--- title: Zinc Reviews meta\_title: 'Zinc Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 183 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Zinc works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.7 review\_count: 183 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-11' parent\_category: name: Pre-Employment Screening url: https://www.g2.com/categories/pre-employment-screening --- # Zinc Reviews & Product Details Visit Website Traditional background checks providers are manual, time-consuming, and slow. Zinc is different.  Founded on the belief that there’s a better way to do background checks, Zinc is an automated platform that makes your job easier and your candidates happier. Just enter a candidate’s details, select the checks you want to send, and you’re done.  With over 190 supported countries, you can be confident that you’ll get fast, accurate checks every time. Zinc automates candidate document collection and referencing follow-ups, and directly integrates with HMRC to provide employment verification in minutes — not days.  Real-time status updates keep you and your candidates in the loop, enhancing transparency and cutting down on questions. Whether you’re hiring one candidate or hundreds, re-usable check packages, custom reference questions, and an automated process mean you’ll be able to send checks in just a few clicks.  Zinc is built to integrate with your HR tech stack, including Workday, Pinpoint, HiBob, and more, so once results are in, you can go straight to your HRIS or ATS to view the results.  Zinc is serious about data security, and are SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified. * * * Product Website Zinc Seller [Zinc Work](https://www.g2.com/sellers/zinc-work) Discussions [Zinc Community](https://www.g2.com/products/zinc-work/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Charlotte Hall ((she/her) ⚡️Background checking reimagined ⚡️ Co-Founder at Zinc & Podcast producer at Talent hacks for scaleups) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/zinc-work/pricing) ## Zinc Integrations (18) What do users say about integrations? Verified by Zinc [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Ashby ](https://www.g2.com/products/ashby-ashby/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") BambooHR ](https://www.g2.com/products/bamboohr/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Employment Hero ](https://www.g2.com/products/employment-hero/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Eploy ](https://www.g2.com/products/eploy/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Fountain ](https://www.g2.com/products/fountain/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Greenhouse ](https://www.g2.com/products/greenhouse/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") HiBob HRIS ](https://www.g2.com/products/hibob-hris/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Humaans ](https://www.g2.com/products/humaans/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") ICIMS ](https://www.g2.com/products/icims/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Kula ](https://www.g2.com/products/kula/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Lever ](https://www.g2.com/products/lever/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Pinpoint ](https://www.g2.com/products/pinpoint-hq-pinpoint/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") SAP SuccessFactors HCM ](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-sap-successfactors-hcm/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") SmartRecruiters ](https://www.g2.com/products/smartrecruiters/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Teamtailor ](https://www.g2.com/products/teamtailor/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Tribepad ](https://www.g2.com/products/tribepad/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Vanta ](https://www.g2.com/products/vanta/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Workable ](https://www.g2.com/products/workable/reviews) Show More ![Monica R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Monica R.") MR Monica R. Recruitment and Training Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/12/2025 "Efficient and User-Friendly Reference Checks with Global Support" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Zinc? - User friendly, straight forward - Quicker turn around - Takes care of contacting referees for us, reducing admin work and saving time. - Supports international checks, ideal for companies with global offices or cross-border employees - Enables referees to complete references or employment verifications by phone, expedites the process - Enables admins to consider checks that display concerns and leave a comment upon review - Integrates well with our HRIS system- BambooHR and imports information to BambooHR Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? - Fails to perform address verification for some international users, i.e, Israel Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? Eliminates the need to use multiple platforms for international employees Integrates with our HRIS system, imports all information on HRIS, eliminating the need to manually input this Contacts referees on behalf of us, reduces admin and saves time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic OC Ottilie C. People Advsior Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/13/2025 "Excellent addition to our onboarding process." 5/5 What do you like best about Zinc? The slick look of the system has been a great addition to modernizing our onboarding process, we have had multiple feedback from incoming colleagues saying the process is the best they've had to use. It has also made our annual checks so much easier to complete. The service we have received from our account manager, Siobhan has also been excellent, we have had 1 incident of a tech error in the 3 months we have been using Zinc and Siobhan was on hand straight away to help the candidate and the issue was resolved straight away. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? There is nothing I can think of currently that I would change. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? Straightforward and most notably the time saved using Zinc has freed us up to focus on other matters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Kristina A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kristina A.") KA Kristina A. HR Operations Manager Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/10/2025 "Very quick DBS results" 4/5 What do you like best about Zinc? Really quick DBS turnaround time because of the fact that mandatory documents are checked automatically Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? You can’t tick on separate checks - every check needs to be a part of a package. Therefore lots of different packages need to be set up first. It’s inconvenient when you need to make an edit in one thing (even something simple like an email template) - it needs to be updated separately. Not the best for references. