InPlace vs Riipen

InPlace is an online platform for managing student workplace placements across higher education, healthcare, government, and other placement programs. It supports clinical placements, internships, work-integrated learning, and related experiences across the placement lifecycle. Allocation can be rule-based, self-selected by students, self-sourced, or employer-advertised. The student portal includes preferences, reminders, log books, timesheets, and calendar functions; staff tools cover placement requests, schedules, attendance, communications, agency partnerships, compliance, and reporting, including reports for accreditation. Integrations span student record, CRM, financial management, and learning management systems, with Ellucian, Jenzabar, and Oracle named as student record providers. Background-check integrations include Checked, fit2work, Complio, and Synergy. InPlace works in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, as well as on tablets and mobile devices. The maker says it is hosted on Microsoft Azure according to regional requirements, follows listed data protection regulations, and undergoes an annual SOC 2 audit. It also states WCAG Level AA 2.2 compliance. Pricing is on request, and some schools require students to pay for account access once a placement is allocated.

Riipen connects colleges and universities, organizations, and learners through industry projects linked to education. Organizations can post projects, match them with educator-led experiences, and manage learner communication, deliverables, and feedback. Educators can create course experiences, find and match with projects, onboard learners, assign work, and run experiences again in later terms. Projects are mostly virtual and project-based, with learners completing organizational tasks as part of an academic program. Project management includes milestones, deadlines, team assignments, agreements, surveys, worklogs, and team status tracking. Educators can gather employer feedback, collect survey responses, award achievements, and report on outcomes, including through raw data export. Riipen supports LTI connections and deeper LMS integrations via API, along with SAML 2.0 single sign-on. It also offers a documented REST API, webhooks, a developer dashboard, and Zapier workflows. Students and employers can use the platform free; employer recruitment fees for hiring students after a project or course are not charged. Institutional pricing is shared on request.