Provider at a glance
- Category
- Decentralised Identity
- Entity
- Not verified
- Official website
- civic.com
Independent rankingchecked How it works
Details
Scored 48 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read in October 2026.
Civic (Civic Auth)
Login with embedded wallets
Decentralised Identity
#7 Overall
Ranked #7 of 8 decentralised identity in the published ranking
48
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
- $0.00 your cost/yr
Is Civic (Civic Auth) right for you?
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Credential custody & revocation power2/10 here; Galxe Passport scores 5
- Verification without the vendor2/10 here; Galxe Passport scores 5
- Biometric & PII handling (documented)6/10 here; the category best is 8
- Enforcement record & product continuity2/10 here; Galxe Passport scores 6
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The rank above is the published one, the same for every reader. Find my best identity provider shows where it lands for you.
What will Civic (Civic Auth) cost you?
$0.00 your cost/yr
- Transactions per year
- 1k
- Monthly price
- $0
How safe is Civic (Civic Auth)?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts. Read October 2026.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Civic (Civic Auth)
Compare all 4- 5Galxe Passport11 points above · stronger on custody and revocation (5 against 2)59
- 6Billions Network10 points above · stronger on custody and revocation (5 against 2)58
- 8World ID (World Network / Tools for Humanity)1 point below · stronger on verification independence (5 against 2)47
For your setup
Find out if Civic (Civic Auth) fits you
The rank above is the published one — the same for every visitor. Answer the category's questions and this section shows where Civic (Civic Auth) lands for you, which criteria your answers weight up, and which stated needs the record does or does not meet. The published rank stays beside it.
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Why this rank
Why Civic (Civic Auth) ranks #7
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (9.6 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
302+1.925.09#8/8Loading evidence…
252+1.605.010#8/8Loading evidence…
256+4.805.08#4/8Loading evidence…
202+1.285.09#7/8Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−10behind Billions Network, #6
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 46–50 and ranks #7–#8
Evidence4 of 4 scored4 quoted, 4 with a source link
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of Civic (Civic Auth)’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
Credential custody & revocation power 2 → 8 on its ladder · passes Billions Network+659#7 → #5
Verification without the vendor 2 → 9 on its ladder · passes Billions Network+759#7 → #5
Enforcement record & product continuity 2 → 10 on its ladder · passes Billions Network+858#7 → #6
Credential custody & revocation power 2 → 1 on its ladder · World ID (World Network / Tools for Humanity) passes it−146#7 → #8
Verification without the vendor 2 → 1 on its ladder · World ID (World Network / Tools for Humanity) passes it−147#7 → #8
Biometric & PII handling (documented) 6 → 5 on its ladder · World ID (World Network / Tools for Humanity) passes it−147#7 → #8
Smallest climb: credential custody & revocation power 2 → 8 passes Billions Network, #6.
Strengths
0 from the score dataWhere it leads
No scored criterion is at or within one point of the category best, so no strength can be stated from the data.
Tradeoffs
4 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- Credential custody & revocation power — 2/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Verification without the vendor — 2/10 against a category best of 10/10
- Biometric & PII handling (documented) — 6/10 against a category best of 8/10
- Enforcement record & product continuity — 2/10 against a category best of 9/10
Record watch-outs
- Included so buyers can strike it, not adopt it: as of July 2025 Civic no longer sells a decentralised identity product, and a shortlist that still carries Civic for that reason is out of date. Civic Auth is a competent, fairly priced Web2 identity provider with embedded wallets — judge it against Auth0, Privy and Dynamic, where it is genuinely competitive, not against anything else on this page. Its published direction is another pivot away from identity: civic.com now sells Bryn, a GTM agent, docs.civic.com/llms.txt calls Civic 'the agent integrator for mid-market businesses', and Civic Auth is still listed as 'Currently in beta'.
- The overage is attributed to the wrong tier. The free tier is capped: "$0" with "15,000 Monthly Active Users (MAU) included" (and "2,000 users with embedded wallets included per month") and no overage line. The $0.025 charge is a Build-tier item: Build is "$25 per month" with "$0.025 per additional MAU (first 15,000 are free!)" and "$0.025 per additional wallet user (first 2,000 wallet users are free!)". The uncomfortableFindings point — that the rate card is only in the docs, not on civic.com/pricing — is unaffected and stands. Read again 15 September 2026: the pricing note now puts the $0.025 overage on the Build tier, and civic.com/pricing redirects (HTTP 307) to the homepage.
Competitive position
Where Civic (Civic Auth) leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 814.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#7 / 87.2 of 30 · best 19.8
Friction#1 / 82.7 of 10 · constant here
Trust record#1 / 83.2 of 8 · constant here
Measured data#1 / 88.3 of 18 · constant here
Where Civic (Civic Auth) leadsNo criterion in the top third of its pool.
Where it trails
- Credential custody & revocation power#8 / 8
- Verification without the vendor#8 / 8
- Enforcement record & product continuity#7 / 8
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
World ID (World Network / Tools for Humanity)#8 of 8 · score 47 · 1.0 point behind
Civic (Civic Auth) leads on
- Biometric & PII handling (documented)6 vs 2
- Enforcement record & product continuity2 vs 1
World ID (World Network / Tools for Humanity) leads on
- Credential custody & revocation power3 vs 2
- Verification without the vendor5 vs 2
Largest single reason Civic (Civic Auth) is ahead: published criteria (+1.0 display points).Scenario cost: World ID (World Network / Tools for Humanity) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Billions Network#6 of 8 · score 58 · 10.0 points ahead
Civic (Civic Auth) leads on
- Biometric & PII handling (documented)6 vs 4
Billions Network leads on
- Credential custody & revocation power5 vs 2
- Verification without the vendor5 vs 2
- Enforcement record & product continuity4 vs 2
Largest single reason Billions Network is ahead: published criteria (+9.6 display points).Scenario cost: Billions Network has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Galxe Passport#5 of 8 · score 59 · 11.0 points ahead
Civic (Civic Auth) leads on
- Biometric & PII handling (documented)6 vs 3
Galxe Passport leads on
- Credential custody & revocation power5 vs 2
- Verification without the vendor5 vs 2
- Enforcement record & product continuity6 vs 2
Largest single reason Galxe Passport is ahead: published criteria (+10.7 display points).Scenario cost: Galxe Passport has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
81 vs 48 · gap 33.0Why ENS (as identity layer) ranks above Civic (Civic Auth)
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale — it reproduces the displayed gap of 33.0 to within rounding.
