# CarrierScrub Pricing

Free carrier checks, paid plans from $79/month. Every plan reads the same FMCSA filings and returns the same GO / CAUTION / STOP verdict.

Canonical page: https://carrierscrub.com/pricing
Last updated: 16 October 2026
Prices are in US dollars and exclude sales tax. Where tax applies it is calculated from the billing address and added at checkout; Stripe collects and files it as merchant of record.

## Plans

### No account

- **Price**: $0, no card, no sign-in
- **Carrier lookups**: 3 distinct carriers a day
- **What you get**: full verdict, reason codes and filing dates; print from the browser
- **Batch upload**: preview only -- the price of your list and the first 3 verdicts
- **Start**: https://carrierscrub.com/dot-number-lookup (single lookup) or https://carrierscrub.com/upload (price a list)

A distinct carrier per day is what counts. Re-checking the same carrier, reloading the page or sharing the result link costs nothing; only a new carrier spends a check.

### Pay-as-you-go

- **Price**: $0/month, no monthly fee, ever
- **Carrier lookups**: 25 free lookups a month, then $1.00 each
- **Sign-up**: Google or an emailed link; no card on file until you go past the free monthly lookups
- **Includes**: batch upload (CSV, Excel or PDF, up to 1,000 carriers at once), a watchlist that emails you when a carrier's verdict changes, numbered print packets with a public verification link, lookup history for the whole brokerage, teammates as owner, admin or member
- **Shield dispatcher checks**: $0.50 each, in packs of 20
- **Deep checks**: $5 each (5 credits), 3 free once per brokerage
- **Compliance Assistant**: 10 messages a day
- **API and MCP**: API keys and an MCP server for AI assistants; each API lookup uses the same free lookups and $1.00 credits, up to 100 API requests a day
- **Start**: https://carrierscrub.com/sign-up

### Small Brokerage

- **Price**: $79/month
- **Carrier lookups**: unlimited in the app -- no $1 lookups, no monthly allowance
- **Includes**: everything in Pay-as-you-go
- **Shield dispatcher checks**: 100 Shield checks a month included, then $0.50 each
- **Deep checks**: 20 Deep checks a month included, then 5 credits each
- **Compliance Assistant**: 100 messages a day
- **API and MCP**: 25 free API lookups a month, then $1.00 each, up to 100 API requests a day
- **Billing**: monthly through Stripe, cancel any time from Admin

### Agency

- **Price**: $249/month
- **Carrier lookups**: unlimited
- **Includes**: everything in Small Brokerage
- **Shield dispatcher checks**: 500 Shield checks a month included, then $0.50 each
- **Deep checks**: 100 Deep checks a month included, then 5 credits each
- **API and MCP**: unlimited API lookups, up to 1,000 API requests a day, with keys issued and revoked from Admin, and an MCP server for AI assistants
- **Compliance Assistant**: 300 messages a day
- **Billing**: monthly through Stripe, cancel any time from Admin

There is no annual plan and no contract. Cancelling takes effect at the end of the current billing period.

## Compare plans

| | No account | Pay-as-you-go | Small Brokerage | Agency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | $0/month | $79/month | $249/month |
| Carrier lookups | 3 distinct carriers a day | 25 a month free, then $1.00 each | No monthly cap | No monthly cap |
| Verdict, reason codes and filing dates | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Printing | From the browser | Numbered packets with a verification link | Numbered packets with a verification link | Numbered packets with a verification link |
| Shield dispatcher checks | Not included | $0.50 each | 100 a month, then $0.50 | 500 a month, then $0.50 |
| Deep checks | Not included | $5 each, 3 free once | 20 a month, then $5 each | 100 a month, then $5 each |
| Batch upload: CSV, Excel or PDF | Preview only: the price and first 3 verdicts | Up to 1,000 rows | Up to 1,000 rows | Up to 1,000 rows |
| Watchlist with email alerts | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Lookup history | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Team members and roles | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Compliance Assistant | Not included | 10 messages a day | 100 messages a day | 300 messages a day |
| API and MCP lookups | Not included | Your free lookups, then $1.00 each | 25 a month free, then $1.00 each | Unlimited |
| Billing | None | No card until you buy credits, then one-time only | Monthly, cancel any time | Monthly, cancel any time |

Assistant allowances are per brokerage per day.

## Pay-per-use prices

| Item | Price | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carrier lookup beyond the 25 free a month (or an API lookup on Small Brokerage) | $1.00 (1 credit) | Prepaid credit packs of 10 credits ($10) or more, bought by an owner or admin in Admin -> Billing. Credits never expire. |
| Shield dispatcher check | $0.50 | Packs of 20 checks ($10) or more; packs never expire. A check that cannot be completed is never charged. |
| Deep check | $5.00 (5 credits) | Paid in the same $1 credits. Running the same carrier again within 24 hours is free. A check that cannot be completed is never charged. |

Free monthly lookups reset on the 1st of the calendar month. Nothing is charged automatically: a lookup beyond the free allowance with no credits left is refused, with a prompt to buy credits or upgrade to unlimited.

