European Online Assessment and Exam Proctoring Software

#1 TestReach

Dublin, Ireland Not published on the pages checked; demo on request Demo on request

Best for: Professional bodies and certification programmes that want human proctors included in one contract

• Operating company. TestReach
• Jurisdiction. EU (Ireland)
• Where the data sits. AWS, within the EU
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio, remote proctoring add-ons, separate exam and invigilation vendors

TestReach pairs a full exam application with remote invigilation delivered by its own employed proctors. A candidate is authenticated at the start, shows the surroundings, and is then watched live for the whole sitting, while the session is recorded so the examining body can review an incident later. Exams run in a wrapped browser, a lockdown mode can block other windows and AI tools, and answers save to the server continuously.

The company is based in Dublin, hosts on AWS within the EU according to its own pages and quotes an uptime guarantee of 99.95 percent or better. It says the proctoring service has run since 2014. Pricing is not published, and the terms of use cap liability at one hundred dollars for site use, so a legal review is sensible before an awarding body signs.

Standout feature. TestReach is the only tool in this category that puts proctors from its own payroll on every live session.

#2 WISEflow

Aarhus, Denmark Annual site licence plus tiered per-student fee; amounts not published Demo on request

Best for: Universities moving every exam type, including invigilated ones, onto one platform

• Operating company. UNIwise ApS
• Jurisdiction. EU (Denmark)
• Where the data sits. AWS in Ireland and Germany
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio, separate lockdown and submission tools

WISEflow is the digital assessment platform of UNIwise in Aarhus, built for higher education and priced as an annual site licence plus a tiered per-student fee. Its three plans, Core, Advanced and Premium, all include written assignments, file hand-in and auto-marked questions, with the lockdown browser starting in Advanced and Device Monitor, which flags secondary screens and virtual machines, included in Premium.

Advanced proctoring adds facial comparison and voice detection, and live proctoring puts a human invigilator on the session with a chat module for candidates. UNIwise states that data is held on AWS in Ireland and Germany and publishes a trust centre and a note on AI and the EU AI Act. An AI feedback add-on drafts comments against the institution's own rubric, and an assessor must approve it before students see anything.

Standout feature. WISEflow lets a university keep one fee that does not change with assessment volume and add proctoring only for the sittings that need it.

#3 TestWe

Paris, France Founded 2014 Quote after a demo booking Demo on request

Best for: French-speaking universities, certifiers and recruiters running exams at volume

• Operating company. TestWe SAS
• Jurisdiction. EU (France)
• Where the data sits. Not stated on the pages checked
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio, separate test and proctoring tools

TestWe runs online tests in which the candidate can answer by choice, text, speech or multimedia, with an AI assistant that generates questions from a topic or an uploaded PDF or DOCX and helps mark open answers. Proctoring checks the identity of the candidate and workspace, records screen, webcam and audio, and offers an asynchronous replay for quality control, with monitoring described as continuing without Wi-Fi.

TestWe SAS has its seat in Paris and is confirmed in the French company register, which lists it as created in 2014. The vendor advertises compliance with GDPR and the CNIL and shows 2024 figures such as 128,552 proctored sittings, which are its own numbers. Its legal notice and privacy pages gave a server error when we checked, so hosting and processors are unconfirmed, and no prices are published.

Standout feature. TestWe is the only tool here that combines spoken and multimedia answers, AI-assisted marking and recorded proctoring in a single French product.

#4 Inspera

Oslo, Norway Founded 1999 Demo on request; no public price list Demo on request

Best for: Large universities and awarding bodies that want an assessment platform with proctoring as one module

• Operating company. Inspera AS
• Jurisdiction. EEA, not EU (Norway)
• Where the data sits. AWS, within the EU
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio, standalone secure browsers, separate plagiarism checkers

Inspera is a modular assessment platform whose Integrity Browser, proctoring and originality checking can be chosen separately. Proctoring comes in live and recorded forms, inside Inspera Assessment or an LMS, with AI flags for events such as a candidate leaving the frame or using a second device and a timeline for staff, coloured by severity. The company states that a person, not the technology, takes the final conduct decision.

