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Classtime vs TAO
Both stand on quiz maker software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Web
Classtime offers live responses, question libraries, grading, and reporting through a web-based service. Its free plan has a 40-student simultaneous limit, while Premium raises that limit to 300 and starts at $9 a month per teacher.
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Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3
TAO offers a broad assessment workflow, with authoring, scoring, reporting, and multiple delivery options. The free choices have different constraints: Starter is small-scale, while Community Edition requires self-hosting.
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| Classtime | TAO | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Yes |
| Runs on | Web | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Premium: $9 a month | TAO Author: $149 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | classtime.com | taotesting.com |
| On quiz maker software | #6 of 31 | #2 of 31 |
Classtime: what it does well
- Free plan supports up to 40 simultaneous students.
- Access to more than 50,000 prepared questions.
- Exports results as PDF or Excel reports.
- Premium has a 60-day trial.
What to know first
- Teacher features are restricted on screens under 768 pixels wide.
- Google Classroom import requires Premium or a School License.
- Free plan is limited to 40 simultaneous students.
TAO: what it does well
- Supports QTI 2.2 and QTI 3.0.
- Includes automatic and manual scoring.
- Offers self-hosted and cloud-hosted delivery.
- Free Starter includes one author seat.
- Community Edition provides access to source code.
What to know first
- Starter allows 50 learner attempts monthly.
- Starter includes one author seat.
- Starter is not designed for large team programs.
- Paid plan pricing varies; some plans are custom.
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