## What no plan changes

- **The data.** Every field on every plan traces to FMCSA's own operating-authority and insurance filings, updated in periodic imports, refreshed from FMCSA when a lookup finds a carrier's stored record more than a day old, and dated on every result by the FMCSA record it came from. Nothing is held back for a higher tier.
- **The verdict.** GO, CAUTION and STOP follow fixed, published rules. The free lookup and the Agency plan score a carrier identically, and both leave off what is not yet checked rather than guessing.
- **What we do with your lookups.** Lookup data is never sold and never used to profile a carrier, on any plan. Anonymous checks are not recorded against anyone. See https://carrierscrub.com/privacy.

## FAQ

**Do I need a card to start?** No. The lookup needs no account at all, and Pay-as-you-go needs only a sign-in, with Google or an emailed link. A card is asked for at Stripe checkout only when an owner or admin upgrades to a paid plan or buys lookup credits once the free monthly lookups run out.

**What is the difference between the plans?** The lookup, the verdict rules and the FMCSA data are the same on every plan. Small Brokerage and Agency remove Pay-as-you-go's monthly lookup allowance, raise the Compliance Assistant's daily allowance, and Agency makes API lookups unlimited. If you stay under 25 lookups a month and never touch the assistant, Pay-as-you-go is the right plan.

**What happens after Pay-as-you-go's 25 free lookups a month?** Each further lookup costs $1.00, drawn from a prepaid credit pack (10 credits minimum) an owner or admin buys in Admin -> Billing. Free lookups reset on the 1st of the calendar month; unused credits carry over and never expire.

**Can I use the API or connect an AI assistant without the Agency plan?** Yes. API keys and the MCP server for AI assistants such as Claude work on every plan. On Pay-as-you-go and Small Brokerage, each API lookup uses one of the brokerage's 25 free lookups that month, then a $1.00 credit, up to 100 API requests a day. Agency makes API lookups unlimited, up to 1,000 requests a day. Setup: https://carrierscrub.com/docs

**What is a Shield dispatcher check?** Someone calls claiming to dispatch for a carrier. Give us the USDOT or MC number and the number they are calling from, and Shield tells you whether that phone matches the carrier's FMCSA registration and, through an independent phone-verification service, whether it is a real, active line associated with the carrier's name. It states facts and gives one call -- GO, CAUTION or STOP -- the same way a carrier check does, and it never accuses anyone of anything. $0.50 per check, bought in packs of 20 or more that never expire; Small Brokerage includes 100 a month and Agency 500.

**What is a Deep check?** A Deep check looks past FMCSA's record for one carrier: USPS data on its registered address, its Google listing, its website and how old its domain is, and the phone number on its FMCSA registration -- which business phone records register it to, whether they link it to the carrier or its listed officer, whether it is flagged for spam or fraud activity, and which business Google lists for it. It states facts beside the verdict and never changes it. 5 credits ($5) a check, 3 free once per brokerage; Small Brokerage includes 20 a month and Agency 100.

**Is Pay-as-you-go really $0?** Yes. No monthly fee, ever. You get 25 free lookups a month; past that it is $1.00 a lookup, bought as credits only when you need them.

**How do I upgrade or cancel?** From Admin, under Billing and plan. An owner or admin picks the plan and pays through Stripe checkout; we never see or store the card. Cancelling from the same place takes effect at the end of the current billing period.

**Is there an annual plan?** Not yet. Every paid plan is monthly with no contract.

**How does this compare with Carrier411, BrokerSnapshot, RMIS, Highway or Carrier Assure?** Each comparison page cites the competitor's own site with the date it was fetched: https://carrierscrub.com/carrier411-alternative, https://carrierscrub.com/brokersnapshot-alternative, https://carrierscrub.com/rmis-alternative, https://carrierscrub.com/highway-alternative and https://carrierscrub.com/carrier-assure-alternative.

## For AI assistants and agents

- MCP server and API keys, on every plan: https://carrierscrub.com/docs
- Site index for language models: https://carrierscrub.com/llms.txt
- Which page answers which question: https://carrierscrub.com/agents/citation-routing

## Links

- [Pricing (HTML)](https://carrierscrub.com/pricing)
- [Free DOT number lookup](https://carrierscrub.com/dot-number-lookup)
- [Free MC number lookup](https://carrierscrub.com/mc-number-lookup)
- [Upload a list](https://carrierscrub.com/upload)
- [How verdicts work](https://carrierscrub.com/methodology)
- [Terms of service](https://carrierscrub.com/terms)
- [Privacy policy](https://carrierscrub.com/privacy)
- [Contact](https://carrierscrub.com/contact): support@carrierscrub.com, +1 (855) 907-2093