# Best Decentralized Identity Software

  *By [Brandon Summers-Miller](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/brandon-summers-miller)*

   Decentralized identity software is an identity management model where users own and manage their own credentials, rather than a centralized authority like a government or corporation.

Decentralized identity solutions are used for streamlining identity operations management and credential verification. This includes reducing user identity fraud, rapidly onboarding new users, reducing costs associated with provisioning and issuing digital certificates, offering end users a privacy-preserving identity verification method, and reducing security risks associated with centrally storing identity information, including regulated data such as personally identifiable information (PII).

Companies use decentralized identity software to validate or manage the identities of employees, customers, other end users, and even devices like internet of things (IoT) devices. End users, including customers, employees, patients, students, and others, benefit from decentralized identity solutions in terms of convenience and privacy.

Unlike centralized identity management software where a company retains PII about the user such as name, email address, passwords, and other identifiers, decentralized identity management allows the end user to maintain direct control over their identity information and easily share or revoke access to that data by the organization validating the identity. The concept of an individual having direct control over their digital identity without the use of a centralized registry, identity provider, or certificate authority is called self-sovereign identity (SSI).

Decentralized identity solutions are often built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) systems, such as [blockchain software](https://www.g2.com/categories/blockchain), which provides validation, improved traceability, and documentation over traditional identity management solutions. End users store their digital identity and other credentials in a verifiable credential wallet.

To qualify for inclusion in the Decentralized Identity category, a product must:

- Support the creation, management, and storage of digital identities and other verifiable credentials
- Facilitate identity verification by validating credentials and performing risk evaluation
- Be built using standard DLT technologies including W3C-compliant decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials





## Category Overview

**Total Products under this Category:** 66


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## Best Decentralized Identity Solutions At A Glance

- **Leader:** [Microsoft Entra Verified ID](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-entra-verified-id/reviews)
- **Highest Performer:** [Helix ID](https://www.g2.com/products/helix-id/reviews)
- **Top Trending:** [IBM Verify Credentials](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-verify-credentials/reviews)
- **Best Free Software:** [Evernym](https://www.g2.com/products/evernym/reviews)


## Top-Rated Products (Ranked by G2 Score)
### 1. [Microsoft Entra Verified ID](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-entra-verified-id/reviews)
  What is Microsoft Entra Verified ID? Microsoft Entra Verified ID is a managed verifiable credential service that lets organizations build unique user-owned identity scenarios designed for trustworthy, secure, and efficient interactions between people and organizations. Transform the way you perform identity verification with verifiable credentials. Product description Organizations can confidently issue and attest to identity claims, credentials, and certifications in an emerging global ecosystem designed for trustworthy, secure, and efficient interactions between people and organizations. End users enjoy quick, transparent, and more secure authentication while organizations reduce a series of costs, risks, and business inefficiencies that have often gone hand-in-hand with the previous system of identity management. Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID is a premium privacy-respecting facial matching feature powered by Azure AI services that unlocks high-assurance identity verification at scale. It matches a user's real-time selfie with a trusted identity document – such as a driver’s license or a passport – without ever passing or storing personal data, providing secure, trustworthy verifications for organizations and a quick, simple experience for users. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-verified-id


  **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 19

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Microsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/microsoft)
- **Year Founded:** 1975
- **HQ Location:** Redmond, Washington
- **Twitter:** @microsoft (13,114,353 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/ (227,697 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** MSFT

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 45% Mid-Market, 36% Small-Business


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Security (9 reviews)
- Identity Verification (7 reviews)
- Ease of Use (3 reviews)
- Biometric Security (2 reviews)
- Decentralized Identity (2 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Difficult Setup (3 reviews)
- Compatibility Issues (2 reviews)
- Expensive (2 reviews)
- Security Issues (2 reviews)
- Technical Expertise (2 reviews)

