The best Credly alternative: better price, full brand control

Credly pricing isn't published, and there's no self-serve plan or trial. Teams that have switched from Credly report year-one costs starting around $3,000, rising with volume, plus onboarding fees and renewal increases. Certifier publishes its self-serve plan prices, has a free forever plan, and offers monthly or annual billing. You can compare quotes using the same annual volume or implementation scope.

Credly is free for people receiving badges, but organizations that want to issue them need a paid plan, and Credly doesn't publish a self-serve free tier or trial for issuers. Certifier offers a free-forever plan, so issuers can design and send credentials without upfront cost.

Credly badges can be useful for large organizations that already use the platform, but many users find it restrictive—especially with branding and account requirements for recipients. Certifier provides the same professional digital badge capabilities with faster setup, better branding control, and no mandatory sign-ups for recipients.

Credly is a badge-first enterprise solution with a closed issuer network and restrictive credential-hosting options. It does offer certificates through its certificate maker, and recipients can download a printable version when the issuer enables it. Certifier treats certificates, badges, and supporting documents as standalone credential types, with a full design builder that gives issuers complete creative control. The right choice for you depends on the desired credential format, recipient experience, governance, and reporting needs.

Yes. Certifier offers native integrations with Google Sheets, Excel, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, Eventbrite, Typeform, and more — plus 5,000+ apps via Zapier, Make, and Pipedream. Credly's integrations focus on LMS and HR platforms; spreadsheets, CRMs, webinars, and form builders typically route through Zapier or Workato. With Certifier, you connect the tools your team already uses without middleware and automate credentialing without any code.

Yes, and Certifier handles the fulfillment, not just the file. Both Certifier and Credly let you download a printable PDF. But Certifier also runs a built-in print service: recipients order a professionally printed copy directly from their credential page, on premium paper, true to the digital design, shipped to their address. Issuers don't touch printing, packaging or shipping. On Credly, a printed certificate means downloading the PDF and producing it yourself.

They stay live, verifiable, and accessible to your recipients forever. You can also export all your data at any time.

All of them, on every plan: LMSs (Moodle, Canvas, Thinkific, Teachable, Kajabi), CRMs (HubSpot, Salesforce, ActiveCampaign), form builders and spreadsheets, plus Zapier, webhooks, and the full API. There are no per-integration fees. Credly customers report paying up to $1,200 per integration.

Every plan sends credentials in your design, and recipient pages show only your credentials, never another issuer's. Full white-label (your custom domain, your sender address, no Certifier branding) comes with the Advanced plan. What you see on the pricing page is the whole price.

Yes. We bulk-reissue your historical credentials with their original issue dates, without spamming your recipients, and help you rebuild your badge designs. Most teams complete the switch before their next Credly renewal. Ask us for a migration plan on a demo call.