Janison Assessment Platform vs TAO
Janison Assessment Platform
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TAO
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| Figure | Janison Assessment Platform | TAO |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | A$5,000/mo | $149/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 7 |
| Spec score · Online Exam Software | 8.6 (#6) | 8.8 (#5) |
| Authoring | Authoring includes question banks, blueprints, more than 40 question types, branching, randomisation and multiple test versions. | TAO provides a WYSIWYG editor, drag-and-drop multimedia authoring and more than 20 built-in question types. |
| Company size | LinkedIn lists Janison as a public company with 51–200 employees. | LinkedIn lists Open Assessment Technologies as having 51–200 employees and headquarters in Capellen, Luxembourg. |
| Delivery | Delivery supports real-time monitoring, automated enrolment, offline exams, a configurable test player and accessibility options. | TAO supports online scheduling, session management, monitoring, automated scoring and learner result reporting. |
| Founded | LinkedIn lists 1998 as the founding year. | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Capellen, Luxembourg |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, Azure AD B2C, Azure Event Hub/Service Bus, enrolment/results exchanges, event scheduling and e-commerce. | Listed integrations include Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, GeoGebra, Proctorio, MathType, Wiris and Texthelp. |
| Purpose | The platform lets organisations author, deliver, mark and report on digital assessments. | TAO is an online assessment platform for creating, delivering and managing digital assessments. |
| Rating on Capterra | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
| Security | Janison says it is ISO 27001 certified and hosts the platform and data on Microsoft Azure. | TAO says cloud and on-premise customer content is encrypted, access is restricted, backups are maintained and external penetration tests are periodically conducted. |
| Support | Customers receive a dedicated account director plus setup, integration, customisation, delivery and reporting support. | Community Edition support is through the TAO Community Forum and User Guide; paid plans offer additional support options. |
| Trial | Janison says it does not offer software trials and instead offers a personalised demo. | TAO provides a link to start a trial, but the opened pages do not state a trial duration. |
| What it does | The platform lets organisations author, deliver, mark and report on digital assessments and exams. | TAO is an open-source digital assessment platform for creating, delivering, scoring, grading and reporting tests. |
Plans
Janison Assessment Platform
- Janison Insights (Capterra listing)A$5,000 a month
- Enterprise assessment platformPriced on request
- Janison Assessment PlatformPriced on request
TAO
- TAO Community EditionFree
- TAO StarterFree
- TAO StarterFree
- TAO Author$149 a month
- TAO Ignite$990 a month
- TAO ElevatePriced on request
- TAO EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Janison Assessment Platform
Janison Assessment Platform has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
TAO
TAO is an online platform for creating, delivering and managing digital assessments. Authors can build tests manually, convert existing exam files, use AI-assisted drafting or import QTI packages. Question formats include Choice, Extended Text, File Upload, Hotspot and Text Entry. Scoring supports automatic and manual methods, partial credit, weighted responses and cut scores, with branching logic also available. Results can be reviewed through session and test-taker reports, custom reports, CSV results, Data Explorer and TAO Insights. TAO supports QTI 2.2 and QTI 3.0, and promotes interoperability through QTI and LTI. Delivery options include online, LMS via LTI, test centers, local proctoring, and cloud-hosted or self-hosted configurations. TAO Cloud offers shared or private hosting using providers including AWS, Google Cloud and Linode. Starter is free for one author and 50 learner attempts monthly; Community Edition is a free, self-hosted open-source option. Paid plans include TAO Author at $149 a month and TAO Ignite at $990 a month; custom plans are also listed.