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Equifax Verification vs. Truework

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Equifax Verification

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/AEquifax provides employment, income, and education information to lenders, credit issuers, government agencies, and others so they can make faster and more informed decisions.N/A

    Truework

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AZethos (Truework) headquartered in San Francisco provides automated employment or income verification and management of sensitive information through a web application, or through the Truework API that integrates directly into workflows, helping to speed the background check process. And mortgage lenders can connect Truework with Encompass, ultimately providing employment verification coverage for any U.S. employee.N/A
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    Equifax VerificationTruework
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    Pricing Offerings
    Equifax VerificationTruework
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Equifax VerificationTruework
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
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    8.0
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Equifax VerificationTruework
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Equifax
    Suppose you are a property manager and would like to verify your tenants' details. In that case, Equifax is one of the most popular and commonly used id verification or background check software that is suggested to use. Cost wise every check is about $13 but it is worth paying the money and getting the tenants verified rather than having the wrong tenants on the property.
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    Zethos (Truework)
    Truework may not be ideal for companies with a large quantity of complex earning codes, as the code mapping can get messy. We've found some difficulty with finding a solution for international companies we have acquired. Otherwise, Truework has suited us very well, and sends us emails to complete verifications for someone they can't find in the records we've sent over. We utilize a good number of contractors and we've decided not to send that information to Truework, so we always need to do those manually when Truework lets us know the associate in question can't be found.
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    Pros
    Equifax
    • Verifying criminal history
    • verifying identification documents
    • checking a person's details in the tenancy database
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    Zethos (Truework)
    • The staff is very knowledgeable and competent. We shared our data and they were able to convert the information as per they requirements.
    • We spent very little time in integrating with them.
    • We were able to integrate using the available resources and did not need to create complex reports.
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    Cons
    Equifax
    • they can reduce their pricing
    • they can improve their customer support
    • they can make changes to their user interface
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    Zethos (Truework)
    • Customer Support management could be improved.
    • Video advisory or consultation could be added as a feature.
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    Support Rating
    Equifax
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    Zethos (Truework)
    Truework has been recognized by Forbes as a fastest growing company. They are willing to expand their business and build new relationships. During negotiation they gave us a good deal, which shows that they are willing to let the customer evaluate their services over time. The team is also very prompt in responding to questions and proactive in initiating questions for clarification.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Equifax
    Suppose you are a property manager and would like to verify your tenants' details. In that case, Equifax is one of the most popular and commonly used id verification or background check software that is suggested to use. Cost wise every check is about $13 but it is worth paying the money and getting the tenants verified rather than having the wrong tenants on the property. Other software do not provide any reliable data
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    Zethos (Truework)
    As an organisation, we have evaluated many HRMS software before shortlisting this one. It has an original data source for millions of workers and helps in easy verification. It is the second-largest network for income and employment verification. Moreover, it has simple and easy-to-understand scenarios which are illustrated by easy-to-understand examples.
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    Return on Investment
    Equifax
    • were able to trust out tenants
    • sometimes even if we have to engage with a contractor Equifax helps us to trust them
    • We also do Equifax verification with people before signing up any business collaborations
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    Zethos (Truework)
    • We are saving approx. 8-10 hours a week that we can focus on other business needs and priorities.
    • In the approx. 21 months we've been using Truework our associates have self-generated almost 500 letters.
    • In the same amount of time, Truework has completed almost 1,700 verifications saving us approx. 732 hours.
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