--- title: Zinc Reviews meta_title: 'Zinc Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 181 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Zinc works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.7 review_count: 181 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-07-13' parent_category: name: Pre-Employment Screening url: https://www.g2.com/categories/pre-employment-screening --- # Zinc Reviews **Vendor:** Zinc Work **Category:** [Background Check Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/background-check) **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 181 ## About Zinc Traditional background checks providers are manual, time-consuming, and slow. Zinc is different.  Founded on the belief that there’s a better way to do background checks, Zinc is an automated platform that makes your job easier and your candidates happier. Just enter a candidate’s details, select the checks you want to send, and you’re done.  With over 190 supported countries, you can be confident that you’ll get fast, accurate checks every time. Zinc automates candidate document collection and referencing follow-ups, and directly integrates with HMRC to provide employment verification in minutes — not days.  Real-time status updates keep you and your candidates in the loop, enhancing transparency and cutting down on questions. Whether you’re hiring one candidate or hundreds, re-usable check packages, custom reference questions, and an automated process mean you’ll be able to send checks in just a few clicks.  Zinc is built to integrate with your HR tech stack, including Workday, Pinpoint, HiBob, and more, so once results are in, you can go straight to your HRIS or ATS to view the results.  Zinc is serious about data security, and are SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified. ## Zinc Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users find Zinc **incredibly user-friendly** , effortlessly integrating with systems and streamlining recruitment processes. (17 reviews) - Users commend Zinc for its **exceptional customer support** , enhancing their overall experience and satisfaction with the product. (9 reviews) - Users value the **quick setup and fast turnaround** of Zinc, enhancing recruitment efficiency and user experience. (8 reviews) - Users highlight the **speed and efficiency** of Zinc, streamlining tasks and enhancing overall work experiences. (6 reviews) - Users value the **seamless process** of Zinc, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual workload significantly. (6 reviews) - Users value the **time-saving efficiency** of Zinc, allowing them to accomplish tasks seamlessly and reduce manual work. (6 reviews) - Users commend the **easy setup** of Zinc, facilitating a smooth transition and efficient workflows from the start. (5 reviews) - Efficiency (5 reviews) - Candidate Experience (4 reviews) - Users value the **trusted support and compliance ease** offered by Zinc, enhancing their hiring process across countries. (4 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users note **poor customer support** , especially regarding response times and urgent assistance, though improvements are being made. (6 reviews) - Users experience **geographical limitations** and delays in support, impacting accessibility in certain countries. (2 reviews) - Users find **limited customization** frustrating, as many edits require separate adjustments and setup of packages. (2 reviews) - Users experience **slow checks** with limited assistance from the chatbot, leading to frustrations regarding outstanding check statuses. (2 reviews) - Users find the **information unclear** regarding outstanding checks, leading to frustration and a lack of guidance on issues. (2 reviews) - Users highlight the need for improved **billing transparency** when navigating hiring processes in new countries. (1 reviews) - Users find the product **expensive** , which raises concerns about its value for the cost involved. (1 reviews) - Inadequate Reporting (1 reviews) - Limited Availability (1 reviews) - Users find the **limited editing options** cumbersome, requiring multiple package setups for simple adjustments. (1 reviews) ## Zinc Reviews ### 1. Really fast and slick background check product **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aaron W. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** - Intergrates with Greenhouse and hibob and the integrations work really well - Good customer service for queries - Really fast and easy to action from employer and employee side **What do you dislike about Zinc?** - Having notifications for specific employees targeted to specific users (at the moment all users get notified of all activity) **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** - Quick turnaround on checks means we can onboard quickly - Allows us to manage in 1 platform - meaning less human error **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for taking the time to leave a review on Zinc, Aaron. We really appreciate it! We're so pleased to hear that you find Zinc really fast and easy to use. We had some feedback from customers on email notifications so we recently launched a product update where you can customise the email notifications that each user receives. This should help avoid email overload for you and the other users on your account. You can find more information about it here: https://zincwork.com/blog/notification-control All the best, Rachel ### 2. User-Friendly, Informative, & Speedy Service! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jessica M. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 10, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I love Zinc's speedy service for background checks, but also love their user-friendly features which make using Zinc so easy and make my job easier at the end of the day. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** I can't think of anything i dislike about Zinc **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc is helping us with background checks and is making it as easy as possible with speedy service, which makes my job easier **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for taking the time to leave a review Jessica, we really appreciate it. I'm so pleased to hear Zinc has helped make your job easier - that's what we're here to do! Best, Rachel ### 3. Great service provider! