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What is Credly?

Credly is the world's largest and most extensive digital credentialing network that enables users to create, manage, and track every aspect of their credentialing, certificate, or badge program. Its digital badging platform offers comprehensive features to design and issue badges, enterprise-class functionality to scale and manage programs, and enhanced analytics for measuring success. It provides a comprehensive and connected digital credentialing solution trusted by top training providers, learning and development professionals, higher education institutions, associations, enterprises, and employers. Whether you are an education or certification provider searching for a reliable digital credentialing platform or a company looking to boost employee engagement for your learning programs, Credly can assist you with its integrated suite of solutions. With millions of credentials earned and managed on Credly, more than 43,000 earner profiles are updated daily, and over 650,000 digital credentials are shared monthly. Trust Credly by Pearson to support your digital credential needs. (Languages listed indicate support for earner email communications. Additional language support is coming soon.)

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Build your organization's digital credentials using our intuitive Credential Dashboard or work with our experts to help you design a compelling achievement recognition system.


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At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realise the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. That's why our Pearson employees are committed to creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are the world's lifelong learning company, serving customers with digital content, assessments, qualifications and data. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. Visit us at pearsonplc.com.

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Rachael .
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Rachael .Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Lends great credibility to our certifications!"
We'd never be able to provide certifications in the way we do now if not for Credly. We had a designer put together some beautiful badges and then ...
Cortney C.
CC
Cortney C.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Credly Review 2025"
Credly is easy, the training is great, the resources are great, and the customer service team is very helpful. I use Credly daily with customer sup...
Jodi N.
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Jodi N.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Great badges, easy issue and implementation"
ease of use and design friendly and good customer support

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2 months

Return on Investment

16 months

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7%

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Credly Demo - Digital badge social sharing
Social sharing tools allow your earners to easily display their digital badge across a range of social channels, as well as providing embed code for email signatures and websites.
Credly Demo - Recommendations for earners
Drive earner behaviour through recommendations. Only visible to earners of your badges, you can create tailored calls to action to encourage engagement with more of your credentials, a new program, an upcoming event and more.
Credly Demo - Program Analytics Dashboard
Through the analytics dashboard you can monitor the impact of your badging program, measuring ROI through acceptance rate, shares, views, clicks and more.
Credly Demo - Digital Certificate Maker
You can also build your own branded digital certificates to support your digital badges. These can be attached to badge templates and made printable for earners to share in whichever format they need.
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Rachael .
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

We'd never be able to provide certifications in the way we do now if not for Credly. We had a designer put together some beautiful badges and then uploaded those to Credly. We created a framework on our courses that matches what we did for Credly, and now people who want badges can get them! No one else in our space is doing this and it lends us a ton of credibility when students post their badges to Linkedin! Customer service is really solid and wants to help you with any issues. We use Credly weekly and it integrates well with our systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

It's not cheap, which was a little scary at first. I believe we've well made-back what we put into the software, though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed a way to provide our students with certifications and badges. Credly solves that challenge and goes above and beyond doing it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Larrisha Y.
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Director, Office of e-Learning
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

As an issuer, I appreciate the streamlined platform for awarding digital credentials that are visually appealing, secure, and instantly shareable. It adds real value to our professional development programs by helping recipients showcase their skills in a credible, portable way that employers recognize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

Credly is great, but the issuer dashboard could be more user-friendly—especially for bulk issuing and reporting. More badge customization and automation features would take it to the next level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

Credly is solving the problem of how to formally recognize, verify, and showcase skills in a way that’s both digital and trusted. It bridges the gap between learning and professional credibility by turning achievements into shareable, verifiable badges. As an issuer, this helps us increase engagement in our programs, promote a culture of learning, and provide our faculty and staff with recognition that has real career value beyond our institution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Robert B.
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Managing Director
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

Credly is an easy-to-use platform that allows you to create bespoke certificates and track their acceptance and social shares. More importantly, the Credly badge offers a one-stop location for including everything that goes into the credential. I looked at a number of online badge/credential providers and Credly was the easiest to use, in my opinion. Also, they have very responsive customer service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

Credly may not be a good option for organizations who do not award badges in large numbers. They appear to have no pricing plan to cater to small organizations that offer dozens or a hundred badges annually. Such organizations would be paying the same amount as their counterparts who award a high volume of badges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

