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title: "Certn vs HireRight: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Certn or HireRight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Background check platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Certn vs HireRight: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Certn or HireRight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Background check platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Certn and HireRight
- **Competitive set**: Background check platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Certn Share of Search**: 7%
- **HireRight Share of Search**: 39.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Certn or HireRight?

- In August 2026, HireRight had more branded searches than Certn among background check platforms worldwide. HireRight was estimated to have 119K branded searches compared to Certn’s 21.2K, and held a 39.5% Share of Search versus Certn’s 7%.
- HireRight was ahead of Certn in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Certn’s estimated Share of Search among background check platforms worldwide moved from 5.5% to 7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16K to 21.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, HireRight’s estimated Share of Search among background check platforms worldwide moved from 41.6% to 39.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 121K to 119K.

## How did search popularity change for background check platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Certn gained estimated Share of Search among background check platforms worldwide, from 6% to 7%.
- In August 2026, HireRight lost estimated Share of Search among background check platforms worldwide, from 41.2% to 39.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Certn estimated searches | Certn Share of Search | Certn rank | HireRight estimated searches | HireRight Share of Search | HireRight rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 16K | 5.5% | 4 | 121K | 41.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.2K | 5.6% | 4 | 99.1K | 39.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.2K | 5.5% | 4 | 97.5K | 40.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.2K | 5% | 4 | 97.6K | 34.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.1K | 4.1% | 4 | 99.1K | 28.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 17.3K | 4.5% | 4 | 120K | 31% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 17.4K | 5% | 4 | 121K | 34.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 21.2K | 6.4% | 3 | 119K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 17.4K | 6% | 4 | 119K | 41.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 17.4K | 6% | 4 | 119K | 41.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 21.2K | 7% | 4 | 119K | 39.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Certn’s and HireRight’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Certn**: Measured on the search terms “background check certn”, “certn”, “certn background check”, “certn background checks”, “certn background screening” and “certn co”, summed into one figure.
- **HireRight**: Measured on the search terms “background check hireright”, “hireright”, “hireright app” and “hireright com”, summed into one figure.

- [Certn profile](/demand/global-en/brands/certn)
- [HireRight profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hireright)
- [All background check platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/background-check-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Certn or HireRight?

In August 2026, HireRight had more branded searches than Certn among background check platforms worldwide. HireRight was estimated to have 119K branded searches compared to Certn’s 21.2K, and held a 39.5% Share of Search versus Certn’s 7%.

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