ExamSoft

Overview

ExamSoft is a digital assessment platform for institutions and organizations that create and administer structured exams. It is best suited to programs that need item banking, secure offline delivery, grading, and performance analysis in a shared workflow. It is less compelling for casual quizzes or teams that need broad device coverage.

Key features

The Core Platform combines the ExamSoft Portal with Examplify. The Portal handles item banking, assessment authoring, scheduling, scoring, and reporting, with advanced question types and mixed grading modes. Tagged questions support reporting across items, assessments, exam-takers, categories, and performance over time. That range is useful for programs tracking outcomes across repeated exams, but may be more machinery than occasional testing requires.

Exam-takers download exam files before the scheduled assessment and complete it offline in Examplify. For secure assessments, the app restricts access to other files and applications, blocks network access during the exam, and deletes exam files afterward. These controls fit exams where a contained testing environment matters. The trade-off is a device-specific workflow: an assessment cannot be downloaded to multiple devices.

ExamMonitor is an optional remote-proctoring feature that records video and audio during secure assessments for review of potential academic-integrity breaches. It adds a review mechanism, but also means recorded exam sessions and, when ExamID is used with consent, facial-geometry data for identity authentication. ExamSoft says it uses technical, administrative, and physical safeguards, hosts personal information in third-party data centers using firewalls and encryption, and does not sell personal information.

ExamSoft lists LMS integrations with Blackboard 9.1 and above, Canvas, D2L, and Moodle 2.9 and above. These can sync student and course data to ExamSoft and grades to the LMS GradeBook, reducing duplicate handling for institutions already using those systems. SSO options including SAML, LDAP, and Shibboleth are add-ons rather than a guaranteed part of every order.

Pricing

ExamSoft uses paid, custom pricing. The ExamSoft Core Platform has no published numeric price; capabilities depend on the product and terms in the customer order form, and some integrations and services are add-ons. Buyers should confirm the required services and integrations in the order terms rather than assume every capability is bundled. There is no free plan or trial stated for this offering.

Platforms

The service spans iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, but Examplify support is narrower: Windows, macOS, and iPad. It does not run on Chromebooks, Android, or Linux. Unsupported versions may not receive troubleshooting, and iPad version 5.4.1 is marked for retirement in October 2026. Institutions should verify each candidate device and version before scheduling exams; the inability to download an assessment across multiple devices leaves little room for switching at the last minute.

Who it's for

ExamSoft suits higher- and secondary-education programs, including health sciences, law, business, and humanities, as well as businesses, organizations, and government entities running certification or licensure exams. Its assessment workflow and longitudinal reporting are strongest for teams managing recurring, structured examinations. Programs centered on Chromebooks, Android, or Linux, or those seeking lightweight quiz creation, should look elsewhere.

ExamSoft says it provides 24/7 global phone support, with technical help also available through its help center, live chat, and email. That support coverage can matter to institutions coordinating exams across schedules and locations.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Offline delivery and secure-exam restrictions support controlled testing when connectivity or access to other apps must be limited.
• Pros: Item banking, advanced question types, mixed grading, and multiple levels of reporting give ongoing assessment programs tools to analyze performance over time.
• Pros: Integrations with major LMS platforms can sync course and student data and return grades to the LMS GradeBook.
• Cons: No Chromebook, Android, or Linux support for Examplify narrows candidate device choice.
• Cons: Custom pricing, order-dependent capabilities, and add-on integrations make total cost and included functionality harder to assess before contracting.
• Cons: Candidates cannot move an exam download between devices, making device checks an operational requirement.

Alternatives

For broader curriculum-management needs rather than an exam-centered workflow, consider Atlas, which has a free standards library, a free trial, and a paid public-site plan. OpenCurriculum is a web-based freemium option with free Teacher and Team tiers that cap users, courses, and storage, making it worth considering for teams seeking a free curriculum tool. Outcomap offers a forever-free plan for one map with monthly AI-generation limits and a paid Pro tier, so it is an option when mapping rather than exam administration is the priority.

Modern Campus CMS is a paid alternative with Android, iOS, web, API, and self-hosted platform support. Ilios is a paid, open-source alternative with web, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, and Windows support. CourseLoop is a paid web and API option, while Kuali Curriculum Management offers custom pricing through a personalized demo. PeopleGrove Engagement Hub is another paid web-based option with a free plan.

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Verdict

Choose ExamSoft if your institution or organization runs recurring, structured exams and values offline delivery, secure testing controls, and reporting across cohorts. Its main advantage is bringing exam authoring through performance analysis into one assessment workflow. Look elsewhere if your candidates need Chromebook, Android, or Linux support, or if you need predictable public pricing and guaranteed bundled integrations before contracting.