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? We used to have long DBS turnaround which is barely the case now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Béatrice S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Béatrice S.") BS Béatrice S. Head of People Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/6/2026 "Seamless Global Hiring Experience" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Zinc? Completely Global and smooth process for both employers and candidates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? it would be nice to have some newsletter about the countries we normally hire in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? Zinc helps us hire candidates anywhere in the world. We choose what kind of background check we need and the platform does the rest it is relatively quite user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mario A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mario A.") MA Mario A. Fraud Prevention Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/13/2026 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "Effortless Applicant Insights with a Seamless Process" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Zinc? Seamless process to understand an applicant's background and experience Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? Some countries lack clear information or specific details Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? Understanding the experience and intent of new applicants helping us make an educated decision on new integrations to our team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Doreen A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Doreen A.") DA Doreen A. People Operations Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/11/2026 "Love the Product" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Zinc? The service it offers is very efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? Customer service via email is not the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? Good background checks that are efficient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic SR Sertach R. HR & Systems Coordinator Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/23/2025 "Fast service" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Zinc? It has really quick turnover time. If you're not doing complicated reference check it sometimes completed in a couple of hours which is really good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? If you do regulatory checks sometimes it takes really long time and you have to chase them. Sometimes it doesn't even complete the checks so you have to send it manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? It doesn't take really long time to complete reference checks for candidates and reduces admin tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic JW Julita W. People Partner Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/5/2025 "Easy to use" 5/5 What do you like best about Zinc? Really easy to use and set up, only ever needed to use the support function once. The checks come back quickly, and no candidate really experienced any difficulties. We're using it internationally as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? No downsides really. The packages are very much UK-focused, but easily amended for global checks too. Also would be great to have integrations with more HRIS systems, however, the process is so easy, that admin time is very minimal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? Background checks for our candidates in various regions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Jamie H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jamie H.") JH Jamie H. Senior People Operations Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/2/2025 "Simply works and saves us a load of time and effort!" 5/5 What do you like best about Zinc? I have used Zinc at both my current and previous companies, and I truly can't praise them enough. The platform is straightforward and user-friendly for both internal administrative tasks and the external candidate experience. At present, we screen approximately 250 candidates each year using Zinc, which has become an essential tool for our team. Every new joiner goes through Zinc, and we utilise a range of check types, from standard professional/employment references and criminal checks to more specialised ones like CIFAS, which are important for our work in FinTech. Zinc is integrated with our ATS, Greenhouse, and our HRIS, Hibob, meaning that starting checks is simple and part of the Talent teams workflow, rather than being an additional task. Completed checks are then automatically added into the employees profile on hibob. The Zinc team has also proven to be excellent partners, consistently listening to our feedback, rapidly improving their product, and providing prompt—almost instant—support via Live Chat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? As I mentioned before, the product is straightforward and easy to use, so there isn’t much for me to dislike. When I was at my previous company, we had employees in countries such as Brazil, and there was a specific check we needed that wasn’t available on the platform at the time. However, I have noticed that they are consistently adding new checks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? This tool saves us time by eliminating manual checks and helps ensure we remain compliant, all in a straightforward and user-friendly manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Jed S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jed S.") JS Jed S. Talent Acquisition Manager Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/11/2025 "Faster, better & yet cheaper than others on the market! How does that make sense?" 5/5 What do you like best about Zinc? Very quick service and easy to use backend, good account management, not in your face, but there if you need them! Integrates straight with the ATS so that's a massive bonus, we simply click a button to initiate the checks! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Zinc? No downside so far, we have been happy with everything! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you? Massively reduces turnaround time and easy-to-use solution at the same time as saving the business money - easy to calculate the ROI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about Zinc? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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