Eduplaces

What Eduplaces does

Eduplaces is a German educational technology platform founded in 2023 and based in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, that operates a centralized app marketplace for K-12 schools. The platform provides single sign-on (SSO) integration that lets teachers and students access more than 100 educational apps through one login, eliminating password fragmentation and centralizing license administration. Its core technology is a web-based SaaS layer that synchronizes user and group data from Germany's dominant school administration platform (IServ) and from the BILDUNGSLOGIN license management standard, enabling seamless onboarding and publisher-independent access to digital textbooks from Klett, Cornelsen, Westermann, and C.C.Buchner.

The product portfolio is anchored by the Eduplaces Launchpad and App-Katalog (discovery across categories such as German instruction, foreign languages, STEM, inclusion, school organization, and AI tools) and extends through integrations with BILDUNGSLOGIN Medienregal and Lizenzverwaltung, the Klett Arbeitsplatz, and a long tail of partner apps covering reading analysis (LaLeTu, FrontRead), vocabulary training (phase6), math verification (ModusOperandi), inclusive education (SPLINT), IT learning (Techlogia Lab), and teacher professional development (Lehrer-Online, which reaches 255,000+ teachers). The platform is GDPR-compliant with EU-based servers, TLS encryption, and data-minimization controls.

Eduplaces' business model is a freemium marketplace: the platform itself is free for schools, with revenue generated from commissions on educational app license sales facilitated through Eduplaces. Recent product launches (January–March 2026) — including direct invoicing, in-platform contract signing, school-level personalization, homepage restructuring, and product satisfaction surveys — indicate a strategic shift from passive referral to active transactional intermediation. Go-to-market combines product-led growth (free self-serve registration) with channel partnerships (IServ-embedded distribution, app provider referrals, and BILDUNGSLOGIN-driven license flows), serving schools, school leadership, teachers, and school authorities (Schulträger) across the DACH region.

Name

Eduplaces

Legal name

Eduplaces

Website

https://eduplaces.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eduplaces is a German K-12 educational technology platform that provides a free, centralized app marketplace with single sign-on access to over 100 educational apps, integrating with IServ and BILDUNGSLOGIN to streamline license management for schools, teachers, and school authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Technology Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Data Infrastructure & Interoperability (LRS, xAPI/LTI/OneRoster, Data Pipelines) (EDAFAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Standards, Packaging & Interoperability Tools (SCORM/xAPI/cmi5/LTI) (EDAFAHAH)

Keywords

• Educational technology platform
• School app marketplace
• Single sign-on education
• Digital textbook licensing
• K-12 edtech software

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. App License Commissions: Eduplaces earns revenue by facilitating the sale of educational app licenses to schools. Schools purchase licenses for premium apps through Eduplaces or directly from app providers. The platform enables centralized license management and distribution of licenses to users and groups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Eduplaces is a web-based SaaS platform that serves as a centralized launchpad and marketplace for German schools to discover, access, and manage over 100 educational applications via single sign-on. The platform integrates natively with the IServ school platform for automated user and group synchronization and with BILDUNGSLOGIN for centralized license management of digital textbooks from publishers such as Klett, Cornelsen, Westermann, and C.C.Buchner. The Eduplaces platform itself is free for schools; revenue is generated through commissions on app license sales facilitated through the marketplace.

