EdTech Software Development Company

Your curriculum team spent years building a teaching approach that works. Off-the-shelf LMS platforms were designed for someone else's. When they don't match, instructors work around the software instead of teaching through it.

We've shipped a multilingual SaaS LMS for K-12 schools across Africa, a music learning app for conservatories, and corporate training tools for regulated industries. Every institution that came to us had already tried Moodle, Canvas, or a similar platform. We build what they couldn't configure.

  • LMS platforms built around your curriculum structure, not a generic course-unit-lesson hierarchy

  • Mobile learning apps for iOS and Android with offline content, progress tracking, and learner engagement mechanics

  • Tutoring tools and personalised learning paths that adapt to each student's pace

  • 100+ products shipped including SaaS LMS platforms, music learning apps, and corporate training tools

Recognition

Sound familiar?

  • Off-the-shelf LMS forcing your curriculum team to redesign how they teach just to fit the platform's content model?

  • Instructors spending hours on attendance tracking, grade reporting, and parent communication because your LMS doesn't connect to your admin systems?

The short answer

RaftLabs builds custom EdTech software for institutions, ed-startups, and corporate training teams whose curriculum structure, assessment model, or multilingual requirements can't be delivered by Moodle, Canvas, or standard LMS platforms. We've shipped a multilingual SaaS LMS for K-12 schools across Africa in 14 weeks, a music learning app for Irish musicians, and corporate training platforms with HRIS integration. Most EdTech products launch in 10 to 14 weeks at a fixed cost with full source code ownership.

Companies we've built for

Vodafone
Nike
Microsoft
Cisco
T-Mobile
Aldi
Heineken
GE
EdTech and learning businesses in 4+ markets
4+
Learner retention tools and competency tracking
LMS
Software products shipped
100+
Cost delivery
Fixed

Learning platforms that fit how you actually teach

Most institutions don't have generic students. They have ESL learners, gifted programmes, vocational tracks, and cohorts with inconsistent attendance who still need to reach national standards. Off-the-shelf LMS platforms weren't designed for this specificity. They were designed for the median case.

We build EdTech software starting with your pedagogy. The content model, the assessment logic, the learner journey: all designed around how your institution actually teaches, not a template borrowed from a vendor whose other clients teach differently. The platform follows the curriculum. Not the other way around.

Problems we solve for EdTech businesses

  1. 01
    Problem

    Low learner completion rates

    Solution

    Most LMS platforms record whether a learner finished a module. They don't capture whether the learner understood it, retained it, or can apply it. According to research published in Open Praxis (2024), MOOC completion rates have a median of just 12.6%, meaning the vast majority of enrolled learners never finish a course they start. Completion rates look good in a dashboard while actual skill development goes unmeasured. That gap costs institutions accreditation risk and costs corporate L&D teams the ROI they promised leadership. We build progress tracking tied to demonstrated competency, not just clicks. "RaftLabs has been an exceptional partner. From the start, they became more than just a service provider, they embraced our vision with their expertise and dedication. We are proud of the result.", Jennyfer Ngueno, CoFounder and CEO, Sekou

  2. 02
    Problem

    Manual grading and admin burden

    Solution

    Instructors and administrators spend hours each week on tasks the platform should handle: grading written responses, chasing attendance records, compiling progress reports for parents or managers. That time comes out of teaching. We build automated grading workflows, rubric-based feedback tools, and reporting that pulls from a single learner record so your team stops copying data between systems.

  3. 03
    Problem

    Content creation is a bottleneck

    Solution

    Your subject matter experts know what to teach. Your platform makes it hard to produce and update course content quickly. Uploading videos, structuring modules, and formatting assessments takes days of work that doesn't scale. We build authoring tools designed for non-technical curriculum teams, so content gets published in hours, not weeks, and can be updated without raising a support ticket.

  4. 04
    Problem

    LMS and SIS won't talk to each other

    Solution

    Student records live in your SIS. Learning data lives in your LMS. Attendance is tracked in a third system. Nobody has a complete view of a learner without manually pulling from all three. We build integration layers that connect your LMS to your SIS, HRIS, or admin platform so data flows automatically and instructors see a single, accurate learner record.

What we build

  1. Learning management systems

    Custom LMS platforms built for your curriculum structure, not a vendor's data model. Multi-tenant, multilingual, and built to grow from a single school to a national deployment. We've built a multi-tenant LMS serving K-12 schools across Africa, handling multiple languages, offline access, and curriculum mapping for different national standards. The content model, user roles, assessment types, and reporting are all designed around how your institution delivers learning, so instructors teach through the platform rather than around it.

  2. Mobile learning apps

    iOS and Android learning apps with offline content delivery, progress tracking, push notifications, and in-app assessments. We've built a music learning app for Irish musicians that uses audio exercises, visual feedback, and structured practice plans to drive daily engagement. Mobile learning apps need more than a web LMS wrapped in a WebView: they need native interactions, media playback, and content that works without a reliable internet connection.

  3. AI tutoring and personalised learning

    Adaptive tutoring that adjusts to each learner's pace and performance, identifying gaps, changing difficulty, and surfacing the next best piece of content. Conversational tutors for subject-specific Q&A, automated feedback on written responses, and learning path logic that doesn't force every student through the same sequence. Built on your content, trained on your curriculum, not a generic chatbot with an education label.

