Open Badge Factory
Open Badge Factory: A practical Open Badges platform with assessment workflows, integrations and scalable issuing plans. Ranked #9 of 31 in Credentialing Software by our editors (8.3/10); pricing: Free plan · 60-day trial; best for open Badges assessment workflows.
At a glance
- Editor score8.3 / 10
- PricingFree plan · 60-day trial
- Best forOpen Badges assessment workflows
- Free planYes
- Paid from€220/yr
- Digital certificatesYes
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
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
Our verdict on Open Badge Factory
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. Teams can create Open Badges compliant with Open Badges 3.0, collect evidence through badge application questionnaires, review submissions, issue badges in bulk and provide recipients with validated PDF badge certificates. Multilingual badge creation, custom branding, endorsements, expiry dates and revalidation workflows support programmes that need more than one-off credential issuance.
Pricing is structured around annual EUR licences, with VAT excluded. The Free plan includes limited features after the 60-day trial. Basic costs €220 per year and includes 10 badge classes, up to 5,000 badges per year, badge applications and endorsements. Premium costs €700 per year, raises the allowance to 15,000 badges and adds unlimited badge classes and meta badges. Pro costs €1,280 per year, supports up to 50,000 badges, and adds PDF certificates, a report generator, API integration and priority support. Enterprise is arranged around specific requirements, signed agreements, security and privacy requirements, applicable SLA and reporting commitments, dedicated onboarding and a dedicated Customer Operations Manager.
Its ecosystem fit is a central strength. Open Badge Factory supports Zapier, Moodle, Itslearning, Canvas LMS, Blackboard, Brightspace, LTI and REST API connections, alongside learning-platform plugins. Organisations can also use recipient lists or CSV files for bulk issuing, reports and badge activity statistics for oversight, and badge sharing between organisations. The platform suits teams that need structured assessment and credential workflows connected to learning systems. Organisations seeking a simple, low-volume badge tool may find the annual tiers, plan limits and broader workflow features more than they need; larger programmes can consider Premium, Pro or Enterprise according to volume, integration and operational requirements.
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Open Badge Factory fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | €220/yr |
| Digital certificates | Yes |
| Digital badges | Yes |
| Public verification | Yes |
| Expiry management | Yes |
| Custom branding | Yes |
| API access | Yes |
| Free trial | 60 days |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | GDPR, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Tickets, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 8 integrations: Zapier, Moodle, Itslearning, Canvas LMS, Blackboard, Brightspace … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan · 60-day trial (source) |
| Website | openbadgefactory.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Open Badge Factory integrations
Open Badge Factory lists 8 integrations on its own site.
- Zapier
- Moodle
- Itslearning
- Canvas LMS
- Blackboard
- Brightspace
- LTI
- REST API
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