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Should I use Certn?

The World's Easiest Background Checks - certn.co

Depends. Buy if you're a staffing agency or hiring at volume across US/Canada/UK and want published per-check rates with HR-suite integrations. Skip if you need occasional one-off checks, flat transparent pricing, or a vendor with a spotless privacy record.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~50 public sources; ratings conflict between aggregators (G2 4.7 vs RFP.wiki 3.5 across 377 reviews).

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

From $3.50/check

Per-check

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
EnterpriseCustom

Best for

  • Staffing agencies
  • High-volume hiring teams
  • Cross-border US/Canada/UK screening
  • Remote-first companies

Not for

  • One-off hirers needing a single occasional check
  • Budget teams wary of hidden per-check fees
  • Buyers expecting white-glove candidate support
  • Orgs that can't tolerate vendor privacy-investigation noise

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Per-check billing plus pass-through fees balloon costs at hiring volume

medium

Enterprise tier reportedly involves long contracts; negotiate term and exit before signing

medium

Multiple Reddit threads show candidate confusion, verification emails, and delays; plan candidate support

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Published per-check pricing scales cost with usage
  • Rates 4.7/5 on G2
  • Covers domestic and international checks
  • Integrates with Workable, Drata, and SAP ecosystem
  • Vendor case study claims 75% fewer follow-ups

Cons

  • 3.5/5 aggregate across 377 reviews on
  • 'DO NOT USE' reviews on Trustpilot for its UK arm
  • Candidates describe the screening experience as 'awful'
  • Hidden fees flagged by pricing-comparison sites
  • Support issues: 'We have had a few issues'

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/05/2026 - 9 sources - Publishes a security page and works with trust platforms like Drata; no confirmed breach found, but a Canadian privacy-commissioner investigation mention is unconfirmed.

official x1review x5security x2news x1
  • Joint investigation by Canadian privacy commissioners, A news item on a joint probe into a background-check company appears in sources tied to Certn; the excerpt doesn't confirm Certn is the subject — verify before signing.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • From $3.50/check

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Hidden-fee complaints; per-check costs climb with volume
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Fast for recruiters; candidates report friction on Reddit
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Global checks, continuous monitoring, HR-suite integrations
  • Support quality: 2/5. 'DO NOT USE' Trustpilot posts; 'a few issues' per SoftwareAdvice
  • Security posture: 3/5. Security page published; unconfirmed privacy-investigation mention
  • 4.7/5 G2 rating G2 product listing
  • From $3.50 Starting price per check, per third-party listing
  • $65M CAD Funding Series B, 2022
  • 6 Pricing editions per TrustRadius

Pricing

Per-check

From $3.50/check

  • Domestic and international checks
  • Published per-check rates

Enterprise

Not disclosed

  • Long contracts reported
  • Continuous monitoring add-on

Security

Publishes a security page and works with trust platforms like Drata; no confirmed breach found, but a Canadian privacy-commissioner investigation mention is unconfirmed.

  • Joint investigation by Canadian privacy commissionersA news item on a joint probe into a background-check company appears in sources tied to Certn; the excerpt doesn't confirm Certn is the subject — verify before signing.⁷

Companies that use it

  • Drata
  • cside
  • Traction Guest
  • Advent (tenant screening)
Full analysis

Based on ~50 public sources; ratings conflict between aggregators (G2 4.7 vs RFP.wiki 3.5 across 377 reviews).

Solid for high-volume, cross-border screening; per-check pricing, hidden-fee reports, and mixed candidate reviews hurt one-off buyers.

Methodology

Based on ~50 public sources; ratings conflict between aggregators (G2 4.7 vs RFP.wiki 3.5 across 377 reviews).

Sources

  1. Certn — The World's Easiest Background Checkscertn.co
    official
  2. Certn Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  3. Certn Reviews 2026 — G2g2.com
    review
  4. Certn vs Checkr (2026) — RFP.wikirfp.wiki
    review
  5. Certn raises $65.1M CAD — BetaKitbetakit.com
    news
  6. Certn product security pagecertn.co
    security
  7. Privacy commissioners launch joint investigation365trust.me
    security
  8. Certn Review: Pricing — AI Modern Recruitertools.aimodernrecruiter.com
    review
  9. Certn Background Check — Reddit, r/mercor_aireddit.com
    review

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