By: Bronwen Clayfield-Jewett, Senior Technical Partner Manager
Why D2L Partners exist
D2L Partners extend the value of Brightspace by providing specialized capabilities, functionalities, and expertise that complement the core platform. Through these partnerships, D2L can accelerate innovation, deliver customer value more quickly, and support differentiated use cases without building every capability internally.
To learn more about the D2L Partner program or apply to become a partner, refer to the D2L Partner Program page.
Partner tier definitions
Transformational Partners
Transformational Partners represent D2L's highest level of partnership and alignment. These solutions are deeply embedded into the D2L experience and may be delivered under D2L branding, offered as semi or fully white-labeled capabilities, or positioned as a seamless extension of the Brightspace portfolio. Transformational partnerships are reserved for solutions that significantly advance D2L's long-term product strategy and customer outcomes.
Strategic Partners
Strategic Partners are organizations with whom D2L maintains an active commercial and go-to-market relationship to deliver meaningful customer outcomes. D2L and the partner collaborate closely across product, sales, marketing, customer success, and operations to provide customers with a well-integrated, well-supported solution while the partner continues to own and operate its technology.
Validated Partners
Validated Partners are organizations whose solutions have successfully met D2L's defined interoperability and certification requirements, demonstrating compatibility with Brightspace at the time of validation.
Ecosystem Partners
Ecosystem Partners are organizations that participate in the broader Brightspace ecosystem through a recognized integration, workflow connection, content offering, or complementary service.
Non-Partner Integrators
Non-Partner Integrators are third-party organizations that connect their solutions to Brightspace using open standards such as APIs, LTI, or other interoperability methods, without a formal partnership relationship with D2L.