Diplomasafe

What Diplomasafe does

Diplomasafe ApS is a Danish software company headquartered in Copenhagen that provides a digital credentials platform for educational institutions, professional membership bodies, and training providers. The platform enables organizations to issue, distribute, manage, and verify tamper-proof digital diplomas, certificates, badges, and micro-credentials, replacing manual paper-based workflows with structured, auditable digital processes. The product is offered as SaaS through the Diplomasafe Platform, with named deployments spanning higher education (Technical University of Denmark, Technological Institute of the Philippines), professional membership bodies (International Compliance Association, with 35,000+ badges issued), and training providers (Cambridge Marketing College, Crecea, Garuda).

Name

Diplomasafe

Legal name

Diplomasafe ApS

Website

https://diplomasafe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Diplomasafe is a Danish SaaS company whose platform enables higher education institutions, professional membership bodies, and training providers to issue, manage, and verify secure, blockchain-anchored digital diplomas, certificates, badges, and EU-aligned micro-credentials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Credentials Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAFADAF

Credentialing, Digital Badges & Micro-Credential Platforms

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Assessment, Testing, Proctoring & Credentialing Platforms

SECONDARYEDAFADAO

Transcript, Score Reporting & Verification/Credential Wallet Platforms

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Assessment, Testing, Proctoring & Credentialing Platforms

SECONDARYEDAFADAG

Certification & Licensing Exam Management Platforms

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Assessment, Testing, Proctoring & Credentialing Platforms

Keywords

• Digital credentials platform
• Verifiable digital diplomas
• Blockchain-based certificates
• Micro-credentials issuance
• Education credential verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans: Diplomasafe generates revenue through three subscription tiers — Growth (€1,788/year), Professional (€2,148/year), and Academia (custom pricing) — with a 1-year minimum commitment. Annual billing with 25% discount vs monthly. 20% onboarding fee across all plans. Upsell opportunities through higher-tier features such as custom badge design, Blockcerts access, Europass EDCI access, whitelabel solution, and SSO integrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Diplomasafe sells a SaaS platform that enables educational institutions, professional membership bodies, and training providers to issue, distribute, manage, and verify digital diplomas, badges, and certificates. The platform uses cryptographic digital signatures and blockchain anchoring (EBSI, Blockcerts) to make credentials tamper-proof and instantly verifiable, and integrates with existing LMS/TMS/SIS/CRM systems via REST API and webhooks. It is delivered through three subscription tiers—Growth, Professional, and a custom Academia plan—targeting higher education institutions, membership associations, and corporate training providers primarily in Europe.

Product overview

Diplomasafe is a unified digital credentials platform that enables educational organisations to issue, track, and manage secure and verifiable digital credentials. The platform consists of a core platform with integrated modules including the Dashboard for analytics, Template Creation for design, Distribution for issuance, Managing Credentials for administration, Learner Experience for recipient access, and Verification for authenticity checking. The Micro-Credentials Module provides specialised functionality aligned with EU standards. The platform is offered through three pricing tiers: Growth (entry-level), Professional (advanced credentials), and Academia (custom higher education solution). Key verification standards supported include Open Badges, EBSI, Blockcerts, and Europass Digital Credentials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diplomasafe Digital Credentials Platform A SaaS platform enabling educational organisations, professional membership bodies, and training providers to issue, distribute, manage, track, and verify secure digital diplomas, badges, and certificates. Built on cryptographic digital signatures and blockchain anchoring (EBSI, Blockcerts), the platform supports Open Badges 2.0, Europass EDCI, and PAdES verification standards, and is offered through Growth, Professional, and custom Academia tiers.
• Micro-Credentials Module A specialised offering for issuing and managing micro-credentials aligned with EU standards, designed for flexible and targeted learning recognition that enhances employability and links education to workforce needs. Supports stackable credentials and the European approach to micro-credentials, with EU-compliant issuance across vocational education and training (VET) and the hospitality sector via the MCEU Hospitality Erasmus+ project.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% cost reduction vs traditional paper credentials
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EBSI-Vector Consortium (52 partners from 20 countries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiplomasafe is a key partner in the EBSI-VECTOR project (June 2023 – June 2025, Digital Europe programme), focusing on improving digital credential verification across Europe. The company is implementing EBSI credentials for 9 Danish universities, enabling graduates to receive and use digital credentials for job applications or further education.
• MCEU Hospitality Consortium (7 partners from 4 countries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiplomasafe serves as platform provider for the MCEU Hospitality project (January 2024 – January 2027, Erasmus+), pioneering EU approach to micro-credentials in the hospitality sector. Develops comprehensive online platform for portable digital micro-credentials aligned with European approach to micro-credentials.
• EBSI-Network Expansion Consortium (24 organisations from 14 European countries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiplomasafe is responsible for setting up the first Danish validator node in the EBSI production, pre-production, and test environments, upon approval from the Danish Agency for Digitalisation (November 2023 – November 2025). The consortium includes government agencies, public institutions, and academic bodies with expertise in Distributed Ledger Technologies.
• Micro-Credentials Europe (MCEU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiplomasafe serves as advisors on the MCEU project, providing expertise in micro-credentials through direct advisory involvement. The company guides organisations through the complexities of micro-credentials, aligning offerings with the European approach to micro-credentials.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OpenBadgeFactory: OpenBadgeFactory is a SaaS platform for issuing Open Badges with strong European footprint, focused on schools and training organisations. Overlaps with Diplomasafe on badge issuance for member bodies and training providers.
• Accredible: Accredible is a digital certificate and badge platform serving training providers, universities, and membership bodies. Competitor offering issuance, verification, and analytics comparable to Diplomasafe's core platform.
• Credly: Credly is a leading digital credentialing platform (acquired by Pearson) issuing open digital badges for education and workforce. Directly competes with Diplomasafe on verifiable credentials, Open Badges compliance, and HE/lms-driven issuance.
• Hyland Credentials (formerly Learning Machine): Hyland Credentials is a blockchain-anchored digital credentialing platform that issues and verifies tamper-proof records on Blockcerts-compatible infrastructure. Direct competing approach to Diplomasafe's blockchain/PKI-based credential issuance.
• Digitary: Digitary (by Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency and partners) is a digital credential verification platform for higher education across Australia and APAC. Direct peer in HE credential verification and digital diploma issuance.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Entra Verified ID: Microsoft's verifiable credentials and decentralised identity platform offers enterprise-grade issuance and verification backed by Microsoft Authenticator. A broader incumbent leveraging OpenID for verifiable credentials that could compete in HE and membership.
• Parchment: Parchment is a long-standing incumbent in credential management, transcripts, and verification for higher education. Operates a broad portfolio spanning e-transcripts, diplomas, and learner records, positioning as an established alternative to Diplomasafe.

Emerging players

• Indicio: Indicio provides open-source decentralised identity infrastructure for verifiable credentials across institutions and governments. Comparable emerging player focused on DID-based credentials, overlapping with Diplomasafe's EBSI work.
• Europass (EU): Europass is the EU's official framework and platform for digital credentials including Europass Digital Credentials (EDCI). Diplomasafe integrates with Europass EDCI, but it is also a conceptual competitor setting the standards Diplomasafe complies with.

Others

• SignRequest / Adobe Document Services: Adobe Document Services (with PAdES digital signatures) and adjacent e-signature platforms provide verification infrastructure that Diplomasafe supports via PAdES. Adjacent enabling technology in the verifiable document stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/diplomasafe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diplomasafe

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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