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Goods | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 11, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I like how little I have to be involved in the freference check process. It is very automated and saves me a lot of time. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** I wish there was an option to not have the results go directly to the candidate. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc is saving my team a lot of time now that we don't have to complete reference calls. **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for taking the time to leave Zinc a review. It's great to hear that Zinc has helped speed up your reference checks. Best, Rachel ### 4. Good application **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Easy and simple to use. It's a good set up so we can easily click and background checks are sent for the candidate. The best background check site we have used so far. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** I'm yet to find some dislikes for Zinc. So far it has been simple and very quick to use. The only downside is the emails but that is easily turned off if you wish , **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc is solving many problems as we had a issue with timing for background checks to come back. We now click a button and background checks are sent and emailed to the candidate and come back quickly. **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback on Zinc, it's really important to us! It's amazing to hear that Zinc is the best background-checking provider you've used - thank you! I'm so pleased that you find it really easy and simple to use. We have recently launched a new product which allows you to customise the email notifications you receive so hopefully this will help avoid email overload. You can find more information about it here: https://zincwork.com/blog/notification-control All the best, Rachel ### 5. Fantastic Customer Service and Easy to Use! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Madison M. | Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 05, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The set up is simple and the internal team did an amazing walk through with our team. Wish all EORs were operated this way. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Nothing at this time. Everything is very straight forward and the Zinc team are easy to work with should any issues arise. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** International background checks and on-boarding **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for your kind words about Zinc, we really appreciate it! It's great to hear you have found Zinc fast and easy to use. Many thanks, Rachel ### 6. Smooth background checks **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 10, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Very low touch for the team, everything happens automatically. An essential service for anywone hiring a lot in different countries. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Sometimes the process is too long, but that is likely do to external factors (slow references etc) **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Removing the manual tasks relating to background checks and ensuring regulatory and contract compliance. **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for your kind words on Zinc, we really appreciate it! It's great to hear Zinc has helped you speed up your hiring process and ensure compliance. Best, Rachel ### 7. Quick, easy and user friendly **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Chiara A. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 20, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Support team are friendly, the actual set up process is simple (although not quite finalized on my Lever integration - support were very helpful during this however), and the user experience on the candidate side is smooth, easy to understand and not cumbersome **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Does what I need it to do, so nothing really that I'd pick out here. I might have more of answer if I was using it on a very large scale, but can think of nothing for the scale we are using it at that I would change. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Takes away any user or employer admin in applying for checks, quick and simple and does not mean that I have to provide updates directly to candidates on the progress - time saver and it's transparent. ### 8. Excellent and speedy service from start to finish **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 05, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The customer service team! Always available to help, with any query I may have. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Honestly... can't think of anything in particular. If I had to say something, it would be that some checks can take a while to get completed (DBS / Credit Checks in some cases, I have noticed), but that isn't really a Zinc issue. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Packaging a variety of background checks into one. It really does make the whole background checking process infinitely better, quicker, and more efficient. It's also really easy to track how the checks are progressing, and which checks need to be reviewed. Our business also conducts yearly annual background checks, which Zinc makes super easy by providing a bulk upload template, and they take care of the rest. **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Zinc! We really appreciate your kind words. I'm thrilled to hear that Zinc has had such a positive impact for you and the team on the entire background checking process. It's also great to know you've had such a positive experience with our customer service team - they really are great! All the best, Rachel ### 9. Slick, smooth & compliant **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Smitha S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 03, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I love that we have great customer service - both the candidate & employer. I also love the modern interface, which is mobile-friendly. The whole experience is very slick for us while sending the checks & after receiving it. It's also easy for the candidate & their referees to fill in the form. Helps us stay compliant and takes away all the admin. