Sterling vs Zinc

How do G2 users compare Zinc?

Sterling

67%

53%

66%

70%

75%

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Quality of support

Product direction

Likelihood to recommend

Real-time tracking

Ease of admin

Zinc

94%

86%

93%

96%

94%

Data is based on user satisfaction ratings collected through G2 and is accurate as of March 31, 2023.

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How Zinc compares

Get the best out of your background check software: Zinc is a Sterling alternative that offers faster customer and candidate support, custom branding and mobile functionality.

Sterling

Zinc

Custom branding

Live candidate support

Transparent process for candidates

Mobile functionality

No electronic signature

Screening takes days, not weeks

Candidates start jobs faster with Zinc. The average check turnaround time is 3 days.

Elevate your candidate's experience

Applicants rate Zinc 4.8 out of 5. Give candidates an experience that reflects your employer brand.

Build brilliant candidate experiences

Keep candidates in the know with a transparent process and total data ownership. You’ll both see the status of each check in real-time.

Reviewed, rated, and recommended

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Hear from Zinc's customers

“Everything is going really well as always. The team and I absolutely love Zinc. It has made our process and lives so much easier!”
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Kaylee

People and Talent
Wagestream

“We've been using Zinc for nearly 2 years and it's made a world of difference with our onboarding! Zinc saves us a huge amount of time, takes the admin off our team along with having all the references in one place.”

Craig

TA Manager
Current Health

“The process it has been so good. The turnaround times have been amazing and so much better than what we used to have!”
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Hannah

People Coordinator
GoHenry

“The process is so so quick, I made an offer to someone on Thursday to start the following Tuesday and started checks the same day which came back in a matter of hours which was unbelievable”
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Tom

TA Sourcer
VIOOH

"The process is a dream! As a team we are spending a lot less time chasing than we did before"

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Ellie

HR Administrator
Dotdigital

“Zinc has done us wonders and saved us so much time. This has meant our team has started doing more work on other projects which we couldn’t do beforehand, it’s definitely helped our workload”
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