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ExamSoft
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ExamSoft Worldwide LLC
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examsoft.com
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1998
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ExamSoft Worldwide LLC is a Dallas-based, privately held software company (Delaware LLC) that provides computer-based assessment solutions to educational institutions and professional certification/licensure organizations. Founded in 1998 and operating today with 101-250 employees, the company is a subsidiary within the Turnitin group of companies, which is in turn owned by Advance, a diversified media and information conglomerate. ExamSoft distributes exclusively through direct enterprise sales to institutions across Higher Education, K-12, and certification/licensure markets in at least seven countries (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia).

The platform is an integrated assessment suite anchored by Examplify, a proprietary exam-taker client application that runs on Windows, macOS, and iPadOS and locks down the device (including blocking WiFi) during exams. Supporting modules include ExamMonitor (AI-enabled remote proctoring that captures webcam video and microphone audio and flags anomalous behavior), ExamID (biometric facial geometry identity verification), ExamNow (formative assessment and real-time polling), ExamSCORE (rubrics-based grading), and Map (curriculum mapping). Content offerings include the Bar Passage Program, Clinical Judgment Exams, Pharmacy Benchmark Exams, and ScholarRx. The platform is FERPA, GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and certified to the EU-US/UK/Swiss Data Privacy Frameworks.

ExamSoft generates revenue primarily through quote-based, annual institutional licensing agreements, with multi-year contracts implied by enterprise sales patterns. The company employs Academic Business Consultants to run demos and close institutional deals, supplemented by an extensive content marketing engine (blogs, case studies, podcasts, webinars, eBooks). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Notable customer outcomes cited include Northwestern Oklahoma State School of Nursing improving NCLEX pass rates from 72% to 92% and Lincoln Memorial University Law achieving full ABA accreditation in 2018 using ExamSoft outcome data. Historical funding totals approximately $22.7M ($7.7M in 2009 and $15M led by Spectrum Equity in 2014); ExamSoft acquired Liftupp in March 2019 for an undisclosed amount.

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ExamSoft Worldwide LLC provides a proprietary digital assessment platform (Examplify) with AI remote proctoring and biometric identity verification, serving thousands of higher education institutions, K-12 programs, and professional certification/licensure organizations globally through quote-based institutional licensing.

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Dallas
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North America
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Serves global market

Offices3 records

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Keyword5 values
secure exam software, remote proctoring, digital assessment platform, exam integrity solutions, assessment analytics
Industry5 codes
1Online Exam Proctoring, Browser Lockdown & Secure Testing
CodeEDAFALACPrimaryYes
2Online Exam Delivery & Test Administration Platforms
CodeEDAFADAAPrimaryNo
3Secure Browser, Device Lockdown & Exam Security Tools
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4Certification & Licensing Exam Management Platforms
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5Cheating Prevention & Test Integrity Monitoring
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  • Educational Services611
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  • Services-Educational Services8200
Product category
Educational Assessment Software
Social media profiles3 records
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Revenue model1 record
1Institutional Licensing
TypeSubscription Recurring
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ExamSoft generates revenue primarily through institutional licensing agreements with educational institutions and certification organizations. Institutions pay for access to the ExamSoft platform, Examplify exam-taker software, and associated solutions like ExamMonitor proctoring and ExamID identity verification. The model is B2B with multi-year institutional contracts.

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Pricing details1 tier
1Enterprise Institutional Licensing
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadenceAnnual
Notes

Quote-based / Not publicly disclosed. Pricing varies by institution size, number of users, and selected solutions (ExamMonitor, ExamID, ExamSCORE, etc.).

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1Examplify
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Exam-taker software application for taking secure digital assessments on Windows, Mac, and iPad devices

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ExamSoft provides a digital assessment platform for educational institutions and certification organizations, centered on Examplify secure exam-taker software that runs on Windows, macOS, and iPadOS with full device lockdown. The platform is augmented by AI-enabled remote proctoring (ExamMonitor), biometric facial identity verification (ExamID), formative engagement polling (ExamNow), rubrics-based grading (ExamSCORE), curriculum mapping (Map), and pre-built assessment content libraries for nursing, pharmacy, law, and clinical judgment.

