CERTIFIER VS CREDLY

Your best Credly alternative: full branding control and fair price

Certifier is the digital credentials platform redefining recognition—a Credly alternative with fast setup, transparent plans, and full brand control.

Trusted by 2,000+ businesses

4.7 out of 5

Case study

3 reasons why businesses choose Certifier over Credly

Costs $0 to start

Credly pricing locks you into costly annual contracts. Certifier starts free & scales with affordable monthly plans.

100% white-label

On Credly, credentials sit on their domain with platform branding. Certifier gives you full white-label control.

10-minute setup

Credly takes weeks to launch. With Certifier, you go from signup to issued credentials in 10 minutes.

Hear from teams who left Credly

“We love that Certifier lets us choose how to recognize people: badge, certificate, or both. Unlike Credly, we’re not limited to just one type of credential.”

James Symonds

Prokura

“Certifier is a huge improvement from our previous platform—the marketing insights make engagement easy to read, analytics filtering is flexible, and the sharing data is incredibly valuable. Even with our current volume, the stats are already impressive.”

Ema Fajnorova

Bloomreach

“It was so easy to get started. Truly plug and play! Certifier is intuitive and lets you dive in hands-on right away, something we couldn’t do with others.”

Sara Anthony Potter

Bynder

“As a non-profit, pricing was always a struggle with other platforms like Credly. Certifier’s transparent pricing is much more accessible, and the user experience is very intuitive.”

Ali Spain

Global Mentorship

“We love that Certifier lets us choose how to recognize people: badge, certificate, or both. Unlike Credly, we’re not limited to just one type of credential.”

James Symonds

Prokura

“We love that Certifier lets us choose how to recognize people: badge, certificate, or both. Unlike Credly, we’re not limited to just one type of credential.”

James Symonds

Prokura

“Certifier is a huge improvement from our previous platform—the marketing insights make engagement easy to read, analytics filtering is flexible, and the sharing data is incredibly valuable. Even with our current volume, the stats are already impressive.”

Ema Fajnorova

Bloomreach

“It was so easy to get started. Truly plug and play! Certifier is intuitive and lets you dive in hands-on right away, something we couldn’t do with others.”

Sara Anthony Potter

Bynder

“As a non-profit, pricing was always a struggle with other platforms like Credly. Certifier’s transparent pricing is much more accessible, and the user experience is very intuitive.”

Ali Spain

Global Mentorship

Certifier vs Credly: Side-by-side comparison

Features

Credly

Starting price

$0 / free forever

$3,000 / year

Setup fees

$5,000

Free trial

Contract length

monthly

(30-day money back, cancel any time)

only annual

Time to launch

10 minutes

2-4 weeks

White-label

Fully branded credentials hosted on your custom domain

Credentials issued on Credly's platform with platform branding

Recipient experience

Recipients must create accounts to access credentials

Credential types

Certificate and badges

Badges

Visual drag-and-drop design builder

Powerful, SVG-based

Digital badge templates

QR code credentials

Credential update post-issuance

Credential expiration reminders

SSO

OKTA, SAML SSO, Microsoft Entra ID

Workspaces

Manage multiple issuers under one account

Not available, separate accounts only

Native integrations with spreadsheets, CRMs and form builders

Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, HubSpot, Salesforce, SurveyMonkey

4 in 10 brands that switch to Certifier, switch from Credly

Internal data shows that 40% of teams migrating from other platforms to Certifier come from Credly.

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Features that make Certifier an unbeatable Credly alternative

Log-in free credentials access

Make credential access seamless and login-free for recipients

Credly forces recipients to create accounts to access or share credentials, reducing engagement by up to 75%. With Certifier, learners can open, download, and share credentials instantly, no registration required!

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Make credential access seamless and login-free for recipients

Credential directory

Keep your credentials private and fully branded

At Credly, issued credentials appear in a public directory alongside other issuers. Certifier provides a private, branded portal with their own courses and credentials—fully separate from competitors and login-free for recipients.

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Expiration & renewal

Automate credentials expiration management

Certifier lets you set credential expiration dates and send automated renewal emails. It helps maintain recipient engagement, encourage re-certification, and generate repeat business.

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Automate credentials expiration management

Post-issuance control

Easily update and resend credentials anytime

Credly requires contacting support to edit or resend credentials. Certifier lets you update data, fix errors, or resend credentials instantly—keeping every record accurate and up to date.

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Easily update and resend credentials anytime

Workspaces

Control all your workspaces from a single dashboard

Credly forces separate accounts for each issuer, complicating billing and management. Certifier lets you manage multiple issuers and roles under one account, streamlining credentialing at scale.

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Control all your workspaces from a single dashboard

Drag-and-drop credentials builder

Create on-brand credentials with a powerful design builder

At Credly, credentials are auto-generated and locked inside basic templates. Certifier gives you a professional, SVG-based design builder that lets you control every element: layout, colors, text, and graphics.

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