### 2. [1Kosmos Verify](https://www.g2.com/products/1kosmos-verify/reviews)
  Contact-Free Authentication Powered by Advanced Biometrics and Blockchain 1Kosmos BlockID leverages advanced biometrics authentication and Blockchain technology to verify the identity of anyone who needs to access any of your systems and applications. Make sure your employees and customers are who they say they are... Always. 1Kosmos BlockID biometric-based identity solutions are extremely easy to implement and use. They’re fully-cloud based, so there’s no software for you to install (of course, hybrid and on-site versions are also available). And they require nothing more of users than their own mobile phone and the IDs they already have — no technology for them to buy, no fobs or dongles to carry, no codes or pins to type, no forms to fill out, no CAPTCHA puzzles to solve, no passwords to remember — ever. The BlockID platform is designed to ensure identity is our number one focus at all times. The use of Blockchain technology makes your BlockID-powered ecosystem unhackable. 1Kosmos BlockID is fully IAL3 and AAL3 compliant per the NIST SP-800 63-3 guidelines.


  **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 34

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.4/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 9.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [1Kosmos](https://www.g2.com/sellers/1kosmos)
- **Year Founded:** 2018
- **HQ Location:** Somerset, New Jersey
- **Twitter:** @1KosmosBlockID (4,400 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1Kosmos (117 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 37% Enterprise, 37% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Authentication (3 reviews)
- Biometric Authentication (3 reviews)
- Face Recognition (3 reviews)
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Features (2 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complexity (3 reviews)
- Complex Setup (3 reviews)
- Complex UI Design (3 reviews)
- Difficult Learning Process (3 reviews)
- Difficult Setup (3 reviews)

### 3. [IBM Verify Credentials](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-verify-credentials/reviews)
  IBM Verify Credentials: transforming digital identity into decentralized identity


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 14

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.6/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm)
- **Year Founded:** 1911
- **HQ Location:** Armonk, NY
- **Twitter:** @IBM (709,390 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1009/ (324,553 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** SWX:IBM

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer & Network Security
  - **Company Size:** 47% Mid-Market, 40% Small-Business


### 4. [AU10TIX](https://www.g2.com/products/au10tix/reviews)
  AU10TIX is a leading global provider of automated identity verification solutions, offering a full-service portfolio with one API endpoint. Originating in airport security and border control, AU10TIX's home-grown technology leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to deliver deep fraud detection. Our mature neural networks and advanced detection techniques handle sophisticated threats like deepfake and synthetic identity fraud. Our fully automated verification increases both accuracy and fosters a frictionless user experience to yield the highest pass rates and effectively manage high transaction volumes. Designed for scalability, our automation technology optimizes verification workflows, manages high transaction volumes, and provides actionable insights to enhance decision-making capabilities, meeting diverse customer needs and facilitating seamless business expansion.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 33

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [AU10TIX](https://www.g2.com/sellers/au10tix)
- **Year Founded:** 1982
- **HQ Location:** Amsterdam 
- **Twitter:** @AU10TIXLimited (985 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/au10tix-limited/ (193 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Financial Services
  - **Company Size:** 48% Mid-Market, 42% Small-Business


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (13 reviews)
- Customer Support (9 reviews)
- Identity Verification (7 reviews)
- Reliability (6 reviews)
- Security (6 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Software Bugs (7 reviews)
- Inaccuracy (5 reviews)
- Insufficient Information (5 reviews)
- OCR Issues (5 reviews)
- Poor Customer Support (5 reviews)

### 5. [Helix ID](https://www.g2.com/products/helix-id/reviews)
  As a helix id Trusted Partner, you too can become part of the digital future and benefit from revolutionary technology, easy integration & higher visibility of your company.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 40

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.4/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Blockchain Helix](https://www.g2.com/sellers/blockchain-helix)
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** Frankfurt, Hessen
- **Twitter:** @BlockchainHelix (1,233 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/10783953 (4 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 56% Small-Business, 27% Enterprise


### 6. [trinsic](https://www.g2.com/products/trinsic/reviews)
  Trinsic is a full-stack self-sovereign identity platform for developers. Access the world's most advanced verifiable credential and digital wallet platform using the simplest APIs and SDKs on the market. Hundreds of developers and enterprises around the world use Trinsic to issue tens of thousands of verifiable credentials in production around the world.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [trinsic](https://www.g2.com/sellers/trinsic)
- **HQ Location:** New York, NY
- **Twitter:** @trinsic_id (1,826 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/trinsic-id/ (34 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** TRIN
- **Total Revenue (USD mm):** $23,822

