ACE Portfolios vs Folio by Sunesis

ACE Portfolios is a web ePortfolio and assessment platform for NVQs, apprenticeships, and vocational qualifications. It is intended for training providers, colleges, and employers, and the maker says it was built by a working assessor and IQA. Assessors can review evidence beside assessment criteria, map evidence to criteria, and create reusable mapping templates for team use. A built-in recorder captures audio or video for professional discussions and observations, attaching recordings to candidate evidence. IQA sampling workflows and actions are included, along with read-only EQA access to claimed portfolios and EQA sessions. ACE lists unit structures for more than 130 qualifications from Highfield, ProQual, NOCN, ECITB, and City & Guilds, and says requested qualifications are added at no charge. Phone capture supports photos, video, and audio mapped to criteria. An optional employer portal shows selected progress in read-only form. Security features include MFA, AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3, tenant isolation, and Cloudflare edge protection. Pricing is on request, with listed one-time charges.

Folio by Sunesis is a web-based e-portfolio platform for UK training providers managing apprenticeship delivery and learner progress. It records what training was delivered, when and by whom across standards, qualifications and programmes. Learner data and progress appear in a central dashboard with real-time insights intended to highlight learners falling behind. For IQA and EQA work, users can tag, filter and submit evidence while managing RAG ratings, observations, audits and sampling. Functional-skills tools track maths and English outcomes, progression, results and support needs, and providers can buy or build courses and assessments. Listed additions include CPD tracking, a learning-resources library, learner support plans, additional-learning-support records, adapted-delivery planning, learner diaries and off-the-job hour tracking with reports and sign-off. Employers can review key information, sign documents digitally and communicate with tutors and assessors. Folio links to Sunesis onboarding records. Sunesis says it uses encrypted UK-based servers, restricted access controls, UK GDPR compliance, secure migration and setup guidance, plus initial training and live walkthroughs. Pricing is on request.