Identity Write Pricing

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

Get started

There are plenty of places you can go to get started creating cheqd DIDs. Simply pick the option which is best suited for your needs:

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