GoodHire Pricing 2026: $29.99 to $94.99 per Check

Key takeaway: GoodHire's cheapest employment background check costs $29.99 per check (Basic), Essential costs $59.99 and Complete costs $94.99, on GoodHire's pricing page as read on 15 October 2026. Those prices are for employers running fewer than 50 checks a year; above 50, GoodHire asks you to get a custom quote. Court and database fees are added on top, from $0 in 28 of 52 US jurisdictions to $95 for a New York state criminal search.

GoodHire is the small-business background check brand of Checkr. Its company page says "In April 2022, Checkr acquired Inflection. GoodHire is part of Inflection", and the same page says "more than 100,000 employers have trusted GoodHire" (GoodHire company page, read 15 October 2026).

The two brands now charge the same. On the check date, Checkr's own pricing page listed Basic, Essential and Complete at exactly $29.99, $59.99 and $94.99 per report, and GoodHire's "pass-through fees" link points to Checkr's fee schedule. Several review sites still show GoodHire's older tier names and prices, which is why a search for "goodhire pricing" returns at least four different answers.

Every figure below was read from GoodHire's and Checkr's rendered pages on 15 October 2026. Totals with fees are our arithmetic on those published numbers. For Checkr's add-ons, buyer-reported contract sizes and other products, see our Checkr pricing breakdown; for how GoodHire ranks against Sterling, HireRight and others, see the background check services comparison.

How much does a GoodHire background check cost in 2026?

Each price is labelled "starting from", and the page adds: "Additional third-party fees may apply." There is no subscription or seat price on the page; you pay per check. The headline sits above the cards: "Background Check Pricing Varies By Annual Volumes".

Essential costs twice as much as Basic ($59.99 against $29.99) and is the first package with county court searches, which is where most US criminal records are held. Complete adds $35.00 over Essential for state and federal searches.

What does GoodHire charge above 50 checks a year?

GoodHire splits its pricing page by volume. "LESS THAN 50 CHECKS YEARLY" leads to the three published packages ("Get Started Right Away"). "MORE THAN 50 CHECKS YEARLY" leads to a quote form with "100+ Screening Options". No price is published for that tier, and none is estimated here.

GoodHire's MVR page says it "offers simple pricing, volume discounts", but the size of any discount is not published. Its large-organization page describes what the quoted tier adds: a parent-child account hierarchy "by location, brand, franchise, client, department", custom packages and "fee settings by specific account", bulk ordering, invoice billing, billing codes, and expense tracking "by organization, location and department".

At 50 checks a year, the published prices put annual spend between $1,499.50 (all Basic) and $4,749.50 (all Complete) before court fees. A team running more than about one check a week is past the self-serve threshold.

What passthrough fees does GoodHire add?

GoodHire's pricing page links "Learn more about pass-through fees" to Checkr's passthrough fee page, which says the surcharges "are included on your invoice as non-marked up, third-party fees". The state-level table on 15 October 2026 shows how much the same Complete package can vary:

Of the 52 jurisdictions in the table (50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), 28 charge no state court fee, so the median state court fee is $0. New York's $95.00 fee is larger than the Complete package itself and doubles its cost. County court fees are listed separately by county and are not included in these totals.

DMV fees matter only if you order a driving record. They range from $2.00 (California) to $25.00 (Delaware and Oklahoma), with a median of $11.13. GoodHire's MVR page gives its own example: "a New Jersey MVR costs $15, while a driving record check in Ohio costs only $5."

Which GoodHire add-ons can cost more than the check itself?

The fee schedule shows three places where the passthrough can exceed the package price:

• Employment verification. Industry databases charge a fee per lookup, from $17.95 (AmCheck) to $119.90 for The Work Number (TALX). A single Work Number verification costs more than a Complete check.
• Education verification. National Student Clearinghouse fees run $6.95 to $41.95, and "Education fees vary by school".
• Drug tests out of hours. "A $90 after hours fee applies when a test is administered Monday through Friday between 7pm-7am and Saturday or Sunday."

Pennsylvania adds a fixed charge: "The Pennsylvania State Police charges a $22.44 fee to access the Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH) database." International criminal and adverse media checks are the exception: the page says their passthrough fees "are included in the screening price."

Is GoodHire cheaper than Checkr?

