Searching for a ClassMarker alternative usually starts the same way: you built an exam that works, then wanted AI to write it, grade the essay questions, and report on who is falling behind, and realized you were doing too much of that by hand. We built and ran quizzes in both tools before writing a word of this, so here’s where they agree, where they don’t, and which one fits what you’re actually trying to do.
ProProfs Quiz Maker asks, “how do we make this quiz do more of the work?”, and builds around business, training, and education, covering everything from secure exams and compliance testing to hiring assessments, personality quizzes, and lead-generation quizzes in one product. ClassMarker, built by ClassMarker Pty Ltd in Australia, is a focused online exam maker for business, training, and education that has been giving tests since 2006, sold on a credit system where each test taken uses one credit.
Both will get a working exam in front of people within minutes, and ClassMarker covers more than many exam tools do, including AI webcam proctoring, certificates with expiry dates, an API, and every feature in every plan. The gap opens once the work around the exam starts to matter: having AI write the questions from a topic or a file, grading an essay against a rubric, importing a spreadsheet or Word file in one go, branching on an answer, or turning a report into a clear takeaway. That is where the two products part ways, and it’s what the rest of this guide walks through. We’ll also say plainly where ClassMarker is the better fit.
Choose ProProfs Quiz Maker
• You need an easy-to-use quiz maker with no tech skills required
• You want AI to write quizzes, grade essays against a rubric, and summarize reports, not just flag proctoring events
• You’re building employee training, compliance testing, or hiring assessments
• You want a 1,000,000+ question bank, 20+ question types, and a product that grows into a full LMS
Choose ClassMarker
• You want a focused online exam maker priced per test taken, with every feature included in every plan
• You want to embed exams in your own website or LMS and send results back through an API and real-time webhooks
• You’re happy to write your own questions and grade essays by hand, and don’t need AI authoring or a wider suite
At a Glance
Before we get into each feature area in detail, here’s how ProProfs Quiz Maker and ClassMarker compare across the entire platform, from authoring and AI to security, pricing, and support. A check marks the stronger side on that row; where both are roughly equal, both get one.
| What matters | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job |
✓Quizzes and assessments for business, training, and education
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✓Online exams for business, training, and education, graded instantly
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| Free plan |
✓Forever-free plan with unlimited quizzes and unlimited AI, up to 12 questions per quiz
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–30-day free trial on Business plans; the free plan (100 tests a month, limited features) is for non-profit and education accounts
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| Entry paid price |
✓$19.99 a month for 100 active quiz takers, billed by the month with a 15-day money-back guarantee
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✓$39.95 a month for 400 test credits on Business, billed monthly with a 30-day money-back guarantee
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| Question types |
✓20+ types, including audio, video, essay, and document response
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–Multiple choice, multiple response, true/false, matching, short answer, fill in the blank, grammar, and essay
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| AI capabilities |
✓AI builds a quiz from a topic, refines any question, coaches learners on wrong answers, grades essays against your rubric, flags AI-written answers, and summarizes reports; unlimited on every plan
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–AI is used for webcam proctoring; no AI quiz writing, AI grading, or AI reports documented
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| Question bank |
✓1,000,000+ ready-to-use questions plus a separate hiring assessment library
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–Your own categorized bank with random selection, plus a community section for copying tests; no library at that scale documented
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| Grading |
✓Auto grading plus AI essay grading against a custom rubric, with comments
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–Auto grading with three partial-credit styles for multiple response; essay questions are marked by hand
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| Proctoring and exam security |
✓Native proctoring with screen share, webcam, and microphone, plus tab-switch blocking, IP restriction, and timed windows
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✓ClassMarker Monitor: browser-based AI webcam proctoring, full-screen enforcement, tab-switch detection, mouse boundary limits, and IP restriction, with no install
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| Certificates |
✓Automated, branded certificates on a passing score, with expiry dates
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✓Custom certificates with a drag-and-drop editor, wallet-size option, 25 languages, and an expiry period for recertification
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| Compliance recertification |
✓Automated retake scheduling with reminders and audit-ready reports
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–Expiry period prints on the certificate; no automated retake reassignment documented
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| Reporting depth |
✓Individual, group, and team reports, grade book, question difficulty, and AI Report Summary
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–Results by group, test, category, and user, with question statistics; CSV export
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| Distribution and lead generation |