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  • Northwestern Oklahoma State School of Nursing improved NCLEX pass rates from 72% to 92% in one year after adopting ExamSoft
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ExamSoft provides an all-in-one digital assessment platform for educational institutions and certification organizations. The core ExamSoft Platform supports secure exams with the Examplify client software for exam-takers and admin interfaces for faculty. The product portfolio includes ExamID for identity verification, ExamMonitor for AI-powered remote proctoring, ExamNow for formative assessments, ExamSCORE for rubrics grading, and Map for curriculum alignment. Content services include Bar Passage Program, Clinical Judgment Exams, and Pharmacy Benchmark Exams. The platform serves higher education, K-12, and certification/licensure programs across disciplines including allied health, business, law, medical, nursing, and pharmacy.

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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Questionmark delivers an enterprise assessment platform for certification, compliance, and educational testing, comparable to ExamSoft's platform in functionality, target market overlap, and B2B delivery model.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Honorlock provides AI-enabled remote proctoring and identity verification for online exams, directly competing with ExamMonitor and ExamID in the higher-education segment with a similar SaaS licensing model.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Proctorio offers AI-driven remote proctoring and browser lockdown for academic integrity, competing head-to-head with ExamSoft's ExamMonitor and Examplify products in higher-education institutions.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Respondus provides the LockDown Browser and Monitor solutions that compete directly with ExamSoft's secure exam delivery and proctoring capabilities, widely adopted in higher-ed LMS environments.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Pearson VUE operates a global network of secure testing centers and online proctoring for high-stakes certification and licensure exams, directly overlapping with ExamSoft's certification/licensure segment including Bar exams.

TypeDirect peer
Description

ProctorU provides live and AI-enabled remote proctoring services for online exams, directly competing with ExamMonitor in both higher-education and certification markets under similar institutional licensing.

TypeDirect peer
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Kryterion provides a cloud-based assessment platform with proctoring for professional certification and credentialing exams, competing with ExamSoft in the certification/licensure vertical.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

ETS is a large established testing organization that develops and administers standardized assessments including GRE, TOEFL, and licensure exams, overlapping with ExamSoft's certification and high-stakes assessment portfolio as a much larger incumbent.

TypeOthers
Description

Turnitin is the parent company and group entity of ExamSoft, providing plagiarism detection and academic-integrity tools; included as a peer due to direct ownership and product portfolio overlap in academic integrity.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Mercer Mettl offers an online assessment and proctoring platform serving higher-education and corporate certification markets, with AI-based proctoring features that overlap with ExamSoft's product capabilities.

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

ExamSoft

Educational Assessment Softwareexamsoft.com

ExamSoft Worldwide LLC provides a proprietary digital assessment platform (Examplify) with AI remote proctoring and biometric identity verification, serving thousands of higher education institutions, K-12 programs, and professional certification/licensure organizations globally through quote-based institutional licensing.

What ExamSoft does

ExamSoft Worldwide LLC is a Dallas-based, privately held software company (Delaware LLC) that provides computer-based assessment solutions to educational institutions and professional certification/licensure organizations. Founded in 1998 and operating today with 101-250 employees, the company is a subsidiary within the Turnitin group of companies, which is in turn owned by Advance, a diversified media and information conglomerate. ExamSoft distributes exclusively through direct enterprise sales to institutions across Higher Education, K-12, and certification/licensure markets in at least seven countries (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia).

The platform is an integrated assessment suite anchored by Examplify, a proprietary exam-taker client application that runs on Windows, macOS, and iPadOS and locks down the device (including blocking WiFi) during exams. Supporting modules include ExamMonitor (AI-enabled remote proctoring that captures webcam video and microphone audio and flags anomalous behavior), ExamID (biometric facial geometry identity verification), ExamNow (formative assessment and real-time polling), ExamSCORE (rubrics-based grading), and Map (curriculum mapping). Content offerings include the Bar Passage Program, Clinical Judgment Exams, Pharmacy Benchmark Exams, and ScholarRx. The platform is FERPA, GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and certified to the EU-US/UK/Swiss Data Privacy Frameworks.

