The Checkr alternative built for the AI-fraud era.
Checkr popularized fast criminal checks — but employment and income verifications still rely on phone calls, and fraud rings now sell fake employer numbers. Ethur pulls verified data directly from payroll and bank sources, and defends against synthetic identities out of the box.
Why teams move from Checkr to Ethur.
Payroll-direct verification
90-second employment and income verification pulled straight from ADP, Workday, Gusto, and 50+ payroll providers — no HR phone tag.
AI-fraud defense
FIDO-grade passive liveness, NFC chip reads, and cross-checks against payroll and bank records catch synthetic identities that pixel-match IDV misses.
One transparent price
Bundle criminal, identity, employment, and MVR into a single line item. No per-verification surcharges or hidden pass-through fees.
What replacing Checkr actually looks like.
Real Ethur surfaces — the dashboard your recruiters open, the portal your candidates see, and the biometric verifications running behind them.
- Name
- Marcus Bennett
- Date of birth
- February 10, 1992
- Phone number
- (415) 555-3030
- marcus.b@mail.com
Texas Health & Human Services
- Authority
- Texas Health & Human Services
- Full name
- Marcus Bennett
- Registry database
- Texas Medicaid Provider Exclusion and Suspension List
- Sanction 1
- Federal Exclusion
/ Candidate portal · live
Payroll-direct verifications
Employment history in seconds via direct payroll — no phone calls, no waiting.
AI-fraud defenses
Liveness + document authenticity built to defeat generated IDs and deepfakes.
Transparent pricing
One package price. No per-check surcharges, no county passthrough surprises.
Modern API + webhooks
Ship a working integration in a day, not a quarter.
Ethur vs. Checkr
| Capability | Ethur | Checkr |
|---|---|---|
| Payroll-direct employment verification | Included (50+ providers) | Add-on, manual outreach |
| Bank-direct income verification | Included | Third-party pass-through |
| Passive liveness IDV | FIDO-grade, included | Active liveness, add-on |
| AI-generated document detection | Claude-powered tampering review | Not standard |
| Continuous criminal monitoring | Included | Add-on |
| Median turnaround (national criminal) | Under 1 hour | Same-day to 3 days |
| Pricing model | Bundled, transparent | Per-check + surcharges |
| API & webhooks | First-class, versioned | Yes |
Comparison based on publicly available product documentation and customer reports as of 2026. Checkr is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with Ethur.
Purpose-built for the AI-fraud era.
Verified at the source
Employment, income, and identity anchored to payroll, bank, and biometric records — not resumes or reference numbers.
Fraud-first design
Every report runs through an AI tampering and synthetic-identity check before it reaches your adjudicator.
FCRA-defensible by default
Pre-adverse, adverse action, and dispute workflows built in — with full audit trail.
Modern developer experience
REST + webhooks, sandbox environment, and drop-in embeds for teams building screening into their own product.
Switching from Checkr.
Is Ethur cheaper than Checkr?
For most bundles, yes — Ethur includes payroll-direct employment and income verification at no extra charge, which are typical Checkr surcharges.
How long does migration take?
Most teams migrate from Checkr in under two weeks. We import your open orders, mirror your packages, and connect to your ATS.
Does Ethur cover the same jurisdictions as Checkr?
Yes — nationwide U.S. criminal, county, federal, and international coverage in 200+ countries.
Ready to switch from Checkr?
See a live Ethur report on your own hiring workflow. Most teams migrate in under two weeks.