Decentralized Identity
cheqd
Capability scores
Methodology →- Authentication
- 3.5
- SSO & Federation
- 3.0
- Authorization
- 3.0
- Lifecycle & Provisioning
- 3.0
- MFA & Passwordless
- 3.5
- Governance & Audit
- 3.0
- Developer Experience
- 3.5
- Deployment Flexibility
- 4.0
- Pricing Transparency
- 3.0
- Support & Ecosystem
- 3.0
Scored 0–5 against a published rubric. Independent analysis, no vendor sponsorship.
Overview
cheqd provides network infrastructure for trusted data and verifiable credentials, including payment rails that let issuers and verifiers transact around credentials.
Capability deep-dive
Payment and incentive infrastructure for verifiable data is the differentiator, novel but early. It is foundational network technology rather than an end-user identity product, so adoption depends on ecosystem growth.
Pricing
Network and usage-based.
Bottom line
A novel trusted-data and credential-payments network, for ecosystem builders rather than typical IAM buyers.
Independent editorial review. Author: Deepak Gupta. Last evaluated 2026-06-10.