Intelius

Bottom line: The most comprehensive service in terms of depth and accuracy, though results could be more focused
Net Detective

Bottom line: An excellent value for unlimited searches, though the depth is not on par with other services
IntegraScan

Bottom line: Fairly comprehensive, includes federal and state criminal searches, though the latter is limited to certain jurisdictions
US Search

Bottom line: Good price and easy to read, detailed info on bankruptcies, but not as good with criminal check
PeopleSmart

Bottom line: Fun, attractive user interface; good for basic info, less accurate for background checks
MyLife

Bottom line: Who's Searching for You product is unique and useful, but People Search falls short
PeopleFinders

Bottom line: Good price for check with nationwide criminal search, but it missed many things in our tests

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NextAdvisor launches People Search and Background Check reviews

January 28th, 2011 - Posted by Kent

Our brand new People Search and Background Check reviews are hot off the digital presses. We developed this category after a number of NextAdvisor visitors asked for our opinions on background check services. So we took a look at the top 5 services and put them through the paces. Intelius, IntegraScan, Net Detective, People Finders, and US Search were tested for depth, accuracy, and user-friendliness. We found two individuals, ran background checks on them, and then verified the data with the subjects.

The results were fascinating. These services aggregate publicly available data culled from different databases to provide address histories, bankruptcy records, criminal histories, marriages, and more. We even found one service that lists DEA registrations.

If you need to find a long-lost friend, run a background check on a tenant, or you're just curious what the Internet knows about you, check out our People Search and Background Check reviews.

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  2. Versie Says:

    This is great. I'm usually pretty lenient with my employees IF they are honest about their past, but nowadays I just can't trust people anymore, so I usually do background checks on them myself. I'm just protecting my investment so I see nothing wrong with this.

  3. Riva Eguia Says:

    Most of these investigations are often used by businesses as a technique associated with rationally examining an occupation candidate's credentials, persona, conditioning, also to establish possibilities hiring pitfalls with regard to safety and security factors. Background check is additionally familiar with totally examine potential federal workers to be presented a burglar discounted. On the other hand, these kinds of checks may possibly be used for illegal purposes, just like illegitimate splendour (or even employment splendour), id theft, and also breach associated with personal privacy.

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