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 40% Small-Business


### 7. [Metadium](https://www.g2.com/products/metadium/reviews)
  Keepin App is an all in one identity solution. Verify who you are, provide information about yourself, store and secure your data in one place without losing control of it.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 12

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 9.6/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 9.6/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 9.6/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Metadium](https://www.g2.com/sellers/metadium)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @MetadiumK (11,899 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 50% Small-Business


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (4 reviews)
- Security (4 reviews)
- Blockchain Technology (2 reviews)
- Privacy (2 reviews)
- User Control (2 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Integration Issues (2 reviews)
- App Instability (1 reviews)
- Integration Problems (1 reviews)
- Limited Features (1 reviews)
- Product Issues (1 reviews)

### 8. [GlobaliD](https://www.g2.com/products/globalid/reviews)
  Security for you & your customers. GlobaliD's privacy and security solutions help you protect your customers and win their trust--without compromising experience.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 11

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 9.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 9.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [GlobaliD](https://www.g2.com/sellers/globalid)
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** Oakland, California
- **Twitter:** @_GlobaliD (15,759 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-id-inc/ (23 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 45% Enterprise, 27% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Security (4 reviews)
- Ease of Use (3 reviews)
- Identity Verification (3 reviews)
- Interface (3 reviews)
- User Interface (3 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Connectivity Issues (1 reviews)
- Data Privacy (1 reviews)
- Expensive (1 reviews)
- Security Issues (1 reviews)
- System Errors (1 reviews)

### 9. [Veramo](https://www.g2.com/products/veramo/reviews)
  At uPort, we build trusted ecosystems that let you, your partners and customers share data in a simple, secure, privacy-preserving\* way.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 12

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [uPort](https://www.g2.com/sellers/uport)
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** Brooklyn, New York
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/uport/about (4 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 42% Small-Business


### 10. [CREDEBL](https://www.g2.com/products/credebl/reviews)
  CREDEBL is an open-source Decentralized Identity platform that builds secure & population-scale verifiable digital identity solutions, enhancing digital trust & data privacy. Key Features: - Built on Open Standards & Open Source - Population Scale Capability - User Centric Features - Privacy by Design - Digital ID & Verifiable Credentials - Mandatory User Consent for Verification CREDEBL is recognized as a Digital Public Goods (DPG): CREDEBL is proudly recognized by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as a DPG. CREDEBL is the first open-source product from India in the full-stack SSI category listed in the DPG registry.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [AYANWORKS Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ayanworks-technology-solutions-pvt-ltd)
- **Year Founded:** 2015
- **HQ Location:** Pune, IN
- **Twitter:** @ayanworkstech (445 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/ayanworks/ (32 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 92% Small-Business, 8% Mid-Market


### 11. [Nuggets](https://www.g2.com/products/nuggets/reviews)
  Nuggets hugely reduces the regulatory and reputation risks of data breaches. It also cuts losses from fraud, false positives and fraudulent chargebacks. And increases revenue. All with the privacy and security of blockchain.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 8

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 7.5/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Nuggets](https://www.g2.com/sellers/nuggets)
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** London, GB
- **Twitter:** @nuggetsPAYandID (5,094 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/nuggets (30 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Small-Business, 38% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Privacy (1 reviews)
- Reliability (1 reviews)
- Security (1 reviews)
- User Control (1 reviews)


### 12. [SelfKey Identity Wallet](https://www.g2.com/products/selfkey-identity-wallet/reviews)
  The SelfKey Identity Wallet allows you to manage all your ERC20 tokens from one convenient location. The light-weight desktop application not only provides an intuitive interface with the Ethereum blockchain, but it also shows the real-time fiat value of your tokens. In the Wallet you will also find the Address Book which lets you store commonly used Addresses and consequently saves time when performing a transaction.


  **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 7

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [SelfKey](https://www.g2.com/sellers/selfkey)
- **Year Founded:** 2017
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/selfkey (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 71% Small-Business, 14% Enterprise


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Decentralized Identity (1 reviews)
- Digital Wallet (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Difficult Learning Process (1 reviews)
- Difficult Setup (1 reviews)

### 13. [Validated ID](https://www.g2.com/products/validated-id/reviews)
  With VIDchain, we offer a decentralized self-rule identity (SSI) service based on Blockchain to provide people control over their identity and facilitate secure user access to online services.


