Lemma vs LinkedIn
LinkedIn retired its Skill Assessments, and an endorsement says a connection vouches for a skill. A Skills Passport shows the sessions, assessments and work behind it. Most people will use both.
Professional network profile
Skills section
React
24 endorsements
TypeScript
17 endorsements
React
Skills Passport · Maya R.
SCI
- +7.5
Taught: component testing with Ruben P.
60 min · rated 5 stars · 8 Oct
- +4.0
Peer confirmation from Ruben P.
After a session together · 8 Oct
- +8.0
Skill assessment passed · level 7.4
21 questions · integrity clear · 24 Sep
How does Lemma compare with LinkedIn skills?
LinkedIn shows the skills you list, endorsements from your connections, and the jobs or credentials you link them to. Its Skill Assessments and their badges were discontinued. Lemma records evidence for each skill, from rated live sessions, adaptive assessments and linked work, and scores it from 0 to 100.
| Dimension | Lemma Skills Passport | |
|---|---|---|
| What a skill shows | The skill name, endorsements, and any jobs, projects or credentials you link it to | Sessions, assessment results, linked work and confirmations, each with its source and date |
| Skill tests | Skill Assessments are no longer available; LinkedIn said their badges would be removed from profiles in 2024 | Adaptive assessments of 15 to 25 questions whose result is added to the skill as evidence |
| Social signal | Endorsements from 1st-degree connections, one click each | Confirmations count up to a few distinct people; reciprocal patterns are checked |
| Summary shown | The skill name and how many people endorsed it | An SCI score from 0 to 100 per skill, with the breakdown behind it |
| Recency | Endorsements stay on the profile until removed or hidden | A freshness component lowers the score when evidence gets old |
| Built for | A professional network: profiles, connections, jobs and messaging | Skill evidence you can share, organised in a signed Skills Passport |
What does LinkedIn do well?
LinkedIn is where professional identity already lives. Recruiters search it, colleagues find you on it, and you can now attach each skill to the job, project or credential where you used it.
- Reach: a profile that people and recruiters already look for
- Context: job history, education and credentials linked to each skill
- Low effort: endorsing or being endorsed takes seconds
Checked against LinkedIn's own pages on 14 October 2026. Sources
Professional network profile
Skills section
Maya R.
Frontend engineer · 500+ connections
React
24 endorsements
Frontend engineer · product studio
TypeScript
17 endorsements
Frontend engineer · product studio
CSS
11 endorsements
What does Lemma add to a LinkedIn profile?
Lemma does not try to be a network. It records evidence of a skill so that someone who has never met you can check it.
Evidence, not a tally
Each skill shows what its score rests on: rated live sessions, adaptive assessments and linked work, each traceable to its source.
Limits on social signals
Confirmations from people count, but only up to a few distinct people, and an integrity check lowers a score when confirmations are traded in a ring.
A document you can share
The Skills Passport is signed by Lemma, so whoever receives it can check it was issued by Lemma and has not been altered.
SCI
Proof history
- +7.5
Taught: component testing with Ruben P.
60 min · rated 5 stars · 8 Oct
- +4.0
Peer confirmation from Ruben P.
After a session together · 8 Oct
- +8.0
Skill assessment passed · level 7.4
21 questions · integrity clear · 24 Sep
- +3.0
GitHub repository linked
maya-r/checkout-ui · ownership checked · 12 Sep
When should you rely on LinkedIn?
Rely on LinkedIn when you want to be found. It is where recruiters and former colleagues look, where your career history sits, and where people who know you can vouch for you quickly. Linking each skill to a job or project there is worth the few minutes it takes.
- Being found by recruiters and former colleagues
- Showing your career history, education and network
- A quick, informal signal from people who know you
Recruiter search
Professional network · “React engineer”
Maya R.
BerlinFrontend engineer · design systems
Current: Frontend engineer at a product studio
ReactTypeScriptCSSRuben P.
HamburgSenior web developer
Current: Web developer at an agency
ReactNext.jsTestingFreya L.
RemoteUI engineer, accessibility
Current: UI engineer at a fintech
ReactAccessibility
When should you choose Lemma?
Choose Lemma when someone needs evidence for a specific skill and has not worked with you. That is common when you change fields, when your job titles undersell what you do, or when a skill is new. Link the Passport from your LinkedIn profile so both work together.
- Showing evidence for one skill to someone who has not worked with you
- Changing fields, where your job titles do not reflect your skills
- Keeping a current record of skills you are actively practising
Profile
Professional network · featured
Maya R.
Frontend engineer
Skills Passport
getlemma.io/p/maya-r
React
Skills Passport · 5 records
Taught: component testing with Ruben P.
60 min · rated 5 stars · 8 Oct
+7.5Peer confirmation from Ruben P.
After a session together · 8 Oct
+4.0Skill assessment passed · level 7.4
21 questions · integrity clear · 24 Sep
+8.0GitHub repository linked
maya-r/checkout-ui · ownership checked · 12 Sep
+3.0
Questions about Lemma vs LinkedIn
What replaced LinkedIn Skill Assessments?
Can I link my Skills Passport from my LinkedIn profile?
Can I import my LinkedIn endorsements into Lemma?
Is Lemma a replacement for LinkedIn?
Bring evidence, not just a profile.
Lemma is in early access. Join the list to build a Skills Passport with evidence anyone can inspect.
Sources, checked on 14 October 2026