✓Link, password link, QR, embed, WordPress plugin, classroom portal, and lead-gen forms synced to Mailchimp, Salesforce, and HubSpot
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–Links, QR codes, website embed, and registered groups; no lead-gen forms or native CRM integrations documented
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| Webhooks and Zapier |
–REST API, SSO, and SAML; webhooks and Zapier not documented for Quiz Maker
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✓Real-time webhooks, an API that reads and adds questions, user ID pass-through, and Zapier via webhooks
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| LMS standards |
✓SCORM and Tin Can (xAPI) compliant with LRS integration
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–Not documented; connects to an LMS through its API
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| Surveys |
✓Run surveys and web forms with the Survey Maker add-on ($300 a year, 500 responses a month)
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✓Create and give surveys at no extra cost, using the same credits as tests
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| Security and compliance |
✓GDPR and CCPA compliant; hosted on SOC 2-level AWS and IBM infrastructure with encryption in transit, daily backups, and a web application firewall
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✓GDPR, CCPA, and NY Ed compliant; hosted on SSAE-16 and HIPAA compliant infrastructure, with encryption at rest and in transit, regular penetration tests, and a Data Protection Agreement on request
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| Support |
✓24/7 live chat, plus phone and email, and a dedicated success manager on Business plans
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–Contact form and email; no live chat or phone line documented on its pages
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| Ecosystem |
✓Free inside ProProfs Training Maker, a full LMS
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–Standalone exam maker; no LMS to step up to
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Quiz and Question Authoring
Every exam starts here, and on the basics the two tools are closer than you might expect. The difference shows up in how much help you get building and importing the questions.
| Authoring feature | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker |
|---|---|---|
| AI quiz generation |
✓AI Quiz Builder writes a complete, ready-to-publish quiz from a topic
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–Questions are written by hand or imported; no AI quiz generation documented
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| Editing assistance |
✓AI Quiz Assistant rewrites a question, improves options, or adjusts difficulty on demand
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–Edit questions by hand; an edit applies to every test that uses the question
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| Bulk import |
✓Upload Excel or Word and AI reads questions, options, correct answers, points, and tags automatically
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–Import questions from CSV templates, up to 50 questions per file
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| File-to-quiz |
✓Build from an uploaded PDF, DOCX, PPT, XLS, or image, with offline authoring supported
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–Not documented
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| Reusable question banks |
✓Unlimited question banks and pools with tag-based organization, pulled at random into any quiz
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✓Questions saved in your bank, categorized, and reused across multiple tests
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| Branching logic |
✓Route takers to different next questions based on prior answers, for personality-quiz style outcomes
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–Not documented
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| Sectioned scoring and timing |
✓Each section scored and timed independently, for topic-specific competency testing
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–Time limits per test, with results broken down by question category
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| Media in questions |
✓Add images and videos directly to questions or answer options
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✓Embed images, documents, audio, and video in questions
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| Team collaboration |
✓Unlimited instructors and admins on every paid plan, with shared folders and role permissions
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✓Extra administrators and invigilators at no extra charge
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| Languages and accessibility |
✓70+ interface languages plus text-to-speech and speech-to-text
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–Multilingual test taker interface and tests in other languages; no text-to-speech documented
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| Branding |
✓100+ themes with your logo and brand colors; the White Label add-on removes the “Powered by ProProfs” link
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✓Add your own logos and branding to tests and certificates
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ProProfs Quiz Maker: AI Quiz Builder writes the first draft and AI Quiz Assistant keeps refining it. Excel and Word imports, file-to-quiz, branching logic, and independently scored sections then turn that draft into an exam that can actually assess someone, built by as many instructors as you need.
ClassMarker: Questions are written in the editor or brought in through CSV templates, then saved in a categorized bank and reused across tests, with an edit applying everywhere the question appears. It is a clean, dependable way to build, but the typing and the importing are yours.
Assessments, Question Bank, and Proctoring
If you need an exam that can be trusted, this is the section that matters most. ClassMarker is a serious contender here, so most security rows are a draw, and the gaps are in the question library and the range of question types.