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 7

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [ValidatedID](https://www.g2.com/sellers/validatedid)
- **Year Founded:** 2012
- **HQ Location:** Barcelona, ES
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/validated-id (43 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 71% Small-Business, 29% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Security (1 reviews)


### 14. [Anonyome Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/anonyome-platform/reviews)
  Sudo Platform is an API-first developer-focused ecosystem that delivers the tools necessary to empower our partners’ users and end consumers with the necessary capabilities to protect and control their personal information while navigating the digital world. It provides a modular, quickly implemented, and powerful collection of the most important digital privacy and safety tools including: Safe and private browsing (ad and tracker blocking, site reputation, and mobile private browsing) Cyber-safety (virtual cards, password management, and VPN) Open communications (email, voice, and SMS/MMS) Secure communications (encrypted individual and group email, voice, video, and messaging) Decentralized Identity (digital identity wallet, issuer services, verifier services, and more)


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Anonyome Labs](https://www.g2.com/sellers/anonyome-labs)
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** Salt Lake City, US
- **Twitter:** @AnonyomeLabs (3,700 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/anonyome-labs-inc-/ (119 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Games
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 30% Enterprise


### 15. [Identity.com](https://www.g2.com/products/identity-com/reviews)
  The identity verification ecosystem trades in attestations marked as blockchain transactions to verify credentials. Identity.com does not trade in personal information. This increases security, focuses on privacy and enables decentralization.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 6

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 7.1/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 7.5/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Identity.com](https://www.g2.com/sellers/identity-com)
- **Year Founded:** 2018
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, US
- **Twitter:** @identity (1,793 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/identity-com (8 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 33% Small-Business


### 16. [ItsCredible](https://www.g2.com/products/itscredible/reviews)
  ItsCredible is a well funded blockchain technology company that is bringing the power of smart contracts to the world of documents (credentials, certificates, degrees, badges, offer letters, contracts, etc.). As digital documents have grown, so has forgery, tampering, and need for verification. We are solving the problem of trust and authenticity by giving an easy to use platform to issue various kinds of document on a blockchain. We are a product company, and have a B2B product which is itscredible, and a B2C product which is credulocker.com. We already have some very large customers – big universities like Sharda, publishers like SCHAND, schools like Prometheus, and hundreds more. We are rapidly growing!


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 6

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Affidabile Solutions](https://www.g2.com/sellers/affidabile-solutions)
- **Year Founded:** 2019
- **HQ Location:** Noida, IN
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/itscredible (10 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 83% Small-Business, 17% Enterprise


### 17. [Everest](https://www.g2.com/products/everest-everest/reviews)
  Everest is a decentralized platform incorporating a massively scalable payment solution, EverChain, with a multi-currency wallet, EverWallet, and a native biometric identity system, EverID. Everest delivers a complete solution for a new economy.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 5

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 7.2/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 7.2/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Everest](https://www.g2.com/sellers/everest)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @EverestDotOrg (11,932 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 60% Small-Business, 20% Enterprise


### 18. [Bloom Validator](https://www.g2.com/products/bloom-validator/reviews)
  With Bloom’s Truth Platform, you can leverage Bloom Validator to make the most of what you have, and find out what you need.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 4

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 7.5/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Bloom](https://www.g2.com/sellers/bloom)
- **Year Founded:** 2015
- **HQ Location:** Makati City, Metro Manila
- **Twitter:** @makeitbloom (884 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomsolutions/ (8 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 50% Mid-Market


### 19. [Civic](https://www.g2.com/products/civic/reviews)
  At Civic, we enable organizations to build strongly authenticated, AI-driven workflows. With our flagship product, Civic Nexus, we remove the technical barriers that keep business teams from leveraging advanced capabilities—all while maintaining essential security guardrails. We also make it possible for organizations to power sign-in anywhere: inside apps, across MCP servers, and behind assistants like Civic Nexus. Our mission is to help businesses harness AI efficiencies without the burden of managing credentials or infrastructure. Our flagship product, Civic Nexus, is where AI and operations come together. With Nexus, teams can securely connect their tools and data so AI can move from generating insights to taking real action — automating repetitive tasks, generating reports, uncovering insights from data, and more. Nexus automatically applies your organization’s authentication and access controls, ensuring every workflow stays compliant and secure. More about Nexus: —Instant connectivity: With Nexus, your team can connect major platforms (e.g., GitHub, Slack, Dropbox, Notion, etc) via a unified interface. —Minimal setup, high payoff: You can go from sign-up to tool access in seconds using the built-in chat interface. —Secure and controlled: All integrations are anchored in authentication, authorization, and audit trails. Your credentials remain hidden and actions are governed. —Built for ops teams: MarketingOps, RevOps, SalesOps, and more can all benefit from Nexus’s ability to automate end-to-end workflows without bottlenecks.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 5