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Hard to pick something really - maybe they could include a start date field and send us a notification if someone's checks aren't complete a week before they start? **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Taking away admin & staying compliant **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Hi Smitha, thanks for taking the time to leave Zinc a review! Your feedback is really important to us. It's lovely to hear such kind words about Zinc, I'm so pleased that Zinc is a slick experience for you and the team. It's awesome to hear you're loving our modern interface, we're always working hard on making this a great user experience. All the best! Rachel ### 10. Extremely easy to use **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Claire W. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 25, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** As I said, super simple to use and a quick thing to tick off the onboarding checklist **What do you dislike about Zinc?** When I needed to know what each level of check covered I found it hard to get a clear pictire **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easily being able to check new hire background checks with basic information **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for taking the time to leave a review on Zinc, Claire! We really appreciate it. It's great to hear you find Zinc extremely easy to use. We have been working on a one-pager to help provide additional information about what each level of check entails. Please reach out to your account manager or our support team if you're ever unsure and we can share this with you. Many thanks, Rachel ### 11. Simple and quick way to check references **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Wayne D. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Ease of use Simple interface Everything is tracked and logged **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Nothing so far - everything works as expected and shown at the start **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Saves a lot of time in the fact that we don't need to follow up manually on checks **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for your kind word on Zinc, Wayne. We really appreciate it! It's great to hear Zinc has helped save you a lot of time by removing the need to manually follow up on checks. All the best, Rachel ### 12. Zinc is a great platform to gather background checks and references for new employees! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jake W. | People Experience Operations Assistant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The main thing I use Zinc for is to gather right-to-work checks. This ensures all of our employees have all the relevant credentials, taking lots of the manual work away from me! Not only this, but it gives the candidate a simple form to request references. Zinc then automatically chases these references until they are obtained; again, taking work away from myself! **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Through my time using Zinc, I've found it very easy to use. Whenever I have had an issue or some confusion about a feature, their helpful support team have resolved my query swiftly and efficiently. Therefore, I have no complaints and cannot say anything I currently dislike about Zinc! **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc helps throughout my onboarding process. Whenever I welcome a new hire, I am unable to proceed with most onboarding steps until I have gathered references and background checks. Zinc ensures this is done quickly and accurately so I can continue with my onboarding process without wasting time or effort. **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for Zinc, Jake :) We're really pleased that you can ensure compliance with speedy right-to-work checks and references. Best, Charlotte ### 13. Very Useful **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Georgia S. | Process & Systems Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Helped simplify processes when onboarding new employees **What do you dislike about Zinc?** I haven't experianced any problems, it is fit for purpose. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has removed the weeks of manually processing so has saved us a lot of time **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for your kind words on Zinc, Georgia! We really appreciate it. It's great to hear Zinc has saved you lots of time and helped simplify your hiring process. All the best, Rachel ### 14. ID checks done quickly and with ease! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 02, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** How easy the platform is to use, it makes life very simple as everything is laid out exactly where you would expect it to be. Even if you do happen to come across issues they have a staff force full of very helpful individuals. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Sometimes when ID checks come back and it is unsure about whether the person isn't who they say they are it isn't very clear as to how to reasoning has come about **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc is helping us to ensure we don't have any fraudulent members on the team and keeping it so we are compliant across different governments with what information we are asking an employee to provide **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thank for taking the time to leave Zinc a review, we really appreciate it! It's great to hear that Zinc has helped make your life easier when it comes to background checks - that's what we're here for! I'm glad Zinc has helped you stay compliant and ensured the right people are joining your team. Thanks for your feedback on the ID check errors lacking enough explanation, I will pass this feedback on to the product team. All the best! Rachel ### 15. Efficient, Clear, and prompt **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 21, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** how clear it is to follow instructions! both as a candidate and a grader, it's an intuitive tool anyone can use with no training **What do you dislike about Zinc?