Identity Write Pricing

Pricing for identity transactions on the cheqd Network, including Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and DID-Linked Resources (DLRs).

Note: the prices listed below are subject to change, as they are parameters controlled by community governance mechanisms.

cheqd Identity Write Pricing

Below are a list of prices in CHEQ and approximate dollar values for carrying our identity writes to the network:

Metric	Amount CHEQ	Approximate cost (USD)
DID write	50	~$2.00
DID update	25	~$1.00
DID deactivate	10	~$0.40
Resource create (default)	5	~$0.20
Resource create (JSON)	2.5	~$0.10
Resource create (image)	10	~$0.40

cheqd Identity pricing detailed above was implemented on-ledger as part of the January 2023 release - v1.0.x​.

For more information on cheqd's Identity Transaction pricing, see our latest Tokenomics - cheqd’s tokenomics for SSI explained: part 4.

Comparison with other networks

Metric	cheqd Testnet	cheqd Mainnet	Sovrin StagingNet	Sovrin MainNet	Indicio
DID write	Free	~$2.00 (50 CHEQ)	$1.00	$10.00	$5000 p/a
DID update	Free	~$1.00 (25 CHEQ)	$1.00	$10.00	$5000 p/a
DID deactivate	Free	~$0.40 (10 CHEQ)	$1.00	$10.00	$5000 p/a
Resource create (schema)	Free	~$0.10 (2.5 CHEQ)	$5.00	$50.00	$5000 p/a
Resource create (credential definition)	Free	~$0.10 (2.5 CHEQ)	$2.50	$25.00	$5000 p/a
Resource create (status list)	Free	~$0.10 (2.5 CHEQ)	$2.00	$20.00	$5000 p/a
Resource create (status list entry)	Free	~$0.10 (2.5 CHEQ)	$0.01	$0.10	$5000 p/a