DimensionThisENS (as identity layer)Gap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here14.014.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight7.219.8−32.8, worse
Friction · 12% weight · constant here2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight · constant here3.23.2same
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisENS (as identity layer)Points
Credential custody & revocation power · w3029−6.72, worse
Verification without the vendor · w2528−4.80, worse
Biometric & PII handling (documented) · w2567−0.80, worse
Enforcement record & product continuity · w2029−4.48, worse
Net4881−33.0
Your scenario
What Civic (Civic Auth) costs on your scenario
The cheapest published tier that covers your usage. List price before any discount; add-ons priced separately are excluded. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
your cost/yr · default scenario — set your own
Transactions per year · your input1k
Monthly price · published rate$0
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 22 October 2026.
your cost/yrCost is stated as your cost/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
$0.00
Under the default inputs · USDCategory median and cheapestNot statedOnly 2 of 8 rows publish a comparable price; a median and a cheapest row need at least 3.
6 of 8 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
Evidence read 22 October 2026
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceVerified4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from receipts
4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from a quoted, sourced receipt equal to the published strength.Public receiptsReading…4 quoted with a source URL
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceHighcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.RobustnessOne point from changingrank #7 to #8 across one-point re-runs
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.The newest evidence read on the platform is 3 November 2026; this category's reading is older. The scores stand as read on 22 October 2026.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
Credential custody & revocation powerstrength 2 · weight 30Report an error—22 October 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Verification without the vendorstrength 2 · weight 25Report an error—22 October 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Biometric & PII handling (documented)strength 6 · weight 25Report an error—22 October 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Enforcement record & product continuitystrength 2 · weight 20Report an error—22 October 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Custody failure (Civic (Civic Auth) 2/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.Scored by Credential custody & revocation power · 30%
- Regulatory failure (Civic (Civic Auth) 2/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.Scored by Enforcement record & product continuity · 20%
- Exit failure (Civic (Civic Auth) 2/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.Scored by Verification without the vendor · 25%
- Information failure (Civic (Civic Auth) 6/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.Scored by Biometric & PII handling (documented) · 25%
Not assessed by this ranking: Liveness failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- Civic's developer docs pricing page (docs.civic.com/overview/pricing, read 22 October 2026). Auth only: Free is "$0" with "15,000 Monthly Active Users (MAU) included"; Build is "$25 per month" with "$0.025 per additional MAU (first 15,000 are free!)". Auth with embedded wallets: Free is "$0" with "2,000 users with embedded wallets included per month"; Build is "$25 per month" with "$0.025 per additional wallet user (first 2,000 wallet users are free!)". "Users who log in to your app without a wallet are counted against the standard Auth Only limit of 15,000 MAU — not the wallet limit." The rate card is only in the docs: civic.com/pricing serves the homepage of Bryn, Civic's go-to-market agent, and docs.civic.com/llms.txt lists Civic Auth as "Currently in beta."Civic (Civic Auth) — official pricing page ↗ · 22 October 2026
- Prices published in
- USDCivic (Civic Auth) — official pricing page ↗ · 22 October 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Multi-chain
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Not published
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Not published
- Availability note
- Civic's End User Terms of Service (civic.com/legal/end-user-terms-of-service, Last Modified: 17 March 2026, read 22 October 2026): "you represent and warrant that you are not located in, ordinarily resident in, or organized under the laws of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or the Crimea/Sevastopol, Donetsk People’s Republic, or Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine". "Civic may screen your information against applicable U.S. government sanctions lists, including the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, at the time of registration and on an ongoing basis".
No confirmed legal entity is on file for this record. Nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
9 methodology entries
- 22 October 2026Current verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 48, #7 of 8. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.7Forty-one more products are offered only where their own quoted terms serve- fixed 141 country exclusions on 31 rows, each the name of a country the row's own quoted terms exclude: for example Mercuryo Hungary, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia and Morocco; Gemini Custody the United Kingdom, Australia and the EU after its wind-down; Backed xStocks the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Nigeria, the Philippines and Venezuela.
- changed Thirteen rows list the only countries their terms serve: Coins.ph the Philippines, Spritz bill pay, Brex, Unchained, WisdomTree, Franklin BENJI and AnchorWatch the United States (with its territories for AnchorWatch), PRYPCO Mint the UAE, N26 crypto seven EU countries, Gemini Tokenized Stocks the EU, XNET the US, Canada and the UK, Coldbit Steel and MetaMask Card the countries they list.
- changed Published (no-country) orders do not move. Country results change: in India six categories each lose one row (bill pay, cards, off-ramps, P2P, seed backup, tokenised real estate), and bill pay there has no row confirmed available, so it shows the published order marked as such; country pages list 23 fewer rows (24,357 to 24,334). The grounding test now matches full country names in any case, which shows seven earlier exclusions were quoted all along: the named debt of unquoted exclusions falls from 40 to 33 pairs.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt decentralised_id:civic_auth_id:2026.10.18:f265808df1ee
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