For AI Vendors

Get your AI tool certified

One independent, procurement-ready evaluation. One badge schools and districts already look for.

  • Independent reviewers
  • COPPA · FERPA · GDPR-K
  • 10–14 day turnaround
  • Public verification page
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Official Certification

SafeGradeAI Certification

For AI Vendors selling into schools, districts, and families.

$899one-time payment · 12-month validity

Independent AI safety evaluation and procurement-ready certification trusted by schools, districts, and families.

Pay only after we accept your application. No risk to start.

What's included

  • Full AI safety evaluation
  • Privacy + moderation review
  • COPPA / FERPA / GDPR-K analysis
  • Certification badge
  • Public verification listing
  • Procurement-ready trust report
  • SafeGradeAI verified status
  • Public certification profile
  • Downloadable certification assets
  • Vendor trust page
  • 12-month certification validity
Vendor trust layer

Why vendors certify with SafeGradeAI

SafeGradeAI is the procurement-grade trust signal that schools, districts, and parents already look for — not a self-serve badge mill.

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Procurement-ready

Districts already filter RFPs for SafeGradeAI-certified vendors. Skip the long-form trust questionnaires.

Governance-aligned review

Mapped to FERPA, COPPA, GDPR-K, and the EU AI Act so committees can sign off faster.

Continuous monitoring

Your badge stays meaningful — we monitor your published policies for material changes.

Visible to families

Your public certification profile is referenced in parent-facing reports and the family safety center.

Audit-ready evidence

Buyers receive an executive-ready PDF with methodology fingerprint and source citations.

Differentiation that compounds

Renewed certifications display 'Recently renewed' across the ecosystem.

Certification lifecycle

From application to continuous monitoring

Review timeline transparentBadge verification flow
  1. 1
    Apply

    Submit your tool and product context.

  2. 2
    Independent review

    10–14 day evaluation against the v2.5 methodology.

  3. 3
    Certification + badge

    Procurement-ready report, verification page, and badge assets.

  4. 4
    Continuous monitoring

    Policy watch and quarterly review for the full 12-month validity.

  5. 5
    Renewal

    Streamlined annual re-certification with diff against your last review.

Submit a Tool

Apply For SafeGradeAI Certification

Submit your AI tool for independent SafeGradeAI evaluation. Once payment is completed, our review team begins the certification process.