Labbaik vs Ilmify

Disclosure: This comparison is published by Labbaik. We've tried to represent Ilmify fairly using publicly available information, but we naturally know Labbaik in greater depth. If you spot something outdated, let us know.

At a glance

Ilmify is a broad Islamic LMS used by institutions across multiple regions. Labbaik is UK-built, GDPR-first, free to start, and designed around how British maktabs and madrasahs actually operate day to day. Both products can work well — but they are built for different schools.

Where Ilmify shines

Ilmify is broad. It supports maktabs, madrasas, Darul Ulooms, online Quran academies, niswans and other Islamic education formats. If your institution operates across multiple regions or needs one larger global LMS, Ilmify may be a strong fit.

More than a maktab or madrasah tool

Ilmify covers a broad range of Islamic education formats, but we found no donation, event or certificate tools for the wider masjid or madrasah community. Labbaik covers the same education ground, then extends further: donation campaigns, community events and bookings, and verifiable Nikah, Shahada and ijazah certificates — useful whether you're a mosque-run maktab or a standalone madrasah with its own community programmes.

Committee admin: compliance tasks that can't be missed

Running a masjid or madrasah isn't just the maktab register. Committees also carry a stream of dates that are easy to lose track of in a spreadsheet or someone's inbox: utility and insurance renewals, scheduled maintenance and annual servicing, Charity Commission report deadlines, safeguarding and DBS renewals, fire safety checks, and more.

Labbaik lets committees set these up as recurring administrative tasks with an owner and a due date, then sends WhatsApp alerts as renewals approach and if the most important deadlines go overdue — so nothing safety- or compliance-critical slips through because an email got buried. We found no equivalent task or compliance-reminder tooling in Ilmify.

Kitab-level Alimiyyah tracking

Ilmify has a Hifz/Nazirah/Tarbiyah tracking module, but we found no publicly documented support for a custom syllabus import or kitab-by-kitab, page-level Alimiyyah tracking.

Labbaik lets institutions running Alimiyyah or other Islamic studies programmes upload their own PDF syllabus — Bahishti Zewar, Zad ut-Talibeen, Mishkat, Hidayah, whatever the curriculum requires — and automatically breaks it into trackable sections. Teachers log progress kitab by kitab, section by section, page by page, and that progress is reflected live in the student and parent portal.

Where Labbaik wins

• UK-first from day one — Labbaik is designed around UK maktabs and madrasahs: GBP payments, UK school routines, local compliance expectations and support in the same time zone.
• Free to start — the Safar plan has no monthly fee, no setup fee and no card required. Smaller schools can use Labbaik indefinitely without a subscription.
• Built-in fee collection — collect fees in GBP, reduce cash handling, send parent payment links and keep clearer records for treasurers and committees.
• Fast setup — create your school, add classes, invite teachers and start taking attendance without a long onboarding process.
• Modern parent experience — parents get a simple mobile-first portal for attendance, fees, updates and Quran progress.
• Kitab-level Alimiyyah tracking — upload your own PDF syllabus and Labbaik breaks it into sections; teachers track progress page by page, visible live in the parent/student portal.
• Genuinely serves the whole masjid or madrasah — Sadaqah/Zakat donations, ticketed community events, bookings and verifiable Nikah/Shahada certificates alongside the education side.
• Compliance task reminders — recurring admin tasks (insurance/utility renewals, servicing, DBS, fire safety, Charity Commission deadlines) with WhatsApp alerts before they're overdue.
• Online classes with OAuth-connected Zoom, Drive & Dropbox — start a live class on Zoom and Labbaik automatically alerts enrolled students by WhatsApp and email the moment it begins, with attendance marked present automatically when they join from the portal. Recordings publish from your own Google Drive or Dropbox for catch-up, and Labbaik only ever sees the specific files you publish, never your whole Drive or Dropbox. We found no equivalent in Ilmify.

The support question: local context matters

Ilmify is a capable global product with a team serving institutions across multiple regions. That breadth is useful for larger or multi-country organisations, but UK maktabs and madrasahs often need support that understands their local operating context.

For UK schools, the practical questions are usually specific: GBP fee collection, Stripe settlement, GDPR and ICO expectations, UK term dates, parent communication habits, safeguarding-sensitive records, and the way evening and weekend maktabs actually run.

This is where Labbaik is intentionally different. Labbaik is built around UK maktabs from day one: GBP payments, UK-first workflows, local compliance expectations, and support from people working in the same time zone.

If your school wants a broad international Islamic LMS, Ilmify may be a good fit. If you want a UK-first system that your teachers, parents and committee can start using quickly, Labbaik is the better fit.

Which should you pick?

Choose Ilmify if you run a larger, multi-format or internationally distributed Islamic education provider.

Choose Labbaik if you run a UK maktab or madrasah and want simple setup, GBP fee collection, UK-first compliance, local support and a free plan you can actually keep using.

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