Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to eKnowID

Online Background Checks

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. eKnowID launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Checkr.io – API for background checks▲79
2014 · checkr.io · its alternatives →
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Checkr▲153
An API to Do Background Checks
2014 · its alternatives →
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CandidateChecker.io▲204
Discover anyone's social media activity in seconds
2022 · its alternatives →
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Checker▲124
Detect fake signups in under 200ms with an easy-to-use API
2025 · its alternatives →
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Weka Checker▲76
The smarter way to check candidate references
2021 · its alternatives →
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Tusdatos.co▲9
Background checks in one click, in less than a minute
2020 · its alternatives →
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I made tool that let's you see everything about any website▲411
Yes, it's open source: https://github.com/lissy93/web-check :) Why I'm building this? There are a lot of tools out there for discovering meta and security data relating to a website, IP or server. But currently, there isn't anything that does everything, all in one place and without a paywall/ user sign up. It's still a WIP, and I'm working on a new version, with some more comprehensive checks, so any feedback would be much appreciated :)
2024 · v1.web-check.xyz · its alternatives →
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Tracecat – Open-source security alert automation / SOAR alternative▲264
Hi HN, we are building Tracecat (https://tracecat.com/), an open source automation platform for security alerts. Tracecat automates the tasks a security analyst has to do when responding to a security alert: e.g. contact victims, investigate security logs, report vulnerability. The average security analyst deals with 100 alerts per day. As soon as an alert comes in, you have to investigate and respond. An average alert takes ~30 minutes to analyze (and 100 x 30 min = 50 hours > one whole day) Lots of things get dropped, and this creates vulnerabilities. Many breaches can be…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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XSignal.io▲75
Check your website with online vulnerability scanner
2021 · its alternatives →
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Website Checker▲110
Sends you alerts when your website goes down.
2018 · its alternatives →
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Checks by Google▲78
Compliance intelligence for app developers
2022 · its alternatives →
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Checkup – OSS tool for simple, self-hosted health checks▲79
2016 · text.sourcegraph.com · its alternatives →
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PassportReader▲118
Allow users to verify their identity instantly by tapping their ID or passport. Integrate by using our apps, or iOS/Android SDK if you have an app of your own.
Apr 2026 · passportreader.app · its alternatives →
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IDnow▲74
Verify the identity of your customers in realtime.
2014 · its alternatives →
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WeCheck▲93
Get things done consistently, correctly and safely ✅
2018 · its alternatives →
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adversea.com▲6
AI-powered background check platform
2024 · its alternatives →
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Authenteq 2.0▲70
Automated identity verification in under 45 seconds
2020 · its alternatives →
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4Uptime▲65
Uptime & performance monitoring solution
2022 · its alternatives →
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Shufti eIDV – Electronic ID Verification▲56
Docless Verification - Electronic Identity Verification
2021 · its alternatives →
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Scantide▲12
Easy to use ,security and assessment tool for online servers
Oct 2025 · scantide.com · its alternatives →
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CAIT AI Security Framework▲6
Run 16 automated security checks in 2 minutes.
2025 · its alternatives →
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IntelGain▲13
People search & background check platform
2024 · its alternatives →
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Cleared▲6
Background and Identity Checks, Document Forensics
2025 · cleared.id · its alternatives →
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OnlineOrNot Browser Checks▲5
Browser-based uptime checks for your critical pages.
2021 · its alternatives →

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