Product overview

Eduplaces is a German educational technology platform that serves as a centralized app hub for schools, offering a unified portal for discovering, accessing, and managing educational applications. The platform architecture consists of the Eduplaces Launchpad and App Catalog as the core product, complemented by integrated content management systems including BILDUNGSLOGIN Medienregal and BILDUNGSLOGIN Lizenzverwaltung (for cross-publisher digital textbook access from Klett, Cornelsen, Westermann, and C.C.Buchner), and Klett Arbeitsplatz (for comprehensive Klett digital product access). The platform integrates with IServ school infrastructure for single sign-on and user synchronization. The portfolio includes over 80 partner apps spanning AI-powered reading assessment tools (LaLeTu, Maple Tales, FrontRead), vocabulary and grammar trainers (phase6, Grammatip.de, Grammario), math and science tools (ModusOperandi, CASIO Education, 123Chemie), inclusion and differentiation solutions (SPLINT Förderplanung), school organization tools (Klassenalarm, Mein Schulplan, lesson-organizer), IT and security learning (Techlogia Lab, Cubi, Robot Karol Online), and subject-specific platforms for German, foreign languages, and career orientation. Eduplaces itself is free for schools with revenue generated through partner app licensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eduplaces Launchpad Central hub providing single sign-on (SSO) access to all educational apps for schools, enabling users to discover, test, and access learning applications through one unified interface integrated with the IServ school platform.
• Eduplaces App-Katalog Discovery marketplace featuring over 100 educational apps across categories including German instruction, foreign languages, digital textbooks, inclusion, school organization, math/science, free apps, and AI tools.
• BILDUNGSLOGIN Medienregal Publisher-independent digital bookshelf providing single sign-on access to educational media from Klett, Cornelsen, Westermann, C.C.Buchner and other publishers through the Eduplaces platform.
• BILDUNGSLOGIN Lizenzverwaltung Centralized license management system for importing and assigning digital textbook licenses in bulk to classes or individual users across multiple publishers.
• Klett Arbeitsplatz Central hub for all Klett Verlag applications including the Digitaler Unterrichtsassistent, eBooks, eCourses, and teaching tools, enabling schools to access all Klett digital products through a single login via Eduplaces.
• Eduplaces Partner Platform (Für App-Anbieter) Dedicated partner portal enabling educational app providers to list their applications on the Eduplaces marketplace, access German schools, and integrate with the platform's SSO and license management infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• One login replaces multiple passwords for all educational apps
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IServ SchulplattformcoreTechnology or IntegrationIServ is the dominant school administration and communication platform in Germany. Eduplaces integrates directly into the IServ navigation bar, allowing IServ users to access Eduplaces with a single click. User accounts and groups are automatically synchronized from IServ to Eduplaces, enabling seamless single sign-on without separate account creation.
• BILDUNGSLOGINcoreTechnology or IntegrationBILDUNGSLOGIN provides a centralized license management system and media shelf for digital textbooks. Eduplaces integrates with BILDUNGSLOGIN to enable schools to manage all textbook licenses (from Klett, Cornelsen, Westermann, C.C.Buchner) in one place. User and group data syncs automatically from Eduplaces to BILDUNGSLOGIN.
• Ernst Klett VerlagcoreTechnology or IntegrationKlett Verlag is a major German educational publisher. Eduplaces integrates with Klett's 'Klett Arbeitsplatz' (Klett Workplace), allowing teachers and students to access all Klett digital products (eBooks, Unterrichtsassistent, eCourse, diagnostic tools) with a single login. Schools can link their Klett accounts with Eduplaces/IServ credentials.
• Inklusion-Digital GmbH (SPLINT)coreTechnology or IntegrationSPLINT Förderplanung is an app for individualized education planning available on Eduplaces. The app enables collaborative support planning, documentation, and team coordination for inclusive education. It is available free for schools in Lower Saxony and certain districts.
• phase-6 GmbHcoreTechnology or Integrationphase6 is a vocabulary and grammar trainer available on Eduplaces. It offers 1,400 vocabulary collections in 21 languages with AI-powered feedback. phase6's Grammer trainer won the 2025 Comenius Seal. Available for free testing with paid licenses for full features.
• Eduversum GmbH (Lehrer-Online)coreTechnology or IntegrationLehrer-Online is a comprehensive platform for teaching materials, lesson plans, AI-powered lesson creation, and teacher professional development. Available on Eduplaces, supporting over 255,000 teachers with materials across 23 subjects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• itslearning: European (with German presence) learning management system that aggregates content and apps for schools. Listed as a partner app on Eduplaces but operates a similar hub-and-content role, making it a partial competitor for school digital hubs.
• ClassLink: US-based single sign-on and identity management platform for K-12 schools, offering a launchpad-style portal that aggregates educational apps and rostering. Directly comparable to Eduplaces' SSO launchpad + app catalog concept for schools.
• Clever: Identity and SSO platform for K-12 schools that aggregates learning applications behind a single login and supports district-level rostering. Closely analogous to Eduplaces' SSO launchpad model, though at US district scale.
• IServ Schulplattform: Dominant German school administration and communication platform with which Eduplaces integrates. Comparable because it bundles school identity, communication, and app launch points, competing for the same launchpad real estate on the school desktop.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Education: Provides Teams for Education, School Data Sync, and identity/roster services that aggregate apps for schools via Microsoft Entra ID. Comparable launchpad and identity-management functionality, with broader platform reach.
• Google for Education: Broad incumbent offering Google Workspace for Education and Classroom with built-in SSO and app distribution via the Google Workspace Marketplace. Competes with Eduplaces at the launchpad/SSO layer at much greater scale.
• Apple School Manager: Apple's MDM and identity solution for schools, enabling app distribution and class rostering. Competes with Eduplaces on app deployment/SSO for the significant share of iPad-using German schools.

Emerging players

• BookWidgets: Web-based platform for creating interactive lessons and quizzes, used by schools across Europe. Listed on Eduplaces but a comparable content/lesson-creation offering that could become a standalone hub.
• sofatutor: Major German digital learning platform offering video-based tutoring and exercises across K-12 subjects. Listed on Eduplaces but represents an alternative discovery/content channel that schools might use in place of the Eduplaces launchpad.
• RapidIdentity: Identity and rostering platform for K-12 schools providing SSO, class management, and integration with learning apps. Analogous in scope to Eduplaces' SSO and user/group sync functionality for schools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eduplaces

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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