Choosing the right SDK

Understand cheqd's SDK suite and choose the best fit for your project.

Integrate with a cheqd supported SDK

cheqd has integrated into a suite of SDKs to enable third parties to create DIDs and DID-Linked Resources; and, issue and verify Verifiable Credentials, using cheqd DIDs.

Choose a software stack to suit your needs

cheqd is continually integrating into different software development kits to suit the needs of different partners and their clients.

Below is a comparison between our supported SDKs, including: Credo, ACA-Py, Veramo SDK plugin and Walt.id's Community Stack.

Functionality	Credo	Veramo	ACA-Py	Walt.id SSI Kit
Create cheqd DIDs (ADR)	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
cheqd Credential Payments	❌	✔️	❌	❌
JSON based JWT Verifiable Credential (spec)	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
JSON-LD Verifiable Credential (spec)	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
AnonCreds (spec)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
Selective Disclosure-JWT Credential (spec)	✔️	⌛(roadmap)	✔️	✔️
Create on-ledger Schema (ADR)	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌
Create Credential Definition (spec)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
DIDComm v1.0 (spec)	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌
DIDComm v2.0 (spec)	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌
DID Exchange Protocol (RFC 0023)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
Agent Connection Protocol (RFC 0160)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
Out of Band Protocol (RFC 0434)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
Self Issued OpenID Provider v2 (OIDC-SIOP) (spec)	✔️	⌛(roadmap)	❌	✔️
OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (spec)	✔️	⌛(roadmap)	❌	✔️
OpenID for Verifiable Credential Presentations (spec)	✔️	⌛(roadmap)	❌	✔️
Bitstring Status List (spec)	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
Token Status List (spec)	✔️	❌	✔️	✔️
AnonCreds Revocation Registry Definitions (spec)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
AnonCreds Status List Entries (spec)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
Issue Credential Protocol (RFC 0036)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
Issue Credential Protocol V2 (RFC 0453)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
DIF Presentation Exchange (spec)	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Aries Present Proof 2.0 (spec)	✔️	❌	✔️	❌
DID-Linked Trust Registries	❌	⌛(roadmap)	⌛(roadmap)	❌

Get started

Choose one of our SDKs below and started building cheqd into your existing or new product:

Credo

Credo is an SDK that is building directly towards supporting the EUDI standards, as well as support for AnonCreds.

ACA-Py

ACA-Py is a quickly expanding SDK, moving from the AnonCreds ecosystem towards wider support for EUDI.

Veramo

The Veramo SDK Plugin is an extension of the Veramo SDK, a JavaScript framework for Trusted Data, adding support for cheqd functionality.

Walt.id Community Stack

Walt.id Community Stack is an SDK that supports the European Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF) standards for identity, with cheqd DID support.