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Sterling

bySterling
in Background Check Software
4.3

Overview

Product Information on Sterling

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Sterling?

Sterling is a software designed to facilitate background screening and identity verification for organizations. The software automates processes such as criminal record checks, employment and education verification, and global watchlist searches. Sterling enables businesses to manage compliance requirements and risk mitigation by delivering accurate and timely information to inform hiring and onboarding decisions. The software integrates with human resources systems to streamline workflows and provide a centralized platform for monitoring the status of screenings and retrieving reports. Sterling supports scalability and customization to meet the needs of varied organizational structures and regulatory environments, aiming to reduce manual efforts and administrative overhead in the screening process.

Sterling Pricing

Sterling software uses a subscription-based pricing model, where organizations pay periodic fees based on selected services and volume of background checks. Pricing typically varies depending on the package, type of verification, volume, and any additional screening features required by the organization.

Overall experience with Sterling

ANALYTICS MANAGER
500M - 1B USD, Miscellaneous
FAVORABLE

“Fast Background checks”

4.0
Sep 16, 2024
Sterling has helped us with comprehensive background and identity services to make faster and safer hiring decisions involving pre-employment screening, onboarding services, criminal background checks and more. Earlier background checks would take weeks to complete but with Sterling it is possible to do so in a few days.
FINANCE ASSOCIATE
50M - 250M USD, Finance (non-banking)
CRITICAL

“Quick look at sterling”

3.0
Dec 23, 2022
comprehensive and all in one place verification for candidates, aligning with the goals of the organization

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Sterling is a technology-enabled service provider specializing in background and identity verification. The focus is on fostering a culture of trust and safety for multiple businesses across various industries. As an international operating entity, during the year ending December 31, 2022, Sterling has facilitated more than 110 million searches.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Head office location
Independence, United States
Number of employees
5001 - 10000
Website
http://www.sterlingcheck.com

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Performance of Sterling Across Market Features

Sterling Likes & Dislikes

Like

Ease of use , Fast and accurate verifications and Reminder alerts to notify details through emails

Like

thorough check of criminal records as well, team of professionals

Like

Their user friendly platform and their support team is great! It's very easy to get my job done when I know how to do it, and with them it was really easy to understand.

Dislike

Customer service can be unresponsive sometimes.

Dislike

Cost higher for extensive checks

Dislike

Sometimes the return times can be a bit slower than expected, however I'm fully aware that in some cases this is completely out of their control as they can't get some of the information right away if 3rd parties are required to provide the information.

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Sterling Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(27 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
41%
4 Star
44%
3 Star
15%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.3

Service & Support

4.0

Product Capabilities

4.2

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  • ANALYTICS MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    Miscellaneous
    Review Source

    Fast Background checks

    4.0
    Sep 16, 2024
    Sterling has helped us with comprehensive background and identity services to make faster and safer hiring decisions involving pre-employment screening, onboarding services, criminal background checks and more. Earlier background checks would take weeks to complete but with Sterling it is possible to do so in a few days.
  • SR. HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Ease of Use and Responsive Support: A Review of Sterling's Services

    5.0
    May 3, 2024
    Sterling has been a reliable provider for professional background checks on potential new hires, which is a crucial part of the hiring process. The platform itself is very user friendly and intuitive which makes it very easy to submit requests. I've mostly used it for reference and professional background checks more than criminal background checks. Their customer support has always been great, very quick and responsive to address and resolve any issues I've had.
  • FINANCE ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    Quick look at sterling

    3.0
    Dec 23, 2022
    comprehensive and all in one place verification for candidates, aligning with the goals of the organization
  • Cyber Security Administrator
    1B-10B USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    Lacks good customer service follow up.

    3.0
    Jan 24, 2022
    The console is easy to use once you find your way around but we did not really get any initial training on it. The customer service and follow up after the sale was not good. we have gone through several account reps. some were very helpful and some were not. they never have contacted us to let us know when they change our account reps either so there's been times we are trying to get ahold of our rep only to find out they are no longer our rep
  • VP
    50M-1B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Great background check software - easy to use and would use again

    5.0
    Feb 8, 2022
    simple/easy to use interface/UI great onboarding and training
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