Here at Accredible, we often get asked how we’re different from PDFs. Other times people think that’s all we do – issue digital copies of a paper certificate. We usually explain it this way: a photograph of a check isn’t the same as electronic banking. Similarly, a PDF isn’t the same as a digital credential. In this guide we’ll walkthrough the difference between a PDF certificate and a digital credential.
Traditionally, organizations use a paper certificate to recognize achievement for completing a class or program. These certificates would be used to show employers that you’d gained a particular certification, and that certificate would be the record of truth you would show when you needed to prove your credibility.