Credibled vs HiPeople

Credibled is a background screening platform for employers and organizations, focused on reference checks and other candidate verifications. Candidates submit references, after which Credibled handles outreach and follow-up with reminders every 24 hours for up to 10 days. Employers can create questionnaires using industry, job-title and competency-based questions, including text and rating questions. The service validates professional email addresses and flags when a candidate and referee access Credibled from the same IP address. Completed references can be exported as PDFs and emailed to employers. Its lead-generation feature can collect information about potential job seekers and clients after a referee completes a questionnaire. Credibled lists Bullhorn, JobAdder and Vincere integrations, plus an API with status-change webhooks and separate sandbox and production keys. Production data is hosted in AWS Canada Central and encrypted at rest and in transit. Automated reference checks cost C$9, with no subscription or minimum commitment; eligible non-profits pay C$4.50. A free API sandbox is also listed. Social media screening is unavailable in Québec, and Credibled says it is not currently SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 certified.

HiPeople is paid web software that automates reference checks for hiring teams. It handles referee outreach, scheduling, reminders, follow-ups, and report creation, with custom questionnaires, mixed reference channels, a reporting dashboard, and API access. Its agents ask follow-up questions when answers are unclear or contradictory. HiPeople says it detects overly positive, negative, or inconsistent references and verifies identities through professional-network authentication, shared-experience checks, and job-title matching. It can flag participant similarities and suspicious IP or phone-number signals. Integrations connect ATS, HRIS, and worksuite systems, including SAP, Greenhouse, Workday, Oracle, and iCIMS. Connected systems can exchange data both ways, trigger agents from hiring stages, and receive scores, notes, or PDF reports. HiPeople states SOC 2 Type II certification and ISO 27001 compliance, encryption in transit and at rest, US or EU hosting, and that customer data is never used to train other models. Pricing is on request.