International Accreditation Forum CertSearch

What International Accreditation Forum CertSearch does

IAF CertSearch is the official global database for validating accredited management system certifications, operated by IAF Database LLC under the governance of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). It aggregates certification data dynamically from 2,567+ certification bodies and 82 accreditation bodies worldwide via API and automated file transfer, covering 3.6M+ certificates across 2M+ companies in 300+ standards including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO/IEC 27001, and ISO 50001. The platform cross-validates certificates against IAF membership, accreditation body accreditation, and certification body data under IAF MD 28 governance to deliver verified status outcomes (active, suspended, withdrawn, expired). Its product suite includes manual certificate search, bulk verification for up to 10,000+ companies per upload, enterprise API integration, real-time alerts, market intelligence analytics, the ISO Survey, and the IAF CertSearch digital verification badge.

The platform serves enterprise procurement and supply chain teams managing complex global supplier bases, government and regulatory bodies requiring validated certification data, financial services and investment firms conducting supplier due diligence and ESG assessment, and compliance/quality assurance teams. Named enterprise users on the platform include 3M, Airbus, Amazon, AON, AT&T, Dupont, Ecovadis, Honeywell, Merck, S&P Global, Shell, and Siemens, with a registered user base of 138,474+ across industry, government, and regulators.

IAF CertSearch operates a freemium-to-enterprise SaaS revenue model: a free tier provides 30 company profiles per year with 7-day verification, while paid business plans offer unlimited profile matching, bulk verification, API integration, real-time alerts, and data export under annual subscription contracts. Distribution combines self-service web onboarding, enterprise direct sales for custom API integration, and bulk file upload for batch supplier verification. Technology development and platform operations are outsourced to QualityTrade Pty Ltd under contract, and the platform now hosts the official ISO Survey as of 2025.

Name

International Accreditation Forum CertSearch

Legal name

IAF Database LLC

Website

https://iafcertsearch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IAF CertSearch is the official global database for validating accredited ISO and other management system certifications, operated under the International Accreditation Forum and serving enterprise procurement, government, financial services, and compliance teams with real-time verification, bulk checks, API integration, and analytics across 3.6M+ certificates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compliance Management Software

NAICS

Credit Bureaus (561450), Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies (BPAIAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Credential, Education & Professional License Verification (BPAKAEAI)

Keywords

• Certification verification
• ISO compliance
• Supply chain compliance
• Accreditation database
• Management system certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Free Tier: Free account provides 30 company profiles per year with 10 per month, 7-day verification period, unlimited searches, and basic verification tools. Revenue derived from converting free users to paid plans.
2. Subscription - Paid Business Plan: Annual subscription with company profiles matched to supplier base up to unlimited, bulk verification, API integration, real-time alerts, data export, and advanced search. Customized to enterprise requirements.
3. Enterprise API Integration: Custom enterprise API integration for automated certification verification workflows, providing real-time data access and system integration capabilities.
4. Market Intelligence Analytics: Subscription-based access to global certification analytics, trends, benchmarks, and market intelligence covering ISO and other standards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IAF CertSearch is a global database platform for validating accredited management system certifications (ISO and other international standards). It cross-validates certificates against three data sources—IAF member accreditation body status, accreditation body data, and certification body data—to verify with 100% confidence that a certificate is valid, the issuing certification body was accredited, and the accreditation body is an IAF MLA signatory. The platform aggregates data dynamically from 2,500+ certification and accreditation bodies worldwide, serving enterprise supply chain compliance, regulatory verification, and risk management use cases.

Product overview

IAF CertSearch is a unified platform consisting of a core global database for accredited certifications, supplemented by multiple integrated services. The core platform (IAF CertSearch) provides the foundational certificate search and validation capabilities. Additional modules include: Manual Search for individual certificate lookups, Bulk Certificate Verification for batch processing, an API Integration service for enterprise system connectivity, Market Intelligence for analytics and trends, the ISO Survey for historical benchmarking data, Real-time Alerts for monitoring certification status changes, and the IAF CertSearch Mark as a digital verification badge. The platform aggregates data from 2,500+ certification and accreditation bodies worldwide to enable supply chain compliance verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IAF CertSearch Mark: A digital mark with embedded code that enables users to click and validate active certifications held by organizations in the IAF CertSearch database
• ISO Survey

