# talao

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Last updated: 2026-07-06
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## Overview

Talao, based in Paris, provides [decentralized identity](https://startwithidentity.com/guides/fundamentals/what-is-decentralized-identity/) and wallet infrastructure focused on the European ecosystem. Its wallet-as-a-service and open-source [verifiable credential](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/verifiable-credentials/) wallets target projects building on the EU Architecture and Reference Framework, including [EUDI Wallet](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/eidas-2-eudi-wallet/), EBSI, and Gaia-X.

## What it is good at

European standards alignment and openness are the strengths. Talao's wallets are open source and conformant across EUDI large-scale pilot, EBSI, Gaia-X, and DIIP profiles, using [OpenID4VC](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/openid4vc/) and [selective disclosure](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/selective-disclosure/) formats. Its wallet-as-a-service and customization offering lets organizations ship their own ARF-conformant [digital identity wallet](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/digital-wallet/) without building the cryptography from scratch, and its consumer wallets have real download traction, which is uncommon in this early market.

## Where it falls short

It is a smaller, Europe-centric player, so enterprise support, non-EU integrations, and governance tooling are thinner than incumbent stacks. The [decentralized identity](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/decentralized-identity/) market is early, and adoption outside EU-aligned ecosystems is limited. Pricing is sales-led.

## Pricing

Sales-led for wallet-as-a-service and customization; open-source wallet code is available. Model total cost with the [TCO calculator](https://startwithidentity.com/tools/tco-calculator/).

## Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose Talao for European ARF and EUDI-conformant wallets as a service, or EBSI and Gaia-X projects. Look elsewhere for a large incumbent with broad enterprise support, such as [Microsoft Entra Verified ID](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/decentralized-identity/microsoft-entra-verified-id/), or a non-European stack. Compare with [Procivis](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/decentralized-identity/procivis/) and [walt.id](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/decentralized-identity/walt-id/).

## Bottom line

An open-source, Europe-focused wallet-as-a-service for ARF and EUDI-conformant credentials, a credible pick for EU-aligned projects, still early elsewhere.