user-friendliness. --- ### Exactly what we needed - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Brad G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Management Consulting - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Incredibly easy to use. Great user experience. #### Cons Haven’t had any issues to date. Have only used pretty basic functions. #### Reasons for choosing Certn No others considered #### Reasons for switching to Certn Spoke with [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] and felt it was worth giving a new product a chance --- Showing 1 - 10 of 81 Reviews [See All Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/reviews/) ## Certn Popular Comparisons [Zinc vs Certn](https://www.softwareadvice.com/compare/181804-certn/vs/284930-Zinc/)[Paycom vs Certn](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/vs/paycom/)[HiPeople vs Certn](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/vs/hipeople/)[Checkr vs Certn](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/vs/checkr/) [Compare All Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/reference-check/certn-profile/alternatives/) ## Other Top Recommended Background Check Software [Paycom](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/paycom-profile/) **4.4** (1388) Recently recommended **447** times [Deel](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/deel-profile/) **4.9** (4306) Recently recommended **166** times [Employment Hero](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/employment-hero-profile/) **4.4** (239) Recently recommended **31** times [Checkr](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr-services/checkr-profile/) **4.5** (303) Recently recommended **7** times Stuck Between Options? 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