** I'm not sure how efficent the reporting is; as it's hard to request a copy of the state records as a grader. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** It saves us the time of conducting an onious and manual review **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback on Zinc, we really appreciate it! It's great that Zinc has saved you lots of time. We love to hear that you found the instructions really clear and easy to understand. Best, Rachel ### 16. Quick, very easy and a breeze to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Not having to chase references your self- Chasing can take a lot of time up that is needed in other areas of my role **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Absolutely nothing. It does everything for you. Cant fault it and cant believe we never used it sooner. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Time, HAving to chase people for reference checks can be time consuming and this takes a bit of pressure off my role. Also it makes the candidate experience an easy one where all information is in one place. **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thank you for your kind words on Zinc, we really appreciate it! We love to hear how much time using Zinc has saved you, and the positive change it's had on your hiring process. Many thanks, Rachel ### 17. A fast and easy sign up with a great looking and effective platfom **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrew W. | Head of People & Culture, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 13, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The integration with our ATS made it a seamless and effortless sign-up. The account manager was great at scoping our needs and delivering the service in a matter of days. The usage rates from candidates are really high and helps us to get quick results when we are hiring at pace. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** None, all working perfectly well with no challenges. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** It allows us to keep up with current regulations and safeguard the business through the hiring process. We are also about to keep our recruitment process fast and effective with the integration. ### 18. Helpful and easy to use **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Justine M. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 08, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I like that Zinc has a clear and concise user interface. And it offers ultiple packages for different countires, which makes it ideal for global companies. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Certain country packages could be more optmized. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps us comply with country laws. **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for taking the time to give us your feedback, we really appreciate it! It's great to hear you find Zinc really easy to use. We'd love to know more about how country packages could be more optimised so we can work on any improvements. One of the team will reach out for more insight. Many thanks, Rachel ### 19. Zinc is amazing!! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hannah A. | Operations Administrator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 28, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Zinc has been so helpful and has reduced our time for background checks to be complete drastically. It is also super easy to use both from our side and employee sides - zero complaints **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Nothing! Everything is working perfectly for us **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc is helping us reduce our time to hire. We previously got our references ourselves so that has massively reduced our time and made it a much smoother process for us and candidates ### 20. A quick and easy way to get references from your candidates **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 06, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Zinc does all the hard work for you in the background. As a recruiter, I know how long and challenging it can be to obtain references for candidates. Zinc requests the references in the background and updates you with important updates to keep track of the background checks for your candidates. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** It would be good to have a central dashboard to see all the zinc background requests made and the status of those background checks. This will help keep track of the progress of the reviews that are being sent out. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc is saving a vast amount of time it takes to request background checks and follow up on those checks. By automating this process, this helps to save time and reduce admin tasks. **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thank you for taking the time to write a review for Zinc! We're really happy it's saving you a lot of time requesting background checks and getting them back! That's useful to know about the central dashboard. We do show the status and progress in the recruit tab in the Zinc app but I will pass this feedback t the product team. Have a great weekend! ### 21. Zinc is amazing! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 16, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Zinc is a really easy, clear and user friendly platform to conduct prescreening checks. It covers all types of screening checks required. I would recommned 100%! **What do you dislike about Zinc?** There's nothing that I dislike about Zinc. It covers everything we need to complete out screening checks, so there's no issues to report or improvements in my opinion. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc makes it easy to conduct all our screening checks on one platform. It is also quicker to use and takes less time than when we used to request these manually. ### 22. Easy to use and a massive time-saver **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Annie J. | Head of Talent, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 18, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** It saves us time, the customer support is great and very attentive. Super straightforward to use **What do you dislike about Zinc?