How VerifyBR compares for Brazil
Generic international providers treat Brazil as one more country in a 200-country dropdown. The result is à la carte pricing, long queues, and checks closed as "Unable to Verify." Here's the honest side by side.
| Provider | Brazil price | Turnaround | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| VerifyBR | $49 flat ($69 with employment) · first free | Instant - 5 business days | Education + Gov.br identity + criminal clearance in one price; digital diploma cryptographic verification; registrar contact in Portuguese; all employers included in the $20 add-on |
| Checkr | $127-307+ à la carte ($35/institution, $35/employer, $22 identity, $70 criminal) | 6-20+ business days | Closes as "Unable to Verify" after 15 business days of unsuccessful attempts; requires enrollment details employers rarely have |
| Sterling | $50-300+ depending on scope | Variable, often weeks for Brazil | Full background-check suite; Brazil handled through generic international channels |
| WES | $100-186 | 7-20 days | Credential evaluation (US-equivalency for immigration), not employment verification - different product for a different problem |
Competitor pricing from published rate cards and documentation; see the deep-dive comparisons below for sources and detail.
Deep dives
- VerifyBR vs Checkr - the full à la carte math and the 15-day "Unable to Verify" policy
- VerifyBR vs Sterling - when a full background-check suite makes sense and when it doesn't
- VerifyBR vs WES - credential evaluation vs verification, and which one you actually need
Why the gap exists
Brazil has no centralized transcript clearinghouse, so generic providers fall back to emailing registrars in English and waiting. VerifyBR is built on what Brazil does have: the e-MEC federal registry, cryptographically signed Diploma Digital files, Gov.br government identity, and CTPS Digital payroll records - plus people in Brazil who can work a registrar's phone in Portuguese when the instant paths don't apply. See how the workflow runs →