TruthFinder vs BeenVerified on Price, Trial and Arrest Records in 2026

Neither site publishes a fixed price list. The figures below come from offers listed in October 2026 and from independent reviews updated this year, and the number you see at checkout can still change with the page you arrived from.

Unlike the TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate comparison, this one is between two different companies with two different data pipelines. That makes cross checking a result on both sites somewhat more useful, and it means their prices, billing screens and cancellation steps differ more than the table suggests.

It depends on how long you keep the membership. For one month, TruthFinder is about $7 to $9 cheaper, and BeenVerified also adds sales tax in most states. On the multi month plans the two land almost level, about $23 to $24 a month for TruthFinder's 2 month term and about $23.98 for BeenVerified's 3 month term. The difference is how much you pay at once. TruthFinder charges about $46.56 per term, BeenVerified charges $71.94 in one payment, so a missed cancellation costs more on BeenVerified.

BeenVerified is cheaper in one case that matters to a lot of people. If you catch the $1 trial, run your search and cancel before day 7, you pay a dollar. The trial renews into the membership you picked at checkout, often the $36.89 month, so set a reminder for day 5.

For a single month, TruthFinder beats BeenVerified and our monthly plan. Over a year, an annual records plan costs about $70 to $80 less than the best term on either brand, and $130 to $235 less than leaving either on monthly billing.

On arrests the two are closer than their marketing suggests. TruthFinder puts criminal and court records at the center of its report, and reviewers tend to describe its entries as a little more detailed when records exist. BeenVerified includes a criminal records section in the same membership as its vehicle and property tools. In both, the section reads as a summary that blends entries from several sources, often without naming the sheriff's office or court and without saying how the case ended.

That gap matters. A booking without an outcome looks the same whether it led to a conviction or was dropped a week later, and a common name can pull in someone else's record. Before you act on what either report shows, you still have to find the county, open the jail roster or court index and confirm the entry there. When the court record shows a charge you want to understand, you can research the law behind it in plain English before you talk to anyone.

An arrest is not a conviction. Charges may have been dropped, dismissed or resulted in acquittal.

If arrests are the question, a records first service is the closer fit. MugshotLookup lists every arrest and booking as its own row with the agency, the booking date and a link to the official page, and shows the outcome next to the arrest when the court reports it.

BeenVerified wins clearly if you also need a vehicle history or a property report, and TruthFinder wins on a single cheap month. We do not offer an app, vehicle history or property reports. See the TruthFinder alternative and BeenVerified alternative pages for the full side by side with each.

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Both brands start the same way. You type a name, watch a few progress screens and answer questions, and the price appears only at checkout. From there the two differ.

• TruthFinder renews every plan at the same price until you cancel, and add-ons such as PDF downloads renew with it. You cancel online or by phone. TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate paid a combined $5.8 million in a 2023 settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over how they marketed their reports, which is a good reason to read the terms under the checkout button.
• BeenVerified adds sales tax to the listed price, so the card charge is higher than the offer. The $1 trial lasts 7 days and then bills the plan you chose. The 3 month term is one payment of $71.94 that is not refunded if you cancel halfway. You cancel from account settings or by calling member support.

On both, cancelling stops the next renewal and does not refund a term already paid. Keep the confirmation email and check the next statement.

Whatever you choose, use it for personal reasons only. Neither brand is a consumer reporting agency. MugshotLookup is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). You may not use this site or any information from it to make decisions about employment, tenant screening, consumer credit, insurance or any other purpose covered by the FCRA.

For the detail behind each column, see what TruthFinder costs per month and what BeenVerified costs per month. If Instant Checkmate is also on your list, the TruthFinder vs Instant Checkmate comparison prices it the same way, and our own plans and renewal terms are on the mugshot lookup cost page.