What Alliance2020 does

Alliance 2020, Inc. is a privately held background screening firm headquartered in Renton, Washington, founded in 1987 and operating under Alliance 2020, Inc. in the State of Washington. The company delivers FCRA-compliant consumer and investigative consumer reports for employers, property managers, private landlords, DOT-regulated employers, healthcare organizations, volunteer organizations, and individuals, with customers served nationally while concentrating operations in the Pacific Northwest. Core offerings include employment screening (criminal checks, employment and education verifications, motor vehicle reports, professional license verifications, social media screening), drug testing through a network of more than 10,000 collection sites with both in-person and live-proctored oral-fluid options, tenant screening, fingerprinting, I-9 processing, international background checks, criminal monitoring, and a digital identity verification add-on (vID) powered by Cerebrum.

The technology platform is a cloud-based, browser-accessed software service with 24/7 availability, multi-portal client logins (employment, tenant, volunteer, drug testing, I-9) and native marketplace integrations with Paylocity (HR/payroll) and Lever (ATS). A dedicated compliance department provisions new client accounts within 24 hours, and the firm operates five physical service centers (Renton, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Wenatchee) for walk-in fingerprinting, notary, passport photo, apostille, and chauffeur credentialing services. Alliance 2020 was the first Washington State firm to earn Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) accreditation, is a member of NDASA, NARPM, and NCRA, and maintains EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework compliance.

The business model combines transaction-based screening report fees, recurring annual platform/software license fees, and setup and professional services governed by service agreements and Order Forms. Go-to-market is sales-led with parallel API-first / marketplace-led acquisition through Paylocity and Lever, supported by content marketing, regional HR conference sponsorship, a monthly newsletter, and an owned annual Insights Conference. Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed, with billing annual for platform licenses and monthly for service-agreement-driven relationships, reflecting a heterogeneous enterprise and mid-market customer mix rather than a single uniform commercial model.

Name

Alliance2020

Legal name

Alliance 2020, Inc.

Website

https://alliance2020.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alliance 2020 is a Washington-state background screening firm serving employers, property managers, private landlords, DOT-regulated employers, healthcare organizations, and individuals with FCRA-compliant employment, drug, tenant, and identity verification services across the Pacific Northwest and nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Renton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Screening Report Fees: Transaction-based fees for consumer reports and investigative consumer reports as defined under FCRA. Fees cover various screening services including criminal background checks, verifications, motor vehicle reports, and other screening components ordered per candidate.
2. Platform/Software Service Fees: Annual platform license fees for access to the Software Service, along with set-up fees. The Software Service is provided as a hosted, web-browser-accessed application throughout the contract term.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, configuration, and other professional services related to the Software Service, governed by Statements of Work and Order Forms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Alliance 2020 is a background screening firm that delivers employment background checks, drug testing, tenant screening, fingerprinting, and identity verification services to employers, property managers, private landlords, volunteer organizations, and individuals. Services are accessed through a cloud-based software platform with web portals, API integrations with HR/ATS systems, and a network of physical service centers in Washington State. The company has operated in this space for over 35 years.

