Neocoast and Ednition: One Integration to Every School System, One Team to Build It

We've partnered with Ednition so EdTech companies can connect their products to the school systems districts already use, without building and maintaining each integration themselves.

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Ednition runs RosterStream, the platform that connects EdTech products to student information systems, single sign-on methods, learning management systems, and more. At Neocoast, we implement RosterStream inside your product and handle the custom development and engineering work around it.

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In August 2026, Ednition named Neocoast a trusted partner for EdTech software development.

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Here's what each of us does, how the partnership works, and why it matters if you sell to schools.

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What is Ednition and what does RosterStream do?

Ednition is the company behind RosterStream, a K-12 integration platform built for EdTech vendors. It lets an EdTech product connect once and work with the different systems schools and districts already use.

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Every new district brings its own student information system (SIS), authentication methods, and learning management system (LMS). Building and maintaining those connections takes engineering time away from product development.

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RosterStream brings those integrations together in one platform:

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- Core Rostering connects to SIS platforms, data exchanges, and file-based sources, normalizing data into open standards such as OneRoster and Ed-Fi.
- SSO Connect supports authentication methods including Google, Microsoft, Clever, ClassLink, and SAML through one integration.
- LMS Link connects to platforms including Canvas, Schoology, and Google Classroom.
- Extended Data provides access to information beyond rosters, including attendance, schedules, assessments, and academic records.
- Roster Intelligence uses AI for automatic data mapping and plain-English summaries of changes.
- RosterCare supports district onboarding through private-labeled services.

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Everything runs under your brand. Districts experience your product, while RosterStream operates as the infrastructure behind it.

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A few facts that matter to buyers:

- SOC 2 Type 2 attested and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, with controls designed to support FERPA and GDPR compliance.
- Flat-rate per-student pricing, with no per-sync or per-app fees.
- EdTech companies including TalkingPoints, SchoolAI, and Evress use RosterStream.

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What does Neocoast do?

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At Neocoast, we're a nearshore software development company based in Montevideo, Uruguay (UTC-3), with more than 10 years of experience building web and mobile products. Our teams combine engineering, design, QA, product management, and project management, with deep specialization in EdTech platforms across K-12 and Higher Education.

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We work with EdTech companies that need to scale their engineering capacity or have a dedicated team building and improving their products.

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That experience includes LMS and SIS integrations, compliance requirements, and the demands of building products that serve schools and districts at scale.

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We already share customers with Ednition, including ThinkCERCA, where we've worked as a core product development partner.

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How does the Neocoast and Ednition partnership work?

We're Ednition's trusted partner for EdTech software development, and RosterStream is our go-to platform for rostering, SSO, LMS, and data integrations.

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Ednition provides the integration infrastructure. We connect it to your product and handle the custom development your product needs.

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It works in both directions:

- EdTech companies already working with Neocoast can build on RosterStream, with our engineers handling the implementation.
- EdTech companies working with Ednition that need engineering, design, or QA can turn to Neocoast on Ednition's recommendation.

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In practice, it looks like this:

1. We handle the one-time integration. Our engineers, trained on RosterStream, connect your product to Ednition's platform.
2. Districts connect through RosterStream. Schools can complete a guided, private-labeled onboarding process in minutes.
3. Ednition handles the integration infrastructure. RosterStream manages rostering, SSO, LMS connectivity, and the data infrastructure behind those connections.
4. We handle what your product needs beyond the integration. That includes custom logic and engineering work across rostering, SSO, LMS, and Extended Data.

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Ednition builds and operates RosterStream. It covers rostering, SSO, LMS, Extended Data, and the integration infrastructure behind them. With Ednition, you get one integration platform for school and district systems.

Neocoast implements RosterStream in your product. We cover implementation, custom logic, engineering, design, QA, and product development. With Neocoast, you get a software development team that understands EdTech products and the integration.

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We already share customers with Ednition, including ThinkCERCA. Read our full ThinkCERCA success case.

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As Mick Hewitt, Co-Founder and CEO of Ednition, said:

"We don't recommend vendors lightly, and Neocoast has earned it."

Our Co-Founder and CEO, Sebastián Melgar, shared the thinking behind the partnership:

"Ednition sees the same thing we do every day: edtech companies trying to do too much on their own, from custom development to the infrastructure that keeps their platform running. We're glad to make that easier together."

Why do Neocoast and Ednition work better together?

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Building an EdTech product for schools means meeting district integration requirements while continuing to develop the features that make your product valuable.

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Rostering, SSO, LMS connectivity, and district data integrations are essential, but building and maintaining each connection independently takes time and engineering resources.

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With Ednition, the integration infrastructure is already there. With Neocoast, you have a team that can implement it and support the product development work around it.

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What that means for an EdTech team:

One team to work with. Neocoast handles the integration implementation, with RosterStream providing the underlying infrastructure.
Faster district onboarding. Connect once and scale to more schools and districts, with guided, private-labeled setup.
Lower integration costs. RosterStream's pricing model avoids per-sync and per-app fees. There's no markup on the platform when working through Neocoast.
Engineering time back. Your team can focus on building product features instead of maintaining separate integrations.
Security-focused infrastructure. RosterStream is SOC 2 Type 2 attested and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, with controls designed to support FERPA and GDPR compliance.

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For Ednition, Neocoast provides a trusted development partner for companies that need engineering, design, QA, or a dedicated product team.

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For Neocoast, RosterStream gives our clients a way to support the integrations schools expect without building and maintaining each one from scratch.

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Who is this partnership for?

EdTech companies that sell to schools and districts and need to support rostering, SSO, LMS, and data integrations without slowing down product development.

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It can be especially relevant if:

- Districts are asking for SIS, SSO, or LMS integrations your product doesn't support yet.
- Your engineering team is spending time building or maintaining custom integrations instead of working on your product.
- You want to reduce rostering and integration costs associated with data exchanges.
- You're an EdTech startup that needs district-ready integrations without building the infrastructure from scratch.
- You need additional engineering, design, or QA capacity to build and scale your EdTech product.

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Ready to connect your product to every district?

Tell us where your integrations stand. We'll look at your product, the districts you sell to and what you need beyond rostering.

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Talk to our team or see how the partnership works.

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