Inspera AS is in Oslo, which puts it in the EEA but not the EU, and was founded in 1999. Its security statement says the Assessment Cloud is hosted entirely on AWS in the European Union and lists ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus. The published sub-processor list names several US providers, so a buyer who wants no US processor at all has to read that list against its own scope. There is no public price.

Standout feature. Inspera lets an institution buy its secure browser, proctoring and originality checker as three separate modules.

#5 Smowl

San Sebastian, Spain Custom quote, answered within 48 hours per the vendor Demo on request

Best for: Institutions that already have an exam platform or LMS and want to bolt proctoring onto it

• Operating company. Smiley Owl Tech, S.L. (Smowltech)
• Jurisdiction. EU (Spain)
• Where the data sits. Not stated on the pages checked
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio, other remote monitoring add-ons

Smowl is a proctoring specialist from San Sebastian that attaches to an LMS or exam platform you already run, and does not author or mark exams. Its computer-monitoring module, SMOWL CM, logs how the exam was completed and can flag generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot, virtual machines and copy and paste, with the institution choosing which applications are allowed. Browser lock blocks tab changes and keyboard shortcuts.

SMOWL LIVE is the synchronous mode in which a proctoring team watches, chats with the examinee and applies corrective steps, and automated and deferred modes sit beside it. The company, Smiley Owl Tech, S.L., is named in its privacy policy. The vendor quotes prices individually within 48 hours, and the pages checked do not say where recordings are stored or which processors are used.

Standout feature. Smowl lets one contract run automated, deferred and live supervision side by side, chosen exam by exam.

#6 TAO

Capellen, Luxembourg Free Community Edition; cloud tiers priced by user volume, amounts not seen Demo on request

Best for: Ministries, universities and test publishers that want open standards and the option to run the code themselves

• Operating company. Open Assessment Technologies S.A.
• Jurisdiction. EU (Luxembourg)
• Where the data sits. AWS and Google Cloud; region not stated
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio-based exam stacks, closed assessment suites

TAO is an assessment engine built on open standards, with a free Community Edition under GPL-2.0 and paid cloud and enterprise options. Its components cover item authoring, delivery with session monitoring and lockdown control, scoring with grader routing and psychometric reporting, and the vendor says it supports the QTI and LTI standards. Camera proctoring comes through partner integrations, since TAO has no native video proctoring.

Open Assessment Technologies S.A. is based in Capellen, Luxembourg, and its privacy policy names the Luxembourg company as controller, although the contact page also lists a US corporation in Delaware and a Madrid office. Cloud hosting runs on AWS and Google Cloud with the region not stated, and cloud tier amounts were not seen. Self-hosting the Community Edition means your own security patching and support.

Standout feature. TAO is the only tool in this category whose assessment engine you can install, read and modify yourself.

#7 ProctorExam

Amsterdam, Netherlands See website; the shop page was not readable Demo on request

Best for: Test organisers who need camera evidence from two angles inside an existing exam system

• Operating company. ProctorExam
• Jurisdiction. EU (Netherlands)
• Where the data sits. AWS and Google Cloud data centres inside the EU
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio, other remote proctoring services

ProctorExam is a proctoring service from Amsterdam that adds a smartphone as a second camera next to the webcam and the screen share. The candidate installs a Chrome extension, shows an ID and is guided through setup while seeing what each feed sends. The rules cover lighting, being alone, no extra devices, no headphones and no talking, and the audio is analysed for suspicious behaviour.

The vendor says it acts for the test organiser, always signs a data processing agreement, encrypts stored data with AES-256 and holds it in data centres of AWS and Google Cloud inside the EU. Its documentation covers API version 3 and LTI. The public site is short, no price list is shown and the shop page was unreadable, so the cost and the company's legal form are unknown.

Standout feature. ProctorExam is the only tool here that routinely records the desk from a second angle using the candidate's own smartphone.

#8 TestVision

Wilp, Netherlands Not published; demo on request Demo on request

Best for: Dutch and Flemish education and examination bodies running supervised, on-site digital exams

• Operating company. Teelen B.V.
• Jurisdiction. EU (Netherlands)
• Where the data sits. Not stated on the pages checked
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio-based exam delivery, closed testing suites

TestVision manages the whole test cycle, from construction and administration to grading and learning analytics, with roles and permissions for the examination board. On exam day a candidate logs in with a one-time ticket number and password, and the invigilator sees a status monitor of progress, where irregularities such as a double login appear straight away. Answers are written to the server as the candidate works.

