Akindi review
A cost-conscious choice for scanned paper assessments with LMS connectivity.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Akindi is a web-based assessment platform for K-12 teachers and college or university instructors. It supports paper assessment creation and scanning, online multiple-choice delivery, written-answer questions for paper assessments, and online student progress monitoring. Instructors can import questions from Word or PDF files, scramble questions and answers, review results, and send grades to an LMS gradebook. It is a strong fit for educators who want one workflow for scanned paper tests and online multiple-choice assessments, especially when low operating cost matters.
The pricing structure starts with a Free plan limited to one active assessment. The signup option also includes a 30-day unlimited trial. The K-12 Individual Teacher License costs $99 per year when billed annually and adds unlimited assessments, secure hosting for sheets, uploads, and data, automatic software upgrades, and live in-app chat support. The K-12 School License includes unlimited instructor accounts, an administrative dashboard, secure hosting, and a custom Akindi subdomain. That plan is suited to institution-wide administration, while the individual tier is the clearer fit for a single teacher.
Akindi’s strongest category fit is its paper-to-LMS workflow. It supports Canvas, D2L Brightspace, Blackboard, and Moodle for gradebook export and roster synchronization, while question weighting and advanced marking add control over assessment scoring. The trade-off is scope: its published capabilities center on paper and online multiple-choice assessments, written-answer handling for paper tests, and related marking workflows. Educators seeking programming or math autograding should choose a more specialized tool. Akindi makes the most sense for schools and instructors moving between printed assessments and supported LMS platforms, rather than teams needing broad automated grading across technical or mathematical work.
Akindi pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Scans paper assessments and supports written-answer questions
- Imports Word and PDF questions with scrambling and weighting
- Exports grades and syncs rosters with four major LMS platforms
- Where it doesn't
- Free plan allows only one active assessment
- Grading focuses on supported assessment types rather than programming or math
- School license pricing is quote-based
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