Traditional background checking providers rely on large, outsourced workforces to manually complete checks, which pushes admin down to your HR team and slows down turnaround times.

Zinc was built as a tech-first platform that automates reference chasing, integrates seamlessly with your ATS or HRIS, and lets candidates complete checks on the go via a mobile-friendly interface. 65% of our checks return near-instant or instant results, while still leaving you in control of the final decision.

Zinc background checks are some of the fastest in the industry, thanks to our automation-first approach. Zinc’s checks run simultaneously, and 65% of Zinc’s checks return near-instant or instant results — so you’re never stuck waiting for one check to finish before the other begins.

When checks are running, Zinc’s status dashboard shows you exactly how checks are progressing. You’ll see any actions you need to take right away, rather than wasting your time searching for progress updates or historical performance data. We’ll also chase candidates and referees for you, so results come back faster and you’re not wasting time on admin.

Zinc was designed to make sure you always know the status of your in-progress checks. Our dashboard gives you a full overview of in-progress and complete checks, including any relevance flags.

Once results are ready, we’ll send you a notification and deliver the results to your Zinc dashboard, or directly to your integrated ATS and HRIS. Each candidate report gives you an audit trail that explains what checks you ran, when they were passed, and any results that got flagged.

For comprehensive reporting, Zinc’s insights dashboard gives you access to data on:

1. Trends in actions like cancelled checks and failed verifications
2. Usage and billing reports
3. How checks are performing, from completion times to check outcomes
4. Package and country breakdowns on performance and usage
5. Candidate engagement insights, including response times and satisfaction scores

Zinc offers one of the most flexible and transparent reporting dashboards in background checks. No more guesswork or waiting on ad-hoc reports from your legacy provider, just compliance, self-serve data, and instant answers.

Yes. Zinc’s platform is built to automatically adapt to hiring regulations around the world, so you can use one system whenever you hire. While other providers might specialise in one region, Zinc is a truly international solution built for global teams. 

When a candidate starts their checks, they confirm their country of residence and citizenship. Zinc automatically routes the right check types for that country and applies the right data capture, check types, and regulatory logic. You don’t need to build separate checks packages for each market you’re hiring in or do any extra admin. 

The only exception is DBS checks, which are only available in the UK.

For candidates with international address histories, you can enable multiple criminal checks within a package, covering up to 10 years of history across every country where they lived for 6+ months. Zinc prompts the candidate to confirm their address history and runs the relevant check in each jurisdiction automatically.

Yes. Zinc integrates seamlessly with leading ATS and HRIS platforms like Greenhouse, Workable, and HiBob. 

All of our integrations are free, and most can be set up in minutes with no tech support required — although our team is always here if you need support. Our users frequently report that adding Zinc to their workflow is simple, allowing checks to be initiated with a single click directly from their existing systems.

Legacy background check providers often charge premium prices for manual, slow services. Whether you’re scaling your startup or hiring thousands globally, Zinc offers transparent, scalable pricing tailored to your hiring volume.

Our Pay As You Grow plan, designed for companies hiring fewer than 50 employees per month, is easy to set up in minutes. For companies with larger hiring volumes, speak to our team to learn more about our competitive pricing structure.