Trusted by the People Who Own Their AI.

Technology leaders, government programs, enterprises, and universities run the ibl.ai platform — and own the code, the data, and the models. Here is what they say, in their own words.

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“ibl.ai does amazing work and are great people.”
Paul LeBlanc avatarPaul LeBlancFormer President and CEO of Southern New Hampshire University, 2003 to 2024

Every voice, on the record

25 testimonials. Filter by what they highlight, or tap any card for the full quote.

Measuring ROI

"We've also partnered with a company called ibl.ai, and we're going to use them as a sandbox for providing AI functionality to our faculty and staff and students, so that we can really understand the usage and also understand the return on investment of using those things. We're really interested in putting the right tools in the hands of our faculty, staff and students, and then measuring what that looks like to benefit the university and inform us of how we move forward."

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Dr. Jodie Penrod

Marshall University

Case study
A Partner That Builds On Our Systems

"When we set out to build what we call 'Jarvis for Educators' at Alabama State AskStinger AI agent, the hard part was never the AI. The hard part was our data. Student information sits in PeopleSoft, teaching and learning in Canvas, recruitment in Slate, and advising in EAB Navigate, and none of them speak the same language. ibl.ai was the first team that started from that reality instead of selling us another dashboard. Their approach connects to our systems where the data already lives, through governed connectors. Nothing gets copied into another vendor's cloud. Single sign-on through our own identity provider, and their role-based access controls mean a faculty member, an advisor and an administrator each see only what they should. For a CIO that's non-negotiable, and ibl.ai treats it as the foundation, not an add-on. Agents run in isolated sandboxes, every action is logged, and we aren't tied to any one AI model. We can change models as the technology changes without rebuilding anything. Just as important, ibl.ai understands our mission. As an HBCU, we want advanced technology to strengthen the human connection between our faculty and our students, not replace it. Their team works alongside ours as a true partner, not a vendor that sells a license and moves on. I'd recommend them to any institution that wants to own its AI strategy rather than rent it."

Dr. Damian Clarke avatar

Dr. Damian Clarke

Chief Information Officer, Alabama State University

Turnkey Learning Management

"Organizations sign up to our platform to deliver training to their people, so the platform is our business. ibl.ai came with everything that requires as standard: multi-tenant isolation, per-customer branding and domains, SSO, user management with roles, groups, teams and licenses, subscription billing, and per-org analytics. It handles a large volume of content from many different libraries, entitled per account, because the learning management system is part of the platform rather than an integration. It's AI-native at the foundation, which shows. And we hold the source code and run it on our own infrastructure — no vendor between us and our customers, no per-seat cost under our margins. Their team is highly technical. If your product is the platform, own this one."

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Michael Coffin

Vice President of Product Management, ACI

No More Flakey AI Cons

"After deep‑dive diligence into more than fifty AI edtech companies, one fact is clear: ibl.ai stands alone. This is a family business built on nobility, morality, respect, and hard work — and in a Wild West AI marketplace where schools and companies are losing real money on the wrong partners, character matters as much as technology. MKC Advisor has lost hundreds of thousands on flaky AI firms. With ibl.ai, that era is over. Their team builds with you, their platform runs inside your own environment, and their integrity shows up in every interaction. We now build only with ibl.ai because we have not found a better group of human beings — and in the long run, that is what wins."

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Michael K. Clifford

MKC Advisor

Forward-Deployed Engineering

"Spent years at Comtech building and fielding communications systems for government and defense customers. In that world, a vendor's slide deck means nothing. What matters is whether their engineers show up, understand the mission, and deliver in the environment you actually have. ibl.ai does exactly that. Two things set them apart. The first is ownership. Their model puts the full source code and the data in the customer's hands and runs on the customer's own infrastructure, whether that's a government cloud, on-premises, or a fully disconnected network. For programs with strict security and compliance requirements, that isn't a nice-to-have; it's the price of entry. You aren't renting a black box that a vendor can change or take away. You own the system and can inspect, extend, and operate it yourself. The second is their engineers. They work the way great forward-deployed teams should: they embed with your people, learn your constraints and your systems, and take ownership of the result instead of sending tickets back over the wall. They're candid about what will and won't work; they move fast without cutting corners on security, and they document everything so your team can take it over. Their technical support is responsive and senior, and when something breaks at 2 a.m., the person on the call actually knows the code. For any agency or contractor that needs government-scale capability without vendor lock-in, I'd put ibl.ai at the top of the list."

