CourseEval HQ vs Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys

CourseEval HQ is an online course evaluation service integrated with Canvas, for use across a campus, within a division or in a single course. Users can create standard or department-specific surveys, import surveys in text format and write custom questions. Administrators can distribute surveys to selected courses or sections, all courses in a term, or a CSV-supplied batch, then monitor setup and completion across courses. The application retrieves terms, courses and rosters from Canvas and can add survey links, announcements, assignments and modules to courses. Etudes says responses are anonymous and results are limited to designated recipients; instructors do not directly access results or individual responses. Authorized recipients receive printable PDF reports by email, and term response rates can be downloaded as CSV. Administrators can schedule observers for classroom visits and remove their access when the period ends. Students can respond in the Canvas student mobile app or through Canvas in a mobile browser. CourseEval HQ runs on Android, iOS and the web. The 30-day trial provides complete application access, and subscriptions include 24/7 support.

Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys is a web and API platform for higher education institutions collecting and analyzing feedback about courses, instructors, and academic programs. Institutions can customize surveys by program, department, course, or modality, while instructors add their own questions. Mobile-friendly surveys, reminders, alerts, and optional final-grade gating support response collection. Instructor Insights applies AI to feedback for summaries, sentiment analysis, takeaways, and recommended actions. Reporting can synthesize, aggregate, disaggregate, and compare results over time. Listed integrations include Ellucian Banner and Colleague, Anthology Blackboard, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, Moodle, Watermark Faculty Success, and Watermark Planning & Self-Study. API, FTP, and SIS connections are also listed. Capabilities include instructor evaluations, benchmarking, approval and feedback workflows, evidence collection, exports, PDF curriculum exports, version history, assessment tools, and single sign-on. Watermark lists SOC 2 Type 2, FERPA, and GDPR resources. Implementation is stated as 60 days; pricing is available on request.