  4. Corporate training platforms

    L&D platforms for employee onboarding, compliance training, and skills development. Custom course authoring tools, manager dashboards, completion tracking, and certification workflows. Integration with your HRIS so training records follow the employee lifecycle. Corporate training platforms need reporting that satisfies compliance requirements and dashboards that give L&D teams the data they need to prove ROI. We build both.

  5. School and campus management software

    Administrative software for schools, colleges, and training providers: student records, timetabling, attendance tracking, fee management, and parent communication portals. The operational layer that runs alongside your LMS. Built for the admin team and the finance team, not just the teachers. Integration with government reporting systems and existing student information systems where required.

  6. E-learning content platforms

    Content delivery platforms for organisations publishing e-learning at scale: course marketplaces, subscription learning platforms, and gated content portals. Video hosting, SCORM-compliant content rendering, learner progress APIs, and instructor dashboards. Built to handle the content model and the commerce model your e-learning business requires, not a one-size-fits-all course platform.

How we work with EdTech businesses

  1. 01

    Discovery

    We spend the first two weeks mapping your pedagogy, your learner journey, and the gaps in your current platform. We interview curriculum designers, instructors, and learners where possible. The output is a product specification that reflects how you actually teach, not a restatement of what a generic LMS already does.
  2. 02

    Architecture

    We design the content model, assessment architecture, and integration points before writing code. For an LMS, this means deciding how courses, modules, lessons, and assessments relate to each other and to the learner record. For a mobile learning app, this means designing the offline sync and content delivery architecture. Getting architecture right upfront prevents rework at the worst time.
  3. 03

    Build

    Development happens in two-week sprints with a working build available at the end of each sprint. You test real functionality against real content, not mockups. Instructors and learners can interact with the platform as it's being built, which surfaces usability problems early when they're cheap to fix.
  4. 04

    Launch and Support

    We deploy with a go-live plan that covers data migration, staff training, and a support period after launch. The first 30 days after launch are when real-world usage reveals edge cases. We stay available during that period to resolve issues quickly so learners don't experience disruption.

Frequently asked questions

EdTech software development is building custom technology products for education: learning management systems, mobile learning apps, assessment platforms, school management tools, and AI tutoring systems. Off-the-shelf platforms like Moodle, Canvas, or Teachable handle common use cases well. Custom development is what you need when your curriculum structure, assessment model, multilingual requirements, or integration needs don't fit what a packaged platform can offer. RaftLabs has built EdTech products for K-12 schools, ed-startups, music education, and corporate training, each with a different content model and a different set of user requirements. We scope the build around what you're teaching and who you're teaching it to.

Multilingual EdTech is more than translating strings. It involves content management workflows for multiple languages, right-to-left text support, locale-specific assessment types, and curriculum mapping that varies by country or region. We've built a multilingual SaaS LMS for K-12 schools across Africa where curriculum standards differ by country and content needs to be delivered in multiple local languages. The approach depends on your requirements: whether content is translated by your team or crowdsourced, whether the UI itself needs full localisation, and whether reporting needs to roll up across languages to a single dashboard. We design the content architecture for multilingual delivery before writing a line of code.

Yes. SCORM compliance is a common requirement for platforms that need to ingest content packaged by authoring tools like Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate. LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) is the standard for embedding third-party tools into an LMS, for example, adding a virtual lab, a video platform, or an AI tutor as a tool launch within a course. We build platforms that consume SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 packages, track completion and score data, and surface that data in your reporting layer. LTI 1.3 support is included where your platform needs to act as a tool consumer or tool provider. If your content ecosystem requires these standards, we design the platform around them from the start.

A focused LMS, for example a single-tenant platform with course delivery, assessments, and progress reporting, typically delivers in 10 to 14 weeks. A multi-tenant SaaS LMS with multilingual support, custom integrations, and a learner marketplace takes longer, typically 16 to 24 weeks depending on scope. We scope every project before pricing it. You know what's included, what the delivery milestones are, and what the fixed cost is before development starts. We've shipped LMS platforms on both timelines. The difference is always scope clarity at the start, not engineering speed at the end.

Most EdTech projects deliver in 10 to 14 weeks. A custom LMS or learning app typically falls in the $20k to $40k range. AI tutoring systems and school management platforms with complex integrations are scoped separately. Fixed cost, agreed before development starts, with full source code ownership.

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What clients say

What our EdTech clients say

Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.

Jennyfer Ngueno
Jennyfer Ngueno
Ivory Coast flagIvory Coast
CoFounder and CEO, Sekou

RaftLabs has been an exceptional partner. From the start, they became more than just a service provider, they embraced our vision with their expertise and dedication. We are proud of the result.

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Talk to us about your EdTech project.

Tell us who your learners are, what you're teaching, and where your current platform is holding you back. We'll tell you how we'd build it.

  • Scope and cost agreed before work starts. No surprises. No obligation.
  • Working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff.
  • Pay by milestone. You see progress before each invoice.
  • 60-day post-launch warranty. Bug fixes, UI tweaks, and deployment support. No retainer.
  • All conversations are NDA-protected.