| Assessment feature | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker |
|---|---|---|
| Question types |
✓20+ types: multiple choice, checkboxes, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, matching, hotspot, order list, essay, document and image submission, audio and video response
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–Multiple choice, multiple response, true/false, matching, short answer, fill in the blank, grammar, and essay
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| Question bank |
✓1,000,000+ ready-to-use questions across 100,000+ quizzes, plus a separate 100+ test hiring assessment library
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–A bank you build yourself, organized by category, plus a community section for copying tests; no library at that scale documented
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| Random draw and shuffle |
✓Pull a set number of questions at random from a bank; shuffle question and answer order
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✓Questions selected at random from your categories each time a test starts; question and answer order randomized
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| Proctoring |
✓Native screen share, webcam, and microphone proctoring with reviewable recordings and screenshots
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✓ClassMarker Monitor takes webcam photos at the start, during, and end of a test, with AI flags when a test taker leaves the frame or a second face appears; camera monitoring uses 10 credits per attempt
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| Tab and window control |
✓Tab-switch blocking plus copy and print disabling
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✓Full-screen enforcement, tab-switch and window-focus detection logged in the report, mouse boundary limits, and restricted printing, copy, and paste
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| Time and scheduling |
✓Per-question or total time limits and scheduled availability windows
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✓Time limits, test availability dates, and attempt limits
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| Access control |
✓Unique taker ID, IP-range allowlist, password-protected private quizzes, and reattempt blocking by taker or IP
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✓Registered groups with usernames and passwords, access lists, passwords, and IP restrictions, with two-step verification for administrators
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| Save & Resume |
✓Progress auto-saves in real time so a dropped connection doesn’t lose it
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✓Save a test and finish at a later date
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| Certificates |
✓Automated, customizable certificates on a passing score, with expiry dates
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✓Custom certificates issued to everyone who finishes or only to those who reach a set score, with an expiry period
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ProProfs Quiz Maker: The full exam toolkit is native: 20+ question types including audio and video response, random draws from a 1,000,000+ question bank, proctoring that records the screen, webcam, and microphone, tab-switch blocking, IP restriction, and certificates with expiry dates, all without a third-party add-on.
ClassMarker: ClassMarker Monitor is browser-based, needs no install, works on desktops, tablets, and mobiles, and is included with every paid plan and credit pack. It combines full-screen enforcement, tab-switch logging, mouse boundary limits, and AI webcam flags, with a timestamped proctoring report on each result. Camera monitoring costs 10 credits per attempt.
AI Capabilities
AI now shapes how most exams get written, graded, and reviewed. ClassMarker uses AI in one place, proctoring, so the comparison turns on everything that happens around the questions.
| AI feature | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker |
|---|---|---|
| Quiz generation from a prompt |
✓AI Quiz Builder writes a complete, ready-to-publish quiz from a topic
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–Not documented; questions are written by hand or imported
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| Editing assistance |
✓AI Quiz Assistant rewrites a question, improves answer options, or restructures any part on demand
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–Not documented
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| Per-question feedback |
✓AI Feedback Coach gives tailored feedback on wrong answers
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–Custom feedback written by hand for each question and for the overall result
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| Essay and open-response grading |
✓AI Essay Grader scores open-ended responses against a custom rubric, with comments
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–Essay questions are marked by hand and the total score recalculates automatically
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| Integrity detection |
✓AI-Generated Answer Detection flags responses that look AI-written
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–Not documented
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| AI-assisted proctoring |
–Proctoring records the screen, webcam, and microphone for review; AI flagging of events not documented
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✓AI proctoring captures a snapshot when a test taker leaves the webcam frame or multiple faces appear
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| AI on reports |
✓AI Reports and Report Summary answer natural-language questions on your data and surface the key takeaway
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–Not documented
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ProProfs Quiz Maker: AI writes the quiz from a topic, refines any question on demand, coaches learners with feedback on wrong answers, grades essays against a rubric, flags AI-written responses, and summarizes your reports, all unlimited on every plan including free. The feedback coach tailors comments on wrong answers; it is not a live AI tutor.
ClassMarker: AI proctoring is the one place ClassMarker uses AI: it flags a test taker who leaves the camera frame or when a second face shows up, and saves a snapshot for review. Writing questions, grading essays, giving feedback, and reading reports stay manual.
Reporting and Analytics
Once an exam wraps up, what you can do with the results matters as much as the questions you asked. Both tools grade instantly, so the differences are depth and interpretation.
