Certn Review: Pricing, Pros, Cons & Alternatives

Overview

Certn is a background screening provider with regional operations in Canada, EMEA, Australia and New Zealand and the US, offering international checks in more than 200 countries and territories^[8]. It displays ISO 27001 and AICPA SOC 2 and SOC 3 badges and uses biometric identity verification against more than 13,500 identity documents^[8].

Its Canadian self-serve price list is among the most detailed published: a basic Canadian criminal record check costs C$24.99 and an enhanced check, adding searches of the CPIC investigative data bank and Police Information Portal, C$29.99, each returned in 4 to 72 hours after ID verification^[8]. OneID biometric identity verification costs C$4.99, a credit report C$12.99, a social media check C$59.99, employment, education and credential verifications C$29.99 each, a reference check C$39.99 and a driver’s abstract C$35.99^[8]. Pass-through access fees may apply to verifications, and CertnCentric packages and enterprise pricing are quoted^[8].

Certn is a strong fit for Canadian employers and landlords and for companies hiring across Commonwealth markets; US-only employers have many alternatives.

Certn features

Canadian criminal record checks (basic and enhanced)
Biometric ID verification
Social media screening
Credential and reference checks
Continuous monitoring
Screening API and ATS integrations

Certn pricing

Canada (CAD): basic criminal C$24.99; enhanced C$29.99; Quebec SOQUIJ C$39.99; OneID C$4.99; credit C$12.99; social media C$59.99; verifications C$29.99; reference C$39.99; driver's abstract C$35.99. Packages and enterprise quoted.