ManageBac

What ManageBac does

ManageBac operates ManageBac+, a whole-school curriculum-first learning platform purpose-built for international schools, with a 19-year operating history dating to its 2006 founding at the University of Pennsylvania by three IB Diploma graduates (originally launched as CAS Manager in 2007 and renamed ManageBac in 2009). The platform is built on Ruby on Rails hosted on Amazon Web Services across data centers in Canada, the US, and China, and carries ISO/IEC 27001 and GDPR certifications. Its technical core spans curriculum planning, unit planners, assessment, gradebook, attendance, IBIS exam registration, e-coursework submission, service learning (CAS/SA), portfolios, and parent communication, unified through LaunchPad/FariaOne single sign-on. ManageBac holds two official International Baccalaureate licenses — for use of IB forms/curriculum content and for direct integration with the IB Information System — and ships 600+ built-in academic standards with 1.5 million licensed benchmarks, the largest standards catalogue for multi-curriculum schools.

The company makes money through annual subscription pricing scaled to total student count per school, with 5% and 10% discounts for 2- and 3-year upfront commitments and net-30 invoicing terms. It serves over 3,000 IB World Schools, 800,000+ students across 130+ countries, and reports adoption by 4 in 5 IB Diploma students. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-school via a regional sales team covering the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, augmented by demo requests, an annual User Group Conference circuit, the Community Ambassador Programme, and a content/resource marketing engine targeting IB coordinators. As an operating subsidiary of Faria Education Group Ltd., ManageBac+ interoperates within a broader suite alongside OpenApply (admissions/CRM), SchoolsBuddy (school-to-home management), AssessPrep (AI-powered online assessment), Atlas (curriculum mapping), Pamoja Education (online IB DP courses), Vectare (transport), and FariaLearn (professional development), all unified under FariaOne SSO.

Name

ManageBac

Legal name

ManageBac LLC

Website

https://managebac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ManageBac+ is a curriculum-first learning platform for international schools, serving 3,000+ IB World Schools and 800,000+ students across 130+ countries. It generates revenue through per-student annual subscriptions and operates as a subsidiary of Faria Education Group's multi-product EdTech suite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Management Software

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (61171), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Content Strategy, Needs Analysis & Curriculum Mapping (EDAGAKAN)

Keywords

• School learning platform
• Curriculum management software
• IB curriculum planning
• Student assessment platform
• School administration software

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Annual School Subscription: Annual subscription service priced based on total student count at each school. Includes all modules, support, training, and platform access. Multi-year plans available with 5% discount for 2-year and 10% discount for 3-year upfront payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ManageBac+ is a curriculum-first whole-school learning management platform for international schools that consolidates curriculum planning, unit planning, assessment, grading, attendance, reporting, IBIS exam registration, and parent/student communication into a single integrated system. It supports the full IB Continuum (PYP, MYP, DP, CP), British curricula (Cambridge, Pearson, IGCSE, A-Levels), Advanced Placement, and multi-curricula delivery through more than 600 built-in standards, with native iOS, Android, and Chinese mobile apps and SSO integration.

Product overview

ManageBac+ operates as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture within the Faria Education Group suite. The core product, ManageBac+, is a curriculum-first learning management platform for international schools supporting the full IB Continuum (PYP, MYP, DP, CP), British curricula (Cambridge, Pearson, national), IGCSE, A Levels, Advanced Placement, and national curricula across over 600 built-in standards. It integrates seamlessly with sister modules including AssessPrep (AI-powered online assessment/exams), OpenApply (admissions/CRM), SchoolsBuddy (school-to-home management), Pamoja Education (IB online courses), Atlas (curriculum planning), Vectare (transport), and FariaLearn (professional development), enabling schools to manage admissions through to curriculum delivery, assessment, reporting, and parent engagement from a single connected ecosystem. The platform also offers a mobile app (iOS, Android, Chinese stores) and specialized features like KeyChat communications, Portfolio, Class Streams, and British Brilliance curriculum mode.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ManageBac+: Whole School Learning Platform for international schools supporting IB, British, American and multi-curricula programs.

