# Didit

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Didit and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for a fast, well-designed identity verification API with instant sandbox keys and lower prices than Persona or Stripe Identity. Critics find the policy vague and the market crowded.

## Why people recommend it

- Smooth, quick onboarding flow (3 comments): "the "get a sandbox key in 30 seconds" UX for identity is exactly what the space needed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388020)) "the flow seems much nicer than those I've encountered in many apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47326375)) "App is really well designed, smooth, slick." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47331951))
- Lower pricing than rivals (2 comments): "especially considering that the pricing is way better than Persona/Stripe Identity" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47328278)) "we mog on speed, onboarding rate, fraud detection, and price" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324681))
- Vertical integration protects sensitive data (2 comments): "The focus on full vertical integration to control the flow of sensitive data is a massive differentiator." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47328772)) "identity providers should be a shield, not a source of risk" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47326151))

## What people warn about

- Crowded identity space (1 comments): "the identity space is extremely crowded" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47331873))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Persona identity verification](https://hackerapproved.com/p/persona.md): 27 recommend
- [Keybase](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keybase.md): 11 recommend
- [World ID](https://hackerapproved.com/p/world-id.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://didit.me/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Didit", https://hackerapproved.com/p/didit/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).