CheckWorkRights is a single-purpose VEVO right-to-work verification tool. Refchecks is a comprehensive pre-employment screening platform that includes automated VEVO verification alongside 15+ other check types, AI fraud detection, medical booking, and more. The question is simple: why pay for a standalone VEVO tool when you can get VEVO plus everything else?
For most Australian employers, Refchecks offers the better combination of features, pricing, and fraud protection compared to CheckWorkRights.
Features
| Feature | Refchecks | CheckWorkRights |
|---|---|---|
| Right to Work (VEVO) | Automated VEVO checks with instant results | Core product — VEVO integration |
| Continuous Visa Monitoring | Expiry alerts and automated re-verification | Real-time ongoing monitoring with alerts |
| Visa Expiry Alerts | Configurable expiry notifications at 30/14/7 days | Automated multi-stage alerts |
| Reference Checks | AI-powered with fraud detection and cross-referencing | |
| Police Checks | ||
| ID Verification | DVS-integrated 100-point check | Limited to passport/visa documents |
| Financial / Credit Checks | Deep credit checks with comprehensive reporting | |
| Medical Screening | In-house Sonic HealthPlus integration with automated booking | |
| AI Fraud Detection | Reference fraud database, IP analysis, and pattern matching | |
| Psychometric Testing | ||
| Mining / Construction Certs | SOC, white card, and state-specific licence verification | |
| Qualification Verification | ||
| ATS Integrations | Native integrations with Bullhorn, JobAdder, Greenhouse, Lever, Manatal, Monday.com | Limited integrations |
| International Coverage | ||
| Multi-Check Platform | 15+ check types in one platform | Right-to-work focused only |
| Bulk Processing | Bulk check initiation across all check types | Bulk VEVO checks and imports |
| Compliance Reporting | Per-check audit trails across all verification types | Dedicated compliance dashboard for VEVO only |
| Sanctions & PEP Screening | DFAT Consolidated List, UN Security Council sanctions, and PEP database screening | |
| Continuous Monitoring (Beyond VEVO) | Automated re-screening across VEVO, police, sanctions, adverse media, professional licences, and credit on configurable schedules | Continuous monitoring for VEVO visa status only |
| White-Label Portal | Agencies can brand the candidate portal with their own logo, colours, and company name |
Pricing
| Tier | Refchecks | CheckWorkRights |
|---|---|---|
| Basic / Starter | From $8.50 per check (all check types) | From $5 per VEVO check |
| Professional / Business | $199/month — includes 30 checks across all types, then $6.50 each | From $3 per check + monitoring fees |
| Enterprise | Contact sales — volume discounts across full platform | Contact sales — custom monitoring packages |
Analysis
Verdict
This is not really a like-for-like comparison. CheckWorkRights does one thing — VEVO right-to-work verification. Refchecks does VEVO and 15+ other check types including police checks, reference checks with AI fraud detection, medical screening, credit checks, psychometric testing, qualification verification, and mining/construction certifications.
Critically, Refchecks has automated VEVO verification too. This is not a feature that CheckWorkRights has and Refchecks does not. Both platforms automate VEVO checks. The difference is that Refchecks gives you everything else on top.
CheckWorkRights' strongest selling point has always been continuous VEVO monitoring — and that remains a genuine capability. But Refchecks now offers continuous monitoring too, and not just for VEVO. Refchecks provides automated re-screening on configurable schedules across six check types: VEVO monthly, police annually, sanctions quarterly, adverse media quarterly, professional licences bi-annually, and credit annually. That is a far more comprehensive ongoing compliance solution than VEVO monitoring alone. Refchecks also now includes sanctions and PEP screening against DFAT, UN Security Council, and PEP databases, and a white-label portal so agencies can brand the candidate experience — neither of which CheckWorkRights offers.
The only scenario where CheckWorkRights makes sense is if VEVO is genuinely the only check your organisation will ever run and you have no interest in consolidating your screening vendors. For everyone else — which is most Australian employers — Refchecks is the obvious choice. You get VEVO with continuous monitoring, plus a complete screening platform, sanctions screening, AI fraud detection, six native ATS integrations, and the ability to manage your entire pre-employment and post-hire compliance process in one place.
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