Badgr vs Credly
BadgrDigital Credential Platforms
CustomPublished price
CredlyDigital Credential Platforms
Badgr Digital Credential Platforms Parchment makes lifelong learning a smoother journey. | Credly Digital Credential Platforms Digital credentials that work. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Digital Credential Platforms | Digital Credential Platforms |
| What it is | Open badge platform from Instructure for issuing, earning, and managing digital credentials. | Credly is a digital credentialing platform that enables organizations to issue, manage, and verify digital badges and certifications at scale. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Custom Rebranded: Badgr became Canvas Badges/Credentials under Instructure and is now migrating to Parchment Digital Badges. The formerly free issuing tier fully ended Dec 31, 2025; pric… | Credly (now Credly by Pearson, formerly Acclaim) publishes no price list and quotes annually via sales. User-reported figures suggest tiers roughly around $3,000/yr for 500 badges… |
| Pricing model | Custom quote | Custom quote |
| Free options | Free plan · No free trial | No free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2015 | 2012 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, UT | New York, New York |
| Featured clients | Not available | IBM, AWS, Cisco |