Riipen
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
What it is
Riipen connects educators, organizations, and learners through project work tied to academic programs. Employers can post projects, match them with educator-led experiences, then manage learner communication, deliverables, and feedback. Educators can create course experiences, find projects, onboard learners, assign work, and repeat experiences in later terms. Project management includes milestones, deadlines, team assignments, agreements, surveys, worklogs, and team status. Educators can collect employer feedback, award achievements, and report on outcomes, including through raw data export. The platform supports LMS connections through LTI, deeper integrations through API, and SAML 2.0 single sign-on. Developer options include a documented REST API, webhooks, a usage dashboard, and Zapier. Riipen describes projects as mostly virtual and project-based. Students and employers can use the platform for free, and employers are not charged recruitment fees for hiring students after a project or course. Institutional pricing is available on request. Its currently supported LTI experience integrations are Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas, and Moodle.
For and against
For
- Project tools cover milestones, agreements, and worklogs
- Educators can track outcomes and export raw data
- Supports LTI connections and SAML 2.0 single sign-on
- Free access for students and employers
Against
- Institutional pricing is available only on request
- LTI experience integrations list four supported LMSs
The verdict
Riipen brings project coordination and outcome tracking together for educators, employers, and learners. Institutions should check LMS support and request pricing for institutional use.
Who it suits
Riipen suits colleges and universities arranging course-connected projects, organizations seeking to work with student talent, and learners completing practical assignments as part of academic programs.
Plans and prices
Riipen for students and employers
Riipen platform is free for students and employers; employers are not charged recruitment fees for hiring students after a project or course
Read 30 Sep 2026 · riipen.com
Riipen for institutions
Pricing shared with institutions on request; book a demo
Read 30 Sep 2026 · riipen.com
On the record
- API and automation
- Riipen offers a documented REST API, webhooks, an API usage dashboard, and codeless integrations through its Zapier application.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Audience
- The platform serves colleges and universities, businesses and nonprofits, and students and learners.riipen.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Credentialing
- Riipen achievements can be integrated with external credentialing platforms, and the outcomes page identifies Credly as a native integration.riipen.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Developer tools
- Riipen offers a documented REST API, webhooks, a developer dashboard, and a Zapier integration for codeless workflows.riipen.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Educator workflow
- Educators post course-related experiences to a marketplace, engage with employers and learners, assign projects, and repeat experiences in later terms.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Educator workflows
- Educators can create experiences, find and match with projects, onboard learners, manage projects, and track outcomes.riipen.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Employer cost
- Riipen says organizations can access student talent and get projects done at no cost to them.riipen.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Employer workflow
- Employers can post projects, match them to educator-led experiences, and manage learners, communication, deliverables, and feedback on the platform.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Hosting and infrastructure
- Riipen says its services and data are hosted in AWS facilities in Canada across two availability zones.help.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Identity integration
- Riipen can integrate with SSO systems that support the SAML 2.0 protocol.riipen.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Riipen describes SAML 2.0 single sign-on, LTI-compatible LMS connections, deeper LMS integrations via API, and credentialing integrations.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Learner outcomes
- Educators can collect employer feedback, run surveys, award achievements, and build reports from outcome data.riipen.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- LMS integrations
- Riipen supports LMS connections using LTI, including single sign-on account provisioning and adding learners to linked experiences; its site also describes deeper LMS integration via API for features such as roster syncing.riipen.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Notable limit
- The company says institutions can request pricing for additional faculty members or courses, but does not publish a general institutional price on that page.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Outcomes and reporting
- The platform supports custom feedback, surveys, achievements, reporting, and raw data export for tracking learning outcomes.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Project format
- Riipen describes its opportunities as mostly virtual and project-based, with learners completing organizational tasks as part of an academic program.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Project management
- Employer features include contextual real-time messaging, file sharing, meeting booking, learner applications, and feedback.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Riipen connects educators, organizations, and learners through real industry projects to bridge education and employment.riipen.com · read 30 Sep 2026
