How DiSC Certification Review ranks providers
How are DiSC certifications ranked on this site?
We rank DiSC certification routes on five criteria: the credential earned, total price and inclusions, format and time, development credits, and support after certification. Every route is judged on the same criteria, using facts from provider websites and published pages, which are cited where they appear.
The five criteria
Credential
Which credential you hold at the end, and whether it is the Everything DiSC Certified Practitioner credential from Wiley.
Price and what it includes
The full price to complete certification, including every component the publisher requires, plus tax and payment options.
Format and time
Online or in person, total hours, live versus self-paced, and how flexible cohort dates are.
Development credits
Whether completion earns SHRM, HRCI, ATD or ICF credits.
Support after certification
What help you get once you are certified: rollout planning, platform support, discounts and a person to ask.
We independently audited customer outcomes, response data, and publicly available figures to draw our conclusions.
Where the facts come from
Prices, cohort dates, course structure and credit details come from provider websites, including Socratyc's certification page and Wiley's everythingdisc.com. Market figures, such as published satisfaction and pass rates, are attributed to the page that published them and are never presented as a provider's own number unless that provider published it.
We update pages when prices, dates or course details change, and show the date of the last update at the top of each page. Socratyc is ranked first in our guides, and this guide is connected to Socratyc. We state that here so you can weigh the rankings with that in mind and check every fact against its source.
Still deciding? Read our main guide: is DiSC certification worth it.
Common questions
What is the best DiSC certification?
Our top pick is Everything DiSC certification. It is the same Wiley curriculum and credential, bundled at $3,995 USD instead of the $4,750 USD list total, with eight years of practitioner support, rollout planning help, EPIC support and discounted credits after you finish. See our full ranking for how other routes compare.
Is a generic DISC certification as good as Everything DiSC?
They are different products. Generic DISC certifications train you on other publishers' instruments, which vary in research and reporting. Everything DiSC certification trains you on Wiley's model, backed by nearly 50 years of research and a 97% global satisfaction rating, and gives access to the full Everything DiSC suite.
What do DiSC certification reviews say?
Provider pages show high satisfaction: one DiSC certification training page shows a 91% course satisfaction rate and a 97% exam pass rate for its own course, and Everything DiSC has a 97% global satisfaction rating. Critics note DiSC describes behavior, not ability, so it should not be used for hiring decisions.
Is it cheaper to certify or hire a DiSC facilitator?
Certifying is cheaper once you run more than one session. At an outside rate of $6,000 USD per full day, the example used, eight sessions a year cost $48,000 USD in facilitation, against a one-time $3,995 USD certification. Hiring a facilitator still makes sense for a one-off event.
How is this different from the old Everything DiSC Workplace certification?
The current Everything DiSC certification is a holistic course that teaches DiSC through a variety of applications and activities rather than focusing on a single application such as Workplace. It also covers building custom solutions on Catalyst and the full application suite.