Web3 Identity And Governance — enterprise stack.
For each requirement below, pick the option that fits your build — recommended first, then free and cheaper alternatives — or skip what your project doesn't need. Tap the info icon next to any requirement to see why it matters.
DID Platform
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSpruce DIDKit Free OSS self-hosted (gas only, infra ~$20/mo); Veramo Free OSS; ION Free OSS Bitcoin-anchored (~$0.10/anchor); Ceramic Free 100k writes/mo, Pro $50/mo for 1M writes, overage $0.05 per 1k writes
Verifiable Credentials Issuance
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSpruce Credible Free OSS self-hosted; Dock Free 100 credentials/mo, Pro $49/mo 1k credentials, overage $0.05/credential; MATTR Free 1k credentials/mo, Pro $99/mo 10k credentials, overage $0.10/credential
DAO Governance Platform
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSnapshot Free OSS + $0 gas (off-chain voting); Aragon Free 1 DAO, Pro $50/mo 10 DAOs, overage $5/DAO; Tally Free 1 DAO, Pro $199/mo 10 DAOs, overage $20/DAO; OpenZeppelin Governor Free OSS
Token Voting Infrastructure
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSnapshot Free OSS unlimited proposals/votes; Boardroom Free 1 DAO, Pro $99/mo 10 DAOs, overage $10/DAO; Tally Free 1 DAO, Pro $199/mo 10 DAOs, overage $20/DAO
Naming System (ENS/UD/Lens)
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsENS Free registration + $5/yr per name + gas, ENS API Free 100k req/mo, overage $0.01/req; Lens Protocol Free OSS; Unstoppable Domains Free registration $20/yr per name, API Free 10k req/mo, Pro $49/mo 100k req
Web3 Authentication (SIWE / Wallet Auth)
How users sign up, log in, and are authorized. Getting roles and access control right early prevents painful rewrites.Pricing & free-tier limitsSIWE Free OSS self-hosted (~$10/mo infra); Privy Free 1k MAU, overage $0.10/MAU, Pro $199/mo includes 2.5k MAU; Dynamic Free 1k MAU, overage $0.10/MAU, Pro $250/mo includes 2.5k MAU
Off-Chain Identity Database
Persistent storage for your app’s data — users, products, orders. The single most important architectural decision for most projects.Pricing & free-tier limitsCeramic Free 100k writes/mo, Pro $50/mo 1M writes, overage $0.05/1k writes; Supabase Free 500MB DB + 50k MAU auth, Pro $25/mo 8GB DB, overage $0.125/GB + $0.00325/MAU over 50k
Decentralized Storage for Identity Docs
Where you keep files users upload or you serve — images, videos, documents — and how fast they reach visitors around the world.Pricing & free-tier limitsKubo Free OSS self-host (~$15/mo infra); Web3.Storage Free 5GB, Pro $20/mo 100GB, overage $0.15/GB; Pinata Free 1GB, Pro $20/mo 100GB, overage $0.15/GB; Arweave $5/GB one-time permanent storage
Key Management & Wallet Infrastructure
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsWeb3Auth Free 1k MAU, overage $0.10/MAU, Pro $199/mo 2.5k MAU; Lit Protocol Free 100k decryptions/mo, Pro $99/mo 1M decryptions, overage $0.0001/decryption; Privy Wallets Free 1k wallets, overage $0.05/wallet
Verifiable Data Registry / DID Resolver
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsDIF Universal Resolver Free OSS self-host (~$20/mo infra); Veramo Resolver Free OSS; Infura DID Free 100k req/mo, Pro $50/mo 1M req, overage $0.05 per 1k req, Enterprise $1000/mo 20M req
Sybil Resistance / Proof of Personhood
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsGitcoin Passport Free 5k verifications/mo, overage $0.02/verification; BrightID Free OSS; World ID Free OSS verification (gas only); Civic Free 1k checks/mo, Pro $99/mo 10k checks, overage $0.05/check
Delegation Infrastructure
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsOZ Governor Delegation Free OSS; Snapshot Delegation Free OSS registry; Boardroom Free 1k delegations/mo, Pro $99/mo 10k; Tally Free 1 DAO + Free 10k API req/mo, Pro $199/mo 10 DAOs, overage $20/DAO + $0.01/1k req
Multisig Treasury for DAO
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSafe Free deployment + gas (factory ~$10-50 one-time); Self-hosted Safe UI Free OSS (~$10/mo infra); Safe{Core} API Free 100 tx/mo, Pro $50/mo 1k tx, overage $0.05/tx
Access Control & Encryption (Lit/TACo)
Controls who can do what inside your admin tooling. Limits blast radius if an account is compromised.Pricing & free-tier limitsLit Free 100k decryptions/mo, Pro $99/mo 1M decryptions, overage $0.0001/decryption; Threshold TACo Free OSS, TACo nodes ~$0.02/decryption gas; Seal Protocol Free OSS
