DigitalCredentials
Certificates · Badges · Verification

Beautiful digital certificates that anyone can verify in seconds

Design your certificate, issue it to one student or a whole class from a CSV, and let students share it on LinkedIn. Every certificate carries a QR code that links to its public verification page.

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Open Badges 3.0 · W3C Verifiable Credentials · POPIA compliant · Hosted in South Africa

Everything you need to issue trusted credentials

Built for South African colleges, academies and training providers.

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Certificate designer

Upload your own background, or start from five professional designs. Drag in logos, text fields and up to two transparent signatures, and set any colour by hex code.

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Issue one or thousands

Issue to a single student in seconds, or upload a CSV. We check every row before anything is sent.

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QR verification

Every certificate has a unique ID, a QR code and a public verification page. Employers can check it without creating an account.

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Claim on completion

Add the claim widget to your LMS course page. Students who completed the course claim their certificate on the spot.

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Share everywhere

One-click LinkedIn “Add to profile”, plus posts on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and WhatsApp, PDF download and a link to copy.

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Digital badges too

Subscribers on the Badges plan can issue Open Badges 3.0 badges next to certificates, with the same trusted verification.

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Secure by design

Signed credentials (Ed25519), strict security headers, rate limits, audit logs and least-privilege hosting. No passwords to leak.

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POPIA first

We never show email addresses or ID numbers. Students choose to show their full name or initials, or keep a credential private.

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Student dashboard

Students sign in with an email code to see every certificate and badge in one place, download them and share them.

How it works

Design

Pick a design, add your logo and signatures, and set your brand colours. You see a live preview as you work.

Issue

Issue to one student, upload a CSV, or let students claim on course completion inside your LMS.

Share

Students receive an email, download the PDF and add the certificate to LinkedIn.

Verify

Anyone scans the QR code or enters the ID to see the issuer, the dates and whether the signature is valid.

Five designs, endless colours

Three landscape and two portrait designs. Change every colour with a picker or a hex code, and save your brand palette for next time.

Royal Classic certificate design
Royal Classic
Modern Sidebar certificate design
Modern Sidebar
Contemporary Wave certificate design
Contemporary Wave
Elegant Portrait certificate design
Elegant Portrait
Bold Modern Portrait certificate design
Bold Modern Portrait

Prefer to design your own background? Download our design templates →

Integrates with most LMS platforms

Copy a snippet from your course page and paste it into a page in your LMS (any LMS that allows iframe embeds). The claim widget scales to the width of the page on desktop, tablet and phone. Students who completed the course enter their email, confirm a 6-digit code and claim their certificate right away.

Full LTI 1.3 integration (automatic completion and roster sync) is on the roadmap for the Institution plan.

<iframe src="https://digitalcredentials.co.za/embed/course/…" title="Claim your certificate" style="width:100%;min-height:680px;border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Simple pricing in rand

Prices exclude VAT and are indicative for the launch. Education discounts are available.

Starter

R0
free forever
  • 50 credentials a year
  • All 5 certificate designs
  • QR verification pages
  • DigitalCredentials branding
Start free

Professional

R690
per month
  • 1 000 credentials a year
  • Your logo, signatures and colours
  • Certificate designer and custom backgrounds
  • CSV bulk issuing
  • LMS embeds (works with most LMS platforms)
  • Analytics
Choose Professional

Professional + Badges

R990
per month
  • Everything in Professional
  • 2 500 credentials a year
  • Digital badges (Open Badges 3.0)
  • Badges and certificates on one verification page
Choose Pro + Badges

Institution

From R3 900
per month
  • Unlimited credentials
  • Multiple departments
  • LTI 1.3 integration (LTI-ready, roadmap)
  • Priority support and SLA
  • Annual invoice in ZAR
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Verify a credential

Enter the credential ID printed under the QR code.