GoodHire review

GoodHire is employment background-check software for hiring teams. Employers order and manage screening through a dashboard; candidates get a mobile-optimized way to view their results. The product also includes workflow automation, screening packages, compliance support, and integrations for larger organizations.

The pricing page lists three standard packages, each priced per check: Basic, Essential, and Complete. Basic covers core searches, including a Social Security number trace and national criminal search. Essential adds identity verification and unlimited county criminal searches. Complete includes identity verification, unlimited county and state criminal searches, and a federal criminal search. Businesses can also request custom packages.

GoodHire is aimed at employers screening candidates, not at consumers looking up background information for personal use. The published product details emphasize employer workflows, candidate results, and screening support; they do not provide a full list of available integrations or explain which workflows can be automated.

GoodHire combines screening, status tracking, and candidate-facing results in one employer workflow. That is useful for teams that want to manage checks without making candidates navigate an employer-only report interface.

• The pricing page lists three defined screening packages. Basic includes SSN Trace, Sex Offender Registry Search, Global Watchlist Search, and National Criminal Search. Essential adds Identity Verification and Unlimited County Criminal Search. Complete includes Identity Verification, Unlimited County and State Criminal Searches, and Federal Criminal Search.
• Custom packages let businesses shape screening around a role or client, rather than treating every job as requiring the same searches. GoodHire lists these for businesses running fewer than 50 checks yearly, though it does not publish their price.
• A status dashboard gives hiring teams a view of check progress and results. Candidates can view results in a mobile-optimized format, according to the published product information.
• GoodHire also advertises workflow automation and FCRA-certified support from in-house experts. For employers that need help with screening or compliance questions, that support is a practical part of the offer, not just another search in a package.

The strongest case is a team that values a managed hiring workflow and can choose a package based on the checks a role needs.

The main drawback is price clarity. GoodHire starts at $29.99 per check, and the pricing page says prices are per check, but it does not publish monthly or annual billing terms. It also does not show prices for each standard package, so the starting figure is not enough to estimate the cost of a specific screening mix.

Additional third-party fees may apply. That makes the final cost harder to predict, particularly for employers ordering different searches across roles. The page also does not publish a free trial; it lists no free plan.

Custom packages have a narrow stated audience: businesses running fewer than 50 checks yearly. GoodHire does not list a custom-package price, so smaller employers still need to ask for a quote rather than compare a clear rate upfront. The package descriptions name included searches, but the published pricing details do not spell out turnaround times, report-level prices, or which integrations are available. Teams comparing vendors should confirm those details and the total per-check cost before switching.

GoodHire starts at $29.99 per check, according to the pricing information reviewed on November 7, 2026. That is a per-check price, not a monthly subscription; the page does not state monthly or annual billing terms. It also does not publish individual prices for Basic, Essential or Complete, so we can’t calculate the dollar jump between tiers.

The packages differ in coverage. Basic includes an SSN trace, sex offender registry search, global watchlist search and national criminal search. Essential adds identity verification and unlimited county criminal searches. Complete includes identity verification, unlimited county and state criminal searches, and federal criminal search. Those additions may matter more than the tier names when comparing quotes.

Custom packages are listed for businesses running fewer than 50 checks yearly, but their pricing is not published. GoodHire also warns that additional third-party fees may apply. Before switching, ask for a written per-check quote, confirm which searches are included, and clarify whether any third-party charges apply. The listed starting price alone may not reflect the full cost.

The available product information describes a dashboard, workflow automation, candidate results and integrations for larger organizations, but it does not explain how to migrate candidate records or screening workflows. Data-import and export options, migration assistance, contract terms and any account or data-retention limits are not published on the vendor's site. We would confirm those details before moving active hiring processes, rather than assume records will transfer cleanly.

GoodHire charges per check, with possible additional third-party fees, so teams leaving should also ask how to handle checks already in progress and whether any charges remain. The published sources include no Reddit posts or comments about why customers leave, and they do not establish whether GoodHire creates lock-in. We can’t responsibly cite a user-reported reason or claim that exporting data is difficult. Ask GoodHire for its export format, cancellation terms and a written explanation of fees before committing. For a switch to GoodHire, request a sample workflow and a quote based on your screening mix; for a switch away, verify access to existing results first.