Certifier
Cracow, PL · 1 known investors
Certifier is a digital credential management software platform that lets organizations create, issue, and manage digital certificates and badges. It serves issuers seeking to reward and verify people's skills, work, and achievements.
Also known as Certifier.io
Founders & leadership
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Certifier operates a software platform for creating, issuing and managing digital credentials, including digital certificates and digital badges. The product covers the full credential lifecycle: designing branded documents in a template-based or from-scratch builder, generating credentials in bulk, distributing them by branded email or as mass-exported PDFs and credential URL lists, enabling recipients to share achievements on LinkedIn, Facebook and X or in email signatures, verifying credentials, and analysing engagement such as email open rates, social shares and referrals.
Additional platform components include a white-label Credential Portal where recipients can access and verify all their certificates and badges without logging in, dynamic QR codes on credentials, dynamic attributes for personalisation, and unlimited online hosting of issued credentials at no extra cost. Badges are described as compliant with the OpenBadge 3.0 standard. The company positions the platform as AI-assisted for certificate design and states enterprise security measures including ISO 27001 certification, GDPR compliance, AWS cloud hosting, external audits and penetration testing.
Business model
Software-as-a-service credential issuance platform sold to organizations, with a free sign-up entry point, self-serve onboarding and a demo-led motion for larger buyers; white-label branding is offered as a platform option.
Traction
The company reports over 2,000 companies and organizations as users, 800+ reviews averaging 4.7/5, and more than 1.1 million people receiving certifications through the platform in 2025. Cited customer deployments include 2,400 certificates for University of Birmingham CPD medicine and health courses, 4,000+ credentials via Duolingo educational webinars, 50,000+ credentials for ThriveDx cybersecurity education programs, 130,000+ certificates for Goldcast event participants, and 4,500+ credentials for BAFTA film-industry workshops.
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Market position
Self-described as a certificate maker and complete certification management platform, citing more than 2,000 customer companies and organizations, a 4.7/5 rating across 800+ reviews, and named users including the University of Birmingham, Duolingo, ThriveDx, Goldcast and BAFTA.
Emphasises end-to-end automation of the credential journey in one platform, bulk generation and delivery, login-free recipient access with permanent free hosting of issued credentials, white-label branding, OpenBadge 3.0 compliance, engagement analytics, and enterprise security certifications.
Technology
Cloud-hosted (AWS) credential management platform with an AI-supported certificate design builder, bulk generation engine, dynamic attributes and QR codes, branded email delivery with open-rate tracking, verification pages, analytics, and OpenBadge 3.0-compliant digital badges. Security posture includes ISO 27001 certification, GDPR compliance, external audits and penetration testing.
Go-to-market
Product-led acquisition through a free sign-up and free templates, complemented by booked demos (a 45-minute free demo is offered), published customer case studies, blog and educational content, and more than 30 integrations with tools such as Google Sheets, Google Forms, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Forms, Zoom and Canvas.
Companies, organizations, education providers and certification bodies that issue credentials — including universities and CPD course providers, cybersecurity and skills education companies, webinar and event organizers, and enterprises recognising employee achievements.
Geography
Headquartered in Cracow, Poland, serving customers internationally including organizations in the UK and users of global platforms; credentials are delivered online.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 4
by search overlap
Companies competing with Certifier for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsCertifier states it holds ISO 27001 certification and GDPR compliance, with AWS cloud hosting, external audits and penetration testing.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Certifiercertifier.io · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Certifier do?
- Certifier is a digital credential platform for designing, issuing, verifying and tracking certificates and badges.
- Who founded Certifier?
- Certifier was founded by Sergey, Vlad.
- Who are Certifier's investors?
- Certifier's investors include DEPO Ventures.
- Where is Certifier headquartered?
- Certifier is headquartered in Cracow, PL.