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Civic Technologies](https://www.g2.com/sellers/civic-technologies)
- **Year Founded:** 2015
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, US
- **Twitter:** @civickey (119,153 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/civic-technologies/ (36 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 80% Small-Business, 20% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (3 reviews)
- Easy Setup (2 reviews)
- API Integration (1 reviews)
- Convenience (1 reviews)
- Digital Wallet (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Limited Features (1 reviews)
- Poor Customer Support (1 reviews)
- Security Issues (1 reviews)
- Software Bugs (1 reviews)

### 20. [Deqode](https://www.g2.com/products/deqode/reviews)
  Deqode offers a complete portfolio of enterprise blockchain solutions to rapidly integrate the technology with your existing business process and accelerate your digital innovation journey.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 4

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Blockchain Development Service](https://www.g2.com/sellers/blockchain-development-service)
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Twitter:** @deqodesolutions (3,460 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/deqodesolutions (359 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 75% Small-Business, 25% Mid-Market


### 21. [Gataca Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/gataca-studio/reviews)
  Meet Gataca Studio, the all-in-one platform streamlining the issuance, verification, and management of identity credentials and facilitating the integration of Self-Sovereign Identity into your website or application. Features: Issue verifiable credentials - Create and digitally sign tamper-proof credentials according to W3C and ISO standards for global interoperability. Verify credentials - Design customizable verification templates for onboarding and sign-in processes to offer frictionless access to digital services. Manage credentials lifecycle - View, suspend, and revoke issued credentials. Monitor users' activity - Review all verification instances executed (data consents) and revoke authenticated users. ID Wallet - Let your users authenticate seamlessly in digital services and take control of their data. Why choose Gataca? Seamless integration - Gataca Studio is a low-code platform. Set it up in seconds with our plug & play deployment system. Easy to use - Adopting SSI technology can be very challenging for organizations. We’ve simplified the process so you can focus on your core business. Infrastructure-agnostic - Our platform provides flexible integration capabilities with diverse blockchain networks, databases, and centralized Public Key Infrastructures (PKIs). Compliance by design - Gataca products are purpose-built to seamlessly incorporate GDPR, eIDAS, KYC, and other relevant regulations. Benefits of using Gataca's Self-Sovereign Identity technology: Reduce identity fraud - User data and ID credentials are issued by trusted authorities and protected with biometrics and post-quantum cryptography to ensure they are tamper-proof, allowing instant identity verification without relying on centralized systems. Save in compliance costs - The operational cost of a KYC or onboarding process falls remarkably as the same data no longer needs to be verified multiple times across different services. Users hold pre-verified identity information and decide with whom to share their data and when to revoke access, instantly complying with data privacy regulations. Improve user experience - SSI combines the simplicity and usability of a Single Sign-On with advanced cryptography that provides government-grade secured access to digital services, eliminating friction during onboardings and lowering abandonment rates. Interconnect with Web 3.0 - SSI can be used in both Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 instances and is the ideal partner to transition to a user-centric identity model.


  **Average Rating:** 4.9/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 4

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 9.6/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Gataca](https://www.g2.com/sellers/gataca)
- **Year Founded:** 2018
- **HQ Location:** Madrid, ES
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/gataca (13 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 75% Small-Business, 25% Mid-Market


### 22. [Hyperledger](https://www.g2.com/products/hyperledger/reviews)
  Hyperledger is a collaborative effort created to advance blockchain technology by identifying and addressing important features for a cross-industry open standard for distributed ledgers that can transform the way business transactions are conducted globally.


