Synap
Synap: A strong choice for managed certification assessments, with a high annual entry price. Ranked #7 of 37 in Assessment Software by our editors (8.4/10); pricing: 14-day trial; best for managed professional certification assessments.
At a glance
- Editor score8.4 / 10
- Pricing14-day trial
- Best forManaged professional certification assessments
- Free planNo
- Paid from£1,200/yr
- Grading modesMixed
- Founded2014 · Leeds, United Kingdom
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Reusable banks support tagged, interactive, and varied question formats
- Mixed automatic and manual grading includes rubrics, moderation, and analytics
- LTI, LMS, API, webhook, Zapier, and proctoring support extend delivery options
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- Standard starts at £1,200 per year, excluding VAT
- Advanced workflows and integrations require higher plans
Our verdict on Synap
Synap is an online assessment platform for universities, training providers, awarding bodies, professional organisations, and businesses. It supports exam authoring, reusable question banks, secure delivery, proctoring, automatic and manual grading, moderation, certificates, reporting, and psychometric analytics. Assessments can use standard, written, interactive, coding, spreadsheet, audio, and video responses, making it suited to organisations managing varied professional or academic assessments rather than simple quizzes.
Pricing is structured around annual plans. Standard costs £1,200 per year and includes the platform, the first 500 credits, standard question types, automatic and manual grading, candidate and question analytics, CSV import and export, and three admin accounts. Pro costs £3,500 per year and adds advanced question types, essential APIs, Zapier, double and blind grading, and unlimited admin and manager accounts. Business costs £8,000 per year and adds the first 1,000 credits, Single Sign-On, advanced APIs, LTI integration, advanced marking workflows, and regional data hosting. Enterprise provides bespoke integrations, custom features and reports, AI and human question generation, AI-based grading, white-labelled mobile apps, and a dedicated account manager. A 14-day free trial is available.
Its strongest fit is for teams that need controlled assessment operations across authoring, delivery, grading, reporting, and certification. REST APIs, real-time webhooks, LTI 1.3, Zapier, Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Salesforce, Tableau, Credly, Accredible, and Segment support connections with learning, business, analytics, and credentialing systems. Chrome extension access complements the web and API platforms. Organisations needing reusable banks, mixed grading, proctoring, analytics, certificates, and LMS connectivity should consider Synap. Smaller teams seeking a free option or a lower-cost entry point should look elsewhere.
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From the maker
Written by Synap · approved by our editors 22 Oct 2026. It does not change our score or ranking.
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Synap fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | £1,200/yr |
| Grading modes | Mixed |
| Question bank | Yes |
| Question types | Interactive |
| Learner limit | Not verified |
| Assessment analytics | Yes |
| Delivery options | Link |
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Desktop, Mobile, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome extension |
| Compliance & security | ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 8,000+ integrations: Zapier, LTI 1.3, Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Salesforce … See all → |
| Pricing | 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | synap.ac |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Synap integrations
Synap lists 8,000+ integrations on its own site — the 12 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- Zapier
- LTI 1.3
- Moodle
- Canvas
- Blackboard
- Salesforce
- Tableau
- Credly
- Accredible
- REST API
- Webhooks
- Segment
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