No. On 15 October 2026 the two brands listed identical package prices and identical package contents:

The difference is packaging. GoodHire leads with the small-business path: its small-business page promises "Free US-Based Customer Support" by phone, live chat and email, and built-in FCRA consent and adverse action workflows "Included at NO EXTRA CHARGE". Checkr's page also lists priced add-ons such as a $9.50 MVR report; GoodHire's pricing page lists no add-on prices.

Why do review sites list different GoodHire prices?

The top Google results for "goodhire pricing" on the check date quoted tiers that no longer match GoodHire's page:

GoodHire's rendered page uses the names Basic, Essential and Complete and charges $59.99 and $94.99 for the upper two. If you budget from a review-site figure, a Complete check costs $15.00 more than the $79.99 "Premium" price those listings show. Only the vendor page counts as a published price.

Where does Noon fit next to a background check?

A background check comes at the end of hiring, once per finalist. Recruiting software costs accrue much earlier, across every candidate you look at. In Noon evaluation calls, one of the most common pricing criteria buyers raise is a preference for unlimited usage over credit-based models.

Noon is not a background check provider. It handles the earlier stages: the Noon platform sources candidates across the web, evaluates them against your criteria, runs email and SMS outreach and books interviews, and flags inbound applicants whose connection, location or email signals look suspicious before anyone reaches the offer stage. For how common those signals are, see our fake job applicant statistics.

Noon's pricing is a single plan with unlimited sourcing, unlimited email enrichment, unlimited contacts, unlimited agents and unlimited seats, priced by quote with no per-candidate meter. Small teams comparing total hiring costs can also use our guide to recruiting software for small businesses, and the recruiting software pricing index shows which vendors publish a price at all.

Sources and methodology

Package prices, inclusions and the 50-check threshold were read from GoodHire's rendered pricing page on 15 October 2026 (UTC) through a browser session. GoodHire's small-business, large-organization, background-checks, MVR and company pages were read the same way. Package prices for comparison were read from Checkr's rendered pricing page, and every fee was read from Checkr's passthrough fee page, the page GoodHire's pricing link redirects to. The 52-row state fee table was parsed from that render.

Totals with fees, annual spend at 50 checks, counts and medians are arithmetic on those published figures. Third-party prices are quoted from Google result snippets returned by DataForSEO for "goodhire pricing" on the check date, only to show that they disagree with the vendor page. Every quote, URL and fetch time is recorded in the source ledger committed with this article at seo/research/stats/goodhire-pricing-2026/sources.json.

Search demand was checked with DataForSEO on the same date: about 40 US searches a month for "goodhire pricing" and about 10 for "goodhire cost".

Limitations

• Prices above 50 checks a year are quote-only and the size of GoodHire's volume discounts is not published; none is estimated here.
• County court fees vary by county and are not included in any total above.
• GoodHire's pricing page lists no add-on prices. The add-on fees here are Checkr passthrough charges, which GoodHire's page links to; the service fee for each add-on is not published on GoodHire's page.
• "More than 100,000 employers" and "dispute rates at <0.1%" are GoodHire's own claims, repeated as such.
• Prices are a point-in-time reading in US dollars. Check the vendor page before buying. For how screening rules differ by location, see our AI hiring compliance map.

FAQ

How much does a GoodHire background check cost?

$29.99 for Basic, $59.99 for Essential and $94.99 for Complete per check, as listed on 15 October 2026 for employers running fewer than 50 checks a year. Court and database fees are added at cost.

Is GoodHire owned by Checkr?

Yes. GoodHire's company page says Checkr acquired Inflection, GoodHire's parent, in April 2022, and lists Checkr as its parent company.

Does GoodHire charge a subscription?

No subscription or seat fee appears on the pricing page. The published packages are priced per check, and GoodHire's background-checks page says "You only pay for the checks you need".

Does GoodHire charge court fees?

Yes. The pricing page says "Additional third-party fees may apply" and links to Checkr's passthrough fee schedule. State court fees range from $0 in 28 of 52 jurisdictions to $95.00 in New York.

What is the cheapest GoodHire check?

Basic at $29.99. It covers an SSN trace, sex offender registry, global watchlist and national criminal search, but no county criminal search; county searches start with Essential at $59.99.