| Reporting feature | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time reporting |
✓Track progress and pull reports while takers are still mid-quiz
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✓Instant grading and real-time results the moment a test is submitted
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| Report depth |
✓Individual, group, and team level: scores, completion status, time per quiz and per question, pass/fail trends, question difficulty, and taker IP address
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–Results by group, test, link, category, and user, with scores, completion time, answer accuracy, and question statistics
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| Group view |
✓Grade book with total points and average score across every quiz for a group’s members
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–Group results sorted by name, percentage, duration, and date; no cross-quiz grade book documented
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| Proctoring report |
✓Proctoring logs with reviewable recordings and screenshots next to each result
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✓Timestamped activity log and photos on each result, showing which questions a test taker left and for how long
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| Exports |
✓Excel, CSV, and PDF, filterable by date range or group; certificates emailed to learners
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–CSV export for Excel or Google Sheets; results emailed to administrators and test takers
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| Sharing results |
✓Reports can be shared with people who don’t have a ProProfs account
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–Results emailed to test takers and administrators; no account-free report sharing documented
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| LMS data record |
✓SCORM and Tin Can (xAPI) compliant, recording directly into a SCORM Cloud LRS
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–Results sent to your own system in real time by webhook and API
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ProProfs Quiz Maker: Reports run at individual, group, and team level, with a grade book, time per question, pass/fail trends, question difficulty, and IP tracking. They export to Excel, CSV, or PDF, can be shared with people who have no ProProfs account, and feed a SCORM Cloud LRS.
ClassMarker: Results are instant and well organized by group, test, category, and user, with accuracy, completion time, and question statistics, plus a proctoring log on each result. The exports are CSV, and the reporting stops short of a grade book, shareable reports, and an AI summary.
Quiz Sharing and Distribution
Getting an exam in front of the right audience works differently depending on whether that audience lives on your own platform, a portal, or an email list.
| Distribution feature | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker |
|---|---|---|
| Links and QR codes |
✓Plain link, password-protected link, and QR code for phone-only access
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✓Direct links to your tests and easy QR code access to exams and surveys
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| Notifications |
✓Personalized email templates to takers, with automated notifications on completion
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✓Email notifications when new tests are available, and results emailed to test takers and administrators
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| Website embedding |
✓Embed code, iframe, a dedicated WordPress quiz plugin, other LMS platforms, and custom HTML sites
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✓Embed exams with a script tag sized to your page, passing user IDs and variables between your site and ClassMarker
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| Classroom or learner portal |
✓Takers log in to see new, pending, and completed quizzes, with unlimited groups and subgroups and self-registration
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–Pre-registered groups with individual usernames and passwords, and users in multiple groups; self-registration not documented
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| Lead generation |
✓Gate results behind a lead form, segment leads by score, and sync with Mailchimp, Salesforce, HubSpot, and more
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–Name and email saved on link tests and sent onward through webhooks and Zapier; no lead-gen forms or native CRM integrations documented
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| Webhooks and Zapier |
–REST API, SSO, and SAML; webhooks and Zapier not documented for Quiz Maker
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✓Real-time webhooks send results to your platform, Zapier connects them to third-party services, and an API reads and adds questions
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| Selling exams |
✓Sell via Stripe (0% ProProfs fee) or the ProProfs gateway (9.5%), with coupons; the E-commerce add-on is $300 a year
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✓Set a charge per exam and be paid instantly; credits are used only after the first 10 attempts per paying test taker
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| LMS standards |
✓SCORM-compliant import with centralized learner data access
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–Not documented; integrates with an LMS through its API
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ProProfs Quiz Maker: A quiz goes out by link, password-protected link, QR code, website embed, WordPress plugin, learner portal, or lead form, with unlimited groups behind the portal and marketing integrations behind the forms. SCORM and xAPI support cover LMS setups.
ClassMarker: ClassMarker is built to sit inside something you already run. Its embed script, user ID pass-through, access lists, real-time webhooks, Zapier connection, and question API make it the more developer-friendly of the two. Reach into lead capture, CRMs, and LMS standards is thinner.
Learner Experience
How an exam feels to take says a lot about what a tool is designed for. Both treat the test taker well, with a few differences in what they build around that moment.
| Experience feature | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker |
|---|---|---|
| Practice vs. secure modes |
✓Practice mode (feedback shown, flexible retakes) and Secure Exam mode (cheating prevention on) are switchable on the same quiz
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–Per-test settings for time limits, attempts, and cheat prevention, rather than named modes
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| Navigation aids |
–Mandatory or optional questions set per question; no bookmarking documented
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✓Navigate back to specific questions, view unanswered questions, and bookmark questions during a test
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| Results page and feedback |
✓Branded, personalized results pages at completion
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✓Custom feedback on questions and on the overall result, with an answer review and results emailed on request
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| Community and discussion |
✓A built-in Q&A community lets learners comment on questions and discuss; announcements notify learners of upcoming quizzes
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–Not documented
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| Pausing a quiz |
✓Progress auto-saves in real time so a dropped connection doesn’t lose it
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✓Save a test and finish at a later date
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| Device access |
✓Works on tablet and phone in the browser; no confirmed native offline app
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✓Works on desktops, tablets, and mobiles, including proctoring
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ProProfs Quiz Maker: Practice mode and Secure Exam mode are switchable settings on the same quiz, results pages are branded and personalized, and learners can talk to each other about questions in a built-in community, then come back to a saved quiz if their connection drops.