Products and services

• IAF CertSearch Database Core global database platform for searching and validating accredited ISO and other management system certifications issued by certification bodies accredited by IAF signatory member accreditation bodies. Designed for enterprises, regulators, and governments needing certification verification.
• IAF CertSearch API REST API enabling real-time verification of unlimited certifications for enterprise customers, integrating certificate data directly into ERP, procurement, and compliance systems. Returns live certification records with status (suspended, withdrawn, expired, or active) and supports CSV, JSON, JSONL, and XML export formats with FTP/SFTP scheduled delivery.
• Bulk Certificate Verification Upload service allowing enterprises to verify up to 10,000+ companies at once against the certification database with intelligent supplier matching, returning certification status, locations, and applicable standards.
• Market Intelligence Analytics Analytics platform providing real-time data visualization and trend tracking for accredited certifications, including monthly trends, benchmarks, and performance metrics across standards, countries, regions, and sectors.
• ISO Survey Global benchmark tracking valid certificates to ISO management system standards (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, ISO/IEC 27001, 50001, etc.) since 1993, now powered by IAF CertSearch data.
• Manual Certificate Search Individual certificate lookup service allowing users to search by company name or certificate details to verify ISO certification and confirm validity on a per-certificate basis.
• Real-time Alerts Monitoring service providing immediate email notifications when certificates are suspended, withdrawn, or expired to help enterprises manage supplier compliance risk in real time.
• IAF CertSearch Mark Digital mark/badge that certified organizations can embed on their websites to link visitors to live profiles in the IAF CertSearch database. The mark automatically reflects real-time certification status and removes itself if certification becomes invalid.

Quantifiable outcome

• 138,474+ industry, government, and regulator users trust the platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• QualityTrade Pty LtdcoreTechnology or IntegrationQualityTrade Pty Ltd was contracted by IAF Database LLC to develop and operate the IAF CertSearch website and database. They handle the technical development, operation, and maintenance of the platform, and are granted access to user account data to fulfill contractual obligations.
• International Accreditation Forum (IAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAF established IAF CertSearch as the official global database for accredited certifications. IAF provides governance, accreditation body network access, and MLA signatory validation authority.
• ISO (International Organization for Standardization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAF CertSearch integrates ISO management system standards including ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 27001, 50001 and others. The platform hosts the official ISO Survey data and provides verification for ISO certifications.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is one of the world's largest Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) companies and an active participant in the IAF ecosystem. Bureau Veritas both contributes data to IAF CertSearch and operates its own compliance verification products targeting enterprise customers.
• UL Solutions: UL Solutions provides standards development, testing, and certification services globally, and offers compliance and supply chain visibility solutions. UL is part of the IAF accreditation network and competes with IAF CertSearch in adjacent certification intelligence offerings.
• Dun & Bradstreet: Dun & Bradstreet is the canonical business verification and data bureau, aggregating firmographic and risk data on millions of companies globally. IAF CertSearch functions similarly as a centralized data bureau but for certification status; both are subscription-based data infrastructure serving enterprise due diligence.
• SAI Global: SAI Global (now part of SAI360) provides standards, compliance, and risk management software including certification tracking and supplier compliance workflows. Overlaps with IAF CertSearch in providing enterprise access to standards information and certification status.

Direct peers

• Achilles Information: Achilles operates industry-specific supplier qualification and verification platforms (e.g., Achilles Utilities, Achilles Oil & Gas) that include certification verification as a core component. Direct competitor in prequalification and supplier compliance workflows.
• EcoVadis: EcoVadis is a global sustainability ratings and supplier compliance platform used by enterprises to verify supplier ESG credentials. IAF CertSearch is already an EcoVadis data partner, and both compete for enterprise procurement budgets allocated to supplier verification and risk management.
• Avetta (Workday Supplier Risk): Avetta, now part of Workday, provides supplier prequalification and compliance verification for enterprise procurement teams. Both platforms address the same enterprise pain point — verifying that suppliers hold valid certifications — and target overlapping buyer personas.

Emerging players

• CertifyEd / Accredible: Accredible provides digital credential and certificate management platforms, including verification of professional and organizational certifications. While more focused on issuing institutions than supply chain buyers, it represents the broader digital credential verification category that intersects with IAF CertSearch.
• Source Intelligence: Source Intelligence offers supplier compliance, certification, and regulatory data management for global supply chains. It overlaps with IAF CertSearch on the supplier certification verification use case, particularly for product compliance and ESG reporting.
• Resilinc: Resilinc provides supply chain risk and compliance monitoring including supplier certification tracking. It competes for enterprise procurement budget allocated to supplier verification, though with a broader supply chain disruption focus than IAF CertSearch's certification-centric scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IAFCertSearch
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/IAFandILAC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iafcertsearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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