Christopher Will avatar

Christopher Will

Vice President of Cyber Solutions, Comtech Telecommunications Corp

Platform Depth

"ibl.ai has the kickass platform — it's just clear, it's the Mac Daddy. We sell Oracle products, and my line to anyone weighing Oracle against other vendors is that you'll never lose your job for buying Oracle, because it's best-in-class. I can say the exact same thing about ibl.ai: no one would ever lose their job for purchasing the ibl.ai platform, because there are certain things you all just do really, really well, with advanced features that competitors don't have — you guys have crushed it."

Gregg Troyanowski avatar

Gregg Troyanowski

Promero

Faculty Control

"ibl.ai's generative AI in education is set apart by their unparalleled expertise and their commitment to empowering educators by putting full control in their hands. Their platform enables instructors to customize AI agents, ensuring that the AI responses are always grounded in course materials—minimizing the risk of inaccuracies or hallucinations. ibl.ai has designed a vendor-agnostic solution, allowing us to choose the best AI model for our needs, whether it's OpenAI, Google Gemini, or open models like LLaMA. This flexibility, paired with their incredible support structure, ensures that the platform stays relevant and adaptable as AI technology evolves. Their professional services team is top-notch, guiding us through every step of implementation and continuously augmenting the platform to meet our unique requirements. What I appreciate most is how ibl.ai strikes the perfect balance between cutting-edge technology and pedagogical principles. Their tools are built to enhance learning rather than shortcut it, fostering critical thinking and deeper engagement among students. For any educational institution looking to lead the future of AI-driven learning, ibl.ai is the gold standard."

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Lorena Barba

George Washington University

Case study
Model Flexibility

"I am thrilled with ibl.ai — it's a state-of-the-art, LLM-agnostic platform that gives our college full control over our AI teaching agents. We can customize every aspect of these agents to align with our curriculum and pedagogical goals, empowering our faculty to innovate in ways we never thought possible. The platform's technical sophistication is matched only by the warmth and responsiveness of the ibl.ai team — they have been true partners, working closely with us to fine-tune the system and support our instructors at every step. It's a solution born from genuine collaboration and a keen understanding of educational needs. It aligns perfectly with our institution's mission to elevate teaching and learning through cutting-edge yet human-centered technology."

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Dr. Juana Mendenhall

Morehouse College

Case study
Responsiveness

"As I first began talking to ibl.ai about our project, I also began talking to ibl.ai's references. They were glowing. Our project's direction changed many times, and ibl.ai was always ready to adapt and suggest new ways forward. Even as our work extended beyond projected timelines, ibl.ai remained committed and flexible and made sure we stayed on track. ibl.ai is eager to push boundaries in AI education. It's developing innovative tools that are allowing us to offer cutting-edge features. ibl.ai has always been responsive, flexible, incredibly supportive, and forward thinking."

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Juile Diop

MIT

Partner, Not Vendor

"We brought ibl.ai genuinely hard problems, and the answer was never 'no' — it was 'let us figure it out,' and they did, every time. No request was too complex, no challenge ever met with 'that's not possible' — the hardest things we put in front of them were the ones they solved best. Add a flexible, model-agnostic platform backed by a team genuinely on the leading edge of AI, and you have a partner, not a vendor. That's real partnership."

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Marwan Alamat

West Coast University

Governance

"The ibl.ai generative AI platform is both powerful and thoughtfully designed — it gives us the flexibility to deploy multiple models while keeping governance front and center. What really sets them apart is the support; their team is responsive, deeply technical, and genuinely invested in our success."

