No More Surprise Fees: Kredifi Introduces Fixed Priced Background Screening
August 5, 2026
If you’ve ever ordered a background check and then waited to see what the final invoice actually looked like, you know the frustration. You submit an order, and somewhere between the county courthouse, the DMV, and the screening provider, extra fees start stacking up. What should be a simple line item on your budget turns into a guessing game.
That’s the problem Kredifi just set out to fix.
The Old Way: Court Fees, County Fees, and a Lot of Guesswork
Traditionally, background screening costs have been anything but predictable. A base search price might look reasonable at checkout, but then court fees, county access fees, and other jurisdiction-specific charges get tacked on after the fact. Every county runs its own system, so the “extras” vary order to order, candidate to candidate, and state to state.
For a single hire, that unpredictability is an annoyance. For businesses that screen dozens or hundreds of candidates a month, it’s a real budgeting problem. This is especially true in retail and staffing, where high-volume, high-turnover hiring means costs can swing wildly from one batch of candidates to the next, making it nearly impossible to forecast spend with any confidence.
The Announcement: Fixed Price Background Screening, Powered by InformData
Kredifi just announced a strategic partnership with InformData to introduce flat-rate pricing for criminal and driving record screening. You can read the full details in the official press release here: Kredifi Unveils First-of-its-Kind Approach to Streamline Criminal and Driving Record Screening, Powered by InformData.
The offering is built to simplify screening for employers, staffing firms, and background screening providers alike, swapping out variable court and access fees for a predictable flat rate. As InformData’s Chief Revenue Officer Jackie Rousseau-Anderson explained, the goal is to bring “predictability, consistency, and a streamlined experience” to an industry that has long dealt with fragmented workflows and unpredictable costs.
The flat-rate model is aimed at high-volume, high-attrition industries — staffing, hospitality, retail, manufacturing and distribution, oil and gas, and construction — with the goal of helping employers hire faster while helping staffing firms protect their margins.
The flat-rate pricing applies everywhere except New York, where court fees are extra.
Why This Matters for Retail and Staffing
If you run hiring for a retail chain or a staffing agency, you already know that volume is the whole game. You’re screening candidates constantly, often on tight timelines, and every unpredictable dollar makes it harder to plan. Fixed pricing means:
- Easier budgeting. You can forecast your screening spend per hire instead of reconciling a pile of variable invoices after the fact.
- Simpler billing. No more chasing down which county charged what for which candidate.
- Faster decision-making. When cost isn’t a moving target, approving screening orders becomes a much lighter lift.
For most employers, the trade-off favors predictability — but it’s a good reason to look closely at what’s included before you switch.
Where to Find Pricing
Kredifi has published its current pricing for small businesses directly on its site: kredifi.com/small-businesses. It’s a good starting point if you want to see how the packages are structured before reaching out.
Scaling Up? Ask About Volume Deals
If you’re screening at scale, Kredifi also offers higher-volume pricing deals for organizations with larger screening needs. Rather than paying per-order rates designed for occasional use, high-volume employers and staffing firms can work with Kredifi directly to structure pricing that fits their hiring pace.
Background screening shouldn’t come with a side of financial surprises. With fixed pricing now in place across most states, Kredifi is taking one more variable out of the hiring process — so you can focus on finding the right people, not reconciling the invoice.