** A few teething problems with our Greenhouse integration but seems to be working fine now! **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** - Ensuring our hires have great references and clear background checks **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thank you for taking the time to write a review for Zinc, Annie! We're really happy it's saving you a lot of time requesting background checks and that you find the customer support attentive! That's useful to know about the Greenhouse integration too. Have a great day! ### 23. Super simple integrationfor ID checks **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 03, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Great and easy-to-understand documentation, simple integration process, and super helpful support! **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Would appreciate an API endpoint to cancel a pending Zinc check, but for now it is a manual process, which is also fine. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our platform Zelt has integrated with Zinc to provide easy to use ID / Background checks for any company's employees. ### 24. Great service, fast a reliable, better than any competitors out there. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ellis B. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 02, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I like the constant feedback the platform gives you when there is updates on all different types of checks. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** There isnt anything that has come up that i feel needs improving for now. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** All the necessary checks we require when onbaording a new employee. ### 25. Zinc Experience for an EOR **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shikhar K. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 03, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Zinc covers almost every country across the globe. So this becomes one point solution. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** I have faced issues in understanding the pricing. It would be better if they can revise the pricing for bulk customer **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps in doing the background check of employees that are working for our clients. **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Hi Shikhar, thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Zinc! We really appreciate it. I'm glad that Zinc's global functionality is providing value for you and the team, it's awesome to help you complete background checks globally. All the best! Rachel ### 26. Easy to use **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 26, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** How easy the platform is to use, very quick and efficient. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Would be great to see what each Background checking level entails: details to see what they cover when selecting. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** A good background checking tool to use when doing recruitment and onboarding candidates into roles. **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for leaving a review on Zinc, we really appreciate it! It's great to hear you find Zinc very quick and efficient to use. We have been working on a one-pager to help provide additional information about what each level of check entails. Please reach out to your account manager or our support team if you're ever unsure and we can share this with you. All the best, Rachel ### 27. Massive timesaver for the People and Talent Team **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nikita K. | Head of Talent, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 02, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I was introduced to Zinc earlier this year and couldn't believe how easy it was to integrate with our ATS and HRIS systems. With a click of a button and we get all the checks we require on a global level. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Nothing, in particular, I don't like. I a going to explore their reporting function further. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Background checks were taking forever and holding up our recruitment process. As we move into a regulated business we require credit and criminal checks and this helps with that too. **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thank you for your kind words Nikita! I'm thrilled you're finding Zinc a speedy solution for your background-checking needs. Have a lovely weekend! Best, Charlotte ### 28. Best reference check software I've used **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 06, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Zinc's interface was very sleek and easy to use. As someone who doesn't do a lot of references, I enjoyed that I got an email and text to access the software, making the process as easy as possible on my end. Finally, I loved that it had clearly been personalised to the role, organisation and manager. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** To be honest, I only used the product once, and I'm not a client; I have only had a brief experience. No issues at all. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** From my point of view, Zinc turned the cumbersome process of giving a reference for someone into an easy interactive process and streamlined my efforts. I saved time and had a better experience. **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thanks for leaving a review! We're thrilled it's been the best background-checking software you've used. Have a lovely rest of your day! Best, Charlotte ### 29. Excellent solution **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jennifer P. | HR Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 29, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** We are very happy we made the decision to move our background check process to Zinc, it has allowed for a much more efficient process. This has improved the process both for our company as well as new hires. We are now able to complete checks in days rather than weeks! **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Nothing really to dislike at this stage, it was a little tricky to work out how to get started but after we had it worked out it's been an easy process so no complaints. **Recommendations to others considering Zinc:** If you are currently with a background check company that requires you to dedicate over 5 mins to background checks strongly advise you check out Zinc. