AnalyticVue vs Synap

AnalyticVue brings K–12 information from district systems into analytics for schools and districts. Its dashboards and roster views provide color-coded alerts, sorting, filtering, and student-level drill-downs. Data can come from student information systems, learning management systems, diagnostic and summative assessments, and other sources. AI tools explain dashboard results, assist with school improvement plans, predict dropout risk, and forecast assessment scores. The cloud-based SaaS platform describes out-of-box integrations, single sign-on, and a standards-based API environment that includes SIF and Ed-Fi. It is available through web and API platforms. The company says its data architecture is intended to support security and privacy, and its privacy policy describes protections for personal information in transit and after receipt. A 30-day trial focuses on SIS uploads and a couple of assessments, with predefined district administrator, principal, and teacher roles. Trial support includes documentation, email, and scheduled meetings as needed. Pricing is by contacting sales; subscription fees and user counts are set in a customer schedule. There is no free plan.

Synap is an online exam platform for authoring, delivering, proctoring, marking and analysing exams. It serves awarding bodies, universities, companies and training providers. Reusable question banks support more than 15 interactive question types, with tags for topic, skill and difficulty. Security options include lockdown, record-and-review, and live invigilation, with incidents timestamped. Objective questions can be marked instantly; written work can be routed to examiners using rubrics and moderation. Analytics include pass rates, item discrimination and KR-20 reliability. Integrations include a REST API, Zapier, webhooks, LTI 1.3 and Blackboard App Center, with LTI connections for Moodle, Canvas and Blackboard. Synap lists iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, web and extension access. Mobile apps require enabled access on Business or Enterprise plans. It states ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, GDPR compliance, TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest and AWS hosting options in the EU and US. Plans start at £1,200 per year, with a 14-day trial after a demo.