specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Credly
providerId: credly
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Digital Credentials
- Open Badges
- Badging
- Certifications
- Pearson
- Plans
description: >-
  Credly (a Pearson company) does not publish self-serve, list-price API plans.
  Credly is sold as a B2B digital credentialing platform to issuing
  organizations under a contract with Credly/Pearson sales, typically priced on
  the volume of credentials (badges) issued and the platform features required.
  The Web Service API and sandbox are entitlements of an organization's Credly
  subscription - API access is granted to paying issuing organizations rather
  than sold as a standalone metered API product. Recipients (badge earners)
  accept and share badges for free. Exact per-badge, credit, or tier pricing is
  not published and must be obtained from Credly sales.
notes: >-
  Pricing is contact-sales and volume-based on credentials issued; there is no
  public price sheet. Verify current commercial terms, credential volume bands,
  and any sandbox/trial entitlements directly with Credly (Pearson) during
  reconciliation.
sources:
- https://credly.com
- https://docs.credly.com/browse/docs/getting-started
- https://plc.pearson.com/en-GB/news-and-insights/news/pearson-acquires-digital-credentialing-leader-credly
plans:
- id: credly-issuer-subscription
  name: Issuer Subscription (Contact Sales)
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    B2B subscription for an issuing organization, negotiated with Credly/Pearson
    sales and priced primarily on annual credential (badge) issuance volume.
    Includes access to the credentialing platform, badge template management,
    badge issuing/revocation, analytics, and the Web Service API plus sandbox.
  entries:
  - label: Annual Credential Volume
    name: credential_volume
    type: usage
    metric: badges
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales (volume-based on credentials issued)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Platform and API Access
    name: platform_access
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Badge Template Management
  - name: Badge Issuing and Revocation
  - name: Web Service API and Sandbox
  - name: Webhooks and Events
  - name: Analytics and Reporting
- id: credly-recipient
  name: Recipient (Badge Earner)
  type: free
  description: >-
    Badge earners create a Credly profile and accept, manage, and share their
    verifiable badges at no cost. Recipients do not use the issuer Web Service
    API; their badges are publicly verifiable via OBI endpoints.
  entries:
  - label: Accept and Share Badges
    name: recipient_badges
    type: usage
    metric: badges
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Badge Wallet
  - name: Public Verification (OBI)
  - name: Social Sharing
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com