Attestation Service (EAS)
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsEAS Free OSS (gas only $0.01-$0.10/attestation); Verax Free on Linea/Base (gas only $0.005/attestation); AttestationStation Free OSS, schema deploy $5 one-time + gas
Gasless Voting / Relayer
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSnapshot gasless Free unlimited off-chain votes; Biconomy Free 500 tx/mo, Pro $99/mo 10k tx, overage $0.01/tx; Gelato Free 1k tasks/mo, Pro $99/mo 10k tasks, overage $0.02/task + gas
Identity Indexing & Query
How users sign up, log in, and are authorized. Getting roles and access control right early prevents painful rewrites.Pricing & free-tier limitsThe Graph Studio Free 100k queries/mo, Pro $50/mo 1M queries, overage $0.04 per 1k queries; Alchemy Subgraphs Free 100k queries/mo, Pro $49/mo 1M, overage $0.04/1k; Ceramic Index Free with writes
Reputation / Credential Verification API
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSpruce Verification Free OSS; Gitcoin Passport Scorer Free 5k scores/mo, overage $0.02/score; Dock Verify Free 100 verifs/mo, Pro $49/mo 1k verifs, overage $0.05/verif; MATTR Free 1k verifs/mo, Pro $99/mo 10k, overage $0.10/verif
DAO Proposal Execution Framework
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsOZ Governor Free OSS MIT; Aragon OSx Free 1 DAO, Pro $50/mo 10 DAOs, $5/DAO over; Zodiac Free OSS; OZ Defender Free 10 admin tx/mo, Pro $99/mo 1k tx, overage $0.10/tx + gas
On-Chain Governance Contracts
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsOZ Governor + Timelock Free OSS; Aragon OSx Contracts Free OSS; OZ Defender Admin Free 10 proposals/mo, Pro $199/mo 1k proposals, overage $0.25/proposal; Tenderly simulation $0.10/sim
Token Launch & Distribution Infra
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsOZ Contracts Free OSS; Thirdweb Free 1k wallets/mo, Pro $99/mo 10k wallets, overage $0.01/wallet + gas; Magna Free 1 distribution, Pro $299/mo 100k recipients, overage $0.05/recipient
Snapshot Strategies & Custom Voting Logic
Copies of your data so a bug, hack, or outage doesn’t become permanent loss. Cheap insurance every serious project needs.Pricing & free-tier limitsSnapshot Strategies Free OSS unlimited custom strategies; Common Free OSS; Tally Free 1 custom strategy, Pro $199/mo 10 strategies, overage $20/strategy; Snapshot X on-chain voting gas $0.05/vote
Cross-Chain Identity Bridge
How users sign up, log in, and are authorized. Getting roles and access control right early prevents painful rewrites.Pricing & free-tier limitsSpruce DIDKit Free OSS; CCIP Free testnet, mainnet $0.25/msg + gas (~$0.50-$2); Axelar Free 10k msgs/mo testnet, Pro $99/mo 100k msgs, overage $0.001/msg; LayerZero $0.10/msg + dst gas
Zero-Knowledge Identity (ZK Proofs)
How users sign up, log in, and are authorized. Getting roles and access control right early prevents painful rewrites.Pricing & free-tier limitsPolygon ID Free OSS (gas $0.01-$0.05/proof); Sismo Free OSS, API Free 10k verifs/mo, Pro $199/mo 100k verifs, overage $0.01/verif; World ID Free OSS, Enterprise $999/mo 1M verifs
Governance Analytics & Monitoring
Tells you when things break and why. You cannot fix what you cannot see — this is how you keep downtime short.Pricing & free-tier limitsDune Free 100 queries/mo, Pro $349/mo 1k queries, overage $0.35/query; Boardroom Free 1 DAO analytics; DeepDAO Free tier, Pro $499/mo 100k calls, overage $0.01/call; Karma GAP Free
Forum / Discussion Infrastructure
User-generated content, discussion, and keeping it safe. Needs moderation once you have real volume.Pricing & free-tier limitsDiscourse OSS Free self-host (~$20/mo infra on DO); Common OSS self-host Free; Common SaaS Free community, Pro $99/mo 10k members; Discourse Hosted $100/mo Standard 10k members, overage $0.02/member, Business $300/mo
Notification & Messaging Infra for Governance
Reaches users on their phone via SMS or push. Useful for verification codes and re-engagement; watch the per-message cost.Pricing & free-tier limitsXMTP Free OSS, network Free 100k msgs/mo, Pro via Converse $99/mo 1M msgs, overage $0.0005/msg; Push Free 10k notifs/mo, Pro $99/mo 100k notifs, overage $0.001/notif
KYC/KYB Compliance Adapter (opt-in ZK)
