Name: Proctorio
Rating: 3.3 (6 reviews)

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Updated 13th October 2025

What is Proctorio?

Proctorio is a software designed to facilitate secure online assessments by providing automated proctoring and identity verification features. The software uses machine learning and facial recognition technologies to monitor test takers during remote exams, helping academic institutions and organizations maintain exam integrity. Proctorio offers features such as browser lockdown, video and audio monitoring, and behavior analysis to detect potential academic misconduct. The software supports various assessment types and integrates with learning management systems. It aims to address challenges related to remote testing by offering flexible configuration options and detailed reporting, enabling educators to manage exam settings and review exam sessions for suspicious behavior.

Overall experience with Proctorio

Professor

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education

FAVORABLE

“Students could easily access recorded situations and flagged results”

4.0

Feb 21, 2025

Proctorio is an effective tool in remote proctoring, especially for schools that uphold strict standards on cheating. It is reliable, automated, and integrated and has flexible settings but some aspects are rigid and too sensitive at times.

Professor

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education

CRITICAL

“Proctorio's Approach to Online Exam Security Faces Criticism”

3.0

Jan 22, 2025

Proctorio helps in maintaining the security of online exams but too many false positives negatively affect the program. Interferences and frequent interferences are counterproductive to assessment integration where only relevant channel interferences are required.

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Company Description

Proctorio is a global provider of remote proctoring services. It offers identity verification and exam-proctoring services, catering to various sectors including higher education, K-12, corporate, and federal institutions. The company provides comprehensive solutions with low bandwidth requirements and high emphasis on user privacy and security, as demonstrated through its use of end-to-end encryption. The browser extension provided by the company is compatible with majority of learning management systems and third-party assessment platforms. Alongside this, it offers a variety of Lock Down, Recording, and Verification options, enabling exam administrators to tailor exams according to the desired level of security. With millions of active users, Proctorio has managed to maintain an uptime of 99.991%.

Company Details

Company type

Private

Year Founded

2013

Head office location

Scottsdale, United States

Number of employees

51 - 200

Website

https://proctorio.com

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Proctorio is a powerful tool that enables academic institutions to maintain integrity in online exams. This auto-detection system is effective for flagging unusual behavioral patterns, and thus it is not tiresome to monitor.

Proctorio was unveiled to facilitate online assessment without demanding much manual intervention in invigilation. The capability of the cheating recognition contributed to the sense of accomplishment and ensured the credibility of the online classes.

I think, below are the points which I like most about Proctoria: - Easy to use compared to other platforms I have used. Instructions for setup are clear. - It has good customer support, I had some issue in mock exam and they resolved it shortly. - It helps to maintain the integrity of the exam without failures.

The system often alarms to normal movement or noise, which is a nuisance to students and adds stress. Another weakness is lack of flexibility since the students sensitivity cannot be set depending on the specific type of exam.

Students are spied on for pretty much every minor move and glance, including looking away from the screen to pick up a pen, resulting in interruptions and begging. This not only takes so much of my time but also evokes anxiety in students.

I have observed that sometimes Proctorio flags normal behavior as suspicious. Which can be improved. Having this running in the background during an exam can a bit distraction during the exam, as I found myself worrying about getting flagged instead of focusing on the exam. If your internet connectivity drops for some time, Proctorio freaks out.

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Proctorio Reviews and Ratings

3.3

(6 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

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4 Star: 33%
3 Star: 67%
2 Star: 0%
1 Star: 0%

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

3.6

Integration & Deployment

3.8

Service & Support

4.2

Product Capabilities

3.3

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Professor
Gov't/PS/Ed
Education
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Students could easily access recorded situations and flagged results
4.0
Feb 21, 2025
Proctorio is an effective tool in remote proctoring, especially for schools that uphold strict standards on cheating. It is reliable, automated, and integrated and has flexible settings but some aspects are rigid and too sensitive at times.
Professor
Gov't/PS/Ed
Education
Review Source
Proctorio's Approach to Online Exam Security Faces Criticism
3.0
Jan 22, 2025
Proctorio helps in maintaining the security of online exams but too many false positives negatively affect the program. Interferences and frequent interferences are counterproductive to assessment integration where only relevant channel interferences are required.
Computer Facilitator
Gov't/PS/Ed
Education
Review Source
Exploring the Potential of Proctorio as a Remote Proctoring Tool
3.0
Jan 20, 2025
There is potential in the implementation of Proctorio as a tool for remote proctoring. The fact is that we need a more sophisticated flagging system that will not trigger false positives in the environment of an online exam.
System Engineer Manager
10B+ USD
IT Services
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Proctorio's Exam Management: A Balance Between User-Friendliness and Sensitivity
4.0
Jan 12, 2025
Proctorio is quite good overall. It helps maintain exam integrity, which is important. The setup was straightforward and the support was decent. Sometimes it can be a bit too sensitive to movements. But it is mostly reliable.
ASSOCIATE DEAN
Gov't/PS/Ed
Education
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Proctorio's Techniques Cause Student Anxiety During Exams
3.0
Dec 30, 2024
Proctorio allows us to identify when students are cheating and spying techniques stress students out, and make them anxious. This is quite demoralizing to the students during the test time and may not be the most efficient way of encouraging the students to be of good conduct.

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