Respondus vs. ProctorU
RESPONDUS | ProctorU | |
| Cost | Free until the end of May | $6 or $10 depending on the test |
| Requires Webcam & Mic | ✔ with Monitoring ❌ Lockdown Browser only | ✔ |
| 3rd Party Sites | ❌ ✔ only ALEKS (math) | ❌ ✔ only with Review+ with Live Launch, $10 |
| Tests via WiFi | ✔ ( not recommended) | ✔ (not recommended) |
| Laptops | ✔ | ✔ |
| iPads | ✔ (instructor must allow) | ❌ |
| Chromebooks and Smartphones | ❌ | ❌ |
| Requires an account for students | ❌ | ✔ |
| Must install software: | ✔ https://download.respondus.com/lockdown/download.php?id=287391550 | ❌ |
| Student desktop is “locked down”; Cannot open other tabs or computer applications unless specified
| ✔ | ✔ |
| Faculty can view student videos and images from ‘incidents’ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Faculty can view a summary report of AI pinged instances | ✔ | ✔ |
| AI ‘pinged’ incidents are reviewed by a person to verify cheating and report is sent only if cheating occurred | ❌ | ✔ |