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Side-by-side comparison

AchieveDXP vs.
Corrections-tablet platforms

A learning platform built for the agency — not the vendor. Open content, audit-grade transparency, federated identity, and outcomes that survive release.

Capability
Legacy tablet platforms
AchieveDXP
Open, curated content catalog (190+ partners)
Vendor-owned, locked
Open · Coursera, Canvas, WGU, JSTOR, NCCER…
Bring-your-own content provider
No
Yes — your existing contracts honored
Accredited college & credential pathways
Limited / proprietary
WGU, accredited partners, transferable credit
Federate with state / agency identity provider
No — vendor-managed accounts
SAML 2.0 / OAuth with any IdP (NCID, Okta, AAD)
Agency owns the learner record (not the vendor)
Vendor owns & controls
Agency owns. Data is yours, always.
Data export & portability
Vendor terms apply
Open standards · OneRoster · APIs · CSV
Audit-grade interaction logging
Limited & vendor-controlled
End-to-end · encrypted · immutable
Allowlist-controlled network access
Yes — but vendor-managed
Yes — facility-managed via iT1
Message review & content moderation
Yes
Yes — configurable per facility policy
FedRAMP-aligned, FIPS-validated
Varies by vendor
Default · Azure FedRAMP High
Real-time outcome reporting to funders
Vendor PDFs
Configurable formats · Title funder-ready
Portable learner record (survives release)
Locked to vendor / lost on release
Credentials follow the learner out
Employer & reentry partner integrations
Limited
Achieve Navigator, First Step Alliance, employers
Business model
Often revenue-share from incarcerated families
Agency-funded SaaS · no learner fees
Mission-driven accountability
Telecom profit model
Built as a mission-driven education company
Procurement vehicles
Direct only
GSA · NASPO · Carahsoft · iT1 direct
Why agencies switch

Three reasons DOCs leave the legacy tablet contract.

01

You own the data. Not the vendor.

Legacy corrections-tablet platforms treat the learner record as their asset. AchieveDXP treats it as yours. Open exports, OneRoster, agency-controlled IdP federation — your data stays with you when contracts change.

02

Audit-grade transparency

When a federal funder, a state auditor, or a federal monitor asks for the receipts, you produce them in minutes — not after a vendor support ticket. Every credential, every hour, every interaction logged, encrypted, and immutable.

03

Real outcomes. Real reentry.

Credentials that travel with the learner. Pre-built employer pipelines through Achieve Navigator and First Step Alliance. Public-benefit accountability. The platform that measures itself by what happens AFTER release.

A word on the business model.

The dominant corrections-tablet incumbents generate revenue from commissions on calls, messages, and money transfers from incarcerated families — a model under increasing regulatory scrutiny. AchieveDXP is funded by the agency, not the learner's family. No commissions. No predatory fees. A platform purpose-built for the outcome, not the extraction.

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