Teelen B.V. in Wilp, the Netherlands, builds it, and the product links to Safe Exam Browser or a browser the customer supplies, with allowed websites whitelisted in advance. That is lockdown, not camera proctoring, and the pages checked do not describe remote proctoring. API, LTI and sign-in through accounts such as SURFconext are available. Pricing and hosting are unpublished, and the general terms are the Nederland ICT Voorwaarden 2014.

Standout feature. TestVision includes every function for every customer, with no limit on candidates or sittings.

#9 Surpass Assessment

Saltaire, United Kingdom Not published on the pages checked Demo on request

Best for: Certification bodies and awarding organisations that run both test centres and remote delivery

• Operating company. BTL Group Limited (trading as Surpass Assessment)
• Jurisdiction. United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
• Where the data sits. Azure in the UK for customers outside North America
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio-based delivery chains, closed psychometric platforms

Surpass Assessment is an item-banking and testing platform that delivers one authored test on desktops, laptops, tablets, bring-your-own devices or paper. Test assembly, adaptive testing, scoring and psychometric reporting sit next to a network of approved test centres and an online proctoring service that integrates with the Surpass test driver. Surpass Luma AI supports item authoring and Surpass Tutor AI gives instant feedback.

The contracting company is BTL Group Limited, trading as Surpass Assessment, in Saltaire in the United Kingdom, and its policies are shared with a US sister company. The sub-processor list shows hosting on Microsoft Azure, in the UK for customers outside North America and in the USA for those in North America. Pricing is not published and the proctoring description is thin on the pages checked.

Standout feature. Surpass Assessment delivers the same item bank on screen, on paper and through its own test centre network.

#10 Exam.net

Danderyd, Sweden Founded 2016 School licence on quote; 30-day free trial Demo on request

Best for: Secondary schools and universities running classroom or remote exams on a school licence

• Operating company. Teachiq AB
• Jurisdiction. EU (Sweden)
• Where the data sits. Not stated on the pages checked
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Proctorio and lockdown browsers for classroom exams

Exam.net is an exam tool written by teachers, where students need no account, only an exam key. It has eight question types, an AI question generator and three security levels: native apps for iOS, macOS and Chromebooks for high-security tests, Safe Exam Browser support, and a normal browser for lower-stakes or open-book exams. Teachers get real-time monitoring, chat with students and background cheat detection.

Teachiq AB in Danderyd, Sweden, runs it, and the vendor says it was founded in 2016. There is a single plan with the full feature range and a school-based licence with unlimited use, with a 30-day trial that opens for the whole school and does not roll into a paid plan. A US entity, Exam.net US, Inc., serves US institutions with Californian-law terms. The pages checked show no camera proctoring and no stated hosting location.

Standout feature. Exam.net starts a sitting from nothing more than an exam key, with no student accounts to create.

#11 Testportal

Babimost, Poland From $35 per month (US dollars on the page); custom plan from $159 per month Demo on request

Best for: Companies, trainers and teachers who want a self-service test maker with a visible price list

• Operating company. Testportal Sp. z o.o.
• Jurisdiction. EU (Poland)
• Where the data sits. Microsoft Azure; region not stated
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Lightweight test platforms used alongside Proctorio

Testportal is a self-service online test maker with AI question creation, import from PDF and Word, question randomisation, server-side timing and certificates. Its integrity tools are a set number of attempts, blocked back-navigation and Honest Respondent Technology, which monitors test-tab movements and can disable access after too many tab leaves. The vendor says an AI-driven proctoring solution is coming soon, and points to Zoom, Webex or Google Meet for live supervision.

Testportal Sp. z o.o. is a Polish company in Babimost, and the product has an API and a Microsoft Teams app. The pricing page shows plans in US dollars with result caps: Standard at $35 a month for 30 results, Pro at $79 for 300, Max at $129 for 3000, and a custom plan from $159. The security page states that the infrastructure is based on Microsoft Azure and that the customer owns the test data.

Standout feature. Testportal is the only tool here that publishes monthly prices for every plan, though in US dollars.