Provider at a glance
- Category
- Decentralised Identity
- Official website
- proofofhumanity.id
Independent rankingchecked How it works
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Scored 72 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read in October 2026.
Proof of Humanity (v2)
Onchain registry of humans
Decentralised Identity
#3 Overall
Ranked #3 of 8 decentralised identity in the published ranking
72
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
Is Proof of Humanity (v2) right for you?
Right for you if these matter most
- Credential custody & revocation power8/10; the category best is 9
- Verification without the vendor10/10, the category best
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Biometric & PII handling (documented)2/10 here; Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID) scores 8
- Enforcement record & product continuity7/10 here; ENS (as identity layer) scores 9
Not yet tested for your country. Markets it lists: Global.
to test where you can use it.
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 Proof of Humanity (v2) cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- Transactions per year
- 1k
How safe is Proof of Humanity (v2)?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts. Read October 2026.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Proof of Humanity (v2)
Compare all 4- 1ENS (as identity layer)9 points above · stronger on biometric and pii posture (7 against 2)81$5.00
- 2Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID)Level on score · stronger on biometric and pii posture (8 against 2)72
- 4Human Passport (formerly Gitcoin Passport)12 points below · stronger on biometric and pii posture (7 against 2)60
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Find out if Proof of Humanity (v2) fits you
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Why this rank
Why Proof of Humanity (v2) ranks #3
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (21.8 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest. Best in this ranking on 1 of 4.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
308+7.685.09#2/8Loading evidence…
2510+8.005.010#1/8Loading evidence…
252+1.605.08#7/8Loading evidence…
207+4.485.09#2/8Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
MarginLevelbehind Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID), #2
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 70–74 and ranks #2–#3
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 Proof of Humanity (v2)’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 8 → 9 on its ladder · passes Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID)+174#3 → #2
Biometric & PII handling (documented) 2 → 3 on its ladder · passes Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID)+173#3 → #2
Enforcement record & product continuity 7 → 8 on its ladder · passes Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID)+173#3 → #2
Credential custody & revocation power 8 → 1 on its ladder · Human Passport (formerly Gitcoin Passport) passes it−759#3 → #5
Verification without the vendor 10 → 2 on its ladder · Human Passport (formerly Gitcoin Passport) passes it−859#3 → #4
Smallest climb: credential custody & revocation power 8 → 9 passes Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID), #2.
Strengths
2 from the score dataWhere it leads
Best for readers who weight
- Credential custody & revocation power — 8/10, category best 9/10
- Verification without the vendor — 10/10, the category best
Tradeoffs
2 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- Biometric & PII handling (documented) — 2/10 against a category best of 8/10
- Enforcement record & product continuity — 7/10 against a category best of 9/10
Record watch-outs
- Only deploy where publishing your users' faces publicly and permanently is acceptable — for most consumer or regulated flows in the EU or UK it is not, and no consent form makes an irreversible public video disclosure comfortable under GDPR data-minimisation. The registry is also far smaller than the commercial alternatives, so expect meaningful false-negative exclusion of legitimate users, and note the registration deposit is not stated on the docs pages but is readable onchain: 39.6 xDAI (33.6 xDAI base deposit plus 6 xDAI arbitration cost) plus gas, recurring with the yearly renewal.
Competitive position
Where Proof of Humanity (v2) 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#2 / 816.3 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 Proof of Humanity (v2) leads
- Credential custody & revocation power#2 / 8
- Verification without the vendor#1 / 8
- Enforcement record & product continuity#2 / 8
Where it trails
- Biometric & PII handling (documented)#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.
Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID)#2 of 8 · score 72 · same score
Proof of Humanity (v2) leads on
- Credential custody & revocation power8 vs 6
- Verification without the vendor10 vs 8
- Enforcement record & product continuity7 vs 5
Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID) leads on
- Biometric & PII handling (documented)8 vs 2
Scenario cost: Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
ENS (as identity layer)#1 of 8 · score 81 · 9.0 points ahead
Proof of Humanity (v2) leads on
- Verification without the vendor10 vs 8
ENS (as identity layer) leads on
- Credential custody & revocation power9 vs 8
- Biometric & PII handling (documented)7 vs 2
- Enforcement record & product continuity9 vs 7
Largest single reason ENS (as identity layer) is ahead: published criteria (+9.1 display points).Scenario cost: Proof of Humanity (v2) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Human Passport (formerly Gitcoin Passport)#4 of 8 · score 60 · 12.0 points behind
Proof of Humanity (v2) leads on
- Credential custody & revocation power8 vs 4
- Verification without the vendor10 vs 4
- Enforcement record & product continuity7 vs 5
Human Passport (formerly Gitcoin Passport) leads on
- Biometric & PII handling (documented)7 vs 2
Largest single reason Proof of Humanity (v2) is ahead: published criteria (+11.4 display points).Scenario cost: Human Passport (formerly Gitcoin Passport) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
81 vs 72 · gap 9.0Why ENS (as identity layer) ranks above Proof of Humanity (v2)
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 9.0 to within rounding.
DimensionThisENS (as identity layer)Gap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here14.014.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight16.319.8−9.1, 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 · w3089−0.96, worse
Verification without the vendor · w25108+1.60, better
Biometric & PII handling (documented) · w2527−4.00, worse
Enforcement record & product continuity · w2079−1.28, worse
Net7281−9.0
Your scenario
Proof of Humanity (v2) is not priced for this 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
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.
Not priced on this basis
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 #2 to #3 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 8 · 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 10 · 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 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.Enforcement record & product continuitystrength 7 · 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 (Proof of Humanity (v2) 8/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.Scored by Credential custody & revocation power · 30%
- Regulatory failure (Proof of Humanity (v2) 7/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.Scored by Enforcement record & product continuity · 20%
- Exit failure (Proof of Humanity (v2) 10/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.Scored by Verification without the vendor · 25%
- Information failure (Proof of Humanity (v2) 2/10): 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
- No price list appears on the Kleros PoH docs pages read (docs.kleros.io, read 22 October 2026). The product page says you register "along with a profile photo, display name, and a refundable deposit" and that the Gnosis deployment is "significantly reducing registration fees"; the registration tutorial says "The deposit is locked with your submission: it incentivizes challengers and covers arbitration fees. Successful registration returns it; a failed registration means losing it." Read on-chain on 22 October 2026 from the ProofOfHumanity proxy on Gnosis Chain (0xa4AC94C4fa65Bb352eFa30e3408e64F72aC857bc, block 48,881,622): requestBaseDeposit = 33.6 xDAI and the configured Kleros arbitration cost = 6 xDAI, so a registration locks 39.6 xDAI plus gas (worked example: 33.6 + 6 = 39.6). humanityLifespan = 31,557,600 s (one year) and renewalPeriodDuration = 7,889,400 s (about 91 days before expiry), so the deposit and gas recur yearly. Challenges go to Kleros Court.Proof of Humanity (v2) — official pricing page ↗ · 22 October 2026
- Prices published in
- USDProof of Humanity (v2) — 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
- Proof of Humanity is a permissionless registry on public chains; Kleros's product page (docs.kleros.io/products/proof-of-humanity, read 22 October 2026) says "Profiles can exist on multiple chains (Ethereum, Gnosis Chain), enhancing accessibility and interoperability." The PoH v2 registration policy linked from proofofhumanity.id sets photo, video and challenge rules and names no country or sanctions restriction.
Legal entity on file: Proof of Humanity, placed in 2 products. Only confirmed entities are shown; 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 72, #3 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:proof_of_humanity:2026.10.18:f265808df1ee
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