Synap
Synap is an online exam platform for creating, delivering, proctoring, marking, and analysing assessments.
What Synap is
Synap is an online exam platform for creating, delivering, proctoring, marking, and analysing assessments. It serves awarding bodies, universities, companies, and training providers. Reusable question banks support 15+ question types with tags for topic, skill, and difficulty. Security options include lockdown, record-and-review, or live invigilation, with incidents timestamped. Objective questions can be marked instantly; written work can be sent to examiners using rubrics and moderation. Analytics cover pass rates, item discrimination, and KR-20 reliability. Synap lists REST API, Zapier, webhooks, LTI 1.3, and Blackboard App Center support, including LTI connections for Moodle, Canvas, and Blackboard. iOS and Android apps are available to students when mobile access is enabled on Business or Enterprise plans. There is no free plan.
Good
- Question banks support 15+ question types.
- Proctoring includes lockdown and live invigilation.
- Written work supports rubrics and moderation.
- Analytics include pass rates and reliability measures.
- All plans list WCAG 2.1 AA / Section 508 conformance.
Watch out
- There is no free plan.
- Mobile app access is enabled on Business or Enterprise plans.
- Add-ons are priced separately on the listed plans.
Who it suits
Synap may suit awarding bodies, universities, companies, and training providers managing exams and assessments. Its mix of proctoring, marking, and analytics is relevant to teams with both objective and written responses.
Verdict
Synap covers assessment creation through results analysis, with security and marking options for different exam formats. Buyers should account for annual plan costs, separately priced add-ons, and the plan requirement for student mobile access.
Plans and prices
From Synap's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | £1,200 a year | Platform + First 500 credits included · Enough for 500 unproctored exams · 3x Admin accounts · Add-ons priced separately · £1,200 per year |
| Pro | £3,500 a year | Platform + First 500 credits included · Enough for 500 unproctored exams · Unlimited Admin & Manager accounts · Add-ons priced separately · £3,500 per year |
| Business | £8,000 a year | Platform + First 1,000 credits included · Enough for 1,000 unproctored exams · Unlimited Admin & Manager accounts · Add-ons priced separately · £8,000 per year |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Bespoke integrations, implementation and support for large organisations or projects with specific requirements · Contact sales |
The facts
Each one read from Synap's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- The pricing page lists WCAG 2.1 AA / Section 508 conformance in all plans.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Audience
- Synap describes its platform as serving awarding bodies, universities, companies and training providers.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Data use
- Synap states customer content and candidate data belong to the customer and are never sold, shared or used to train AI models.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Encryption and hosting
- Synap says it uses TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest and AWS regional hosting options in the EU and US.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Exam security
- Synap offers lockdown, record-and-review or live invigilation, with incidents timestamped.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Synap lists REST API, Zapier, webhooks, LTI 1.3 and Blackboard App Center support; its LTI integrations include Moodle, Canvas and Blackboard.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Marking and analytics
- Objective items can be marked instantly, written work can be routed to examiners with rubrics and moderation, and analytics include pass rates, item discrimination and KR-20 reliability.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Question authoring
- The platform supports reusable question banks with 15+ question types, tagged by topic, skill and difficulty.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security certification
- Synap states it is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified and GDPR compliant.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- All plans include personalised onboarding; Standard includes chat support, Pro includes priority chat and Zoom support, and Business includes a Customer Success Manager.checked 29 Sep 2026
- What it does
- Synap is an online exam platform for authoring, delivering, proctoring, marking and analysing exams.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Company
- Synap says it is Leeds-based and was founded in 2014.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Founded
- 2014checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Leeds, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial condition
- The 14-day free trial follows a short demo, and Synap says it can be cancelled at any time.checked 29 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Students can download Synap's iOS and Android apps when mobile app access is enabled; the maker's academy says this feature is available on Business or Enterprise plans.checked 29 Sep 2026
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