TAO vs Learnosity

TAO8.7Visit Learnosity8.4Visit

Higher score TAO #5 in Automated Grading Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit TAO

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Learnosity #8 in Automated Grading Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Learnosity

• TAO fits best

  Open, standards-based institutional assessment

• Learnosity fits best

  Embedded assessment platforms needing advanced scoring

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Side by side

Feature	TAO 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Learnosity 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Automated Grading Software	#8 in Automated Grading Software
Best for	Open, standards-based institutional assessment	Embedded assessment platforms needing advanced scoring
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€499/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	9 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TAO 0/5 · Learnosity 4/5
Programming autograding	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Math autograding	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Written-work OCR	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
LMS or LTI support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Question bank	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Supported code languages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports automated, manual, partial-credit, and weighted-response scoring Offers QTI, LTI 1.3, Moodle, proctoring, and specialist integrations Combines self-hosted, cloud-hosted, test-center, and LMS delivery	50+ question types with reusable item banks Automatic, manual, math, and AI-assisted essay scoring LTI grade passback plus analytics and reporting APIs
Cons	Community Edition requires self-hosted deployment Paid plans are billed annually Advanced service and implementation options require paid tiers	No free plan Pricing requires contacting sales Requires developers rather than offering zero-code setup
Our verdict	TAO is an open-source computer-based testing platform for educators, assessment professionals, education ministries, higher-education institutions, professional associations, and public-sector employers. It combines WYSIWYG authoring,… Read the review →	Learnosity provides embeddable assessment APIs for edtech companies, educational publishers, learning platforms, and enterprise software teams. It covers question authoring, reusable item banks, assessment delivery, scoring, analytics,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TAO — where it wins

  • Supports automated, manual, partial-credit, and weighted-response scoring
  • Offers QTI, LTI 1.3, Moodle, proctoring, and specialist integrations
  • Combines self-hosted, cloud-hosted, test-center, and LMS delivery

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition requires self-hosted deployment
  • Paid plans are billed annually
  • Advanced service and implementation options require paid tiers

• Learnosity — where it wins

  • 50+ question types with reusable item banks
  • Automatic, manual, math, and AI-assisted essay scoring
  • LTI grade passback plus analytics and reporting APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Requires developers rather than offering zero-code setup

• TAO8.7/10 · Free plan

  A standards-based assessment platform with broad scoring, delivery, analytics, and deployment options.

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• Learnosity8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  Deep embedded grading and assessment capabilities, with developer-led implementation and sales-led pricing.

  Visit LearnosityFull verdict →