Accredible has a narrow lead for issuing blockchain-verifiable continuing-education badges over BCdiploma. True Original offers issuing workflows for education and training providers, while VerifyEd supports institutional branding and bulk issuance.
For continuing education, I’d look for a digital credentialing platform that does more than issue attractive digital badges. The ideal solution should let you issue credentials after a course or professional development activity, verify their authenticity independently, and give learners a shareable record of their achievements.
One important distinction: a blockchain-verifiable credential is not necessarily the same as an Open Badges credential. Open Badges provides a structured way to represent achievements and their evidence, while blockchain can provide an additional method for verifying authenticity or integrity. Some platforms offer one, some offer both, and some use cryptographic verification without blockchain.
Best platforms to shortlist
1. POK (Proof of Knowledge)
(Best starting point)
POK specifically offers blockchain-backed Open Badges 3.0 credentials and microcredentials. Its website advertises a free plan, integrations with Moodle, Blackboard and Canvas, and credential verification without requiring a signup to view a sample credential. This makes it especially relevant for education and professional development programs.
BCdiploma specializes in blockchain-secured badges, microcredentials and digital certificates. It offers extensive white-label branding, APIs, automated issuance, and shareable credentials that recipients can verify without creating an account. Its site describes a continuing education deployment with the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.
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3. Credly
Best for established professional badge programs
Credly supports digital badges based on the Open Badges standard and offers an optional blockchain-validation capability. It also supports API-based issuance and learning pathways. It is worth considering if you want professional credentials that recipients can share with employers and across social networks. Confirm the current availability and requirements for blockchain validation with the vendor.
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4. Accredible
Best for scaled certificate and badge operations
Accredible offers branded digital certificates and badges, automated distribution, integrations with learning systems, and recipient-engagement analytics. It is a useful comparison if you expect to issue many continuing education certificates, although you should verify that its current offering meets your specific blockchain requirement.
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How I would choose
Requirement
What to verify with the vendor
Blockchain verification
Can a third party verify authenticity independently, without a platform account?
Continuing education
Can credentials include course title, learning outcomes, completion date, credit hours and expiration date?
Accreditation and compliance
Can you document the issuer, assessment criteria and any applicable CE approval requirements?
Standards compatibility
Does the platform support Open Badges 3.0 and portable, machine-verifiable credentials?
Automation
Can it integrate with your LMS and automatically issue credentials after course completion?
Revocation
Can credentials be revoked or marked expired if necessary?
Cost
What are the setup fees, annual subscription, issuance limits and API charges?
My recommendation: Start by evaluating POK and BCdiploma. POK is a particularly direct match if blockchain verification and Open Badges 3.0 are essential. BCdiploma deserves a close look if you want credentials branded entirely under your organization's identity. Compare Credly if professional recognition and an established badge ecosystem are more important.
One important caveat: if your continuing education program awards regulated professional CE credits, blockchain verification establishes credential integrity; it does not, by itself, establish that the credits are approved by a licensing board or accreditor.
A question to narrow the recommendation
What kind of continuing education are you issuing credentials for?
1. Your audience
Healthcare and licensed professionals (CME/CE)
Corporate training and professional development
Universities and academic continuing education
Professional associations and certification bodies
Here are the top digital credentialing platforms that specialize in issuing blockchain-verifiable badges and certificates, specifically suited for continuing education, professional associations, and training providers:
POK (Proof of Knowledge) : Issues Open Badges 3.0 and blockchain-backed microcredentials. It features native LMS integrations (Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard), bulk issuance via API/Excel, and skills graph mapping, making it ideal for tracking continuing education units (CEUs).[](https://www.pok.tech/en)
TRUE Original : A secure digital document and badge platform that anchors credentials across four major blockchains (Ethereum, Avalanche, Fantom, Polygon). Badges live directly on your own domain rather than a third-party site, and it includes QR code verification and LMS integrations like Canvas and Moodle.[](https://www.trueoriginal.com/insights/best-digital-credential-platforms-2026)
BCdiploma : Widely used by universities and professional certifying bodies for automated, blockchain-secured micro-credentials and digital badges. It is 100% white-labeled, requires no login for recipients to view or share their credentials, and complies with GDPR and FERPA.[](https://www.bcdiploma.com/en/microCertification)
Accredible : While traditionally known as a massive Open Badges and digital certificate provider, Accredible incorporates cryptographic verification frameworks aligned with Open Badges 3.0 and W3C Verifiable Credentials standards, offering high portability and enterprise continuing education tracking.[](https://www.accredible.com/blog/what-are-blockchain-credentials)
To help narrow down the best fit, let me know:
Are you looking for free/tier pricing or an enterprise-grade solution?
Do you need LMS integration (like Canvas, Moodle, or D2L) for automated badge issuing upon course completion?
Is white-labeling (issuing under your own brand/domain) a strict requirement?
Yes. There are several platforms that can issue digital diplomas/certificates with blockchain-backed verification. The important distinction is that some make blockchain central to the credential, while others offer it as an optional verification layer.