ClassMarker: Test takers can jump back to a specific question, see which ones are still unanswered, and bookmark questions to revisit, then see feedback on each answer. For a long exam taken alone, those navigation touches are a small but real advantage.
Compliance Deadline Management
For teams that have to prove a training or certification deadline was met, this short section covers what each tool does when a certificate is about to expire.
| Compliance feature | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate expiry dates |
✓Certificates carry a defined expiry date
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✓An expiry period shows a valid-until date on the certificate, for tests that must be retaken after a set time
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| Automated recertification |
✓Reassigns the same quiz for a scheduled retake before expiry, with reminder notifications
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–No retake reassignment or expiry reminders documented; you manage the retake yourself
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| Audit-ready reports |
✓Downloadable compliance reports on demand
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–Results export to CSV and each result carries its proctoring log; no dedicated compliance report documented
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ProProfs Quiz Maker: The same quiz reassigns for a scheduled retake before a certificate expires, with reminder notifications and downloadable audit-ready reports on demand, replacing a spreadsheet and a recurring calendar reminder.
ClassMarker: It can set an expiry period on a certificate so the valid-until date is clear to everyone. What it does not document is the next step, reassigning the retake and reminding the learner as the date approaches.
Beyond a Quiz Tool
Both platforms do more than deliver a single exam. ClassMarker stays a focused exam maker that plugs into what you already run, while ProProfs Quiz Maker connects to a wider family of products.
| Ecosystem | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker |
|---|---|---|
| Full LMS |
✓Bundled free inside ProProfs Training Maker, a complete learning management system
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–A focused exam maker with no LMS to step up to
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| Surveys |
✓Survey Maker add-on ($300 a year, 500 responses a month) for web forms and surveys
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✓Surveys are included and use the same credits as tests
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| White label and selling |
✓White Label ($300 a year) and E-commerce ($300 a year) add-ons turn on branding removal and selling quizzes, courses, and exams
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✓Your own logos and branding, and selling exam access, are included in every plan
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| Fitting into your own stack |
✓REST API, SSO, and SAML for connecting to your own systems
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✓An API, webhooks, and an embed script that make it a natural exam engine inside a site or LMS you already run
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| Wider suite |
✓Part of the Smarter Employee Learning Suite and People Development Suite alongside Training Maker, WebinarNinja, Knowledge Base, Survey Maker, and PeopleGoal
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–A single product with no companion suite
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ProProfs Quiz Maker: A team that outgrows exams can add a full LMS, courses, and classrooms without switching products, since Quiz Maker comes free inside ProProfs Training Maker. Survey Maker, White Label, and E-commerce add-ons extend it further, and WebinarNinja sits in the same learning suites.
ClassMarker: A team that wants a dependable exam engine, with surveys, branding, and selling included, and an API to wire it into an existing platform, gets exactly that. The trade-off is that there is no bigger product behind it if your training program grows past exams.
Which Should You Choose?
Here is the simplest way to decide.
Pick ProProfs Quiz Maker if
Pick ProProfs Quiz Maker to Build, Grade, and Prove Exams with AI Doing More of the Work
If you need a simple quiz maker for employee training, compliance testing, hiring assessments, or exams that have to hold up, this is built for it. Create quizzes with AI from a topic or an uploaded file, import a whole spreadsheet or Word file in one go, choose from a 1,000,000+ question bank across 20+ question types, grade essays automatically against your rubric, and add native proctoring, tab-switch blocking, and certificates with expiry dates, with no third-party add-on. Reports roll up into a grade book with an AI summary, retakes can be reassigned before a certificate expires, and you can reach a real person by 24/7 live chat, plus phone and email. And when you need more than exams, it grows with you: Quiz Maker comes free inside ProProfs Training Maker, a full LMS, alongside webinars, surveys, and a knowledge base, so you are never left with separate systems that do not talk to each other. You can start free.
