Sporcle vs TAO
Sporcle
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TAO
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| Figure | Sporcle | TAO |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $149/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Quiz Maker Software | 7.3 (#28) | 8.8 (#5) |
| Support | Sporcle directs users who need help to contact its support team by email. | Community Edition support is through the TAO Community Forum and User Guide; paid plans offer additional support options. |
| What it does | Sporcle is an online trivia platform for playing quizzes, creating and sharing quizzes, daily challenges, and live trivia events. | TAO is an open-source digital assessment platform for creating, delivering, scoring, grading and reporting tests. |
Plans
Sporcle
- Question Banks$9.99, paid once
- Sporcle Store Gift Card$10, paid once
- Sporcle Play Packs$12.99, paid once
- Trivia Nights at Home$23.99, paid once
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
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.