Certopus vs Open Badge Factory

Certopus9.4Visit Open Badge Factory8.3Visit

Higher score Certopus #1 in Credentialing Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Certopus

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Open Badge Factory #9 in Credentialing Software 8.3/10 Free plan · 60-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit site

• Certopus fits best

  Affordable all-round credentialing

• Open Badge Factory fits best

  Open Badges assessment workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Certopus 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Open Badge Factory 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.3
Ranking	#1 in Credentialing Software	#9 in Credentialing Software
Best for	Affordable all-round credentialing	Open Badges assessment workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$24.99/mo	€220/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	60 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7	Tickets, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML	GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	13 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Certopus 6/6 · Open Badge Factory 6/6
Digital certificates	✓	✓
Digital badges	✓	✓
Public verification	✓	✓
Expiry management	✓	✓
Custom branding	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes 250 credentials and bulk issuance Supports certificates, badges, verification, expiry, and revocation API, webhooks, integrations, and self-hosted deployment options	Evidence-based badge applications with review workflows Open Badges 3.0, endorsements, expiry and multilingual issuing API, LTI and plugins for major learning platforms
Cons	Standard includes 50 credentials per year Advanced automation and white labeling require Professional Enterprise features are available only on a custom plan	Paid plans use annual EUR billing and exclude VAT Free access has limited features after the 60-day trial Badge and class limits apply on Basic, Premium and Pro
Our verdict	Certopus is a web-based credentialing platform for education providers, training teams, organizations, and communities. It supports digital certificate and badge creation, bulk issuance, spreadsheet uploads, personalized mass email… Read the review →	Open Badge Factory is a web-based platform for organisations that create, issue and manage Open Badges and related digital credentials. It is positioned for educational institutions, associations, NGOs, training providers and companies.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Certopus — where it wins

  • Free plan includes 250 credentials and bulk issuance
  • Supports certificates, badges, verification, expiry, and revocation
  • API, webhooks, integrations, and self-hosted deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Standard includes 50 credentials per year
  • Advanced automation and white labeling require Professional
  • Enterprise features are available only on a custom plan

• Open Badge Factory — where it wins

  • Evidence-based badge applications with review workflows
  • Open Badges 3.0, endorsements, expiry and multilingual issuing
  • API, LTI and plugins for major learning platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans use annual EUR billing and exclude VAT
  • Free access has limited features after the 60-day trial
  • Badge and class limits apply on Basic, Premium and Pro

• Certopus9.4/10 · Free plan

  An affordable credentialing platform with free issuance, automation, verification, and branding.

  Visit CertopusFull verdict →
• Open Badge Factory8.3/10 · Free plan · 60-day trial

  A practical Open Badges platform with assessment workflows, integrations and scalable issuing plans.

  Visit siteFull verdict →