Pick ClassMarker if
Pick ClassMarker if You Want Simple Per-Test Pricing and Exams Embedded in Your Own Platform
If you give a lot of exams and want pricing based on tests taken, with 400 credits at about $39.95 a month and 1,000 at about $79.95 on Business plans, and every feature included in every plan, including AI webcam proctoring and custom certificates, ClassMarker fits that shape well. It also offers a documented API, real-time webhooks, a Zapier connection, and an embed script for putting exams inside your own website or LMS, free extra administrators, surveys on the same credits, learner bookmarks, and a detailed published security program. It works best when you are comfortable writing questions and grading essays by hand and don’t need AI authoring or a wider suite.
One-line takeaway: ClassMarker is a dependable, well-priced exam engine for teams who build their own questions. ProProfs Quiz Maker is the one to pick when you want AI to write, grade, and report on the exam, and a platform to grow into.
Migrating from ClassMarker to ProProfs Quiz Maker
Switching over doesn’t mean starting from scratch. Most teams move in an afternoon, especially when they bring existing question sets along instead of rebuilding everything by hand. The goal is to carry your content over, then turn on the AI, branching, and recertification features ClassMarker doesn’t have.
- Step 1: Export what you have. Download your ClassMarker results as CSV, and gather your question text and answers into a spreadsheet or Word file, before you start rebuilding.
- Step 2: Rebuild with bulk import. Use ProProfs’ Excel, Word, or file-to-quiz import so you’re not retyping every question by hand.
- Step 3: Add what ClassMarker didn’t have. Turn on AI essay grading, AI feedback, branching logic, and automated recertification reminders for anything that needs them.
- Step 4: Set up your groups and your embeds. Recreate your registered groups as ProProfs groups and subgroups, swap any ClassMarker embed code on your site for ProProfs embed code, and recheck any webhook or Zapier automations you relied on.
- Step 5: Run a pilot, then cut over. Test one exam end to end, compare the report against what you used to get from ClassMarker, and switch fully once it matches.
The Buyer’s Guide: ProProfs Quiz Maker vs ClassMarker
TL;DR
- ClassMarker is a focused online exam maker that charges one credit per test taken. ProProfs Quiz Maker is an assessment platform for business, training, and education that charges per active quiz taker.
- ProProfs Quiz Maker adds AI quiz writing, AI essay grading, AI feedback and report summaries, branching, automated recertification, 20+ question types, and a 1,000,000+ question bank that ClassMarker does not document.
- ClassMarker leads on cost at volume when each person takes one exam, on developer integration through webhooks and Zapier, on learner navigation, and on surveys included in every plan. Its proctoring is a genuine match for ProProfs.
- Both state GDPR and CCPA commitments. Neither documents its own ISO 27001 certificate or SOC 2 report, and ClassMarker publishes more detail on encryption at rest and penetration testing.
- Pricing models differ: ProProfs counts each unique person once a month, ClassMarker counts every test taken.
Which one should you actually buy?
Buy based on how much of the work you want done for you. If you want AI to write the quiz, grade the essays, and summarize the report, and you may need an LMS later, ProProfs Quiz Maker is built around that. If you want a dependable exam engine with predictable per-test pricing that plugs into your own website or LMS through an API, ClassMarker is built around that.
How do the pricing models actually compare?
ProProfs Quiz Maker charges $19.99 per 100 active quiz takers a month. An active quiz taker is one unique person in a month, however many quizzes or attempts they make. ClassMarker charges one credit each time a test or survey is taken: Business Professional 1 is about $39.95 a month for 400 credits and Professional 2 about $79.95 for 1,000, with credit packs for occasional use and a yearly option that gives two months free. Non-profit and education accounts pay about half. Camera monitoring uses 10 credits per attempt.
| Scenario each month | ProProfs Quiz Maker | ClassMarker (Business, billed monthly) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 people, 1 exam each |
✓$19.99 a month
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–$39.95 a month (400 credits)
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| 500 people, 1 exam each |
✓$99.95 a month
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✓$79.95 a month (1,000 credits)
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| 1,000 people, 1 exam each |
✓$199.90 a month
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✓$79.95 a month (1,000 credits)
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| 200 people, 5 exams each (1,000 attempts) |
✓$39.98 a month
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–$79.95 a month (1,000 credits)
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The honest read is that the cheaper tool depends on behavior. When each person takes one exam, ClassMarker is cheaper once you pass a few hundred people. When people take several exams or retake them, ProProfs Quiz Maker is cheaper, because it counts each person once. Compare what each price includes as well: ClassMarker puts every feature in every plan, while ProProfs includes unlimited AI and unlimited instructors. ClassMarker prices here come from third-party listings, because its pricing page shows the amounts as images, so always recheck both vendors’ live pricing pages before budgeting.
