Crowdmark vs GradeBoard

Crowdmark is a web application for evaluating, discussing and responding to exams, essays, lab reports and other student work. Instructors can use paper assessments they already have, create assignments or set up exams with multiple-choice questions. They can scan and upload student work, while students can submit assignments using mobile phones. Grading tools support scores, graphical annotations, hypertext comments, mathematical notation and reusable comments. Crowdmark reports student performance by question and provides an API for extracting insights. Its FAQ lists roster and grade synchronization with Canvas, Brightspace/D2L, Moodle, Blackboard and Sakai. The Canvas connection can import courses, rosters, team members and sections, and export grades. The service serves higher education and K–12, with licensing options for instructors, departments, enterprises, schools and school districts. Prices are quoted by Crowdmark, and both course-based and annual subscriptions are listed. Crowdmark says personal information may be processed and stored outside Canada, including in the United States.

GradeBoard is a web-based grading platform for educators that uses AI to provide feedback aligned with rubric outcomes. It accepts PDF, DOCX, TXT, and image uploads, and OCR extracts text from images. Its analysis compares learner work semantically with rubrics and generates inline comments, summative feedback, and annotations that can be edited before export. Batch processing is listed for 50 or more submissions at once. Analytics track performance trends, time savings, and student progress distribution. Free costs nothing and includes 10 learner submissions, a standard AI model, limited rubric uploads, annotated DOCX downloads, basic analytics, 30-day data retention, and email support. Pro costs £24.99 a month for 200 submissions, a priority AI model, batch grading, advanced developmental feedback, OCR, and six-month retention. Enterprise is listed from £250 a month, billed From, and includes unlimited submissions, SSO, team management, custom API/LMS integration, 12-month retention, and a dedicated success manager. Paid plans list annotated DOCX and batch feedback ZIP downloads. The registration page says GradeBoard complies with GDPR and other data protection regulations.