Plans & Billing

badges.ninja offers three plans to fit different needs, from individual users to organizations issuing thousands of badges.

Plans

Free — $0/month

Limit	Value
Issuers	1
Badges	5
Awards	100 / month
API keys	1
Badge designer	Full access
IPFS storage	Included
Bulk CSV awards	Included
Open Badge v2.0	Yes

The Free plan gives you 100 awards per month. Your award allowance resets at the start of each UTC calendar month. Unused awards do not roll over.

Starter — $9/month

Everything in Free, plus:

Limit	Value
Issuers	5
Badges	25
Awards	1,000 / month
API keys	5
Analytics dashboard	Yes

Starter is the most popular plan for small teams and training providers. Your monthly award allowance resets at the start of each UTC calendar month.

Pro — $29/month

Everything in Starter, plus:

Limit	Value
Issuers	Unlimited
Badges	Unlimited
Awards	10,000 / month
API keys	20
Blockchain verification	Included
Support	Priority email

Pro plan is designed for organizations issuing credentials at scale.

Blockchain anchoring is not yet live

The Pro plan reserves on-chain anchoring (Matchain), but the feature is not yet active — awards are recorded and verified through the standard hosted verification page. See the note under Award Quotas.

Plan Comparison

Feature	Free	Starter ($9/mo)	Pro ($29/mo)
Issuers	1	5	Unlimited
Badges	5	25	Unlimited
Awards / month	100	1,000	10,000
API keys	1	5	20
Badge designer	Yes	Yes	Yes
IPFS storage	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bulk CSV	Yes	Yes	Yes
Award revocation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Blockchain	No	No	Yes
Support	Community	Email	Priority

How to Upgrade

1. Open the Pricing page from the top bar.
2. Choose the plan you want.
3. Click Upgrade.
4. You are redirected to a Stripe checkout page.
5. Enter your payment details and confirm.
6. Your plan is activated immediately.

Managing Your Subscription

To update payment methods, view invoices, or cancel your subscription:

1. Open the Pricing page.
2. Click Manage Subscription.
3. You are redirected to the Stripe customer portal where you can:
   • Update your payment method
   • View and download invoices
   • Cancel your subscription
   • Switch between plans

How Award Quotas Work

Each plan includes a monthly award allowance:

• Free — 100 awards per month
• Starter — 1,000 awards per month
• Pro — 10,000 awards per month

An award is one badge issued to one recipient. Whether you award via the dashboard, the API, or a bulk CSV upload, every successful issuance counts as one award against your monthly quota.

Your allowance resets at the start of each UTC calendar month, on all plans (Free, Starter, and Pro) — the count of awards issued since the 1st of the current month is what's measured against your limit. Unused awards do not roll over. When you reach your monthly limit, new award attempts are rejected with a quota error until either the next reset or a plan upgrade.

Already issued badges stay valid forever

Quota limits only restrict new awards. All previously issued badges remain valid permanently — their images live on IPFS and their public verification pages stay online whether or not you have an active subscription.

What Doesn't Count Against Quota

These actions are always free on every plan:

• Creating an issuer (within your plan's issuer limit)
• Creating a badge class / template (within your plan's badge limit)
• Re-sending an existing award by email
• Revoking or deleting an award you already issued
• Recipients viewing or sharing their public badge page
• Designer time, IPFS storage, and verification URL access