DISA Global Solutions Review
DISA Global Solutions is a PBSA-accredited screening provider, in business since 1986, offering background checks, drug and alcohol testing, occupational health and DOT compliance, priced by quote.
- Company size
- Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises
- Pricing model
- Quote only
Best for
- Safety-sensitive employers that want background checks and drug testing from one provider
- Franchises, retail, hospitality and staffing employers with many locations
- Employers that screen candidates in several countries
Not ideal for
- Buyers who want published per-check prices before talking to sales
How we evaluated DISA Global Solutions
This review rests on 11 facts checked against DISA Global Solutions’s official pricing pages and documentation, most recently on . We did not test the product hands-on: the score and the pros and cons use only those verified facts, as our methodology explains, and third-party ratings are quoted, never scored.
Our verdict
DISA Global Solutions is a screening and compliance provider in business since 1986 that combines background checks with drug and alcohol testing, occupational health and DOT compliance, and serves clients in more than 190 countries. It is PBSA accredited and keeps most of the screening process in-house. It is less suited to buyers who want published package prices.
Strengths
Screening plus testing
Background checks, drug and alcohol testing, occupational health and DOT compliance in one platform.
Evidence: Modules: Criminal background checks (county, state, federal), Civil background checks, SSN validation, Employment and education verification, State driving records, Professional license verification, Credit reports, Sex offender search, Government sanctions lists, Drug and alcohol testing, Occupational health services, Form I-9 and E-Verify, DOT compliance
In-house process
Most of the screening process is handled in-house rather than by third parties.
Evidence: Key features: Most of the screening process handled in-house, Local client care teams, Pre-built and custom packages, Central control across locations, divisions or clients, Consolidated reporting across countries, Pre-built ATS integrations
Multi-location control
Central control across locations, divisions or clients, with pre-built or custom packages.
Evidence: Key features: Most of the screening process handled in-house, Local client care teams, Pre-built and custom packages, Central control across locations, divisions or clients, Consolidated reporting across countries, Pre-built ATS integrations
Global coverage
Clients served in more than 190 countries, with consolidated reporting.
Evidence: Countries supported: 190
Weaknesses
No published prices
Packages are quoted, so costs cannot be compared upfront.
Evidence: Pricing model: Quote only
No published API
Integrations run through partner ATS platforms; no public API documentation is published.
Evidence: ATS and onboarding integration: Yes
Price at a glance
Pricing model
Quote only
Quick answers
- How much does a DISA background check cost?
- DISA does not publish prices. It sells pre-built and custom packages quoted per employer, so compare the per-check price for the same package and ask which court and lab fees are billed on top.Based on Pricing model: Quote only
- What does DISA Global Solutions do?
- DISA screens employees before and after hire: background checks, drug and alcohol testing, occupational health and DOT compliance, in one platform.Based on Modules: Criminal background checks (county, state, federal), Civil background checks, SSN validation, Employment and education verification, State driving records, Professional license verification, Credit reports, Sex offender search, Government sanctions lists, Drug and alcohol testing, Occupational health services, Form I-9 and E-Verify, DOT compliance
- How long has DISA been in business?
- DISA Global Solutions has provided employee screening since 1986.Based on Founded: 1986
- Is DISA PBSA accredited?
- Yes. DISA states it is a PBSA-accredited provider of employee screening, and it helps employers send the adverse action notices the FCRA requires.Based on PBSA accredited: Yes
Coverage of core background check services capabilities
Each core capability we evaluate in Background Check Services, checked against DISA Global Solutions’s own documentation. “Not verified yet” means we have not confirmed it either way, not that it is missing.
8 verified of 13 core capabilities
Background Check Services
- FCRA disclosure and consent · not verified yet
- Identity and SSN trace
- County criminal search
- National criminal database · not verified yet
- Sex offender registry search
- Employment and education verification
- Motor vehicle records
- Drug and health screening
- Adverse action workflow
- Individualized assessment support · not verified yet
- Dispute and reinvestigation · not verified yet
- State and local rule handling · not verified yet
- ATS and onboarding integration
Specifications
Pricing
- Price transparency
- Quote only
Fit
- Industry focus
- Diversified industrials, Healthcare and higher education, Transportation, Staffing agencies, Franchises, Retail, Hospitality, Financial and professional services, Entertainment, media and sports
- Countries supported
- 190
Product
- Modules
- Criminal background checks (county, state, federal), Civil background checks, SSN validation, Employment and education verification, State driving records, Professional license verification, Credit reports, Sex offender search, Government sanctions lists, Drug and alcohol testing, Occupational health services, Form I-9 and E-Verify, DOT compliance
Support
- Support channels
- Local client care teams, phone, online contact form
DISA Global Solutions integrations
Native integrations: A–L
DISA Global Solutions integration coverage
The 10 apps that background check services products document most often, and whether DISA Global Solutions documents each.
8 of the 10 most-connected apps documented by DISA Global Solutions; median of the 13 products compared: 7
- iCIMS · documented by 12 of 13
- Workday · documented by 12 of 13
- Greenhouse · documented by 10 of 13
- Bullhorn · documented by 8 of 13
- Lever · documented by 7 of 13
- Dayforce · documented by 6 of 13
- SmartRecruiters · documented by 6 of 13
- Taleo · documented by 6 of 13
- ADP · documented by 5 of 13
- BambooHR · documented by 5 of 13
Integrations each vendor documents (native, marketplace, Zapier or API), 13 live background check services products. Not documented does not mean not possible.
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DISA Global Solutions: frequently asked questions
Which ATS does DISA integrate with?
Its integration partners include Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, UKG, Dayforce, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Bullhorn, Paycor and Tenstreet, with pre-built packages ordered from the ATS.
Does DISA screen candidates outside the US?
Yes. DISA says it serves clients in more than 190 countries, with multi-language support and consolidated reporting across countries.
Does DISA do drug testing?
Yes. Drug and alcohol testing is one of its core services, next to occupational health and DOT compliance, so safety-sensitive employers can run background checks and tests through one account.
Which industries does DISA serve?
DISA lists diversified industrials, healthcare and higher education, transportation, staffing and recruiting, franchises, retail, hospitality, financial services and entertainment, with a page for each.
What are the best alternatives to DISA Global Solutions?
In our background check services ranking, the highest-scored products other than DISA Global Solutions are Checkr, Certn, and GoodHire. Compared side by side, by reason to switch: DISA Global Solutions alternatives.
What are the pros and cons of DISA Global Solutions?
Strengths documented on the vendor’s own pages: screening plus testing, In-house process, and Multi-location control. It is less suited to buyers who want published per-check prices before talking to sales.
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