Best platforms to shortlist
Platform
Blockchain
Diplomas
API / integrations
Best fit
BCdiploma
Core feature
Yes
API, Moodle, Canvas, SAP, Salesforce, Zapier
Universities wanting white-label diplomas
TRUE Original
Every credential
Yes
API, Canvas, Moodle, Learnster, Salesforce
Institutions wanting blockchain + own domain
Credly by Pearson
Optional
Yes, although strongest on badges
REST API, LMS integrations
Large enterprise / professional credentials
Accredible
Available
Yes
API, Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, D2L
General-purpose digital credentialing
Sertifier
Optional, via Velocity Network
Yes
API, LMS/integration ecosystem
Verifiable credentials + wallet
Blockcerts
Core feature
Yes
Open-source developer tooling
Institutions wanting to build their own system
OpenCerts / TrustVC
Blockchain/cryptographic verification
Yes
Open-source
Institutions wanting an open-standard approach
1. BCdiploma — probably the closest match
BCdiploma is specifically aimed at educational institutions and credential issuers. It supports diplomas, certificates and micro-credentials, with blockchain anchoring and instant verification. It also offers white-label credentials that can live on the institution's own domain.
A particularly interesting feature is that BCdiploma says credential information can be read directly from the blockchain, allowing verification independently of its normal database.
It supports integrations including Moodle, Canvas, Salesforce and SAP, as well as an API and Zapier connectors.
I'd put this near the top of your evaluation list if you're a university, college, or training organization issuing actual diplomas.
TRUE Original is another particularly strong fit for digital diplomas rather than just digital badges.
It says every diploma's cryptographic fingerprint is anchored to a public blockchain, including Ethereum, AVAX, Fantom or Polygon. The resulting credential can be published on the institution's own domain, with a QR code and verification link.
It supports issuance through CSV, LMS integrations, REST API and other integrations. TRUE specifically markets the product to universities and education/training providers.
Credly by Pearson is one of the biggest established digital credential networks. It supports blockchain validation, which an issuer can enable for credentials. Once enabled, the credential is recorded on the blockchain and can be verified by third parties. Credly currently says Bitcoin is the supported blockchain for this feature.
Credly is particularly strong if you want:
A large existing credential ecosystem
Digital badges + certificates
Enterprise administration
REST API integration
A recognizable credential network
The caveat is that blockchain is an optional feature rather than the fundamental architecture of the entire platform.
Accredible provides digital certificates and badges and explicitly includes blockchain credentials in its current offering. Its platform also supports integrations with LMS systems and APIs.
It's worth considering if you want a conventional SaaS credentialing platform with blockchain capability rather than a blockchain-first architecture.
Sertifier offers certificates, badges and credential management, with blockchain capabilities through its relationship with Velocity Network. Its Verified Wallet allows recipients to store and share credentials, while issuers can issue and manage verifiable credentials.
This is interesting if you're thinking beyond a diploma into a broader verifiable identity/credential wallet ecosystem.
6. Blockcerts — if you want to build rather than buy
Blockcerts is different. It's an open standard and open-source toolkit, rather than a polished SaaS platform you simply subscribe to.
It provides tools for creating, issuing, holding and verifying blockchain-based academic credentials. Its tooling supports issuing onto Bitcoin or Ethereum, and its verifier can independently validate credentials.
It's the technology behind some notable implementations—for example, MIT's digital diplomas use Blockcerts and can be independently verified against the Bitcoin blockchain.
Choose this if your IT team wants control of the infrastructure and credential format.
OpenCerts is an open-source educational credential system originating in Singapore. It provides cryptographic verification of certificates and has transitioned toward TrustVC and W3C Verifiable Credentials.
It's particularly interesting if open standards and interoperability matter more to you than buying a commercial SaaS product.
If you're looking for software to actually run a university/college diploma issuance program, I'd investigate these in this order:
1. BCdiploma — strongest dedicated education/blockchain-diploma offering 2. TRUE Original — particularly compelling for blockchain + institution-owned domain 3. Credly — strongest established credential network/enterprise ecosystem 4. Accredible — good general-purpose credentialing SaaS 5. Sertifier — attractive if wallet/interoperable credentials are important 6. Blockcerts — best if you want to build/control the technology yourself
One important procurement question: ask vendors exactly what gets written to the blockchain. In many systems, the diploma itself isn't stored publicly; instead, a cryptographic hash/fingerprint is anchored on-chain. That's generally preferable from a privacy perspective, while still allowing tamper detection. BCdiploma, for example, describes both blockchain records and independent verification of the credential.
If you tell me roughly how many diplomas you issue per year, whether you need Canvas/Moodle/SIS integration, and whether you want the diploma on your own domain, I can narrow these down to the best 3 and compare pricing, blockchain, API, FERPA/GDPR, W3C/Open Badges support, and white-label capabilities.
If you mean vendors that provide digital credentialing platforms for universities/colleges to issue blockchain-verified diplomas, several currently offer this:
Blockchain issuance/eSealing and verification of degrees and certificates
Targets universities, employers and verification agencies.
A notable older/established approach
Blockcerts is an open standard for blockchain-verifiable credentials rather than simply a vendor product. MIT, for example, developed its digital diplomas with Learning Machine using Blockcerts, with credentials independently verifiable against the Bitcoin blockchain.
There are also institutions that developed their own systems. The University of Nicosia, for example, has issued university diplomas on the Bitcoin blockchain since 2017 using its own open-source protocol.
If you're evaluating these for a university or college that wants to start issuing blockchain-verified diplomas, I can also compare the providers on pricing, blockchain used, API/SIS integration, wallet support, Open Badges/W3C compliance, white-labeling, and U.S. higher-ed customers.