Exam engine or assessment platform: which category am I actually in?
If your priority is delivering secure, graded exams that plug into a platform you already run, you are shopping for an exam engine, and ClassMarker is a strong one. If you also want AI to build and grade the assessments, report on them, and grow into training and compliance work, you are shopping for an assessment platform, and that is where ProProfs Quiz Maker is built to win.
How do the AI tools actually differ day to day?
ProProfs’ AI works before, during, and after the exam: it writes the quiz, refines any question, grades essays against a rubric, coaches a taker on a wrong answer, flags AI-written responses, and summarizes a report, unlimited on every plan. ClassMarker’s AI is in proctoring, flagging a test taker who leaves the camera frame or when a second face appears, while writing, grading, feedback, and reporting stay manual.
What should I know about security before I commit?
ProProfs Quiz Maker is GDPR and CCPA compliant and runs on AWS and IBM infrastructure described as SOC 2-level, with encryption in transit, daily backups, a web application firewall, DDoS mitigation, and continuous security scans. That SOC 2-level posture belongs to the hosting providers rather than to ProProfs, and ProProfs does not currently document its own ISO 27001 certificate or a HIPAA business associate agreement. For buyers with specific legal requirements, ProProfs offers a negotiated Enterprise Security license covering data ownership and a recovery data vault, which is a contract option rather than a certificate.
ClassMarker is GDPR, CCPA, and NY Ed compliant and hosts on Liquid Web infrastructure described as SSAE-16 and HIPAA compliant, with encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access, regular penetration tests, multi-factor authentication for administrators, and a Data Protection Agreement on request. It says its policies align with ISO 27001 but does not claim an ISO 27001 certificate, and its HIPAA language describes the hosting provider rather than a ClassMarker agreement. If your procurement team requires an audited certificate or a signed HIPAA agreement, confirm current status directly with each vendor.
What does reporting actually look like once the exam is over?
ProProfs Quiz Maker produces individual, group, and team reports, a grade book across every quiz a group has taken, question-level difficulty, and IP tracking, exportable to Excel, CSV, or PDF and shareable with people who have no ProProfs account. ClassMarker gives you instant results by group, test, category, and user, question statistics, a proctoring log on each result, and CSV export. If you need to prove a training program’s outcomes to stakeholders over months, the grade book and the shareable reports are what you feel.
What kind of support will I actually get?
ProProfs offers 24/7 live chat with a response under two minutes, phone support Monday to Friday, 8AM to 6PM EST, at (855) 776-7763, and email support with a one-business-day response guarantee, plus a dedicated success manager and personalized onboarding on Business plans and 1,000+ self-serve help articles and video guides. ClassMarker offers a contact form and email, a user manual, and a knowledge base, and reviewers on G2 describe its support team as responsive. If you want a live person on chat or the phone before a deadline, that gap is the one you feel.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best ClassMarker alternative for training and certification?
ProProfs Quiz Maker is the closer fit if you want AI to do more of the work, since it adds AI quiz writing, AI essay grading, branching, automated recertification, and a 1,000,000+ question bank that ClassMarker does not document. If you want a focused exam engine priced per test taken, ClassMarker is still a strong option.
Is there a free ClassMarker alternative with more question types?
ProProfs Quiz Maker’s forever-free plan lets you create unlimited quizzes with unlimited AI, at up to 12 questions per quiz, across 20+ question types including audio and video response. ClassMarker offers a 30-day free trial on Business plans, and a free plan of 100 tests a month with limited features for non-profit and education accounts.
Who are the other ClassMarker competitors worth knowing about?
For exam-focused testing, FlexiQuiz comes up often, and TestGorilla is popular for pre-employment assessments. Typeform is a common pick for form-style quizzes, and iSpring for people authoring in PowerPoint. ProProfs Quiz Maker sits closest to the exam and assessment group, built around AI, grading, and certification across business, training, and education.
Does ProProfs Quiz Maker include proctoring like ClassMarker Monitor?
Yes. ProProfs Quiz Maker includes native proctoring that requires screen share, webcam, and microphone before the exam starts, with recordings and screenshots you can review afterward, plus tab-switch blocking and IP restriction. ClassMarker Monitor takes a different route, using webcam photos with AI flags when someone leaves the frame or a second face appears, plus full-screen enforcement and mouse boundary limits.
Which is more affordable at scale?
