Sterling Check Plans Pricing
Sterling does not publish public, self-serve pricing for its background screening services or its API. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated with a Sterling (First Advantage) sales representative. Cost is driven by the screening products consumed - i.e., billed per background check / per screening package, with the price of each check depending on the products bundled (criminal searches, employment and education verifications, drug and health screening, identity verification, continuous monitoring) and the screening region (US, EMEA, Canada, APAC). The API itself is not separately metered; you are billed for the screenings you order through it. API access (Client ID and Client Secret) is provisioned on request as part of a customer relationship.
Sterling Check Plans Pricing is the machine-readable pricing-plan profile for Sterling on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Plans specification.
It defines 3 plans, covering gated, usage, and enterprise tiers, with named plans including API Access (Gated), Per-Screening (Usage), Enterprise / Custom.
Tagged areas include Background Screening, Identity Verification, Compliance, Gated API, and Plans.
Plans
Programmatic access to the Sterling API. Credentials (Client ID and Client Secret) are requested per screening region and issued for sandbox and production. There is no separate API subscription fee; you are billed for the screenings you order.
- OAuth2 Credentials
- Sandbox Environment
- Developer Portal
- Webhook Callbacks
Billed per background check / screening ordered. The effective price depends on the package (which screening products it bundles) and the screening region. Rates are quote-based.
- Criminal Checks
- Employment and Education Verifications
- Drug and Health Screening
- Identity Verification
- Continuous / Recurring Monitoring
Negotiated agreements for high-volume screening programs, global/multi-region coverage, ATS/HRIS integrations, compliance workflows, SLAs, and volume pricing. Contact Sterling / First Advantage sales.
- Volume Pricing
- Multi-Region Coverage
- Dedicated Support and SLAs
Sources
- https://www.sterlingcheck.com/services/api/
- https://apidocs.sterlingcheck.app/
- https://www.sterlingcheck.com/
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