How to Build Your Own Checkr
Replace Checkr with a custom build. Employee Background Screening for Companies
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 44 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Type-safe ORM for complex relational data models
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 44 features
Criminal Search(9 features)
Monitor and learn about changes in workers' criminal records in real-time
Search for criminal records in county courts
Search for adverse records against people and entities in the healthcare field
Search for criminal records in federal district courts
Search government and regulatory databases that list individuals prohibited from certain industries or on most wanted criminal lists
+4 more in this category
DOT(5 features)
Confirm driver's license status, class, medical certificate information, and search the Commercial Driver's License Information System for additional CDLs
Verify whether a candidate complies with DOT testing requirements for drug and alcohol substances
Verify a candidate's employment history, driver safety performance, and drug and alcohol history if applicable
Evaluate a candidate's physical fitness through a physical exam by a licensed DOT medical provider
Reports information about a commercial driver's license holder's drug and alcohol program violation history
Verification(5 features)
Verify degrees or certifications a candidate has obtained in the United States
Verify a candidate's employment history in the US with customizable lookback periods
Verify candidate identities early or at any stage of hiring process with secure document review, live selfie verification, and device and location validation
Confirm that a candidate's professional licenses and certifications are active and in good standing
Interview a personal or professional reference with a standard set of questions
Adjudication(3 features)
Reduce manual review of records by up to 40% with programmatic record filtering
Reduce manual review of records by up to 85% with customizable, robust record filtering across 235 criminal record categories
Reduce manual review of records by up to 70% with advanced record filtering for 55 criminal record categories
Compliance(3 features)
Make confident decisions with accurate data and built-in tools to mitigate risk wherever you hire
Adjudication tools are designed to support compliance, increase consistency, and optimize your talent pool
Automatically mail pre- and post-adverse action notices by postal mail in jurisdictions that require physical copies
Drug Testing(3 features)
Test candidates for any combination of substances from 4-panel to 10-panel tests with breath, hair, or urine
Test candidates on your premises for a preset combination of drugs from 4-panel to 10-panel tests
Test randomly selected employees for any combination of substances from 4-panel to 10-panel tests
International(3 features)
International criminal or adverse media search, global watchlist search for candidates outside the US
International criminal or adverse media search, global watchlist search, employment verification, and education verification
International criminal or adverse media search, global watchlist search, employment verification, education verification, and identity document validation
Civil Search(2 features)
Search for civil cases filed in county civil courts
Search for civil cases filed in federal court to learn whether a candidate was a party in a lawsuit
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