1 recruiter
30 hires/yr · typical SMB
- Naukri Recruiter
- ₹72K – ₹3L / yr
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- ₹81K / yr
- ProveIQ
- Free signup + ~₹99 × 30 verifications
ProveIQ total
~₹2,970 / yr
Economics
What does verification-first hiring actually cost?
Every competitor monetises access to candidates. We monetise verification of candidates. That keeps signup and search free for the recruiter — because the cost belongs at the moment of trust, not the moment of search.
Three recruiter shapes, one honest price.
5 recruiters
200 hires/yr · mid-market
- Naukri Recruiter
- 5 × ₹15K × 12 = ₹9L / yr
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- 5 × ₹14K × 12 = ₹8.4L / yr
- ProveIQ
- Free signup + ~₹89 × 200 verifications + ATS bridge
ProveIQ total
~₹17,800 / yr + ATS
50 recruiters
2,500 hires/yr · GCC / Enterprise
- Naukri Recruiter
- Custom
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Custom
- ProveIQ
- Custom verification pack + analytics + ATS bridge + DPDP playbook + dedicated support
ProveIQ total
Custom
Verification credit pricing is published. No “request a demo” wall. Ship-anchor at ₹79-99 per credit by volume.
The flywheel that makes verification work.
The recruiter pays. The TPO is free. The verified-supply graph grows. Every step is public. No step hides a cross-subsidy.
Step 1
Recruiter pays to verify
Step 2
ProveIQ funds free TPO access
Step 3
1,000+ TPOs onboard 5 lakh students
Step 4
Verified-supply graph grows
Step 5
Recruiter sees more qualified candidates
Step 6
Recruiter pays more → cycle accelerates
The honest version: the recruiter is paying. The TPO is getting it free. The student is the product. And we are paying the TPO 100% by being honest with the recruiter (CO-004 + CO-005).
Why not per-seat?
Per-seat monetises access.
Access is zero-marginal-cost. A login costs us nothing. Pricing should follow cost, not leverage gatekeeping.
Verification is the expensive unit.
Methodology, human review, DPDP-compliant storage, camera + behaviour-analytic checks. That is the real cost — and that is what recruiters pay for.
Free signup keeps the funnel uncapped.
Free signup + free search keeps the recruiter funnel uncapped. Paid verification keeps unit economics honest. The TPO side stays free forever (CO-003 carry).
Now see the pricing tiers.
Free signup. Per-verification credits. No seat fee. No annual contract. No sales call.