Certificate software for training companies: an overview of 11 tools
Most certificate tools do the basics. They differ on price, how the price is counted, whose brand is on the certificate and where your data is stored.
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Training companies, academies and event organisers have more certificate tools to choose from than ever. Most of them do the basics: design a certificate, fill it from a list, send it out and let someone check that it is real. Where they differ is price, how the price is counted, whether your own brand replaces theirs, and where your data is stored.
The table below lists what each provider states on its own website. Where a provider does not state something, the cell says so. Diplino, which publishes this page, is one of the rows.
The tools at a glance
| Tool | Price from | Free plan | EU hosting | Your branding instead of theirs | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accredible | 45 USD/month, 12-month term, 50 recipients | None listed | US or EU, chosen at setup | Add-on on Launch, included from Connect | Verification on all plans |
| Certifier | 49 USD/month billed annually, 1,000 credentials a year | 250 credentials a year | Yes (Ireland) | Add-on, from 42 USD/month | Page on all plans, QR from Professional |
| Certopus | 45 USD/month billed annually, 250 credentials a year | Yes (page states 50 and 250) | Not stated | Professional | QR on all plans, branded page from Professional |
| CertifyMe | Quote | Not stated | EU from Professional | From Professional | QR and record lookup on all plans |
| Credly | Quote | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Online verification |
| Diplino | 12 EUR/month billed annually, 360 certificates a year | 10 certificates | Yes, DPA on every plan | Own logo on every plan, no Diplino branding from Pro (29 EUR/month) | Page and QR on every certificate |
| Give My Certificate | 10.75 USD/month billed yearly | 10 certificates a month | Not stated | White Label plan (quote) | QR on Basic |
| Open Badge Factory | 220 EUR/year | 60-day trial | Yes | Not stated | Open Badges with verifiable data |
| Sertifier | 750 USD/year for 500 recipients | Up to 25 recipients | US or EU (plan not stated) | Add-on | Page and QR on every credential |
| SimpleCert | 19 USD/month, 150 credits | 50 credits once | No (United States) | Not stated | QR from Advanced |
| Virtualbadge | 26 USD/month billed yearly, 300 credentials a year | 7-day trial | Yes (Germany) | From Growth | Page and QR on all plans |
As published on each provider's own website on 1 November 2026. Prices exclude VAT where stated and are shown in each provider's own currency. Pricing units differ: some count certificates or credits, others recipients or badges.
How to choose
- Count the way you issue. If the same people take several courses a year, a price per recipient can be cheaper; if you run many one-off courses, a price per certificate is easier to predict.
- Check what your brand costs. Several tools show their own name on your certificates until you buy a higher plan or an add-on.
- Ask where the data is stored. Several providers state EU hosting; some do not say, and one states the United States.
- Decide whether you need standards and integrations. Open Badges, LMS connections and an API matter for larger programmes. Accredible, Certifier, Credly, CertifyMe and Certopus state Open Badges support; Diplino does not offer it.
Where Diplino fits
Diplino is for training companies and course organisers in Europe who want their own logo on every certificate, a verification page and QR code for each one, and published prices from 12 EUR a month. Corrections and resends never use up a certificate, and you can test the design on unlimited sample certificates first. It does not offer Open Badges, an API or integrations today.