Credly is a digital credentialing platform that allows organizations to issue, manage, and verify web-enabled digital badges and certifications. Owned by Pearson, it serves as a centralized, tamper-proof registry where individuals can host a lifelong profile to showcase their verified skills, milestones, and professional achievements across social networks like LinkedIn.
Credly is the world’s largest digital credential network and a Pearson company that allows organizations to issue, manage, and verify professional digital badges.
How Credly Works :
- Digital Badges: Credential issuers create portable, secure, and verifiable digital badges based on the Open Badges standard to represent specific skills, courses, or certifications.
- Badge Wallet: Earners collect and store their achievements in a digital profile, making it easy to showcase verified skills on professional networks like LinkedIn, resumes, and email signatures.
- Employer Verification: Anyone clicking on a badge can view metadata detailing the exact criteria, skills demonstrated, and the issuing organization, eliminating credential
fraud.
Key Features for Organizations:
- Issuance & Management: Intuitive tools let administrators easily award, update, and manage micro-credentials at scale.
- Marketing & Analytics: Issuers track badge acceptance rates, social shares, and labor market insights while boosting organizational brand visibility.
- Pricing: Enterprise plans require annual commitments starting around $3,000 per year alongside onboarding fees depending on the volume of badges issued.
