GradeBoard vs Gradescope

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.

Gradescope is an assessment platform for instructors who administer and grade work completed online or in class. It handles variable-length assignments, including problem sets and projects, as well as fixed-format worksheets, quizzes, bubble sheets, and exams. Instructors can grade with flexible rubrics, provide detailed feedback, and revise rubric decisions on work that has already been graded. For programming work, students can submit code from GitHub or Bitbucket; instructors can use autograders or add inline comments during manual grading. Gradescope also offers question- and rubric-level statistics, with grade and data exports. Its AI can group similar responses for instructor review on some question types; Answer Groups and AI-assisted grading require an Institutional license. That license also enables integrations with Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas, Moodle, and Sakai. Without it, rosters can be imported by CSV and grades downloaded for LMS upload. The free Basic plan is listed at free. Android and iOS apps support student submissions and grade viewing, not instructor workflows.