Kritik360

Kritik360 is a peer-assessment platform for courses, built around anonymous rubric-based feedback and LMS connections. It suits educators who want students to assess one another within a structured course workflow. Its strongest case is the combination of calibration, feedback on peer evaluations, and grade sync; student course access is paid outside K-12 students’ first term.

Overview

Kritik360 helps students give constructive feedback on peers’ work, with instructors setting the assessment framework. Double-blind reviewing and automatic allocation make it a fit for courses that need structured peer review rather than informal comments. Instructors can also calibrate student grading against their own baseline, a useful check when peer scores contribute to course assessment.

Key features

Instructors can upload a syllabus and use AI to generate customizable assignments and rubrics. That can help establish a course’s assessment structure, though the assignments and rubrics remain customizable rather than automatic final decisions.

Students review peers’ work anonymously using rubrics, then can give feedback on the evaluations themselves. This 360-degree approach adds a way to reflect on the quality of peer judgments, while calibration aligns grading with an instructor’s baseline. Kritik says instructors see fewer than 4% grading disputes across disciplines and class sizes.

LTI 1.3 integration supports single sign-on, roster sync, and grade sync. Supported systems include Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard Ultra, Brightspace by D2L, Coursera, Schoology, Google Classroom, and Microsoft Teams (O365). Moderation tools and rubric scoring round out the assessment workflow.

Kritik says its services run on AWS, with TLS 1.2 or 1.3 encryption in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest. Data is stored in Canada or the United States according to the institution’s location. The company says it uses the minimum data needed to operate and does not store personally identifiable information from partner organizations. Products are designed for WCAG 2.1 Level AA and Section 508 standards, including screen-reader access. Support includes instructional designers, onboarding specialists, and 24/7 live chat.

Pricing

Educator access is free, billed free. It includes account and course activation, instructional design, and ongoing support, making it the starting point for professors. Student access is a separate purchase.

Kritik Scholar is $29, paid once, billed per student per course. That price covers one product; a two-product bundle is $49. K-12 students get the first term free. The per-student, per-course charge makes Scholar a direct fit for a specific course, but it is not an institution-wide price.

Kritik Enterprise has custom pricing for department-wide or campus-wide adoption at K-12, community college, and higher education institutions. Educator access gives professors free use, but does not remove the Scholar charge for most student course access.

Platforms

Kritik360 is available on the web. Its LTI 1.3 integrations connect it with supported learning management systems, including roster and grade synchronization.

Who it's for

Kritik360 is best suited to instructors who want rubric-led, anonymous peer review integrated with their LMS, and to institutions considering coordinated adoption through Enterprise. It is less compelling for an individual student seeking a free assessment tool, since Scholar generally carries a per-course fee.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Double-blind assessment, rubrics, calibration, and feedback on evaluations create a more structured peer-review process than comments alone.
• Pro: LTI 1.3 supports single sign-on, roster sync, and grade sync across a broad set of named LMSs.
• Pro: Professors receive free access with instructional design and ongoing support.
• Con: Student access is priced per student per course, and the two-product bundle costs more than the one-product option.
• Con: Enterprise pricing requires a request, so institutions cannot compare its cost from a published figure.

Alternatives

Peer Assessment Software is the broader category for comparing tools. Choose CrowdGrader if an instructor-sponsored free assignment capped at 20 students suits your course; its student-supported assignment costs $1.99 a year. Eli Review offers instructors free access with unlimited courses and all platform features, while student access is sold by term. Consider peerScholar if a published institutional-scale option matters: its WCET Promo Plan is $4,500 a year for unlimited courses, faculty, team members, students, and activities.

ComPAIR is a free web and self-hosted alternative. Expertiza is a free, open-source option with web and self-hosted availability. Peerceptiv offers campus-wide subscriptions with unrestricted campus use, an administrator dashboard, and a custom API, with pricing by contact. PeerAssessment.com may fit buyers who need Android or iOS as well as web access; its free trial covers one class, one term, one instructor, up to 100 students, and up to 12 assessments. Marka offers a free Basic plan for up to three classes and 50 students per class, with full report preview only.

Verdict

Choose Kritik360 if you teach a course where anonymous, rubric-based peer assessment needs to connect cleanly to an LMS and benefit from calibration. Free professor access and course-setup support strengthen the case; the main reason to look elsewhere is the per-student, per-course Scholar charge or custom-priced Enterprise adoption.