Questionmark
7.4#4 in lockdown browser software$4,000 one-timeAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitQuestionmark vs TAO
What both publish
| Fact | Questionmark | TAO |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment lifecycle | The platform covers item-bank management, exam scheduling, access control, delivery, reporting and impact analysis. | The platform combines authoring, content management, secure delivery, scoring, grading and reporting in one environment. |
| Authoring | Authoring supports multiple question types and performance-based testing. | TAO provides a WYSIWYG editor, drag-and-drop multimedia authoring and more than 20 built-in question types. |
| Company founding | Questionmark founder John Kleeman created the first Questionmark system in 1988. | The company was created in 2013 when TAO spun off into Open Assessment Technologies S.A. |
| Founded | 1988 | 2013 |
| Integrations | Supported interoperability standards include SCORM, LTI, xAPI and AICC. | Listed integrations include Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, GeoGebra, Proctorio, MathType, Wiris and Texthelp. |
| Licence | Questionmark Secure is proprietary software under a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence; the agreement separately references included third-party and open-source components. | TAO Community Edition core components are released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3). |
| Proctoring | Proctoring options include live online, recorded-and-reviewed and onsite delivery. | The platform offers lockdown-browser controls, local proctoring, remote-proctoring integrations and session monitoring. |
| Rating on Capterra | 3.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 3.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
| Self-hosting | Questionmark sells an OnPremise deployment that runs on customer-authorized physical or virtual servers, with an approved supported installation required for vendor support. | Organizations can deploy TAO themselves, use TAO Cloud, or choose private-cloud hosting. |
| Support | Questionmark advertises 24/7 support and support through account-management and technical-support teams by email and telephone for proctoring services. | Community Edition support is through the TAO Community Forum and User Guide; paid plans offer additional support options. |
| System requirements | Its record-and-review proctoring specification requires Chrome plus a third-party extension on Windows 7+ or macOS 10.11+, with 2 GB RAM and 250 MB free disk space. | The installation guide lists Apache 2.4, PHP 7.2 and MySQL 5.7, MariaDB 10.1 or PostgreSQL 9.5, with recent Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge clients. |
Questionmark plans
- Basic$4,000, paid once
- EnterprisePriced on request
TAO plans
- TAO Community EditionFree
- TAO StarterFree
- TAO Author$149 a month
- TAO Ignite$990 a month
- TAO ElevatePriced on request
- TAO EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Questionmark if…
Questionmark suits organizations creating assessments that require varied question formats, grading approaches, delivery channels, and result analysis. It is relevant when certificates or LMS and API publishing are needed.
Pick TAO if…
TAO suits solo authors, educators, and organizations that need to create and deliver digital assessments. Starter is intended for solo authors, small-scale classroom assessment, or piloting, rather than large team-based programs.