Votense vs ClassMarker
Both make timed online tests that mark themselves. ClassMarker is a dedicated testing service, priced by the number of tests taken, with exam proctoring, certificates and question banks. Votense covers the classroom essentials — timer, shuffling, random draws, essays, pass marks, grades and a gradebook export — on a free plan, priced per account rather than per attempt.
At a glance
Only things that are stable and checkable. Anything that moves — prices, volume limits — is in the dated table below rather than stated here as though it were permanent.
| Votense | ClassMarker | |
|---|---|---|
| Time limit with automatic submit | Yes — enforced on the server, late attempts kept and flagged | Yes |
| Shuffle questions and answers | Yes | Yes |
| Random questions from a pool | Yes — within one test | Yes — from question banks shared across tests |
| Essay questions marked by the teacher | Yes, with comments the student sees | Yes |
| Pass mark and grade bands | Yes | Yes |
| Hold results until released | Yes | Check their result settings |
| AI exam proctoring and camera monitoring | No | Yes — listed on its pricing page |
| Completion certificates | No | Yes — custom certificates listed on its pricing page |
| Images in questions | No — text only | Yes |
| Live quiz game with a PIN and leaderboard | Yes — 50 players free | No — a testing tool, not a game |
| Polls and surveys in the same account | Yes | Surveys, yes |
| Post each response to Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Airtable or Notion | Yes, on paid plans | Check their integrations list |
Pricing: Votense vs ClassMarker
ClassMarker pricing below was read from their own pricing page on 2026-10-03. Prices change without notice, so treat this as a snapshot and check their page before deciding.
Votense
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 10 surveys, 100 responses per survey |
| Basic | $20/month | 100 surveys, 2000 responses per survey |
| Advanced | $40/month | 200 surveys, 5000 responses per survey, 3 seats |
Response limits are per survey for the life of the survey, not per month. Every survey question type, live results, voting limits, scheduling, webhooks, Telegram delivery, embedding, CSV export and bot protection are on the free plan — every public survey is checked for automated submissions the same way, free or paid; file uploads, password protection, email notifications, your own logo, connected apps (Slack, Discord, Teams, Google Chat, Airtable, Notion), and keeping a submission that fails the bot check for review instead of refusing it are on the paid plans.
All Votense plansClassMarker
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Professional 1 | $19.95/mo | Up to 400 credits a month; $198 a year paid yearly |
| Professional 2 | $39.95/mo | Up to 1,000 credits a month; $396 a year paid yearly |
| Credit pack 50 | $25 | 50 credits, valid 12 months; larger packs cost less per credit |
Education pricing. One credit is used each time a test is taken; camera monitoring uses 10 credits per attempt. A 30-day free trial is offered. Votense does not count attempts against credits: a plan sets how many attempts each test may take.
ClassMarker pricing pageOne price for the whole team: Basic is $20 a month flat, not per person.
Billed annually it is $200 a year — $16.67 a month, 17% less than paying monthly. Advanced is $40 a month, or $33.33 a month billed annually.
Basic covers 3 organizations of 2 seats each — 6 seats, which is up to 4 people once you count that you hold a seat in each organization you own. Advanced raises that to 15 seats across 5 organizations, up to 11 people.
Adding someone does not change the bill: the price is the plan, not the head count. Whether that beats a given rival depends on how they charge for seats — check their pricing page, which every comparison here links to, rather than a claim on this one.
When ClassMarker is the better choice
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High-stakes or certification exams
ClassMarker lists AI proctoring, camera monitoring and custom certificates. Votense has none of these, so for an invigilated online exam or a certificate on passing, ClassMarker is the right tool.
Large shared question banks
If many tests draw from one bank of categorised questions, ClassMarker is built around that. A Votense random draw comes from the questions in a single test.
Questions with images
Diagrams, charts and pictures in questions are supported there; Votense questions are text.
When Votense is the better choice
Regular classroom tests without counting credits
Timers, shuffling, random draws, essays, grades and held results are on the free plan — 10 quizzes, polls or surveys with 100 attempts each. Paid plans are a flat monthly price per account.
Revision games from the same questions
The same quiz can run as a live game: the class joins on phones with a PIN and plays against the clock with a leaderboard. ClassMarker is not a game.
Results that point at what to reteach
The results page shows how many got each question right and the most common wrong answer, and the gradebook CSV has points per question for every student.
Moving from ClassMarker
Rebuild in the quiz editor
There is no importer. Multiple-choice, multiple-response, true-or-false, short-answer and essay questions map directly; image questions need rewriting as text.
Turn on exam mode
Set the time limit, shuffling, the number of questions to draw, the pass mark and grades, and whether results wait for your release.
Share the link
Post it to Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams from the Share menu, or email it. Students need no account.
Questions people ask
Is Votense a free alternative to ClassMarker?
For timed, self-marking classroom tests, yes — on the free plan, 10 quizzes, polls or surveys with 100 attempts each. It does not have ClassMarker’s proctoring, camera monitoring, certificates or shared question banks.
How does pricing compare?
When checked on 2026-10-03, ClassMarker’s education plans started at $19.95 a month for up to 400 tests taken a month, or credit packs from $25 for 50. Votense charges per account, not per attempt: Basic is $20 a month.
Can students take a Votense test without an account?
Yes. They open the link and type their name. Limit them to one attempt per person and the server remembers when each attempt began, so restarting does not reset the clock.
Checked against the shipped product on 2026-10-03. The Votense limits above come from the same plan table the product enforces, not marketing rounding. What this page says about ClassMarker is limited to what they publish; their prices are a snapshot from their own pricing page on 2026-10-03, and where we were not sure of a feature we say to check their documentation rather than guess.
Other comparisons
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- vs SurveyMonkeyNPS, matrix and ranking surveys at a flat price, not per user.
- vs JotformBuilt for surveys and votes rather than every kind of form.
- vs TypeformLive results and survey scoring, on the free plan.
- vs QualtricsPublished, flat pricing for the surveys most teams actually run.
- vs MentimeterLive polls without a monthly participant cap on the free plan.
- vs Kahoot!Live quizzes with a PIN and leaderboard, free — plus polls and surveys.
- vs WaygroundLive games and timed tests, plus polls and surveys, in one free account.
- vs Microsoft FormsTimed tests, live quiz games and public poll results, without Microsoft 365.