Sterling specifications
- Pricing
- Free — Managed Service Get a Demo Get Started All there is to know about the latest prospecting techniques. Subscribe Growth Agency Inboxes Grow your revenue Ressources Tech Stack Video Content Case Studies
- Best for
- First Advantage is recommended for employers who want to hire smarter and onboard faster using background checks and ide
- Category
- Programmatic AD Automation
- Key capabilities
- Global background checksCustomized industry solutionsPre-hire and post-hire servicesDrug and health screeningAdvanced reports and analyticsAPI integration available
- Website
- sterling.com
- Listing type
- Directory profile
What Sterling does
Sterling Sterling by First Advantage is a background check and identity services tool designed to help companies hire smarter and onboard faster. It fits into the HR and recruitment category by providing criminal background checks, drug screening, verifications, and post-hire monitoring. What makes First Advantage stand out is its global reach, fast turnaround (0% of criminal searches close within one day), and trusted by Fortune 500 clients. The tool shines in pre-hire and post-hire screening processes, ensuring trust and authenticity in workforce management. Users typically see results quickly thanks to its powerful technology and industry expertise, making hiring decisions faster and more reliable. It supports multiple countries and industries with tailored screening solutions. First Advantage integrates well within the hiring tech stack, complementing applicant tracking systems (ATS)
Core capabilities
- Global background checks
- Customized industry solutions
- Pre-hire and post-hire services
- Drug and health screening
- Advanced reports and analytics
- API integration available
Pricing
| Model | Free |
|---|---|
| Observed pricing | Managed Service Get a Demo Get Started All there is to know about the latest prospecting techniques. Subscribe Growth Agency Inboxes Grow your revenue Ressources Tech Stack Video Content Case Studies |
Pricing read from the vendor’s public pages and re-checked each quarter. Seat minimums and annual commitments are excluded unless stated.
Who it fits
First Advantage is recommended for employers who want to hire smarter and onboard faster using background checks and ide
How we classify it
Listed under Programmatic AD Automation. Verdicts are written from public pricing, documentation and hands-on trials — not from vendor briefings.
Henryk Wexel runs Quota Engine. He spent a decade selling B2B software and building outbound systems — as a founder, as a seller at Silverfort and Cradlepoint, and as the person on the hook for pipeline numbers. He writes the reviews here because he has bought, deployed, argued about and cancelled most of the tools in this index. Based in Palma de Mallorca.