In a housing market increasingly shaped by automation and integrations, it’s tempting to believe that solutions like DigiD and bank data access can fully replace human evaluators. But when it comes to fair, transparent, and rental-specific evaluations, platforms like EvalySafe offer something entirely different and arguably essential.
This post is written for professional evaluators and accounting firms considering joining EvalySafe. Here’s how our approach compares to DigiD and financial integrations, and why human judgment still matters.
What is DigiD and What Can It Access?
DigiD is the Dutch government’s digital identity system. When connected to third-party services (with tenant consent), it can provide access to official records like income history, pension details, and employment status. Combined with bank integration tools, it’s possible to access recent transactions and balances.
These systems are fast and useful in some contexts like mortgage underwriting or benefit applications but they fall short in the rental evaluation space.
The EvalySafe Approach: Built for Rental Reality
EvalySafe is a tenant-first scoring platform that delivers reusable, privacy-protected rental certificates. Each evaluation is performed by a verified expert using a structured scoring system based on submitted documents.
The final result is a standardized 0 to 10 score, which landlords, agencies, or platforms can fetch via API — without ever needing to view sensitive documents.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | DigiD + Bank Access | EvalySafe |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation Type | Raw data, no context | Human-led, structured scoring |
| Rental Specific? | No | Yes (Employed, Student, Self-Employed cases) |
| Reusable Score | No | Yes (0–10 standardized score) |
| Evaluator Presence | None | Name shown on certificate |
| Document Visibility | Not available | Evaluators only, never landlords |
| Control by Tenant | Limited | Full: can pause, revoke, or share |
| Landlord Convenience | Raw reports, manual review | One score, fetchable via API |
| Privacy First | No | Yes |
| Portability | No | Yes |
| Support for Context | None | Yes (judgment + fairness) |
Why Evaluators Still Matter
Automation is useful, but it can never fully understand life context. Freelancers with inconsistent income, students with guarantors, or newcomers with foreign documents all need human judgment.
EvalySafe empowers professionals to focus only on decision-making. The system handles document collection, identity checks, and privacy. Evaluators simply select the appropriate scoring item from each step.
You earn revenue per evaluation and again each time the certificate is reused — creating long-term value for both the tenant and your practice.
Conclusion: The Case for Human Trust
DigiD and data integrations are useful tools — but they are not a scoring system, nor a rental solution. They’re raw ingredients. EvalySafe is the layer that adds trust, structure, and clarity.
By joining EvalySafe, evaluators become part of a tenant-first movement to make the rental journey safer, fairer, and more efficient for everyone involved.
