DigiD
Shares rank 3 of 7 digital IDs by recommenders
Dutch government login that works as single sign-on for government apps, quick to use and free; critics object to its operation being handed to a commercial supplier.
Dutch government login that works as single sign-on for government apps, quick to use and free; critics object to its operation being handed to a commercial supplier.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 55%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fast, convenient single sign-on
“it's extremely convenient, basically just functions as SSO for government apps”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Dutch gov't will only allow European company to operate DigiD platform” “It takes literally 20 seconds, at most, it's really not that inconvenient”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban on youth social media” Free app, works without Play Services
“The app has the benefit of being free”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier” “DidiD works without Play Services”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier” Secure login tied to identity
“both highly secure and tied to your personal identity”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Google's New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand” “I think DigID does the right thing by being a glorified OTP generator with more or less nice UX that solves just that.”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Commercial operation raises security concerns
“The people who pointed out that none of the moving parts of DigiD should have been outsourced were ignored until the tide shifted this year.”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Dutch gov't will only allow European company to operate DigiD platform” “it boggles my mind that all of this ended up as some commercial service in the hands of Solvinity”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “The Netherlands rethinks its US tech addiction” “I guess if it was allowed to be purchased by a foreign actor, it's not so amazing after all”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “Ethiopia gets $350M World Bank financing for its digital ID project” - Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Parliament tells Dutch government to keep DigiD data out of American hands”
Use is identified, not anonymous
“However that’s not anonymous. Ministry of Interior is alerted with your identity each time you use it.”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban on youth social media” “That allows Logius to pretend it's not much of a problem”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Parliament tells Dutch government to keep DigiD data out of American hands”
Other digital IDs people recommend
The four most recommended other digital IDs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BankID | 25 | 28 | 47% | 9 | — | — |
| EU Digital Identity Wallet | 13 | 20 | 39% | 8 | — | — |
| DigiDThis page | 11 | 9 | 55% | 7 | — | — |
| MitID | 11 | 21 | 34% | 4 | — | — |
| Apple Wallet Digital ID | 9 | 12 | 43% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“everything still works once I get rid of the nag screens telling me things won't work without the aforementioned”
“both highly secure and tied to your personal identity”
“The people who pointed out that none of the moving parts of DigiD should have been outsourced were ignored until the tide shifted this year.”
“it's extremely convenient, basically just functions as SSO for government apps”
“it does give these corporations the power to block any individual for accessing the DigiD app”
“I think DigID does the right thing by being a glorified OTP generator with more or less nice UX that solves just that.”
“The app has the benefit of being free”
“Netherlands actually gets it really well with DigId that is doing bare minimum needed”
“DidiD works without Play Services”
“Something like the Dutch DigiD service would be a great basis for this; just add an age verification service to it.”
“I guess if it was allowed to be purchased by a foreign actor, it's not so amazing after all”
“it works super well and is central to many services”
“It massively reduces bureaucracy and the need for me to produce all sorts of extremely privacy-invasive documents”
“However that’s not anonymous. Ministry of Interior is alerted with your identity each time you use it.”
“It takes literally 20 seconds, at most, it's really not that inconvenient”
“it boggles my mind that all of this ended up as some commercial service in the hands of Solvinity”
“DigID is already something dangerous, trading hands is not gonna reduce the danger.”
“That allows Logius to pretend it's not much of a problem”
“No, they should move DigiD out of that data center.”
“DigiD should just remain a government operation”
“Unfortunately we are locked in as citizens.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.