  **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 15

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 7.4/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [The Linux Foundation](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-linux-foundation)
- **Year Founded:** 2015
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Twitter:** @hyperledger (294 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/10851358/ (92 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 56% Small-Business, 25% Enterprise


### 23. [PingOne Neo](https://www.g2.com/products/pingone-neo/reviews)
  ShoBadge is a next generation enterprise identity solution. Providing multi-factor authentication in conjunction with the blockchain, users can securely and simply log into work apps and cloud services from laptops and mobile devices without user ID and password. The ShoBadge identity adds simplicity and security in conjunction with a company’s existing identity and SSO solution.


  **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 4

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Ping Identity](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ping-identity)
- **Year Founded:** 2002
- **HQ Location:** Denver, CO
- **Twitter:** @pingidentity (42,120 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/21870/ (2,319 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Phone:** 1.303.468.2900

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Small-Business, 25% Mid-Market


### 24. [WWPass  Electronic Identity](https://www.g2.com/products/wwpass-electronic-identity/reviews)
  Self-Sovereign Identity: Decentralized, Secure, Convenient, Private.


  **Average Rating:** 3.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 4

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 7.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 7.2/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 7.2/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [WWPass](https://www.g2.com/sellers/wwpass)
- **Year Founded:** 2008
- **HQ Location:** Nashua, US
- **Twitter:** @WWPass (941 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/wwpass/ (13 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 50% Mid-Market


### 25. [Evernym](https://www.g2.com/products/evernym/reviews)
  The world's leader in verifiable credentials and self-sovereign identity, Evernym helps 500+ organizations realize the benefits of more trusted, private, and secure data exchange and verification.


  **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Credential Templates:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **QR-Based Workflow:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Integrations:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Evernym](https://www.g2.com/sellers/evernym)
- **Year Founded:** 2013
- **HQ Location:** Seattle, US
- **Twitter:** @evernym (5,073 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/7591367 (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 33% Enterprise, 33% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Privacy (1 reviews)
- Security (1 reviews)




## Parent Category

[Identity Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/identity-management)




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## Buyer Guide

### What You Should Know About Decentralized Identity Solutions

### What are Decentralized Identity Solutions?

Decentralized identity solutions are products companies use to manage and verify end-user identities, including employees and customers. Decentralized identity solutions let end-users retain control over their data. This is unlike centralized identity products that house personally identifiable information (PII) and other sensitive information in one location which a company has access to. With decentralized identity solutions, individuals can retain control over data without using a centralized registry, certificate authority, identity provider, or other centralized identity authority.

This end-user control of sharing and revoking access to one’s sensitive data is known as self-sovereign identity (SSI). Decentralized identity solutions often rely on blockchain technology, storing a person’s digital identity and other verifiable credentials in a digital wallet. Implementing blockchain-based technology allows end-users to create, manage, and own their digital identities in ways traditional, centrally-managed identity verification does not. Allowing end-users to have such a degree of control over their data makes it possible for them to retain a higher degree of privacy while also having a more convenient experience sharing and revoking access to their credentials, data, and PII.

Companies may decide to transition to or implement decentralized identity solutions into their operations for several reasons. Reducing user identity fraud, rapidly onboarding new users, and reducing costs associated with provisioning and issuing digital certificates are just a few motivations buyers may choose to decentralize employee identities. Employees also benefit from decentralized identity solutions, as these tools offer a privacy-preserving solution for their identity verifiers and reduce security risks associated with centrally storing identity information, including regulated data such as PII.

### What are the Common Features of Decentralized Identity Solutions?

The following are some core features within decentralized identity solutions that can help users:

**Credentials:** The verifiable credentials stored in end-users' digital wallets validate the wallet owner’s identity for their employers. Identities can be validated using public key infrastructure (PKI) to secure end-to-end PII transmission between employees and their employers. This information can include bank routing information for payroll purposes, mailing address information for communication purposes, vaccination records for on-site work authorization, and more.

**Access:** A core feature of decentralizing identity management is that it gives individuals more discretion over who can access their PII, when they can access it, for how long they can access it, and whether or not they will be able to continue to access it. Individuals become the arbiters of their most important personal data assets and information by storing digital credentials and sensitive information in an individually-controlled digital wallet.

