Offendersearch vs TruthFinder
Want a TruthFinder alternative that just does sex-offender registry screening? Offendersearch searches all 58 US registries in one place, scores and de-duplicates the matches, and links each to its official record — through an API or a no-code dashboard. No subscription and no auto-renewing trial: start free and pay per search.
TruthFinder is a consumer report on a subscription. Offendersearch is a pay-as-you-go registry-screening API and dashboard for organizations.
| What matters | Offendersearch | TruthFinder |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A registry-screening tool — search all 58 US sex-offender registries by name, area or roster | A consumer background-report subscription covering criminal records, contacts, social and more |
| Pricing model | ✓ $0.15 per search or 25 free to start — nothing renews on its own | A recurring subscription; promotional trials convert to full price automatically |
| Registry search | ✓ All 58 registries in one search, scored and de-duplicated, each linked to the official record | Sex-offender data delivered inside a broader person report |
| Integration | ✓ REST API, no-code dashboard and a hosted MCP server for AI agents | Consumer web and mobile app; no self-serve developer API |
| Batch a roster | ✓ Screen an entire list of volunteers, staff or members in one pass | Designed for one report at a time |
| Audit trail | ✓ Every search is stored with the results returned — a trail you can show later | A consumer history of reports you have viewed |
| Consumer-report status | Not a consumer reporting agency; results are not a consumer report | States it is not an FCRA consumer reporting agency; not for screening decisions |
TruthFinder is a trademark of its respective owner; this comparison is for informational purposes and is not affiliated with or endorsed by TruthFinder. Offendersearch is not a consumer reporting agency and results are public-record data, not a consumer report — do not use them for employment, tenancy or other FCRA-covered decisions without the process the law requires.
Built for the one job you came for
One job, done deeply
Instead of a general person report, you get the registry answer: all 58 US registries searched at once, matches scored and de-duplicated, and a link to each official record so you can verify before you act.
Pay for searches, not a plan
No subscription and no trial that quietly renews. 25 searches free with no card, then $0.15 per search — you only pay when you run one.
Made for organizations
A no-code dashboard for non-technical staff, a REST API for your engineers, batch screening for a full roster, team workspaces and a complete audit trail — the things an organization needs and a consumer app does not offer.
Switch to Offendersearch if…
- You screen people or places for safety — schools, leagues, nonprofits, landlords, platforms
- You need to check a whole roster, not one report at a time
- You want to integrate registry checks into your own product or an AI agent
- You want an official-record link and an audit trail on every result
- You would rather pay per search, or start free, than subscribe
Stay with TruthFinder if…
- You want a broad consumer report — contacts, social profiles, dark-web alerts — on one person
- You are doing personal, one-off lookups rather than screening
- A monthly subscription for unlimited personal reports fits how you work
We would rather you pick the right tool than churn in a week. If that is TruthFinder, this page did its job.
For the specific question “is this person registered, and where?” — across all 58 US registries, for one person or a whole list — Offendersearch is the focused, no-subscription answer, with the official record attached so you can verify. Try it free.
What people ask before switching
How is this different from TruthFinder?
TruthFinder sells a broad consumer report — criminal history, contact details, social profiles — on a subscription. Offendersearch is narrower and deeper: it searches sex-offender registries across all 58 US jurisdictions and returns a scored answer with the official record, as an API or a no-code dashboard, with no subscription.
Is there really no subscription?
Correct. You get 25 free searches with no card and then pay $0.15 per search. Nothing auto-renews and there is no plan to cancel.
Can I screen employees or tenants with it?
Offendersearch is not a consumer reporting agency and its results are not a consumer report. Do not use them for FCRA-covered employment, tenancy or credit decisions without the process the law requires. Use it for awareness and safety, or as a registry-check layer within a compliant workflow.
What does a search cover?
All 58 US sex-offender registries — every state, DC and the territories — in one search, each match carrying a citation to the registry it came from and a link to the official record.
Is a TruthFinder report the same as a registry search?
No. TruthFinder compiles a broad consumer background report meant to be read as a whole. A registry search answers one precise question — is this person on a sex-offender registry — as public-record data with a link to each official record. It is a focused, verifiable layer you can integrate, not a bundled report, and it is not a consumer report.
Search every US registry in one place — free to start
25 free searches, no card and no subscription. Your API key and the no-code dashboard both work the moment you sign up.