Atlantic Employee Screening

What Atlantic Employee Screening does

Atlantic Employee Screening (AES) is a privately held background screening and workforce compliance provider founded in 1998 and headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The company operates as a subsidiary of Atlantic Personnel and Tenant Screening, Inc., runs the Atlantic Prints fingerprinting sub-brand, and serves 2,500+ clients across SMBs, healthcare, financial institutions, education, transportation, and property management verticals, with screening capability spanning 194 countries. Its core platform delivers pre-employment background checks, drug screening, employment and education verifications, continuous post-hire monitoring, international screening, healthcare credentialing, KYC/AML compliance, and DOT/transportation screening, processed through a five-point human verification system rather than automated matching.

The technology architecture is a cloud-based screening portal integrated with 100+ ATS, HRIS, and HCM platforms (UKG, iCIMS, Workday, Taleo, Greenhouse, Lever, JazzHR, Paylocity, ADP, Bullhorn, and others), with 85% of ATS users able to order background checks directly from their existing system. The candidate-facing layer is anchored by QuickApp, a mobile-friendly consent and authorization tool that automates federal, state, and county disclosures. The platform holds SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, is PBSA-certified, and meets ISNetworld requirements. Operating metrics include 1,200+ daily service orders, an 8.8-hour average report completion time, 99.5% customer retention, and 9.3-year average employee tenure.

AES generates revenue primarily through transaction-fee pricing across Basic, Expanded, Comprehensive, and Executive screening packages, plus add-on modules (drug testing, continuous monitoring, international, KYC/AML, FACIS, Vault Verify), with no annual membership fees, no monthly minimums, and no long-term contracts. GTM is sales-led with direct outreach to HR professionals, supplemented by integration-partner channels, a Preferred Partner Program with ATS/HRIS vendors, content marketing, SHRM-aligned events, and a self-service web portal. Recent strategic emphasis has been on ecosystem expansion through embedded HCM partnerships (Inova Payroll, Paylocity) and positioning as a UKG Preferred Partner to capture switching demand.

Name

Atlantic Employee Screening

Legal name

Atlantic Employee Screening

Website

https://atlanticscreening.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atlantic Employee Screening is a 27-year-old U.S. background screening provider offering pre-employment checks, drug testing, continuous monitoring, and credentialing services to 2,500+ SMB and enterprise clients through 100+ ATS/HRIS/HCM integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Background Screening Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening (BPAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Criminal Background Checks (National/State/County) (BPACALAA), Global / International Background Screening (BPACALAI), Continuous Monitoring & Post-Hire Screening (BPACALAJ), Healthcare Sanctions & Exclusions Screening (OIG/SAM/OFAC) (BPACALAH), Employee Verification & Background Check Coordination (BPAAAIAG)

Keywords

• Background screening services
• Employee verification checks
• Drug screening services
• Tenant screening checks
• Healthcare credentialing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palm Beach Gardens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Background Screening Services: Core revenue stream from pre-employment background checks including criminal searches, employment verifications, education verifications, drug testing, MVR reports, and other screening services. Services are sold as packages (Basic, Expanded, Comprehensive, Executive) with additional add-on services. No annual membership fee or monthly minimum required.
2. Drug Screening Services: Electronic Chain of Custody 5-panel, 10-panel, and DOT drug screening using Quest and Labcorp locations. Includes instant drug test cups with over 99% accuracy rate and MRO review.
3. Tenant Screening: Low-cost tenant background screening with options for instant results including criminal searches, credit reports, and eviction searches.
4. Healthcare Credentialing: Provider credentialing services with real-time verifications across hundreds of sources, including licensing, prescreening, and provider enrollment.
5. Integration and Platform Access: Revenue from providing integrated background screening within ATS, HRIS, and HCM platforms for enterprise clients, with no integration fees for most partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Atlantic Employee Screening is a background screening and workforce compliance provider that delivers pre-employment background checks, criminal, employment and education verifications, drug testing, fingerprinting, healthcare credentialing, tenant screening, and ongoing employee monitoring to employers and landlords. Services are accessed through an online platform and 100+ ATS/HRIS/HCM integrations, sold in tiered packages (Basic, Expanded, Comprehensive, Executive) with no contracts or minimums. Differentiators include human-reviewed Five-Point Verification, SOC 2 Type 2 security, PBSA-certified processors, and an 8.8-hour average turnaround.

Product overview

Atlantic Employee Screening is a background screening and workforce compliance platform offering a portfolio of modular screening products and services for employers across industries. The core product is the Employee Screening Services platform, which is the central hub for ordering, tracking, and reporting on background checks, supported by the QuickApp candidate consent system and a background check platform. This core platform is extended through multiple add-on modules: Continuous Monitoring (post-hire criminal surveillance), Drug Screening (5/10-panel and DOT), Remote Workforce Screening, International Screening, Tenant Screening, Smart Sequence (bifurcated/trifurcated screening), Healthcare Compliance Screening (FACIS/TRICARE), Healthcare Credentialing, KYC/AML, and Transportation/DOT Screening. Ancillary products include Atlantic Prints (fingerprinting sub-brand), Personality Assessments (Personality Plus, Insure Survey, Johnston Index), Vault Verify (verification automation), and WOTC tax credit processing. The platform integrates with 50+ ATS, HRIS, HCM, and payroll systems (including UKG, Inova, Paylocity, Workday, iCIMS, Taleo, and others) and operates under transparent pricing with no long-term contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employee Screening Services (Core Platform) Atlantic's primary background screening platform offering criminal, employment, education, and other verification checks for employers, delivered via an online portal integrated with ATS/HRIS platforms with QuickApp consent, instant pricing, and a five-point human verification process.
• Continuous Monitoring

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.5% customer retention rate demonstrates high satisfaction and service quality
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration48 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, preferred and standard.