ExamSoft generates revenue primarily through quote-based, annual institutional licensing agreements, with multi-year contracts implied by enterprise sales patterns. The company employs Academic Business Consultants to run demos and close institutional deals, supplemented by an extensive content marketing engine (blogs, case studies, podcasts, webinars, eBooks). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Notable customer outcomes cited include Northwestern Oklahoma State School of Nursing improving NCLEX pass rates from 72% to 92% and Lincoln Memorial University Law achieving full ABA accreditation in 2018 using ExamSoft outcome data. Historical funding totals approximately $22.7M ($7.7M in 2009 and $15M led by Spectrum Equity in 2014); ExamSoft acquired Liftupp in March 2019 for an undisclosed amount.

ExamSoft firmographics

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Name
ExamSoft
Legal name
ExamSoft Worldwide LLC
Website
https://examsoft.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1998
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
ExamSoft Worldwide LLC provides a proprietary digital assessment platform (Examplify) with AI remote proctoring and biometric identity verification, serving thousands of higher education institutions, K-12 programs, and professional certification/licensure organizations globally through quote-based institutional licensing.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

ExamSoft industry classification

Industry
Product category
Educational Assessment Software
NAICS
Educational Services (611)
SIC
Services-Educational Services (8200)
akta.pro primary industry
Online Exam Proctoring, Browser Lockdown & Secure Testing (EDAFALAC)
akta.pro secondary industries
Online Exam Delivery & Test Administration Platforms (EDAFADAA), Secure Browser, Device Lockdown & Exam Security Tools (EDAFADAI), Certification & Licensing Exam Management Platforms (EDAFADAG), Cheating Prevention & Test Integrity Monitoring (EDAFALAD)

Keywords

  • Secure exam software
  • Remote proctoring
  • Digital assessment platform
  • Exam integrity solutions
  • Assessment analytics

Where ExamSoft is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Dallas
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

ExamSoft business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Institutional Licensing: ExamSoft generates revenue primarily through institutional licensing agreements with educational institutions and certification organizations. Institutions pay for access to the ExamSoft platform, Examplify exam-taker software, and associated solutions like ExamMonitor proctoring and ExamID identity verification. The model is B2B with multi-year institutional contracts.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
SubscriptionAnnualEnterprise Institutional Licensing

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

ExamSoft product offering

Product offering

Core offering

ExamSoft provides a digital assessment platform for educational institutions and certification organizations, centered on Examplify secure exam-taker software that runs on Windows, macOS, and iPadOS with full device lockdown. The platform is augmented by AI-enabled remote proctoring (ExamMonitor), biometric facial identity verification (ExamID), formative engagement polling (ExamNow), rubrics-based grading (ExamSCORE), curriculum mapping (Map), and pre-built assessment content libraries for nursing, pharmacy, law, and clinical judgment.

Product overview

ExamSoft provides an all-in-one digital assessment platform for educational institutions and certification organizations. The core ExamSoft Platform supports secure exams with the Examplify client software for exam-takers and admin interfaces for faculty. The product portfolio includes ExamID for identity verification, ExamMonitor for AI-powered remote proctoring, ExamNow for formative assessments, ExamSCORE for rubrics grading, and Map for curriculum alignment. Content services include Bar Passage Program, Clinical Judgment Exams, and Pharmacy Benchmark Exams. The platform serves higher education, K-12, and certification/licensure programs across disciplines including allied health, business, law, medical, nursing, and pharmacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Examplify: Exam-taker software application for taking secure digital assessments on Windows, Mac, and iPad devices
  • ExamMonitor
  • ExamID
  • ExamSCORE
  • ExamNow
  • Map
  • ScholarRx
  • Pedagogo