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Automating our checks and taking away the administrative burden of background checks has allowed the team to spend more time focusing on strategy. This is important to allow our growing company to not get stuck in the admin. ### 30. Zinc user experience **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Chandni S. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 05, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** A user-friendly ui is always great to have. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** As I have only recently started using nothing much yet! haha **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick and easy checks, without having to worry about really drafting and chasing. **Official Response from Rachel Moore:** > Thanks for your review on Zinc, Chandni! We really appreciate you taking the time. I'm thrilled to hear you're loving the user experience on Zinc. I'm glad we can help you send out quick and easy checks to candidates. All the best! Rachel ### 31. Excellent easy to use reference checker **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stuart H. | Software Instructor and team lead, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 05, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Zinc is quick and easy to use with a simple interface. It cuts through the red tape process enabling faster checks. Also the fact that both a candidate and a company can see the reference helps with honesty and openness **What do you dislike about Zinc?** It would be nice if the end date of the candidates time at the company could be in the future. Often when reference checks are conducted a person has only started working their notice period and at the moment the zinc system only allows for the current month to be the end date. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** It makes the process of reference checking faster and simpler. Both for candidates and people writing the references. ### 32. Great, easy, simple and very useful **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Megan P. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 28, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I like the simplicty of it and how great it works. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** I've only used it for two weeks so far and there's nothing I dislike yet. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** All background checks for new starters ### 33. Easy to use and great customer support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The ease and intuitiveness of the platform. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Could not set future end dates for candidates. Eg they complete form in November, and have a December end date the platform will only allow them to select a date up until the end of that month (nov). **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** The often timely nature of reference/background checks (it's great to have this all in one place). It also means we can get people onboarded much quicker and it's a much more pleasant experience for our future employees **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thank you for your kind review. We're really pleased you found Zinc easy to use and that the reference and background checks came back quickly. I will let them product team know about the future dates for reference checks too. Have a lovely evening. ### 34. Easy and fast process **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vanessa W. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 07, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Easy set up, integration with Workable makes it very fast. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Not being able to do right to work checks outside of UK **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's helping us save time by not having to get details and contacting references ourselves. **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thank you for leaving a review Vanessa! Your feedback is greatly appreciated. I'm thrilled you find the Workable integration really quickly. We are working on a global RTW checking tool - we will keep you posted when this launches! ### 35. Background checks made simple **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maddie H. | People Operations Lead, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 02, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The backend functionality is as good as the front end; using it as a candidate is super straightforward, but as an admin it's even easier **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Perhaps being able to see more detail on the candidate application in certain situations **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Automating our background checks **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thank you for your kind words, Maddie. We're really pleased you and your candidates are finding Zinc super simple to use! Have a great evening. Best, Charlotte ### 36. Super quick! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Camila S. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 02, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Super easy to use platform, quick background checks, constant updates on the status of each candidate. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Nothing to point out really as we started using few weeks ago **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Getting our candidates background check in due time. **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thank you for your kind words Camila! I'm thrilled you're finding Zinc a super east solution for your background-checking needs. Have a great day! Best, Charlotte ### 37. 100% recommended **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Scott G. | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 23, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Zinc makes gaining references a breeze. We've used it three times now, and all three times we got better feedback, in a more consistent format, faster. All three times completed in under 24 hours, with no time needed to manage it from our staff. