Switch from Guest Ranger
Guest Ranger alternative: ID verification at $0.75, before you talk to anyone
Checktiv is screening for guests and tenants, sold per person screened and priced per check. You choose which checks run on a template, and you pay only for the ones that do.
- $5 in free credit, no card
- Every check has a published price
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Why teams switch
What a screening is, and what happens after one
One screening is one person
You pay for the checks that ran on one person, so screening only the guest who booked is one screening per reservation, however many people are staying.
What happens after a guest books
A verification with its own link is created for that guest. If we connect to your reservation system, the booking creates it and emails the guest the link. If not, you add the guest in the dashboard and send the link.
Nothing happens to the booking
We do not cancel it, refund it or message the guest. A screening that needs a person to look at it goes to a review queue, where your team approves or declines it.
Side by side
Guest Ranger vs Checktiv, line by line
Everything below about Guest Ranger comes from three things we read on August 25, 2026: their home page, their verification page and the customer login those pages link to. No other page of theirs was opened.
Getting to a price
Checktiv
- Published price list
- Per-check prices published
- Price without a demo
Guest Ranger
- Navigation has no pricing
- Product page shows no price
- Offers a demo, no price
Starting an account
Checktiv
- Signup, not a login
- Start without a call
- Free test account first
Guest Ranger
- Opens a login, not a signup
- Schedules an online demo
- Demo request first
Screening products advertised
Checktiv
- Identity verification
- Watchlist screening
- Criminal background
- Guest reviews not collected
Guest Ranger
- Identity verification
- Watchlist screening not advertised
- Criminal background not advertised
- Guest review database
Pricing comparison
Public pricing, line by line
| Screening product | Checktiv, per screening | Guest Ranger |
|---|---|---|
| Checks their verification page names | ||
| Identity verification | $0.75 | No price publishedSources for Identity verification, Guest Ranger |
| Checks their verification page does not name | ||
| Watchlist screening | $1.00 | No price publishedSources for Watchlist screening, Guest Ranger |
| US criminal background | $5.00 | No price publishedSources for US criminal background, Guest Ranger |
| Global criminal background | $2.00 | No price publishedSources for Global criminal background, Guest Ranger |
- Published price The price the company prints on its own page.
- No price published No price for this appears on either page we read. The route to a figure is a demo request.
How to start
Start with one property rather than the whole portfolio. Open an account, turn on the checks you want for that property, and send the link to yourself before you send it to a guest, so you see what they see and what comes back to you.
Open a test account. It asks for a name, a work email and a password, nothing about your company or your address. In it you can set up and run a screening from end to end: the checks you turn on, what the person being screened is asked for, what your team sees when a result needs a look, and what reaches your own systems. The account is free, it does not expire, and it is not a trial.
In test mode nothing real is checked: you pick the result of each check in advance, and what comes back is made up. It is there to let you walk your own setup end to end for nothing, so it is not free screening and not a sample of our results. Comparing us against the vendor you use today takes real checks, which is what the free credit is for.
Start free. The $5 of credit every account opens with pays for real checks, not test ones, and it lasts 14 days. No card required.
After that, add a payment method and load any amount. No minimum, no contract, no sales call.
Our per-check prices are published and there is no negotiated rate card. A plan can include some checks at no charge, and the price list names which ones.
Compliant by design
What we are certified for
Personal data is encrypted at rest and in transit, EU customer data stays in the EU, and deletion is automated on a schedule you set. The audit report is available under NDA.
- SOC 2 Type IICertified
- GDPREU data residency
- CCPASupported
- Automated deletionConfigurable
Common questions
Switching from Guest Ranger
How do I move from Guest Ranger to Checktiv?
Open a test account, build your workflow and applicant journey in it, then move traffic across one property or one template at a time. Nothing has to be canceled first.
I never got a price out of Guest Ranger. What does this cost?
A screening is one person checked, and you pay for the checks that ran on them. Identity verification is $0.75, watchlist screening is $1.00, US criminal background is $5.00, a global criminal check is $2.00 and document signing is $0.50.
Their verification page does not name criminal or watchlist screening. Do you run those?
Yes, both. Their verification page names four checks and adds a step reading 'Optional: Credit card and other checks', so what else they run is a question for them. Here, watchlist screening and criminal background are each a line item you switch on per template, so you run them on the properties that need them and not on the ones that do not.
Guest Ranger lists products beyond verification. Do you sell those?
No. Checktiv sells the screening step and nothing else. Guest Ranger names two other products in its navigation, so if you want one vendor covering more than screening, their catalog is broader than ours.
Can my coding agent set this up without me?
Yes. Our platform runs an MCP server, so an agent can build a workflow template, start a verification, send the applicant link and read the result back without anyone opening the console. The documentation has its own MCP server, and that one needs no account at all.
Where does my data live?
The US and the EU are separate regions, and data for an EU customer stays in the EU one. There is no copying between them, and every applicant record is encrypted at rest under a key held for that one customer.
Is Checktiv enough for a compliance review?
We are SOC 2 Type II certified. The report goes out under an NDA, so ask us for it and we will send it.
A guest books one of my units. What happens next?
A verification is created for that guest, with its own link. If your reservation system is one we connect to, a new reservation creates the verification and emails the guest the link without you touching it. If it is not, you add the guest in the dashboard and either have us send the email or copy the link and send it the way you already contact guests. The link opens in a browser, so there is nothing for the guest to install, and you can see the date it expires.
What does the guest actually do?
They fill in their own name, plus the date of birth and address that the checks you turned on need. Then they photograph a government ID, and take a selfie too if you turned that on. You can add your own questions on a single screen, and a document for them to read and sign by typing their name. If they started on a laptop, they can scan a code on the screen and finish the ID photos on their phone.
Do I need a developer to set this up?
No. Choosing which checks run, adding a guest and sending the link are all done in the dashboard. There is a connector that creates the verification straight from a new reservation for the property systems we connect to, and an API and webhooks for teams that want them, but none of that is needed to run your first check.
Is a screening the person on the reservation, or everyone staying?
A screening is one person, and you pay for the checks that ran on that person. If you want the rest of the party, make one reusable link and send it once: each person who opens it confirms their own email address and becomes their own screening, up to a number of people you set on the link.
What happens when someone does not pass?
Nothing happens to the booking on its own. We do not cancel it, refund it or message the guest about it. A verification that needs a person to look at it goes to a review queue in the dashboard, with what was collected in front of whoever opens it, and they approve it or decline it with a reason from a fixed list. A decline sends the guest a written notice of the decision and how to dispute it, and if you have webhooks turned on the outcome reaches your own systems as well.
Next step
Get the number without the meeting
Screening priced per check, on an account you can open and use today.
$5 in free credit on signup that lasts 14 days, no card required, and no call with anyone at Checktiv before you can run a check.