Credly gives my organization greater visibility by giving our clients a credential that they can share online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nikit Singh K.
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Software Test Engineer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

Credly is a very powerful digital credential management and earning platform, especially on issuing, earning, and sharing verified badges and certifications seamlessly. The interface is user-friendly, allowing one to navigate around with easy operation. It gives excellent visibility and credibility to professional people and organizations by integration with a number of learning management systems and social media platforms. In addition, the analytics and reporting are very beneficial in understanding the impact and reach that credentials achieve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

While Credly offers many strengths, its pricing model can be a bit steep for smaller organizations or individual users. Additionally, some users have reported that the initial setup and integration with existing systems can be complex and time-consuming. The platform could also benefit from more customization options for badge design and more comprehensive support resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

Credly provides a platform that solves both the verification and management of credentials by earning, displaying, and sharing verified badges and certifications. This would help in the enhancement of qualification credibility, visibility, and recognition by professional networks, and ease of organization and management of the credentials. This would increase employability and help in standing out within the competitive job market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

C R.
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Associate Director, Office of e-Learning
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

-The badges issued through Credly provide visible, portable, and verifiable evidence of faculty engagement in training and skill-building. This includes areas such as instructional design, online learning, accessibility, and course quality standards.

-Badges such as “Canvas Advanced Tools,” and “Online Course Design Fundamentals” align with national best practices and support faculty. Badges are easy to issue manually. The implementation and getting started with Credly was easy to integrate with helpful customer service/support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

Sometimes it is difficult for me to complete a bulk issue upload. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

The digital badge framework encourages continuous engagement with e-learning resources. As NCCU updates or expands its badge offerings, faculty can stack achievements to demonstrate progressive mastery. The badging system also helps with faculty promotion and tenure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lola B.
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Communications & Alumni Community Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

Credly has been easy to implement and seamlessly integrate into our internal systems. The customer support team is responsive and efficient - a pleasure to work with. They also provide a wide range of useful, ready-to-use resources that greatly support our implementation and ongoing usage. We use Credly on a daily basis at our school, and it has proven to be both highly reliable and well-received by our student community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

To be honest, there's nothing significant we'd change. One suggestion would be to offer editable certificate templates that are ready to use—this would add even more flexibility for users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

Credly helps us ensure the verifiability of credentials through secure, digital badges that can be easily validated by others. It also makes it simple for students and alumni to share their achievements on social media, via email, or professional platforms. Once integrated into our systems, it runs independently, allowing us to issue and manage credentials at scale with minimal effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RS
Director of Transformation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

Our participants enjoy receiving the badges. We ask them to post the badges on linkedin, and then it's easy to see who has taken our classes. Helps them and us to stay connected. It has been easy to implement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

I am not sure if all of the participants see the value in having a badge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

We need to keep track of who in our network has taken our classes. We use them to search on linked in, to see who is proudly displaying badges. They can connect with us and each other easily. It is also a good marketing tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RV
Certification Director
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

The platform is intuitive to navigate, making it easy to issue, manage, and share digital credentials. Whenever support is needed, the response is timely and helpful, which adds great value to the overall experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

At this time, I don't have any specific recommendations. Overall, the platform has been effective and meets our current needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

It enhances the credibility of our certifications, improves engagement with earners, and makes it easier for them to share their achievements with employers and professional networks. This has strengthened our brand recognition and streamlined our credentialing process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cortney C.
CC
Customer Operations Specialist
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

Credly is easy, the training is great, the resources are great, and the customer service team is very helpful. I use Credly daily with customer support for our company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

Our Company would like some different options on the badge templates that we have not been able to get added for several years now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

Credly gives us an easy way to recoginze our customers either for something that earned or participated in. They can then share this information benefitting them and us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David F.
DF
Senior Learning Management Systems Administrator
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Credly?

Credly has so much documentation to help new customers configure and successfully launch their badging program. I love their Academy that walks you through step-by-step exactly how to design your program, things to consider, etc. Plus you can even earn badges by completing their courses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Credly?

At this point I have no dislikes about the Credly platform. Everything works exactly as outlined. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Credly solving and how is that benefiting you?

We wanted to recognize employees who completed our internally-developed leadership programs. Credly provides an industry-recognized method to do exactly that. We also needed a badging system that integrated with our LMS and Credly does that easily. I can now quickly add badges to programs and issue them to learners who complete them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.