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Provite vs The Work Number —
same verification, 3x cheaper, 10x faster.

Audit-ready employment verification for tech startups. $49/check, results in hours.

How they stack up.

Feature Provite The Work Number
Price per check $49 $130.69
Turnaround time Hours 3–10 business days
Self-serve ordering Yes — sign up and start Enterprise contract required
Shareable audit-ready report Public share link included PDF attachment only
AI-powered employer outreach Automated drafting + sending Manual phone / fax
Modern API REST API on Scale plan Legacy integration
Pricing transparency Public on website Quote-only

What actually changes.

Speed

Candidate-to-offer cycles measured in hours. Our AI contacts HR directly and follows up automatically — no waiting on fax machines or call center hold times.

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Cost

60%+ savings per check at startup volumes. $49 vs $130.69 adds up fast — a team running 50 checks/year saves over $4,000 annually, with no contract commitment.

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Experience

Candidates and HR get a modern shareable report with a public link — not a PDF buried in email. Forward it to legal, compliance, or the hiring manager in one click.

FAQ

Is the report audit-ready?

Yes. Every Provite report includes a timestamped audit trail — who submitted the request, what was verified, what the employer confirmed, and a full contact attempt log. It's shareable via a non-guessable public link and downloadable as a PDF. Designed for compliance teams and legal review.

Do you cover the same employers as The Work Number?

We cover any employer with a reachable HR contact or public verification email. The Work Number primarily relies on payroll data submitted by employers — which means gig workers, small businesses, and international employers are often missing. Our AI contacts employers directly, so coverage is broader in practice.

What about FCRA compliance?

Provite includes a candidate consent flow that satisfies FCRA requirements. All verifications are initiated with documented candidate authorization. If you have specific compliance requirements, contact us — we can walk through the process.

Can I export to PDF?

Yes. Every verification report has a one-click PDF export available from the report page and from the public share link. The PDF includes all findings, the audit trail, and the Provite verification badge.

How do you verify employment?

Our AI drafts a tailored outreach email to the employer's HR department and sends it on your behalf. We follow up twice if needed. When HR responds, we extract the employment details, compare them against the candidate's claim, and generate a structured report flagging any discrepancies.

What's the refund policy if the employer can't be reached?

If we cannot locate a valid contact for the employer after reasonable effort, we refund that check. If the employer exists but doesn't respond after three outreach attempts, the report is flagged "unverified" with a full contact timeline — that's a real outcome, not a failure, and we don't refund for it.

Verify your next candidate
for $49.