Moves money — charges, payouts to sellers, taxes, fraud checks. Highest-stakes integration: get it wrong and you break compliance or lose revenue.Pricing & free-tier limitsAnima Free 100 ZK proofs/mo, Pro $149/mo 10k proofs, overage $0.05/proof; Civic Free 1k checks/mo, Pro $99/mo 10k checks, overage $0.05/check; Fractal Free 100 checks, Pro $299/mo 5k checks, overage $0.10/check
Role-Based Access Control for DAO (Hats/Guild)
Controls who can do what inside your admin tooling. Limits blast radius if an account is compromised.Pricing & free-tier limitsGuild Free 1 guild (unlimited roles), Pro $49/mo 10 guilds, overage $5/guild; Hats Free OSS (gas $0.01/hat); Lit Protocol Free 100k access checks/mo, Pro $99/mo 1M, overage $0.0001/check
Backup & Recovery for DIDs & Wallets
Copies of your data so a bug, hack, or outage doesn’t become permanent loss. Cheap insurance every serious project needs.Pricing & free-tier limitsWeb3Auth Free 1k MAU includes MPC recovery, Pro $199/mo 2.5k MAU; Lit Social Recovery Free 100k recoveries/mo; Shamir Secret Sharing Free OSS lib; Safe Recovery Free OSS module (gas $0.05/recovery)
Enterprise DID/VC HSM & KMS Integration
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSpruce Free OSS + AWS KMS $1/key/mo + $0.03/10k ops; Veramo + AWS KMS same + $1/key; MATTR Enterprise $999/mo 100k creds, overage $0.05/cred; Entra Verified ID Free 50k ops/mo, overage $0.20 per 1k ops, $0.50 per 1k verifications
SLA-Grade DID Resolver Cluster
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSelf-host cluster ~$100/mo per node infra (2-3 nodes); Infura Free 100k req/mo, Pro $50/mo 1M, Growth $250/mo 5M, Enterprise $1000/mo 20M req, overage $0.03 per 1k; Ceramic Enterprise $1000/mo 10M writes, overage $0.03 per 1k
Governance Security Audit & Simulation
Controls who can do what inside your admin tooling. Limits blast radius if an account is compromised.Pricing & free-tier limitsSlither Free OSS; Tenderly Free 100 sims/mo, Pro $249/mo 1k sims, overage $0.25/sim; Defender Sentinel Free 10 security checks/mo, Pro $199/mo 1k checks, overage $0.30/check; Chaos Labs Simulation Custom $5000+/mo
Institutional Custody for Governance Tokens
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsSafe Free (gas only) self-custody; Llama Treasury Free OSS; Fireblocks Enterprise $500/mo platform + 0.10% AUM annual + $0.50/tx, $5000 one-time setup; Anchorage Custom $2500+/mo + 0.15% AUM
Advanced Sybil & Bot Detection at Scale
Stops bots, scrapers, and spam signups from abusing your service and inflating costs.Pricing & free-tier limitsPassport Free 5k verifs/mo, Pro $199/mo 50k, Enterprise $999/mo 500k, overage $0.01/verif; World ID Enterprise $999/mo 1M verifs, overage $0.005/verif; TRM Labs Risk API Custom $2000+/mo
Private Voting / Shielded Governance (MACI/Shutter)
A piece of your stack you may or may not need, depending on scope. Pick the option that fits — or skip it if your project doesn’t require this capability yet.Pricing & free-tier limitsMACI Free OSS (gas $0.05-$0.20/vote, coordinator ~$20/mo infra); Shutter Free testnet, mainnet $0.05/vote encrypted, Pro $499/mo 50k votes, overage $0.02/vote; Vocdoni Free OSS, Pro $299/mo 20k votes, overage $0.03/vote
Compliance & Legal Wrapper (DAO LLC / Foundation)
Keeps you secure and compliant with regulations. Required for enterprise customers and handling sensitive data.Pricing & free-tier limitsOpenLaw Free templates Free OSS (gas only $20-50); Otoko DAO LLC on-chain Free tool, $99 one-time creation + gas, $199/yr maintenance; Otonomos $399 one-time + $199/yr; Doola $297/yr + $197 one-time filing; LegalNodes $490 one-time + $150/yr
Global Edge Relay for Identity Resolution
Where you keep files users upload or you serve — images, videos, documents — and how fast they reach visitors around the world.Pricing & free-tier limitsCloudflare Workers Free 100k req/day, Pro $5/mo + $0.50 per million req, overage $0.30/million; Infura Enterprise $1000/mo 20M req, overage $0.03 per 1k req; Fastly $50/mo min + $0.12/GB; Akamai Edge Custom $2500+/mo
How this enterprise web3 identity and governance checklist works.
Each requirement below is something a enterprise web3 identity and governance build typically needs. Pick one of the four researched options — recommended, free, cheaper or paid — add your own with "Other", or skip the requirement if your project doesn't need it. Nothing is mandatory; the plan on the right tracks what you've decided so nothing gets forgotten.
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