It depends on how many exams each person takes. ClassMarker uses one credit per test taken, so 400 credits on Business is about $39.95 a month and 1,000 credits is about $79.95. ProProfs Quiz Maker bills $19.99 per 100 active quiz takers a month, counting each unique person once however many exams they take. Many people taking one exam each costs less on ClassMarker, while fewer people taking many exams each costs less on ProProfs. Recheck both vendors’ live pricing pages before budgeting.
Is ProProfs Quiz Maker secure enough for certification exams?
It includes native proctoring, tab-switch blocking, IP restriction, and timed windows without needing a third-party add-on. ProProfs is GDPR and CCPA compliant and hosted on AWS and IBM infrastructure described as SOC 2-level, though that posture belongs to the hosting providers rather than to ProProfs, so confirm your specific compliance requirement before committing.
Can I move my ClassMarker questions into ProProfs Quiz Maker?
Yes, without retyping. Put your question text in an Excel or Word file and upload it, and ProProfs’ AI reads the questions, answer choices, correct answers, points, and tags automatically. You can also build a new quiz from an uploaded PDF, DOCX, PPT, XLS, or image.
Can I keep embedding exams in my own website with ProProfs Quiz Maker?
Yes. You can embed a quiz with embed code or an iframe, use the dedicated WordPress plugin, and connect through the REST API, single sign-on, or SAML. If you rely on ClassMarker’s real-time webhooks or Zapier connection, check that your automations have an equivalent in ProProfs Quiz Maker before you switch, since webhooks and Zapier are not documented for it.
Straight Answers About ClassMarker
The pointed questions buyers ask, answered on the facts. Where ClassMarker is the better choice, it says so.
Does ClassMarker offer proctoring?
Yes. ClassMarker Monitor is included on every paid plan and credit pack, works in the browser with no install, and covers full-screen enforcement, tab-switch detection, window-focus monitoring, mouse boundary limits, and webcam identity checks with AI flags. Camera monitoring uses 10 credits per attempt. ProProfs Quiz Maker’s native proctoring also records the screen and microphone, with recordings and screenshots you can review.
Can ClassMarker write questions or grade essays with AI?
Not on the pages we reviewed. ClassMarker uses AI for proctoring, while questions are written by hand or imported, and essay questions are marked by hand, after which the total score recalculates automatically. ProProfs Quiz Maker’s AI Quiz Builder writes a quiz from a topic, and its AI Essay Grader scores open-ended responses against a custom rubric, with comments.
Does ClassMarker issue certificates?
Yes, and well. You get a drag-and-drop editor, portrait or landscape layouts, your own background and logo, A4, letterhead, and wallet-size formats, 25 languages, and an expiry period for recertification. What it does not document is an automated workflow that reassigns the retake as the date approaches, which ProProfs Quiz Maker handles with scheduled retakes and reminders.
Is ClassMarker free?
Business accounts get a 30-day free trial with no credit card, then move to a paid plan or credit pack. A free plan of 100 tests a month with limited features exists for non-profit and education accounts. ProProfs Quiz Maker’s forever-free plan lets you create unlimited quizzes with unlimited AI, at up to 12 questions per quiz.
Can I pay for ClassMarker month to month?
Yes. Monthly plans are billed monthly with no minimum contract, and a yearly plan gives you two months free. ProProfs Quiz Maker also bills monthly, per active quiz taker, and offers a 15-day money-back guarantee, where ClassMarker offers 30 days.
Does ClassMarker offer an API, webhooks, or Zapier?
Yes, and they are included in every plan. The API reads and adds questions and categories, real-time webhooks send results to your platform, and Zapier can receive those webhooks and pass results to third-party services. SCORM support is not documented. ProProfs Quiz Maker offers a REST API, single sign-on, and SAML, and is SCORM and Tin Can (xAPI) compliant with LRS integration.
What does ClassMarker genuinely do better?
Five things, clearly. It costs less at volume when each person takes one exam, with about $79.95 a month covering 1,000 tests against roughly $200 for 1,000 active takers on ProProfs, and every feature, including proctoring and custom certificates, comes in every plan. Its developer toolkit is deeper, with real-time webhooks, Zapier, user ID pass-through, and a question API. Its proctoring adds AI webcam flags and mouse boundary limits. It gives test takers bookmarks and an unanswered-questions view. And it includes surveys at no extra cost and publishes more security detail, including encryption at rest, regular penetration tests, and a Data Protection Agreement on request. If any of these is a hard requirement, ClassMarker is the stronger pick.
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