Products and services

• ManageBac+ Curriculum-first whole-school learning management platform for international schools that consolidates curriculum planning, unit planning, assessment, grading, attendance, reporting, IBIS exam registration, and parent/student communication into a single integrated system supporting IB, British, and American curricula.
• AssessPrep AI-augmented assessment authoring and practice platform that allows schools to generate, deliver, and analyse formative and summative assessments mapped to curriculum standards.
• OpenApply Online admissions management platform that lets international schools accept applications, review candidates, schedule visits, and communicate with prospective families.
• SchoolsBuddy School-to-home management platform that supports co-curricular activity sign-ups, parent communication, payments, and permission slips for international schools.
• Pamoja Education Provider of online IB Diploma and Career-related Programme courses delivered to enrolled students at schools that lack qualified in-house teachers, with teacher oversight and progress reporting.
• FariaLearn Professional development and training service for educators on curriculum planning, IB programme implementation, and best practices in using the ManageBac+ platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 800,000 students and 3,000 IB World Schools in 130+ countries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Google Workspace including Google Docs for document collaboration and Google Drive for file storage. Allows teachers to monitor student project progress and upload tasks and assignments directly.
• Microsoft Office 365coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Microsoft Office 365 ecosystem for productivity and collaboration tools.
• TurnitincoreTechnology or IntegrationAcademic integrity integration allowing written student work to be checked through Turnitin's plagiarism detection. Teachers can configure settings to encourage students to check their own work before submission.
• IBIS (International Baccalaureate Information System)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationOfficial IB license integration with IBIS for automated exam registration, e-coursework submission, CAS moderation, and IB documentation. Key differentiator enabling direct upload to IB systems.
• ClevercoreTechnology or IntegrationIdentity connector enabling single sign-on through Clever's instant exchange platform for schools using Clever as their identity provider.
• ClassLinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationIdentity connector for single sign-on access through ClassLink's platform for school identity management.
• OpenApplyflagshipTechnology or IntegrationPart of Faria Education Group ecosystem - integrated admissions, CRM and advancement platform enabling seamless student enrollment flow from admissions to learning management.
• SchoolsBuddyflagshipTechnology or IntegrationPart of Faria Education Group ecosystem - comprehensive school-to-home management system for activities, billing, transport, parent-teacher conferences, and communications.
• AssessPrepflagshipTechnology or IntegrationPart of Faria Education Group ecosystem - advanced AI-powered assessment platform for creating, delivering, and grading digital assessments with auto-sync to ManageBac+ gradebook.
• AtlascoreTechnology or IntegrationPart of Faria Education Group ecosystem - collaborative curriculum mapping platform for planning, managing, and analyzing curriculum and lessons across the school.
• FariaOneflagshipTechnology or IntegrationUnified platform integrating all Faria Education Group services (ManageBac+, OpenApply, SchoolsBuddy, Atlas, Pamoja, Vectare) with seamless single sign-on across systems.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Veracross: Unified SIS, LMS, and admissions platform for independent and international schools. Directly competes with ManageBac in curriculum, reporting, and parent communication workflows for the same international school buyer, particularly in North America and Europe.
• FACTS: K-12 SIS and school management platform (formerly FACTS/Renweb) used by independent and faith-based schools. Competes with ManageBac in school administration, gradebook, and family engagement, though with less IB-specific curriculum depth.
• MySchool: Cloud-based school management platform serving international schools with curriculum, assessment, and parent portal functionality. Direct comparable to ManageBac+ for international K-12 schools running multiple curricula, including IB programmes.
• iSAMS: Integrated School Administration Management System widely used by British international and UK independent schools. Competes with ManageBac on timetabling, reporting, and parent communication, and is one of the existing integrations within the ManageBac+ ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Google Classroom: Free LMS bundled with Google Workspace for Education, the default free-tier option for many schools globally. Sets a price floor at zero that constrains ManageBac's pricing power for basic LMS workflows, though it lacks IB-specific curriculum and reporting depth.
• Canvas (Instructure): Major higher-ed and K-12 LMS with a large installed base globally. Competes as a broad platform incumbent for general LMS use cases, though international schools often still require ManageBac's IB-specific features alongside Canvas.
• Blackboard: Long-established K-12 and higher-ed LMS with significant global footprint. A broad incumbent competitor for non-IB-specific learning management workflows in international schools.
• PowerSchool Schoology: One of the largest K-12 LMS/SIS suites in North America, serving broad K-12 districts and schools. A broad incumbent that overlaps with ManageBac in LMS, gradebook, and assessment workflows but lacks ManageBac's IB-first depth.
• Microsoft Teams for Education: Free LMS, communication, and collaboration bundle integrated with Microsoft 365 Education. Similar dynamic to Google Classroom - a free, broadly adopted incumbent that compresses pricing for basic workflows while ManageBac retains an edge in IB-specific functionality.

Emerging players

• Toddle: AI-first teaching, learning, and assessment platform purpose-built for IB schools (PYP, MYP, DP). Most direct emerging challenger to ManageBac in the IB niche, with a younger, more modern product experience and growing adoption among progressive international schools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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