Turn Background Checks Review
Turn is an AI-powered background check platform for hourly, shift-based and high-volume hiring, covering criminal, MVR, drug, verification and continuous monitoring checks. Its Essential package starts from $25 per check, pay as you go.
- Company size
- Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises1
- Pricing model
- Per check1
- Integrations
- 60+2
- Deployment
- Cloud3
Best for
- High-volume employers of hourly, shift and gig workers
- Small teams that run up to 25 checks a month and want a published per-check price
- Platforms that want to embed or white-label background checks through an API
Not ideal for
- Buyers with more than 25 checks a month who want a list price (Growth and Enterprise are custom)
How we evaluated Turn
This review rests on the 19 facts this page shows, each checked against the source listed under “Sources”, most recently on . We did not test the product hands-on: the score uses only those verified facts, as our methodology explains; third-party ratings, where we quote them, never count in the score.
Our verdict
Turn is a Chicago-based background screening platform for hourly, shift and high-volume hiring that operates as a consumer reporting agency and states PBSA accreditation and SOC 2 Type II. Its Essential package starts from $25 per check with no setup fees or monthly minimums; higher volumes are custom priced, and it reports a 6-hour median for a full-bundle check.
Strengths
Published entry price
Essential starts from $25 per check, pay as you go, with no setup fees or monthly minimums.
Evidence: Pricing model: Per check1
Compliance credentials
Registered consumer reporting agency, PBSA accredited, SOC 2 Type II, with automated pre-adverse and adverse action notices.
Evidence: FCRA compliance: Yes3
API and 60+ integrations
Three API integration levels up to a white-labelled flow, plus 60+ ATS, HRIS and workforce platforms.
Evidence: API: Yes2
Shipped AI features
AI Assistant, ClarifAI record summaries, Record Matcher and Document Intelligence, with human review of outputs.
Evidence
AI features: Turn AI Assistant (beta), ClarifAI plain-language record summaries, AI Record Matcher, Document Intelligence, Operational AI4
Weaknesses
Volume tiers are quoted
Growth (26-250 checks a month) and Enterprise (251+) have custom pricing.
Evidence: Price transparency: Partly published1
Monitoring billed separately
Continuous MVR monitoring is sold as a subscription on top of per-check prices.
Evidence
Extra costs: Continuous MVR monitoring is a separate subscription1
Price at a glance
Quick answers
- How much does Turn cost?
- Turn Essential starts from $25 per check for 1-25 checks a month; Growth and Enterprise are custom priced.
- Does Turn charge setup fees or monthly minimums?
- No. The pricing page lists no setup fees, no monthly minimums and pay-as-you-go billing.Based on Pricing model: Per check1
- Is Turn FCRA compliant?
- Yes. Turn is a registered consumer reporting agency and states PBSA accreditation.Based on FCRA compliance: Yes3
- How fast are Turn background checks?
- Turn reports a 6-hour median for a full-bundle check of county criminal, MVR, drug test and employment verification.Based on Turnaround time: Median 6 hours for a full-bundle check (county criminal, MVR, drug test, employment verification), vendor-stated5
Coverage of core background check services capabilities
Each core capability we evaluate in Background Check Services, checked against Turn’s own documentation. “Not verified yet” means we have not confirmed it either way, not that it is missing.
13 verified of 13 core capabilities
Background Check Services
- FCRA disclosure and consent3
- Identity and SSN trace5
- County criminal search1
- National criminal database1
- Sex offender registry search5
- Employment and education verification1
- Motor vehicle records5
- Drug and health screening5
- Adverse action workflow3
- Individualized assessment support3
- Dispute and reinvestigation6
- State and local rule handling3
- ATS and onboarding integration2
Specifications
Fit
Product
- Modules
- Pre-employment screening, Drug testing, Motor vehicle records, Continuous criminal and MVR monitoring, International background checks, Healthcare sanctions (FACIS), Tenant screening, TurnOS embedded screening for platforms5
- AI features
- Turn AI Assistant (beta), ClarifAI plain-language record summaries, AI Record Matcher, Document Intelligence, Operational AI4
Integrations
- API
- Yes2
Turn integrations
7 integrations we document, by how they connect. Turn says it has 60+ integrations.
