Side-by-side · Rubric v1.0
Checkr vs Spark Hire
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.
Vendor profile
Spark Hire
Spark Hire is a hiring platform combining one-way (async) and live video interviewing with an applicant tracking system (via its Comeet acquisition), and adds AI features that score and rank candidates' resumes and one-way video responses to help recruiters prioritize submissions.
§ Category-by-category
Raw score per criterion, with weighted delta.
Δ is Checkr minus Spark Hire.
| Category | Weight | Checkr | Spark Hire | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 70 | 58 | +12 |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 35 | 62 | -27 |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 32 | 30 | +2 |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 62 | 60 | +2 |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 66 | 62 | +4 |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 50 | 38 | +12 |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 68 | 64 | +4 |
| Total | 100% | 54 (F) | 53 (F) | +1 |
§ Evidence summary
Evidence count
Checkr
28 rows across 7 categories
- audit report
- 2
- documentation
- 18
- absence
- 6
- public statement
- 2
Evidence count
Spark Hire
20 rows across 7 categories
- documentation
- 10
- absence
- 4
- audit report
- 1
- public statement
- 5