**Distributed ledger technology (DLT) systems storage:** DLT is a decentralized record management system that includes static and dynamic data. This form of decentralized identity management allows for improved traceability and increased transparency, as decentralized ledgers and other credentials are visible to multiple users simultaneously instead of being housed in one location. Transactions, modifications, and access logs can be monitored in real time, in several places, and at once.

Blockchain technology is an example of DLT. Decentralized identity solutions utilize DLT and blockchain technology to be just that: decentralized. Forgoing traditional modes of credential storage and identity verification, centralized identity management benefits end-users who prioritize increased transparency and traceability.

### What are the Benefits of Decentralized Identity Solutions?

**Built on trust:** The term “blockchain” refers to the mechanism responsible for how the technology operates. Blocks of information are chained together through a transparent log of transactions, modifications, and other activities. Each block on the blockchain is built upon the block that precedes it until the beginning of the chain is reached—the “genesis block.” Changes to each block, which creates the successor block, are documented through a timestamp and a backlink to the block to which the changes were made.

Blockchain’s designed transparency aids organizational cybersecurity efforts by building digital trust between organizations and the identity data of their employees, customers, students, and more. Since changes in information made on the blockchain are meticulously logged, malicious actors are prevented from falsifying or adulterating credentials. This form of digital identity management makes it easier for end-users to retain confident control over their sensitive data.

Distributing ledger access across multiple entities also helps foster trust. Since the wallet owner has given multiple parties access to view the blockchain, everyone with access can identify when credentials have been altered. Blockchain records themselves can’t be altered, meaning malicious actors can’t falsify or manipulate the owner’s credentials without revealing their activity to anyone who can view the blockchain.

**Security:** Blockchain technology also relies on cryptography and public keys to reduce the risk of data breaches between the digital wallet’s owner, such as an employee, and the party accessing the information, such as an employer. The principles behind using a decentralized digital identity, which includes its cryptographic nature and the unique chain of blocks that are nearly tamper-proof, make this technology incredibly secure.

**Agility:** The party who owns the digital wallet containing their credentials can add and revoke access instantly. Additionally, the owner can update, add, and edit information as necessary. Those changes are immediately reflected to all the parties whom the owner has granted access.

Blockchain and DLT’s iteration of self-sovereign identity can allow employees, customers, patients, students, and more to update records without relying on bureaucratic processes present in centralized identity management, instantly improving communication between themselves and enterprises. This can include updating their mailing address, vaccination status, bank account information, and more. 

### Who Uses Decentralized Identity Solutions?

There are several use cases for implementing decentralized identity systems.

**Employers:** Decentralized identity solutions can aid employers in new hire digital identity authentication and help them more quickly onboard new employees into existing company infrastructures. Decentralized identifiers stored within an employee’s digital wallet can include phone numbers, mailing addresses, and other contact information. Additionally, employees can share their credentials with their new employers, like vaccination records for on-site work and professional certifications.

**Customers:** Having autonomy over one’s digital identity can empower customers to have a firmer understanding of which businesses can access their personal data. For example, patients can offboard from and integrate into healthcare systems with decentralized identity solutions while revoking and granting access to their healthcare records from one provider to the next. Leveraging a decentralized identity solution can help customers secure their digital identities and the parties accessing their sensitive data.

**IoT devices:** The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to devices embedded with sensors, scanners, actuators, and the like, which are connected to computing systems. These connected devices allow the internet to observe and influence the real world, such as vehicles that can alert friends, family, and emergency services if they have crashed. Decentralized identity solutions can verify devices’ identities while enabling device owners to create access rules for the data the devices record and the processes they implement. Additionally, decentralizing IoT device identity management can make siloed IoT devices interoperable between manufacturers’ proprietary processes. In this way, decentralized identity solutions can prevent malicious actors from accessing IoT devices, stealing their data, and influencing the world around them. This can include digital personal assistants, offices, and labs with locks controlled by smartphones.

### Challenges with Decentralized Identity Solutions

There are several decentralized identity platforms to choose from, but there is a lack of standardization across them, which causes several of the following challenges:

**Interoperability:** Key differences between blockchains create interoperability challenges between decentralized identity systems. This can limit organizations to using a single blockchain for decentralized identity management. New employees with pre-existing digital wallets on other blockchains must adopt the blockchain of choice for their new employer. Additionally, this may cause customers to choose to work with enterprises that accept ledgers from the blockchain their credentials are already stored on.

