Automated Grading Software
Alternatives to TAO
TAO suits organizations that need a full digital-assessment workflow: authors can build or import content, deliver managed test sessions, score automatically or manually, and analyze results. QTI and LTI support, branching, varied question formats, LMS and test-center delivery, plus cloud or self-hosted deployment make it adaptable across programs. Starter and Community Edition provide free entry, while paid plans add authors, attempts and support options.
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ClassMarker From $19.95/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.4 Visit Specs - 02
HackerRank HackerRank Screen suits companies assessing technical applicants with role-based tests or tests generated from job descriptions.
From $165/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · API8.8 Visit Specs - 03 Wayground (formerly Quizizz)
Wayground suits teachers who want to create varied learning activities, lead live sessions, or assign asynchronous practice.
From $18/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.7 Visit Specs - 04
Gradescope Gradescope suits instructors managing varied assessment formats and grading workflows, including code assignments.
Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.5 Visit Specs - 05
CodeGrade CodeGrade suits educators teaching programming who need browser-based coding work, automated grading, feedback tools, or LMS connections.
Free plan Web · API8.4 Visit Specs - 06
Codio Codio is presented for higher education, bootcamps, workforce upskilling, data specialist training, and developer education.
From $7.50/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.4 Visit Specs - 07 Möbius Assessment
Möbius suits educators and institutions teaching mathematics or STEM who need online homework, varied assessment formats, and LMS integration.
Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.4 Visit Specs - 08 Testmoz From $4.17/mo Free plan Web · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs
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Questionmark Web · Windows · macOS · iOS8.3 Visit Specs - 10
DMOJ DMOJ suits programming contest organizers, competitors and educational organizations interested in hosting contests or using an archive of programming problems.
Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · API8.2 Visit Specs - 11 Socrative
Socrative suits K–12, higher education, corporate, and vocational educators who need quizzes or live classroom activities.
From $10/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.2 Visit Specs - 12 DOMjudge
DOMjudge suits organizers running structured programming contests with fixed problems and schedules.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs - 13 Easy LMS From $66.67/mo Free trial Web8.1 Visit Specs
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PrairieLearn It suits instructors and institutions building coded assessments with varied question formats and mastery-based retries.
From $0.25/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 15
Autolab Web · macOS · Linux · API8.0 Visit Specs - 16 ExamSoft
ExamSoft suits higher and secondary education programs, including health sciences, law, business, and humanities.
Web · Windows · macOS · iOS8.0 Visit Specs - 17
codePost Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted7.9 Visit Specs - 18
Formative Formative suits K-12 teachers and education organizations needing combined instruction, assessment, and live progress data.
From $20.75/mo Free plan Web7.9 Visit Specs - 19 MATLAB Grader
MATLAB Grader suits instructors teaching MATLAB who need browser-based assignment authoring and automatic grading.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.9 Visit Specs - 20
Akindi Free trial Web7.8 Visit Specs - 21 Crowdmark
Crowdmark suits instructors and educational institutions assessing student work in higher education or K–12.
Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API7.8 Visit Specs - 22 Numbas
Numbas suits educators who need to create and deliver assessments in mathematics or other numerate subjects.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 23 ZipGrade From $0.58/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android7.6 Visit Specs
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Inspera Assessment Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.5 Visit Specs - 25 MyOpenMath Free plan Web · Self-hosted7.5 Visit Specs
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ClassLens From $10/mo Free plan Web7.4 Visit Specs - 27 IMathAS Web · Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs
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Kattis Web · Linux7.3 Visit Specs - 29
Vocareum From $10/mo Web · API7.3 Visit Specs - 30 WeBWorK Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of TAO
Readers may look elsewhere for a classroom-first experience, simpler quiz publishing, offline responses or a lower starting price. TAO Starter allows one author and 50 learner attempts per month, and it is not designed for team programs at scale. Paid plans begin at €499/mo (annual), so smaller teaching teams may compare cheaper alternatives. Consider whether you need TAO’s interoperability, hosting choices and reporting depth, or instead prioritize live instruction, mobile access, card-based participation, course content, proctoring, payment tools or a particular learner workflow.