Credly
Credly gives organizations a platform to issue digital credentials and individuals a way to display and share them.
What Credly is
Credly gives organizations a platform to issue digital credentials and individuals a way to display and share them. It supports digital badges and certificates, custom branding, expiry management, and public verification. Credly verifies both the issuing organization and the person who received a credential. Issuers can set badge requirements for pathways, while an analytics dashboard reports issuance, acceptance, sharing, views, and clicks, with CSV or Excel exports. Ready-made integrations cover learning, assessment, and LXP platforms; REST API connections are also described, with Degreed named as a featured integration partner. Earners can view, manage, and share credentials through mobile apps for iOS and Android, as well as use the web platform. Credly serves training providers, professional associations, certification providers, higher education institutions, and corporate customers. It is paid, with pricing on request, and has no free plan. Credly says it holds ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications, complies with GDPR, and offers a FERPA-compliant solution and COPPA compliance.
Good
- Issues digital badges and certificates
- Verifies issuers and credential earners
- Tracks credential engagement with exportable analytics
- Offers web, iOS, and Android access
- Provides learning-platform integrations and REST API connections
Watch out
- No free plan
- Pricing is available on request
- Customers cannot select specific features
- White-label credentials are not offered
Who it suits
Credly suits organizations that issue credentials, including training providers, professional associations, higher education institutions, and corporate customers. It also serves earners who need to view and share credentials.
Verdict
Credly combines credential issuance and verification with analytics, integrations, and mobile access for earners. Check its feature-selection and white-label limits, and request pricing to assess fit.
Plans and prices
From Credly's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Custom plan | Priced on request | Pricing discussed with sales · Badge purchases expire at the end of the contract year |
The facts
Each one read from Credly's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional compliance
- Credly says it offers a FERPA-compliant solution and complies with COPPA.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- The analytics dashboard reports badge issuance, acceptance, sharing, views, and clicks, and supports CSV or Excel exports.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Credential verification
- Credly verifies both the issuing organization and that the individual received the credential.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Customer support
- Customers can access Credly Academy, a Help Centre, support, and onboarding options including Self-Paced, Workshop, and Standard.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Feature limits
- Credly says customers cannot select specific features and does not offer white-label credentials.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integration example
- Degreed is listed as a featured integration partner.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Credly offers ready-made integrations for learning, assessment, and LXP platforms; its FAQ also describes REST API connections.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Pathways
- Issuers can set criteria so completion badges are issued when earners meet a defined set of badge requirements.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- Credly states that it holds ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications and complies with GDPR.checked 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Credly provides a platform for organizations to issue digital credentials and for individuals to display and share them.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- Credly describes its customers as including training providers, professional associations, product certification providers, higher education institutions, and corporate customers.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2012checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile app
- The mobile app lets earners view, manage, and share credentials on iOS or Android.checked 7 Oct 2026
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