Eklavvya vs OpenLock

Eklavvya is an assessment platform for objective tests, coding challenges, voice-based assessments, and AI interviews. Its question bank supports image, audio, objective, and subjective questions, while exam settings can include passing marks, topic-based structures, negative marking, and difficulty levels. Results include rankings and analysis of individual or batch question attempts, scores, and group performance. Remote proctoring supports online examination authentication and control, and administrators can review activity logs for candidates and administrators. Eklavvya connects with ERP, LMS, CRM, and custom applications through options such as single sign-on and REST APIs. Its documented APIs cover candidate and exam workflows, scheduling, results, face verification, proctoring image analysis, and code grading. It is available on web, Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. The product is delivered as managed SaaS and cannot be hosted on a customer's server. The free plan includes 25 exams and 1 GB of storage; usage is counted in exam credits based on candidate exam instances. Free-plan technical support is by email.

OpenLock is a free, open-source lockdown exam browser built natively for Linux. It aims to provide Safe Exam Browser-style controls, but the project states that it is not exam-ready because SEB key derivation is not byte-exact and the LMS handshake currently fails. It parses .seb files and sends Browser Exam Key and Config Key headers, although those keys do not yet match an LMS handshake. Kiosk mode uses fullscreen takeover through X11 or Wayland/Cage. A process guard monitors and terminates prohibited software such as screen recorders, virtual machines, and remote desktop tools. Input controls block shortcuts including Alt+Tab, Alt+F4, Ctrl+C, and PrintScreen, while browser hardening disables developer tools, downloads, right-click, console access, and drag-and-drop. Security measures include URL filtering, cgroups v2 isolation, VM/debugger/hypervisor detection, optional self-hash checks, and an off-the-record profile. Moodle, Canvas, and Blackboard adapters are listed but not validated live.