Riipen connects educators, organizations, and learners through industry projects tied to academic programs. Employers can post projects, match them with educator-led experiences, and manage learner communication, deliverables, and feedback. Educators can create course experiences, find projects, onboard learners, assign work, and reuse experiences in later terms. Project tools include milestones, deadlines, team assignments, agreements, surveys, worklogs, and team status tracking. Educators can gather employer feedback, award achievements, and report on outcomes, including through raw data export. Projects are described as mostly virtual and project-based. Riipen supports LMS connections through LTI, deeper LMS integrations via API, and SAML 2.0 single sign-on. Developer tools include a documented REST API, webhooks, a dashboard, and Zapier integration. Riipen says the platform is free for students and employers; institutional pricing is provided on request. The currently supported LTI experience integrations are Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas, and Moodle. Riipen says customer data is hosted in AWS facilities in Canada and encrypted in transit and at rest.
Who it is for
Riipen suits colleges and universities creating project-based learning experiences, as well as businesses and nonprofits offering projects. Students and learners can participate in those experiences without a platform charge, according to Riipen.
What is good
- Employers can post and manage learner projects.
- Educators can track outcomes and collect employer feedback.
- Project tools include milestones, worklogs, and surveys.
- Supports LTI connections and SAML 2.0 single sign-on.
- Student and employer access is free.
What to know first
- Institutional pricing is available on request.
- Listed LTI experience integrations cover four LMSs.
- Projects are described as mostly virtual and project-based.
Verdict
Riipen brings project coordination, learner workflows, and outcome reporting into one platform for education and organizations. Institutions should confirm pricing and LMS fit, especially if their LMS is not among the currently supported LTI options.
Riipen plans and pricing
All plansCompared on internship management software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Employer portal
- Yes
- Placement workflows
- Yes
- Evaluation forms
- Yes
- Approval workflows
- Yes
- Single sign-on
- Yes