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Benjamin Breyer

Columbia University

Support Quality

"ibl.ai has been an outstanding partner on our multi-campus SUNY IITG project. From day one, their team took the time to understand our specific needs and worked alongside us at every stage of the project. The platform itself is robust and thoughtfully designed, giving administrators the tools, flexibility, and confidence needed to manage AI across an institution. Just as importantly, ibl.ai's data ownership model provides reassurance that institutional information remains secure and appropriately governed. What has impressed me most, however, is the quality of their support. Questions are answered promptly, feedback is taken seriously, and it is clear that the ibl.ai team genuinely cares about the institutions they serve. For anyone evaluating AI platforms, ibl.ai stands out not only for what their platform enables, but also for the partnership, responsiveness, and care they bring to work."

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Deepa Deshpande, Ph.D.

SUNY Alfred State

Case study
Data Ownership

"Working with ibl.ai has been a very positive experience. The platform offers something that is difficult to find with other AI vendors: institutional ownership and control of AI infrastructure and data, which is critical in higher education, especially for protecting student and faculty work. The administrative tools are also well designed, providing visibility and control over AI use at both the university and course levels. What truly sets ibl.ai apart, though, is the people behind the platform. Their team is responsive, genuinely invested in our success, and consistently willing to go beyond what would normally be expected to help think through institutional questions and implementation challenges. In a space where many AI vendors make broad promises, ibl.ai has been a reliable partner that follows through and remains engaged throughout the process."

Audeliz (Audi) MatĂ­as, Ph.D. avatar

Audeliz (Audi) MatĂ­as, Ph.D.

SUNY

Case study
Team Expertise

"I will not hesitate to recommend ibl.ai to my colleagues. They have high energy and really know their stuff."

Jason Dom avatar

Jason Dom

American Public University System

Guardrails

"ibl.ai gives instructors far more control than ChatGPT… I can decide what it won't answer, define the personality, and point students to our own campus resources."

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Ken Fujiuchi

SUNY

Feature Set

"I couldn't be happier with what ibl.ai has created for my students. The AI Agents are loaded with features that no other solution can match, and ibl.ai has been incredibly supportive of faculty needs. These Agents are designed to encourage students to think independently and conduct their own high-quality research. ibl.ai also offers full ownership of their product to their partners, making them far more affordable than competitors while delivering a top-notch, reliable platform. I highly recommend ibl.ai to any educator."

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Erika Digirolamo

Monroe College

Course Grounding

"ibl.ai's customized agent provides my US history survey classes with a reliable AI partner. Building from my narrative text and primary support documents, the agent removes the temptation to search the web and reinforces my selected student learning outcomes. My US history survey students are combing the web for support materials. ibl.ai takes my narrative text and supporting primary source documents and builds the tutor from that chosen base and assists me in reinforcing the core themes of the class. For those of us in the humanities and social sciences, AI has been seen as a 'cheating' mechanism. I value ibl.ai as a supporting platform that takes my chosen narrative text and primary source documents—and from them builds a custom-made tutor to support my student learning outcomes. This provides seamless support for my students. ibl.ai directly benefits the US history survey student, who in seeking more comprehension and details, can now easily access the customized agent platform and be better assured the information correlates with their unique narrative text and professor curated primary sources."

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David Flaten

SUNY

On Time, On Budget

"I've worked with ibl.ai over the last several years, and they've brought creativity, integrity and technological expertise. They come in on time, on budget, with the highest quality imaginable. I recommend them very, very highly."

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David Vise

Modern States Education Alliance

Ahead of Schedule

"ibl.ai and the Amigot family are a pleasure to work with and provided their services to the ARM Institute ahead of schedule. I highly recommend ibl.ai and look forward to my continued work with them."

Linda Wood avatar

Linda Wood

ARM Institute (U.S. Department of Defense)