• Inova PayrollcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2026Strategic partnership integrating AES's background screening services (background checks, drug testing, employment verifications) directly into Inova's payroll and HCM platform. Enables mutual clients to streamline hiring, onboarding, and payroll processes from a single system. Partnership announced January 13, 2026, designed to improve efficiency, reduce administrative burden, and enhance compliance for SMB clients seeking integrated workforce management solutions.
• UKG (Ultimate Software)coreTechnology or IntegrationPreferred Partner with integrations for both UKG Pro (formerly UltiPro) and UKG Ready (formerly Kronos). Provides bi-directional integration with self-authenticated links to view background checks. Setup time 1-5 business days. Available on UKG Marketplace. Atlantic positioned as trusted partner for UKG Ready and UKG Pro users during screening provider disruption.
• iCIMScoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with one of the largest talent acquisition platforms built on Platform-as-a-Service framework. Enables background screening within the iCIMS environment.
• WorkdaycoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration enabling screening and onboarding of candidates from within Workday's recruiting hub with highly customizable workspace.
• Oracle TaleocoreTechnology or IntegrationTaleo Business Edition integration allows users to utilize Atlantic's background checks within Oracle environment.
• GreenhousepreferredTechnology or IntegrationIntegration enables surprisingly affordable yet powerful background screening available with one click within Greenhouse ATS.
• LeverpreferredTechnology or IntegrationIntegration designed to attract best candidates and retain best employees through Lever's talent acquisition platform.
• JazzHRpreferredTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with powerful, user-friendly, and affordable recruiting software for growing companies.
• JobvitepreferredTechnology or IntegrationATS integration that filters out less qualified applicants with increased efficiency through jobboard posting and candidate matching. Status updates to 'Clear' or 'Flagged' when complete.
• PageUppreferredTechnology or IntegrationIntegration built for higher education and enterprise with recruitment marketing, management, and onboarding capabilities.
• PaylocitycoreTechnology or IntegrationBi-directional integration empowering HR teams to manage background checks as part of fully streamlined onboarding process from Paylocity dashboard.
• ADPcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with ADP Recruiting Management module available for National clients on the Vantage platform.
• BullhornstandardTechnology or IntegrationIntegration constructed to decrease daily recruiting workload and enhance candidate experience for the 7,000+ companies using Bullhorn's platform.
• Cornerstone OnDemandstandardTechnology or IntegrationUnified platform integration assisting in streamlining recruiting, developing and managing talent.
• WorkablepreferredTechnology or IntegrationTop ATS in recruiting space that attracts and sources candidates to help teams hire faster with background screening integration.
• SmartRecruitersstandardTechnology or IntegrationLeading suite for global companies enhancing hiring processes while removing tasks from HR's plate.
• Quest DiagnosticsstandardTechnology or IntegrationLab partner for drug screening services across all locations in the United States.
• LabcorpstandardTechnology or IntegrationLab partner for drug screening services across all locations in the United States.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Checkr: Largest venture-backed background screening platform in the US, offering pre-employment criminal checks, drug screening, and ATS/HRIS integrations (similar to Atlantic) with an API-first approach and modern pricing.
• Sterling (Sterling Talent Solutions): Established background screening provider serving enterprise clients with criminal, employment, education, drug screening, and integrations with major ATS/HRIS platforms—direct overlap with Atlantic's core offering.
• HireRight: Global background screening company offering criminal, employment, drug screening, and continuous monitoring services through ATS/HRIS integrations—covers enterprise and SMB across multiple verticals like Atlantic.
• First Advantage: Public competitor offering background screening, drug testing, identity verification, and ATS integrations with strong presence in transportation, healthcare, and financial verticals.
• Accurate Background: Direct competitor to Atlantic offering pre-employment background checks, drug screening, ATS integrations, and similar package-based pricing—no contracts model is comparable.
• EmployeeScreenIQ: Mid-market background screening competitor offering ATS integrations, drug testing, and continuous monitoring—closely comparable scale and customer focus to Atlantic.
• Pinstripe Media Group / Pinstripe Screening: Regional background screening provider offering pre-employment checks with ATS integrations and customer-service-led differentiation similar to Atlantic's positioning.

Emerging players

• Certn: Tech-forward background screening provider focused on developer-friendly APIs, global coverage, and continuous monitoring—competing for the same SMB/mid-market ATS-integrated customers as Atlantic.
• Veremark: International background screening provider with strong continuous monitoring and global coverage—overlaps with Atlantic's international screening and post-hire surveillance offerings.

Others

• PBSA (Professional Background Screening Association): Industry association for the background screening sector that certifies processors for FCRA compliance—not a competitor but an ecosystem participant that shapes Atlantic's regulatory positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AtlanticChecks
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AtlanticScreening
• Facebookfacebook.com/atlanticscreening
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atlantic-personnel-&-tenant-screening-inc-

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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