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Nothing. Honestly it's a no brainer and we will continue using it as a standard part of our process. Unless the price was hiked through the roof or something, then I don't see us changing our minds on that. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc lets you get references on your new hires in a very fast, organised and consistent format. It saves time for your team and ensures you get more genuine feedback. ### 38. Zinc is a good screening tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 08, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Very user friendly, adapted for start-up scale-up companies - account manager Luke is great too **What do you dislike about Zinc?** The invoicing isn't very good, there aren't enough details - sometimes candidate doesn't provide current experience and still get the Completed status **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Referencing and screening, and it's adapted per country, i don't have to find out what I need from a candidate depending on the country **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thanks for leaving a review! We're thrilled you found the background checks user-friendly for startups and scaleups! Thank you for mentioning the invoicing, we are working on automating this further. Have a lovely rest of your day! ### 39. great user interface, easy to use **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in E-Learning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 19, 2023 **What do you like best about Zinc?** high usability, user interface straight-forward **What do you dislike about Zinc?** not having any issues so far, nothing to dislike **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** making it easier to process candidate documents, has automation so reduces the amount of manual work. ### 40. Quick turnaround, and great customer service **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mian A. | Doctoral Student, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 23, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The process was very simple and straight forward and I was being updated with the progress of checks all along **What do you dislike about Zinc?** The Educational checks speeds could be improved **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was asked to provide details for referencing checks ### 41. Efficient, simple and practical **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Emma N. | Client Helpdesk Associate , Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 07, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I love the ease and simplicity of Zinc. I always find that I dread having to do background checks because off the multiple different platforms and having to sometimes contact old employers by yourself just seems outdated so Zinc is absolutely the answer and the gap in the market. I would recommend it to any business. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** There was nothing at all that I found to dislike about Zinc. Keep up the good work guys! **Recommendations to others considering Zinc:** Do it! The future of background checks & referencing is in this product. It's sleek and efficent. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** The ease of being able to input some details and Zinc doing all of the work instead of sifting through several different platforms and contacting different people. ### 42. Candidate review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 23, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The process was very easy to follow. I could see the updates and who submitted my references, this was very helpful as I knew who hadn't submitted my reference and chase them. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** As a candidate I can't find any faults however for the manager submitting the reference I think it'd be helpful for them to be able to submit the reference via an email instead of logging into the portal. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc has helped me gathering the references for my new role. It's been quite helpful as I could see in real time who had submitted my reference in case I had to chase them. ### 43. Very friendly and proactive system. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gabriel N. | Operations Coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 28, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The quick way that they answered me when I needed help. The quick way that they informed me that my background was checked already and provided informations for myself and the other parties involved. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Nothing so far. Everything it was being so fast and fine. The only problem that I had was regarding my address, but everything was solved very fast and quickly. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc is checking my background in order to help me to get hired on a new job. Which will be the best job of my life so far. I had a problem regarding my address which was solved very fast. ### 44. Analytics Engineer Consultant **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Abanoub H. | Junior Data Engineer / Analyst, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 25, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The fully automated platform that sends you notifications when a task has been completed or reviewed. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Would not let me amend my referees once I confirmed them **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** N/A **Official Response from Charlotte Hall:** > Thank you for review Abanoub. I'm glad you liked the fully automated approach to background checking. I'll pass your feedback about the referee functionality to the Product team. Have a lovely weekend! Best, Charlotte ### 45. Clear and Useful **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** facco d. | Commercial, Marketing and customer success intern, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 30, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The website has a proper overview and has clear descriptions on what to upload and where. The steps are easy and they sent updates about your progres regularly. