Which product
One reads their whole past.
The other watches what happens next.
Both are creator vetting, and they are not substitutes. Here is which one answers your question — and when you genuinely want both.
The difference, in one picture
One of these finishes. The other never does.
Everything already posted
Done. It does not run again.
Everything posted after
Still running.
The background check reads every post already there — including the ones deleted — hands you a report, and stops. Monitoring starts where it stopped and keeps going for as long as the creator does.
What lands in your inbox
One hands you a list. The other hands you a number that moves.
no score — findings only
dropped 5 points — new flag on yesterday’s post
What each one cannot see
Each product’s blind spot is the other product’s shape.
This is the honest reason a flagship signing usually deserves both — not an upsell, just the geometry of the timeline above.
Background check alone
Monitoring alone
How often it runs
One completes. One keeps going.
A background check has an end state — it finishes, you read it, it is done. Monitoring has no end state by design: a creator who was safe in March is a different creator in September, and nobody tells you that except a system that keeps looking.
Choose a background check
You are about to sign someone new.
You need to know what is in their past before money changes hands — once, thoroughly, with evidence your legal team can audit.
Choose monitoring
They are already on your roster.
You need to know the moment something changes — a score drop, a new controversy, a risky post that went up last night.
Background check
CreatorScore
When you want both
Clear the history once, then never stop watching.
The check tells you who you are signing. Monitoring tells you if that changes. A clean history is no guarantee about next month, and a healthy score today says nothing about a post from 2019.
Common questions
What is the difference between an influencer background check and influencer monitoring?
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A background check is a one-time, full-history inspection: it reads everything a creator has ever posted publicly — including posts they deleted — and returns categorised findings with evidence. It produces no score. Monitoring is continuous: it tracks a creator's recent activity across platforms, maintains a 1–100 CreatorScore, and alerts you when something changes. The background check answers “what is in their past?” before you sign; monitoring answers “has anything changed?” while you work together.
Do I need both a background check and monitoring?
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For a flagship signing, usually yes — but they solve different problems, so it depends on the risk. Run a background check when the cost of an unknown historical post is high: a brand-ambassador deal, a regulated category, a campaign with significant spend behind it. Add monitoring when the relationship is ongoing, because a clean history says nothing about what a creator posts next month. For a small one-off collaboration, one or the other is often enough.
Does a background check give me a CreatorScore?
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No. A background check deliberately produces no number, grade or tier — it returns categorised findings with the evidence behind each one. This is a product boundary, not a limitation: a brand paying for a risk inspection is asking a different question from a brand asking how good a creator is. If you want the score, that is the CreatorScore product, priced separately from $9.99 per creator.
Which one is cheaper?
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A background check is a one-time payment of $19.99 (Quick, public content) or $29.99 (Verified, creator-authorised), with no subscription. Scoring starts at $9.99 per creator, with ongoing monitoring as a per-creator add-on. For a single creator you are evaluating once, the background check is a fixed known cost. For a roster you manage continuously, monitoring is the lower cost per creator over time.
Can monitoring find something a background check missed?
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Yes, and the reverse is also true — that is precisely why they are separate products. Monitoring catches what happens after the check: a new post, a developing controversy, a follower pattern that suggests bought growth. A background check catches what monitoring never looks at: a post from years before you had any relationship with the creator, or one they deleted before you ever heard their name.
Vet your next creator
before you sign the deal.
One score across every platform, every risk named and traced to the post that caused it. Make the call in minutes — and back it up with evidence.