**Security and privacy concerns:** Lack of standardization also poses potential security and privacy concerns with blockchain technology. There is no standard protocol for public and private key management related to DLT. Just like conventional PKI, if a malicious actor steals a digital wallet’s private key, they can decrypt and access its contents. Other credentials used for wallet access and asset disbursement, including biometric factors, have no standard method of storage, which concerns privacy watchdogs intent on keeping blockchain user PII private.

**User adoption:** Scalability can be an issue for users accustomed to centralized identity management. Decentralized identity management systems are more challenging to operate than traditional centralized management systems. Lacking features like usernames and passwords creates complex user experiences for would-be adopters. This has prevented user adoption and affected the concept’s scalability. Decentralized identity management systems also tend to have slower processing speeds than established centralized identity management systems, which also deters enterprises and customers from embracing the concept.

### How to Buy Decentralized Identity Solutions

#### Requirements Gathering (RFI/RFP) for Decentralized Identity Solutions

When selecting a decentralized identity solution, buyers should consider the following factors to best meet their needs:

**Scalability:** Buyers must prioritize how scalable the decentralized identity solution is. The number of digital identities they want to transfer to the decentralized identity solution from their pre-existing centralized identity management system, in addition to the number of new identities buyers want to create, will ultimately be limited to how easy it is to scale the solution.

**Ease for end-users:** Many decentralized identity solutions are complex and require end-users to have a savvy understanding of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies to fully grasp how to own their digital identities. Buyers should pay close attention to how easy it will be for end-users to interact with each decentralized identity solution’s interface.

#### Compare Decentralized Identity Solutions

**Create a long list**

While some decentralized identity solutions are for general use, some products may be tailored for narrower purposes. Buyers should create a long list tailored to their needs. Does the buyer need to implement a decentralized identity solution for students or employees? Does the buyer need a solution for a variety of use-cases?

**Create a short list**

To further narrow the pool of potential products, buyers should read product user reviews from g2.com. Reviews speak to the user experience, the complexity of implementation, costs, and overall functionality of the decentralized identity solution. Beyond reading reviews, buyers are also empowered to leverage the G2 Grid® to see how competing decentralized identity solutions compare to each other.

**Conduct demos**

By selecting the “Get a quote” button, buyers can often directly contact vendors on g2.com to request a product demo. During each demo, buyers should ask the same questions to fairly evaluate each product against the others the buyer is considering. Buyers should ask decentralized identity vendors about the solution’s processing speeds, user interface, ease of user adoption across an enterprise, how keys are managed, and the typical length of time it takes to move from a centralized identity management system to their specific decentralized identity solution. Buyers should also ask vendors about end-user training, as many are still unfamiliar with blockchain and distributed ledger technology.

#### Selection of Decentralized Identity Solutions

**Choose a selection team**

When buyers consider different products, several key stakeholders should be included in the decision-making process. It is important to include the day-to-day administrator of the organization’s current, centralized identity management system so they can ask vendors about phasing out the old system and phasing in the vendor’s product. Software engineers and at least one IT department representative should also be included to learn how to successfully integrate blockchain technology into their enterprise’s pre-existing infrastructure.

**Negotiation**

It may be possible for buyers to secure a deal with decentralized identity solution vendors. Buyers should ask if better rates are possible based on the number of identities the organization plans to decentralize and the types of identities they plan on decentralizing, including students, customers, and employees. The duration of the agreement between the buyer and the vendor may also be a factor to consider, with longer contracts sometimes allowing buyers to secure better rates.

**Final decision**

The final decision will come down to the decentralized identity solution’s use cases, scalability, ease of adoption, and end-user confidence in interacting with the blockchain. As identity management is a crucial aspect of business operations affecting administrators and end-users, consensus across the organization may be beneficial. Informing end-users of the advantages of having sovereignty over their digital identities and providing training is imperative to ensuring end-user adoption.

Ultimately, the final decision makers will likely be: the enterprise’s arbiter of identity management, the person responsible for the enterprise’s security, a leader within the software engineering team, and the chief executive or operations officer.