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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$840.00 25 employee turnover cap Per Year
HiPeople
Star Rating
(1,062)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about HiPeopleXref
Star Rating
(482)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$840.00 25 employee turnover cap Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansHiPeople vs Xref
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found HiPeople easier to use and administer. However, reviewers felt that Xref was easier to do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- HiPeople and Xref both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that HiPeople is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of HiPeople over Xref.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
HiPeople
No pricing availableXref
Starter
$840.00
25 employee turnover cap Per Year
Ideal for organisations with up to 75 employees and a typical employee turnover rate.
- All standard features plus
- Automated Talent Pooling
- Multi Language
Free Trial
HiPeople
Free Trial is available
Xref
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
348
9.3
385
Ease of Use
9.5
361
9.3
407
Ease of Setup
9.2
123
9.2
209
Ease of Admin
9.2
74
9.1
202
Quality of Support
9.4
282
9.3
366
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
75
9.5
199
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
370
9.3
384
Features by Category
Background Check Administration
9.1
35
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
Background Check Data
9.1
34
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
Background Check Additional Functionality
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
AI Insight Check - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Talent Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.0
96
8.5
288
9.1
96
8.9
290
9.1
92
8.6
278
Platform Basics
9.0
89
8.8
280
8.8
83
8.3
241
9.3
100
9.1
296
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
85
8.2
240
9.2
85
8.6
264
8.7
81
9.1
283
8.8
88
8.6
275
Platform Data
9.0
89
8.6
277
9.1
85
9.0
294
9.1
88
8.9
301
9.2
84
8.5
231
Performance reviews
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Feedback
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
7.5
16
Data
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.0
16
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
6.3
29
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
8.1
30
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
211
Not enough data
8.0
162
Not enough data
8.2
158
Not enough data
8.7
204
Not enough data
9.2
221
Not enough data
8.8
207
Not enough data
8.3
194
Not enough data
8.7
213
Platform Content - Talent Assessment
9.2
192
Not enough data
8.6
187
Not enough data
9.1
196
Not enough data
8.8
189
Not enough data
8.7
183
Not enough data
8.7
183
Not enough data
8.8
174
Not enough data
8.7
177
Not enough data
Platform Performance - Talent Assessment
8.9
178
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.7
172
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality - Talent Assessment
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.7
178
Not enough data
8.2
163
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.5
171
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Talent Assessment
8.7
188
Not enough data
8.6
183
Not enough data
8.9
185
Not enough data
AI Capabilities - Talent Assessment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
211
Not enough data
8.0
162
Not enough data
8.2
158
Not enough data
8.7
204
Not enough data
9.2
221
Not enough data
8.8
207
Not enough data
8.3
194
Not enough data
8.7
213
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
HiPeople and Xref are categorized as Reference Check
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
HiPeople
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xref
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Computer Software
9.8%
Consumer Services
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Staffing and Recruiting
4.9%
Other
64.0%
Hospital & Health Care
11.4%
Staffing and Recruiting
11.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.9%
Education Management
3.8%
Other
60.7%
Discussions
HiPeople has no discussions with answers
What is the best way to change a reference email that the "new hire" has submitted, in case they need support with that.
2 Comments
KZ
What if the email address is the same except has some capitals??? I change it to include the capitals but when I save it reverts the email back to all lower...Read more
How is it possible to see if an employee has received and read an Xref invite?
2 Comments
NA
I receive an email from XrefRead more
How does Xref collect references?
1 Comment
X
The process of conducting a reference check with Xref starts when the employer submits a request by providing the candidate’s information - this takes just...Read more
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