Checkr, Inc.
Business Model Analysis
How Checkr Makes Money
Annual Revenue: $800.0M
Checkr generates revenue primarily through AI Background Checks, with roughly $800.0M in annual revenue.
Core Growth Engine: After winning gig platforms, Checkr moved upmarket into enterprise hiring (customers named in 2025 include Avis Budget Group, Philips, Extra Space Storage and Invitation Homes) and downmarket into SMBs through the roughl...
Revenue Model & Pricing
Checkr is a B2B usage-based platform. Employers, gig platforms and lenders order verifications through its dashboard, more than 100 HR and applicant-tracking integrations, or a REST API, and pay per report or package. Gross revenue includes court access and other government fees Checkr passes through; net revenue strips those out, which is why Checkr reports both figures ($800M+ gross and $500M+ net in 2025). Add-on products, including continuous criminal and driving-record monitoring, drug testing, employment and education verification, Truework income verification and Checkr Trust API lookups, raise revenue per customer.
Core Revenue Streams
Pay-per-report background screening
Not disclosedPer-check and package fees for criminal, driving, drug and credential checks; gross revenue includes pass-through court and government fees.
Verification products beyond hiring
Not disclosedTruework income and employment verification for lenders, plus Checkr Trust API lookups for security and marketplace customers.
Monitoring and add-ons
Not disclosedContinuous criminal and MVR monitoring, compliance workflows and consumer Checkr Personal reports.
Growth Strategy
After winning gig platforms, Checkr moved upmarket into enterprise hiring (customers named in 2025 include Avis Budget Group, Philips, Extra Space Storage and Invitation Homes) and downmarket into SMBs through the roughly $400 million GoodHire purchase in 2022. Since 2025 the strategy has shifted to cross-selling a family of verification products built on shared AI and data, with Truework, Checkr Trust and Checkr Personal extending the business beyond employment screening.
How Checkr Makes Money: FAQ
How does Checkr make money?
Checkr earns usage-based fees each time a customer orders a background check or verification, with packages and add-ons (monitoring, drug tests, employment and education checks) raising revenue per order.
What is the difference between Checkr's gross and net revenue?
Gross revenue ($800M+ in 2025) includes court and government fees Checkr passes through to customers; net revenue ($500M+ in 2025) excludes them.
How do customers order Checkr checks?
Through Checkr's web dashboard, its REST API, or integrations with HR and applicant-tracking systems such as Workday, Greenhouse and BambooHR.
What are Checkr's product lines?
Checkr Workforce (employment screening), Truework (income and employment verification), Checkr Trust (instant risk intelligence) and Checkr Personal (consumer checks and trust profiles).
What is Checkr Trust used for?
Checkr Trust gives businesses instant criminal, identity and driver-record data for non-hiring decisions, such as Verkada's visitor screening or Turo's marketplace checks.
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