Native integrations
Turn integration coverage
The 10 apps that background check services products document most often, and whether Turn documents each.
4 of the 10 most-connected apps documented by Turn; median of the 21 products compared: 5
- Workday · documented by 18 of 21
- iCIMS · documented by 16 of 21
- Greenhouse · documented by 15 of 21
- Bullhorn · documented by 12 of 21
- ADP · documented by 10 of 21
- Lever · documented by 10 of 21
- SmartRecruiters · documented by 9 of 21
- BambooHR · documented by 8 of 21
- Dayforce · documented by 7 of 21
- SAP SuccessFactors · documented by 7 of 21
Integrations each vendor documents (native, marketplace, Zapier, API or named by the vendor), 21 live background check services products. Not documented does not mean not possible.
Where it ranks
- #3 of 9 scoredBackground Check Services
- #4 of 9 scoredBackground Check Services for Enterprises
- #2 of 7 scoredBackground Check Services for Healthcare
- #2 of 4 scoredBackground Check Services for Hospitality
- #3 of 8 scoredBackground Check Services for Mid-Sized Companies
- #2 of 6 scoredBackground Check Services for Retail
- #3 of 8 scoredBackground Check Services for Small Business
- #2 of 7 scoredBackground Check Services for Staffing Agencies
Turn alternatives
Security and compliance
Implementation and support
Turn: frequently asked questions
Which ATS does Turn integrate with?
Turn lists 60+ integration partners; preferred ones include Fountain, Lever, Greenhouse, Rippling, iCIMS and VidCruiter.
What is Turn used for?
Turn is a background check services product built for small businesses, mid-market companies, and enterprises. Its modules include Pre-employment screening, Drug testing, Motor vehicle records, Continuous criminal and MVR monitoring, and 4 more.
What are the best alternatives to Turn?
In our background check services ranking, the highest-scored products other than Turn are Checkr, Certn, and ClearStar. Compared side by side, by reason to switch: Turn alternatives.
What are the pros and cons of Turn?
Strengths documented on the vendor’s own pages: published entry price, compliance credentials, and API and 60+ integrations. It is less suited to buyers with more than 25 checks a month who want a list price (Growth and Enterprise are custom).
Does Turn have an API?
Yes. Turn offers an API.
Is Turn secure?
Turn states a SOC 2 Type II report and a GDPR program.
How this page was made
What it is built from
19 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Nov 4, 2026.
Method
Scored and compared with the LeadChange methodology, version 1.5. Read the methodology
Independent review
Passed our independent review on Nov 4, 2026. How we review
Hands-on testing
We have not tested Turn hands-on: this page uses public information only.
Who made it
The LeadChange Research Team, following a written research process. No named expert has reviewed this page. About us
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Sources
The 8 pages this page's facts come from. The date beside each is our last check of the facts taken from it (the oldest, when they differ). The numbers beside the figures above link here.
Quotes from the sources
- Turn turn.ai/pricing“Advanced solutions for complex organizations with high-volume hiring.” “No setup fees No monthly minimums Pay as you go”
- Turn turn.ai/integrations“Turn connects with 60+ ATS, HRIS, and workforce management platforms.” “Offer a smooth candidate experience and faster hiring with Turn's API and integrations for ATS, HRIS, payroll, and onboarding.”
- Turn turn.ai/compliance-security-and-ai-governance“Hosted on AWS and GCP with enterprise-grade security controls.” “Turn is a registered Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA).”
- Turn turn.ai/ai-suite“Five AI-powered capabilities work together across the platform, from candidate guidance to backend operations.”
- Turn turn.ai“Turn delivers a full-bundle check in 6 hours: county criminal, MVR, drug testing, and employment verification.” “Every industry has different requirements, risk profiles, and compliance rules. Turn tailors each screening package to the actual risk of the role.”
- Turn turn.ai/dispute_process
- Turn turn.ai/contact-us“You can call us toll-free at (888) 499-TURN or use the form below to submit a support ticket.”
- Turn turn.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Turn-Technologies-Inc-Data-Processing-Agreement.pdf“and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association ("PBSA").” “Turn Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices at 311 West Monroe Street, 3rd Floor,”
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