OnlineExamMaker

Overview

OnlineExamMaker is an assessment and course platform for creating exams, quizzes, surveys, and training courses. It suits schools and enterprises that want authoring, delivery, grading, reporting, and learning materials together. Its breadth is useful, but free-tier quotas and plan-dependent API access deserve close attention.

Key features

The question bank supports up to 10 question types and bulk imports from Word or Excel, a practical fit for teams moving existing question sets into online assessments. Exams can be distributed by link or email, embedded in websites or WordPress blogs, and opened on mobile devices. Automatic grading covers objective questions; exam and candidate reports help administrators review results.

Identity verification, a secure exam browser, and live monitoring provide several anti-cheating measures for higher-stakes delivery. The LMS combines assessments with courses and accepts video, audio, PPT, PDF, and Word materials, making it more than a standalone test builder. Selling exams requires configuring Stripe payment settings.

API and single sign-on connect exam data and users with external systems, but API access is limited to Premium users in the online offering. The on-premise version runs on customer infrastructure and is described as providing data ownership and automatic backups. LAN Exam Maker installation is documented for Windows and Linux servers.

Pricing

The model is freemium, with paid plans from $19/mo and a 14-day trial. The Free plan costs nothing and allows 3 exams/month, 50 attempts/exam/month, 150 total attempts/month, 10 concurrent takers, and 50 candidates. Those caps make it suitable for small-scale evaluation, but restrictive for regular or larger cohorts.

Online Premium has custom pricing and includes unlimited exams and attempts, 500 concurrent takers, 3,000 candidates, and three free sub-admins. Essentials and Professional also have custom pricing: Essentials allows 30 exams/month, 500 attempts per exam/month, 15,000 total attempts/month, 100 concurrent takers, and 500 candidates; Professional raises those limits to 200 exams/month, 2,000 attempts per exam/month, 400,000 total attempts/month, 200 concurrent takers, and 2,000 candidates. These quotas offer a clearer fit for growing assessment volume, while Premium is the option for uncapped exam and attempt counts. Check API access requirements when choosing: the API is available to Premium users.

For self-hosted LAN Exam Maker, Standard costs $2,999, paid once and includes 300 concurrent takers, one admin account, a lifetime license, and free updates. Professional costs $4,999, paid once, supports 1,000 concurrent takers, adds unlimited sub-admins and API & SSO, and includes a lifetime license and free updates. Institution costs $5,999, paid once and adds unlimited training courses and learning record exports to Professional. Standard’s single admin and lower concurrency suit smaller deployments; Professional or Institution better fit larger administration needs or course and record-export requirements. Standard support is email and live chat at 5×8; Professional and Institution list 7×16 support and remote assistance.

Platforms

OnlineExamMaker supports Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, web, API, and self-hosted deployments. The breadth helps organizations serve mobile candidates while choosing a hosted or infrastructure-based setup.

Who it's for

It is best suited to schools and enterprises that need assessment creation, candidate reporting, course materials, and anti-cheating controls in one system. Organizations with modest monthly needs can start with the free caps; those requiring API integration should consider Premium, while teams prioritizing infrastructure control can assess the LAN plans. It is less compelling for a small, occasional quiz use case if the bundled LMS and administration tools are unnecessary.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Authoring, multiple delivery routes, objective-question grading, reports, and course materials sit in one platform, reducing the need to split those workflows across tools.
• Pro: Identity verification, a secure browser, and live monitoring provide layered exam integrity options.
• Pro: LAN plans include lifetime licenses and free updates, with higher-tier support and remote assistance.
• Con: The free plan’s 150 total monthly attempts and 10 concurrent takers limit its usefulness beyond small trials.
• Con: API access is limited to Premium for the online service, so integration needs may force a higher-tier choice.
• Con: Selling exams depends on configuring Stripe payment settings.

Alternatives

For a wider category comparison, browse Assessment Software. Choose Wayground (formerly Quizizz) when its free Starter plan’s 20-activity limit, 100 participants per session, and limited library access better match activity-led sessions. FlexiQuiz is a fit when unlimited quizzes matter more than response volume: its free plan allows 20 responses per month and 10 questions per quiz. Consider ClassMarker if a Professional 2 plan with up to 1,000 monthly credits and AI exam proctoring suits the requirement.

Plickers is another assessment option. Socrative is another assessment option. SpeedExam is another assessment option. Testportal is another assessment option. CodeSignal is another assessment option.

Verdict

OnlineExamMaker is a strong choice for schools and enterprises seeking assessment, course delivery, reporting, and exam controls in one platform. Its main advantage is the combined workflow, with a self-hosted route for organizations that want infrastructure control. Look elsewhere if you need API access without Premium or if the free plan’s monthly attempt and concurrency ceilings are too low.