Side-by-side · Rubric v1.0
Checkr vs SmartRecruiters
Side-by-side scores and evidence under the HireAIScore rubric v1.0. Click a vendor name to jump to the full profile and the cited evidence behind each score.
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Checkr
Checkr is an FCRA-regulated background screening platform that uses machine learning to parse, classify and standardize criminal, employment, education and motor-vehicle records, and to route them through customer-configured adjudication rulesets that flag candidates as eligible, review or escalated for employment decisions.
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SmartRecruiters
SmartRecruiters is an enterprise applicant tracking system and talent acquisition suite whose AI layer (the Winston assistant plus SmartAssistant/Winston Match) screens, ranks, and matches candidates to requisitions to support recruiter decisions.
§ Category-by-category
Raw score per criterion, with weighted delta.
Δ is Checkr minus SmartRecruiters.
| Category | Weight | Checkr | SmartRecruiters | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 70 | 70 | — |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 35 | 78 | -43 |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 32 | 45 | -13 |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 62 | 62 | — |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 66 | 62 | +4 |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 50 | 48 | +2 |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 68 | 63 | +5 |
| Total | 100% | 54 (F) | 62 (D) | -8 |
§ Evidence summary
Evidence count
Checkr
28 rows across 7 categories
- audit report
- 2
- documentation
- 18
- absence
- 6
- public statement
- 2
Evidence count
SmartRecruiters
13 rows across 7 categories
- documentation
- 5
- public statement
- 3
- audit report
- 3
- absence
- 2