Comparison
Forenzio vs doing it yourself.
We're not here to tell you manual verification is useless. We're here to show you when it pays and when it costs more than it returns.
Side by side
| Criterion | Manual / DIY | Forenzio |
|---|---|---|
| Time per company | 30 min – 4 hours | Under 30 seconds |
| Sources checked | Whatever you remember to check | 180+ categories every time |
| Cost per check | Your hourly rate | Free up to 5/month, $12/mo unlimited |
| Repeatability | Depends on the day | Same methodology every run |
| Red-flag pattern library | What you've seen before | Continuously updated playbooks |
| Disambiguation | Manual googling, easy to pick wrong entity | Surfaced before investigation starts |
| Shareable report | A doc you have to write | Persistent link you can send |
When manual still wins
— When the company is so small that public data is genuinely zero and you need to call references.
— When you have insider knowledge (former employees, industry contacts) that no public source captures.
— When the verification is part of regulated diligence requiring documented human judgement on file.
— When you specifically need to investigate how data was processed, not just the conclusions — full audit trails on every claim.
When Forenzio wins
— Anytime speed matters — you're vetting a job offer, a vendor, or a deal that won't wait two days.
— Anytime volume matters — you can't manually vet every recruiter that messages you on LinkedIn.
— Anytime consistency matters — different junior analysts produce wildly different DIY reports.
— When you want a baseline that you then deepen manually only where the score raises questions.
Skip the spreadsheet for the easy 90%.
Use Forenzio for the bulk. Use manual diligence where it genuinely earns its hours.