Product overview

Alliance 2020 is a background screening services company offering a unified platform with multiple integrated service modules. The core offerings include Employment Screening, Drug Testing Services, Tenant Screening, and Fingerprinting services, supplemented by add-on modules such as Form I-9 verification, International Background Checks, Volunteer Screening, Motor Vehicle Reports, Criminal Monitoring, Social Media Screening, and Verified Identity Documentation (vID). The company operates a network of over 10,000 drug testing collection sites and maintains physical service centers in Washington state for fingerprinting and notary services. All services are accessed through a web-based software platform with client login portals for different service types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 collection sites in drug testing network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PaylocitycoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Paylocity, a leading HR and payroll platform, brings background screening directly into the HR systems teams already use. This integration reduces manual work, improves accuracy, and keeps hiring and onboarding moving forward. HR teams can launch background checks within their HR system, access results alongside employee records, eliminate duplicate data entry, and maintain consistent processes across teams.
• LevercoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Lever, a widely used applicant tracking system (ATS), allows Lever users to seamlessly order and review background checks without leaving the ATS. Hiring teams can initiate background checks, track progress, and review completed results directly within Lever. This eliminates switching between platforms and reduces data entry errors. Alliance 2020 is listed on the Lever Marketplace.
• CerebrumcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Cerebrum enables Alliance 2020 to offer Verified Identity Documentation (vID), a digital identity verification tool that matches a live selfie with a government-issued ID to confirm identity in real time. vID is available through Alliance 2020 as part of comprehensive screening services, helping reduce identity fraud and improve trust early in the hiring process.
• Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA)coreOthersPBSA is the leading association in the background screening industry. Alliance 2020 was the first background screening company in Washington to earn PBSA accreditation, demonstrating commitment to excellence and high professional standards.
• New Era HR SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConference sponsor for the 2025 Insights Conference, contributing valuable resources and support.
• BTG BenefitsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConference sponsor for the 2025 Insights Conference, contributing valuable resources and support.
• BrightSparkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConference sponsor for the 2025 Insights Conference, contributing valuable resources and support.
• Remodel HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConference sponsor for the 2025 Insights Conference, contributing valuable resources and support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Checkr: Checkr is a leading technology-enabled background screening platform serving employers and the gig economy. Direct peer offering employment, criminal, and identity checks via an API-first, ATS-integrated model that competes head-to-head with Alliance 2020 in mid-market and enterprise accounts.
• Sterling (Sterling Check): Sterling is a large, publicly traded background screening provider serving global employers with employment, criminal, drug, and identity services. Operates the same core product vertical as Alliance 2020 but at national/international scale with significant enterprise sales coverage.
• HireRight: HireRight is a global background screening company offering employment, criminal, drug, and tenant screening with deep multi-country coverage. Directly comparable on product breadth and FCRA-compliant consumer reporting services, though structurally much larger than Alliance 2020.
• First Advantage: First Advantage is a publicly traded provider of background screening, identity verification, and drug testing services. Shares Alliance 2020's multi-product strategy (employment, drug, screening) and competes in the same employer buyer pool, especially for high-volume programmatic accounts.
• Accurate Background: Accurate Background is a mid-market background screening firm offering employment screening, drug testing, and I-9 compliance. Most directly comparable to Alliance 2020 by size, mid-market focus, and product breadth — making it the closest peer for valuation and positioning reference.
• Asurint: Asurint is a background screening provider serving mid-market and enterprise employers with criminal, employment, and drug testing services. Comparable in size, product mix, and ATS-integrated go-to-market to Alliance 2020.
• Intellicorp: Intellicorp is a background screening firm offering employment, tenant, and volunteer screening with a regional focus. Closely overlaps Alliance 2020's use-case segmentation (employers, property managers, nonprofits) and serves as a useful analog for a regional player with similar verticals.

Emerging players

• Certn: Certn is an emerging tech-first background screening and identity verification platform focused on candidate experience and global checks. Overlaps with Alliance 2020's employment screening and vID/candidate verification offerings but with a younger, software-led go-to-market.
• Veremark: Veremark is an international background screening and credential-checking startup offering employment, education, and identity verification. Competes at the international screening edge of Alliance 2020's product suite (their International Background Checks add-on) and overlaps on identity verification adjacent to vID.

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton (Corporate Risk): Pinkerton's corporate risk and screening arm offers background checks as part of a broader investigative and security services portfolio. Not a direct head-to-head competitor at mid-market, but operates in adjacent screening/verification territory relevant for benchmarking and cross-sell.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Alliance2020Inc
• Facebookfacebook.com/alliance2020inc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alliance-2020
• Instagraminstagram.com/alliance2020

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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