Badgr vs Open Badges
BadgrDigital Credential Platforms
CustomPublished price
Open BadgesDigital Credential Platforms
Badgr Digital Credential Platforms Parchment makes lifelong learning a smoother journey. | Open Badges Digital Credential Platforms Share your verifiable skills and achievements as you earn them. | |
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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. | Open standard for digital badges enabling learners to collect verified credentials from multiple issuers in a portable format. |
| 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… | Open Badges is a free, open specification maintained by 1EdTech, not a commercial software product. Issuing, hosting, wallet, and certification services are supplied separately by… |
| Pricing model | Custom quote | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · No free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2015 | 2011 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, UT | London, UK |