Fountain vs Patriot I-9

Fountain is a hiring platform for organizations recruiting hourly and frontline workers, covering work from an application through onboarding. Its five-product suite addresses sourcing, customer relationship management, hiring, onboarding, and scheduling. Fountain Hire provides configurable hiring workflows, candidate screening, interview scheduling, and AI follow-up. Fountain Compliance handles document collection, identifies missing or incorrect records, and supports rules by region, role, or worker type. Four named AI agents have separate responsibilities: Cue coordinates platform tasks, Anna interviews candidates, Emma answers candidate questions, and Sam gathers satisfaction feedback. The platform runs on the web and through an API, with integrations including SAP SuccessFactors, Indeed, DocuSign, E-Verify, Checkr, and First Advantage. Custom integrations can use webhooks and PUT requests. Security details include AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS in transit, SAML 2.0 single sign-on, and role-based access controls. AI Recruiter credits are sold as non-expiring packs: $900, paid once for 75 interviews, $1,500, paid once for 150, or $2,400, paid once for 300.

Patriot I-9 provides employers with web-based electronic Form I-9 and E-Verify software. Its guided online process checks I-9 entries for errors, and users can submit an employee's E-Verify case from the electronic form. The service tracks expiring work authorization and other deadlines, sending alerts by email. Employers can search stored I-9s, print them as PDFs, and create reports by jobsite, department, and geographic location. Internet access allows records to be managed across company locations. A federal contractor service can submit existing I-9s to E-Verify for the customer and provide real-time reports across locations. Administrator permission levels control access, while an audit log tracks actions relating to an I-9. The company describes Patriot I-9 as an official DHS designated agent and says DHS quality-checks its online I-9 annually. Training, setup, and support are included. The cloud-based service requires no installation or downloads. Seat licenses and E-Verify have no charge; stored forms cost $1.25 per month, and each new I-9 created and confirmed as compliant costs $3.00 USD.