Credly
Credly: A broad credentialing platform for enterprise badge, certificate, and skills programs. Ranked #7 of 31 in Credentialing Software by our editors (8.5/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for enterprise digital badge ecosystems.
At a glance
- Editor score8.5 / 10
- PricingPricing on request
- Best forEnterprise digital badge ecosystems
- Digital certificatesYes
- Founded2012
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Issues badges and certificates with custom branding
- Supports verification, expiry notifications, and credential renewal
- Connects learning platforms through integrations and a REST API
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires a sales conversation
- Open-source customization is not part of the product
- Its broad feature set may exceed simple credentialing needs
Our verdict on Credly
Credly is a digital credentialing platform for training providers, professional associations, certification organizations, higher education institutions, and employers. It supports digital badge and credential issuance, public verification, custom certificates, credential metadata, sharing, and management across web, iOS, Android, and API access. Earners can accept, manage, share, and verify credentials, while organizations can support learning pathways and skills-oriented programs. The product is particularly suited to enterprises building structured digital badge ecosystems rather than teams seeking a narrow issuing tool.
Its strongest area is breadth across the credential lifecycle. Organizations can automate issuance through the REST API or connect existing learning environments, then manage expiration and renewal notifications, verification, analytics, branding, pathways, and skills metadata. Integrations include Degreed, Cornerstone, Canvas, Docebo, Saba SBX, Zapier, 360Learning, Absorb LMS, Adobe Learning Manager, and D2L/Brightspace. That combination gives Credly a clear fit for credential programs spanning learning, workforce skills, and public validation.
Purchasing is sales-led, with pricing discussed through a sales demo rather than a self-serve plan structure. This approach may suit organizations that need a broader implementation conversation, but it gives smaller teams less immediate pricing clarity. Credly is also not open source, so organizations looking for a product they can modify directly should consider a different category of solution. Choose Credly when enterprise integrations, verification, certificate support, expiry management, analytics, and skills metadata are central requirements; choose an alternative when the priority is a lightweight, independently customizable credentialing tool.
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Credly fact sheet
| Free plan | Not verified |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Digital certificates | Yes |
| Digital badges | Yes |
| Public verification | Yes |
| Expiry management | Yes |
| Custom branding | Yes |
| API access | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Compliance & security | ISO 27001, GDPR |
| Support | Tickets, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 10 integrations: Degreed, Cornerstone, Canvas, Docebo, Saba SBX, Zapier … See all → |
| Pricing | Pricing on request |
| Website | credly.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Credly integrations
Credly lists 10 integrations on its own site.
- Degreed
- Cornerstone
- Canvas
- Docebo
- Saba SBX
- Zapier
- 360Learning
- Absorb LMS
- Adobe Learning Manager
- D2L/Brightspace
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- CertopusAn affordable credentialing platform with free issuance, automation, verification, and branding.9.4
- CertifierA broad credentialing platform with a free plan, automation, verification, and API access.9.2
- AccredibleA credentialing platform for branded issuance, verification, expiry, and analytics.9.0
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