Auth3D vs Authentific

Auth3D creates product records that connect physical objects with their identity, maker, design provenance, production notes, and supporting evidence. A record can be reached through a QR code, NFC tag, RFID workflow, serial number, direct URL, or typed Unique Part Identifier, and buyers or service teams can view it in a standard phone browser without installing an app. Records may include an image, manufacturer attribution, and owner-facing support context. Visibility options include public, hidden direct-link, private, and password-protected records. Auth3D says published records are designed to keep resolving at the same URL after account activity stops. Its API supports identifier creation or reservation, record creation with image evidence, production-field updates, and record retrieval. The Free Registry includes 10 permanent part records. Production costs $12.50 a month, billed $125 paid annually; Enterprise costs $29.50 a month, billed $295 paid annually. Auth3D is a product identity and lookup layer, not a certification authority.

Authentific is an enterprise platform combining QR-based product authentication, certificate lifecycle management, and high-security printing. It issues unique product identities with cryptographic signatures for authentication, tracking, diversion control, and consumer verification. Its certificate system covers document design, approvals, issuance, verification, revocation, renewal, bulk issuance, and public checks. The maker says signing keys are generated and stored in FIPS 140-2 validated hardware security modules. Enterprise scans can validate signatures offline using cached or preloaded public keys, while consumer scans require internet access. The platform supports DSCSA serialization and EPCIS-compatible records, along with EU FMD serialization and verification data requirements. Deployment options include multi-region and sovereign cloud, plus on-premise configurations that can support air-gapped verification. Listed connections include SAP and Oracle ERP connectors, a REST API, and leading MES platforms. Standard QR printing equipment and label applicators are supported without proprietary hardware. Authentific targets enterprise manufacturers, typically those producing millions of units annually, and is not suited to low-volume or individual-product authentication. Pricing is scoped by issuance volume, access tier, production scale, lines, geography, and modules.