Turn

Name: Turn
Brand: Turn's Technologies
Rating: 4.5 (39 reviews)

Turn Screening: A faster and more affordable background check solution

Est 2016|Valuation $34.4M|Raised $14.4M|21 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 6K|Web traffic 25K|FTEs 50|HQ Chicago, Illinois, US

MarketsOnboarding & Offer Management

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

#### Areas of relative strength for Turn - Published starting price for Turn’s basic package is lower than some competitors’ publicly listed basic packages. - Product messaging consistently emphasizes support for hourly/gig/contract hiring and high-throughput screening. - Candidate support, including bilingual support, is highlighted in marketing materials and noted in some user reviews. #### Areas where competitors may be stronger - Market maturity and ecosystem: Incumbents often have larger public review footprints and broader documented integrations. - Reporting and compliance tooling: Larger competitor platforms may offer more comprehensive analytics and enterprise compliance dashboards. #### Adoption trends and market signals - Turn’s public review footprint is smaller than some category leaders, which may indicate a smaller visible customer base or a lower volume of public reviews. - Category leaders have a larger presence on public review platforms and a broader integration narrative.

	Turn	Checkr	GoodHire
Starting Price (public listing)	Publicly listed starting price for basic package (per-check pricing)	Publicly listed starting price (per-report pricing; generally higher than Turn's basic package)	Publicly listed starting price (per-check pricing; generally higher than Turn's basic package)
Typical Use Case	High-volume hourly/contract hiring; API-first screening and reseller/partner arrangements	Integration-focused screening programs; broad ecosystem and marketplace presence	SMB to mid-market with packaged screening and transparent published pricing
Key Strength	Lower published starting price; focus on high-volume workflows; bilingual candidate support	Broad integration ecosystem; established market presence	Clear tiered packages and published pricing
Key Weakness	Reported exception handling delays; reporting limitations; developer tooling complaints	May require enterprise pricing for advanced features; market positioning can be enterprise-oriented	Higher published entry price than Turn for some basic packages

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Areas of relative strength for Turn

Published starting price for Turn’s basic package is lower than some competitors’ publicly listed basic packages.
Product messaging consistently emphasizes support for hourly/gig/contract hiring and high-throughput screening.
Candidate support, including bilingual support, is highlighted in marketing materials and noted in some user reviews.

Areas where competitors may be stronger

Market maturity and ecosystem: Incumbents often have larger public review footprints and broader documented integrations.
Reporting and compliance tooling: Larger competitor platforms may offer more comprehensive analytics and enterprise compliance dashboards.

Adoption trends and market signals

Turn’s public review footprint is smaller than some category leaders, which may indicate a smaller visible customer base or a lower volume of public reviews.
Category leaders have a larger presence on public review platforms and a broader integration narrative.

	Turn	Checkr	GoodHire
Starting Price (public listing)	Publicly listed starting price for basic package (per-check pricing)	Publicly listed starting price (per-report pricing; generally higher than Turn's basic package)	Publicly listed starting price (per-check pricing; generally higher than Turn's basic package)
Typical Use Case	High-volume hourly/contract hiring; API-first screening and reseller/partner arrangements	Integration-focused screening programs; broad ecosystem and marketplace presence	SMB to mid-market with packaged screening and transparent published pricing
Key Strength	Lower published starting price; focus on high-volume workflows; bilingual candidate support	Broad integration ecosystem; established market presence	Clear tiered packages and published pricing
Key Weakness	Reported exception handling delays; reporting limitations; developer tooling complaints	May require enterprise pricing for advanced features; market positioning can be enterprise-oriented	Higher published entry price than Turn for some basic packages