Quantifiable outcome

  • Northwestern Oklahoma State School of Nursing improved NCLEX pass rates from 72% to 92% in one year after adopting ExamSoft
  • +1 more outcomes

Companies that use ExamSoft

Customer profile

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

ExamSoft technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

ExamSoft partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

ExamSoft competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Questionmark: Questionmark delivers an enterprise assessment platform for certification, compliance, and educational testing, comparable to ExamSoft's platform in functionality, target market overlap, and B2B delivery model.
  • Honorlock: Honorlock provides AI-enabled remote proctoring and identity verification for online exams, directly competing with ExamMonitor and ExamID in the higher-education segment with a similar SaaS licensing model.
  • Proctorio: Proctorio offers AI-driven remote proctoring and browser lockdown for academic integrity, competing head-to-head with ExamSoft's ExamMonitor and Examplify products in higher-education institutions.
  • Respondus: Respondus provides the LockDown Browser and Monitor solutions that compete directly with ExamSoft's secure exam delivery and proctoring capabilities, widely adopted in higher-ed LMS environments.
  • Pearson VUE: Pearson VUE operates a global network of secure testing centers and online proctoring for high-stakes certification and licensure exams, directly overlapping with ExamSoft's certification/licensure segment including Bar exams.
  • ProctorU (Meazure Learning): ProctorU provides live and AI-enabled remote proctoring services for online exams, directly competing with ExamMonitor in both higher-education and certification markets under similar institutional licensing.
  • Kryterion: Kryterion provides a cloud-based assessment platform with proctoring for professional certification and credentialing exams, competing with ExamSoft in the certification/licensure vertical.

Broad incumbents

  • Educational Testing Service (ETS): ETS is a large established testing organization that develops and administers standardized assessments including GRE, TOEFL, and licensure exams, overlapping with ExamSoft's certification and high-stakes assessment portfolio as a much larger incumbent.

Others

  • Turnitin: Turnitin is the parent company and group entity of ExamSoft, providing plagiarism detection and academic-integrity tools; included as a peer due to direct ownership and product portfolio overlap in academic integrity.

Emerging players

  • Mercer Mettl: Mercer Mettl offers an online assessment and proctoring platform serving higher-education and corporate certification markets, with AI-based proctoring features that overlap with ExamSoft's product capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

ExamSoft social profiles

Digital presence

ExamSoft compliance and trust

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Compliance7 records

ExamSoft financial estimates

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Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

ExamSoft M&A and investment

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M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about ExamSoft

What does ExamSoft do?

ExamSoft provides a digital assessment platform for educational institutions and certification organizations, centered on Examplify secure exam-taker software that runs on Windows, macOS, and iPadOS with full device lockdown. The platform is augmented by AI-enabled remote proctoring (ExamMonitor), biometric facial identity verification (ExamID), formative engagement polling (ExamNow), rubrics-based grading (ExamSCORE), curriculum mapping (Map), and pre-built assessment content libraries for nursing, pharmacy, law, and clinical judgment.

Is ExamSoft a public or private company?

ExamSoft is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was ExamSoft founded?

ExamSoft was founded in 1998. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is ExamSoft based?

ExamSoft is headquartered in Dallas, United States, in the North America region.

How does ExamSoft make money?

One revenue line is on record: institutional Licensing.

Who are ExamSoft's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Questionmark, Honorlock, Proctorio, Respondus, Pearson VUE, ProctorU (Meazure Learning) and Kryterion. Educational Testing Service (ETS) is listed as a broad incumbent. Turnitin is listed as an others. Mercer Mettl is listed as an emerging player.

Does ExamSoft have an API?

No public API is recorded for ExamSoft.

What industry is ExamSoft in?

ExamSoft's product category is Educational Assessment Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAFALAC, Online Exam Proctoring, Browser Lockdown & Secure Testing, with a secondary code of EDAFADAA, Online Exam Delivery & Test Administration Platforms. Its NAICS code is 611 and its SIC code is 8200.

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