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** I received the request to fill out everything at 20:00. When I had some questions about some unclarities, they couldn't be answered since they were closed. I was able to find some answers in the FAQ. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** I believe that it creates a safer environment on the workplace when everyone is screened by a third party. Without invading someones private life, since it is a third party. ### 46. Excellent experience - Zinc made the whole process super simple, easy and quick. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Legal Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 23, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I liked how streamlined everything was, the simplicity of the UX, and how quickly everything got approved. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** Nothing to be honest. I found that I did get a lot of emails from Zinc but it's necessary to have updates! **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc helps me hire people faster and get through all of the checks painlessly. ### 47. Very smooth and easy process for all kind of checks. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Saaima M. | Student, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 28, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** The UI is very easy to understand and very clean. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** It takes a while to update the changes for users in different countries. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc solves the problem of communication between different parties in some cases it requires too much back and forth to do the checks manually ### 48. Very friendly and helpful staff **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 25, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** I had 2 issues whilst filling out the background check, and thankfully the staff at Zinc were responsive, knowledgeable, helpful and cordial. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** The system seemed to "forget" what I submitted and require me to submit again once, which is understandable and a small hiccup. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** An easy, personable way to do an otherwise tedious background check. ### 49. Straight forward and user friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maddie H. | People Coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Zinc is incredibly easy to use and I really enjoy the automated side of it (automatically sending reminders). **What do you dislike about Zinc?** I haven't noticed any dislikes or missing features so far. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zinc is automating processes that are usually quite admin heavy and automating the process which helps me be more productive in other aspects of my role! ### 50. Fast, reliable, transparent **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 28, 2022 **What do you like best about Zinc?** Being able to see the references, other experiences have felt very opaque and take a lot of time. **What do you dislike about Zinc?** None to speak of - this is a great service. **What problems is Zinc solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to have access to references to ithijt having to submit an entirely new set. ## Zinc Discussions - [Can I access my references?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-access-my-references) - 1 comment, 2 upvotes - [View Zinc pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/zinc-work/reviews?page=2§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-07-14+13%3A09%3A17+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=b02ed688-5d67-4178-8f54-a70890f1bd75&secure%5Btoken%5D=1783d5db74aa8d5770fc718061d820c585c855912301764380e8d56d64e790ee&format=llm_user) ## Zinc Integrations - [Ashby](https://www.g2.com/products/ashby-ashby/reviews) - [BambooHR](https://www.g2.com/products/bamboohr/reviews) - [Employment Hero](https://www.g2.com/products/employment-hero/reviews) - [Eploy](https://www.g2.com/products/eploy/reviews) - [Fountain](https://www.g2.com/products/fountain/reviews) - [Greenhouse](https://www.g2.com/products/greenhouse/reviews) - [HiBob HRIS](https://www.g2.com/products/hibob-hris/reviews) - [Humaans](https://www.g2.com/products/humaans/reviews) - [ICIMS](https://www.g2.com/products/icims/reviews) - [Kula](https://www.g2.com/products/kula/reviews) - [Lever](https://www.g2.com/products/lever/reviews) - [Pinpoint](https://www.g2.com/products/pinpoint-hq-pinpoint/reviews) - [SAP SuccessFactors HCM](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-sap-successfactors-hcm/reviews) - [SmartRecruiters](https://www.g2.com/products/smartrecruiters/reviews) - [Teamtailor](https://www.g2.com/products/teamtailor/reviews) - [Tribepad](https://www.g2.com/products/tribepad/reviews) - [Vanta](https://www.g2.com/products/vanta/reviews) - [Workable](https://www.g2.com/products/workable/reviews) ## Zinc Features **Background Check Administration** - Screening and Assessments - Compliance - Dashboard **Platform Content** - Templates - Automated - Reports **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Background Check Data** - Real-Time Tracking - Platform Search - Alerts and Notifications **Platform Basics** - Optimization - Interoperability - Performance **Background Check Additional Functionality** - Integrations - Mobility - Messaging **Platform Additional Functionality** - Integrations - Identity verification - Custom branding **Platform Data** - Visualization - Security and Compliance - Alerts and Notifications - GDPR Compliant **AI Insight Check - Background Check** - Insight Check **Platform** - Customization - Integration APIs - Internationalization - User, Role, and Access Management - Dashboards **AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check** - Verification ## Top Zinc Alternatives - [HireRight](https://www.g2.com/products/hireright/reviews) - 3.9/5.0 (180 reviews) - [First Advantage](https://www.g2.com/products/first-advantage/reviews) - 3.4/5.0 (106 reviews) - [Checkr](https://www.g2.com/products/checkr/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (395 reviews)