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Top 25 Background check software companies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 566 background check software companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 22,851 professional contacts across them, including 9,307 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers background check software companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 14, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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566Companies
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9,307Verified emails
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The 25 largest background check software companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 566 background check software companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to background check software companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 20265,001-10,0005,000 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our Brand Promise Know your people™ In a world shaped by digital transformation, AI, remote work, regulatory complexity, and rising risk, identity is no longer static.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
2Indirect evidenceIndependence, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 20265,001-10,0002,879 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sterling was acquired by First Advantage on October 31st, 2024.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
3Strong evidenceNashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 20261,001-5,0002,848 contacts →

Strong evidence

“HireRight delivers global background checks, drug testing, and employment verification services through an innovative platform.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
4Partial evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 20261,001-5,0001,619 contacts →

Partial evidence

“In a category of inflexible giants and ill-equipped startups, Accurate Background stands alone.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5Partial evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 20261,001-5,0001,474 contacts →

Partial evidence

“GIS | HireRight was established in 1966 and is one of the nation's oldest and largest background screening providers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
6Partial evidenceEaston, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 20261,001-5,000698 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cisive is a trusted partner for comprehensive, high-risk compliance-driven background screening and workforce monitoring solutions, specializing in highly regulated…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7Partial evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500667 contacts →

Partial evidence

“cFIRST is a digital global background screening service provider headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
8Indirect evidenceKennesaw, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 20261,001-5,000427 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We connect businesses to verifiable people data so they can reduce risk, move faster, and make confident decisions with clarity and context.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9Partial evidencePhoenix, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500259 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Universal Background provides industry leading people insights to safety sensitive organizations in a simplified experience through our best-in-class background screening, drug…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
10Partial evidenceCleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500192 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Asurint is a leading provider of screening data and software serving the the employment, tenant, and government sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMeridian, ID, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200185 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Verified First, we believe great companies start with great people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12Indirect evidenceFort Myers, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500172 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Better By Every Measure.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
13Indirect evidenceRedding, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200147 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We've moved!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14Indirect evidenceLincolnshire, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-50144 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to ScoutLogic.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15Indirect evidenceCoral Gables, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500137 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Vault Workforce Screening was acquired by Sterling on January 2, 2024.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
16Indirect evidenceAlpharetta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500135 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNew Port Richey, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500135 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“aINSIGHT delivers end-to-end onboarding, screening, and compliance automation for some of the nation’s most recognized organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18Partial evidenceEaston, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026501-1,000128 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PreCheck, Powered by Cisive, is a healthcare specific background screening firm helping healthcare organizations improve patient safety and the quality of care with our suite of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
19Indirect evidencePhoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200124 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“AccuSourceHR™ Workforce Solutions is a PBSA-accredited employment screening organization, with fast, affordable, technology-driven solutions and award-winning US-based client care.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20Partial evidenceMurrysville, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1982 and a fore-runner in the Background Checking Industry, Justifacts Credential Verification's mission is to be the premier provider of thorough and informative…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
21Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200100 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“KENTECH is an award-winning investigative technology company that helps organizations make faster, smarter, more defensible decisions about the people they hire, partner with, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22Partial evidenceMarietta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-20094 contacts →

Partial evidence

“InfoMart is a WBENC-certified and PBSA-accredited industry leader in background screening services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23Partial evidenceLakeville, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-20093 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Verified Credentials, LLC is a leading background screening company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24Indirect evidenceRedwood City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-50091 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Inflection delivers powerful, fair, and reliable screening products to empower companies to make better and faster people decisions about who they should hire, who they should…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
25Indirect evidenceCordova, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-20085 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hiring decisions are more complex than ever.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026

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Background check software companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026
40.7%Verified-email coverage
40.4Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.8%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
226
11-50
216
51-200
91
201-500
20
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
6
5,001-10,000
3

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 566 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among background check software companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “background check software companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names background check software companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among background check software companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 9,307 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names background check software companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many background check software companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 566 background check software companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

First Advantage, headquartered in Atlanta, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most background check software companies?

New York leads with 10 headquartered companies, followed by Houston (9) and Tampa (9).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 9,307 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 566 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 14, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.