Tool profile
Proctorio: cost, fit and limits
Proctorio is an online exam integrity platform made by Proctorio Inc. that provides secure proctoring, secure interviews, a behavior tracker and writing validation, with configurable exam settings that institutions control, and recordings stored in several regions.
What to know first
Proctorio publishes no prices and the pricing URL returned a 404. Buyers are pointed to a sales conversation or to creating an institution account. The product pages are strong on settings: block downloads, disable the clipboard, force full screen and record a desk scan at the start. The privacy policy lists regions and retention in unusual detail, including five years for consent records.
Proctorio at a glance
| Maker | Proctorio Inc., United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | No |
| Entry price | Quote only |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Online Proctoring Software in 2026, rank 7 of 11 |
| Website | proctorio.com |
Who Proctorio is best for
Instructors who want fine control per exam
Settings such as Block Downloads, Disable Clipboard, Force Full Screen and desk scan at the start let each instructor tune strictness to the exam.
Institutions that need regional recording storage
The privacy policy says recordings sit on cloud servers in the US, Europe and Canada, and Canadian test-taker data is stored in Canada.
Programs that validate writing as well as sittings
AuthorProof validates authentic writing and Behavior Tracker validates human activity, which extends integrity checks beyond the timed exam. Both tools are listed in the integrity group, not as separate products with their own pricing.
Proctorio plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Secure Proctoring | Not published, talk to sales | Configurable exam monitoring under the Integrity group, with verify ID and live proctor settings. The site gives no amount, so any figure has to come from the sales team. |
| Secure Interviews | Not published, talk to sales | Integrity tooling aimed at remote interviews, listed beside secure proctoring on the product page. The site gives no amount, so any figure has to come from the sales team. |
| Vault tools | Not published, quote only | WebSweep and ScreenBlock, listed under the Vault group; the pages give no price or plan detail. |
| Institution account | Create an account, price not stated | The site invites institutions to create an account; no free plan or trial is stated on the pages opened. |
Checked November 2026.
What Proctorio does
- Configurable exam settings
- Settings include Block Downloads, Disable Clipboard, Force Full Screen and Record Desk Scan at the Start, so the strictness of one exam does not dictate the next.
- Verify ID and Live Proctor
- Verify ID checks the test taker at the start, and a Live Proctor setting adds a human to selected sessions, both set by the institution rather than forced.
- Behavior Tracker
- A tool for human activity validation that looks at how a person interacts, listed under the integrity products and described without detail about the method.
- AuthorProof
- AuthorProof validates authentic writing, which targets take-home essays more than timed exams and suits courses that already worry about generated text. It is aimed at take-home work more than at supervised sittings on a student's laptop.
- WebSweep and ScreenBlock
- Vault tools listed under a separate group. The pages we opened give names only, not how each tool behaves on a student's device. Ask the vendor how each one behaves on managed school laptops and on personal devices.
How Proctorio handles your data
The privacy policy says recordings are stored on cloud provider servers in the United States, Europe and Canada, plus other regions by institution location, and Canadian test-taker data stays in Canada. Institutional data is kept up to 30 days after contract termination, ID verification data up to one year, a hashed ID fraud value up to 12 months and consent records five years. Test-taker recordings are kept for the minimum time the institution or law requires. Certifications are linked at a trust site that was not opened, and model training is not stated.
Where Proctorio falls short in practice
- No price or trial. The pages show talk to sales and create an account, with no amounts. Budget owners cannot size the cost for a course or campus from the site alone.
- Integrations are not named. The pages describe a setting called Required External Platform but list no learning systems. Compatibility with Canvas, Moodle or Blackboard has to be asked for.
- AI claims are general. The homepage speaks of AI-powered integrity tools and human-centered AI but does not say which named tools use AI, which makes the claim hard to evaluate.
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Proctorio: common questions
Where does Proctorio store recordings?
The privacy policy says recordings are stored on cloud provider servers in the United States, Europe and Canada, plus other regions depending on the institution's location. Canadian test-taker data is stored in Canada. Ask which region your own contract uses and whether it can be fixed in writing.
How long does Proctorio keep ID verification data?
ID verification data is kept up to one year from license activation, or for the eight-hour exam window when verification is per exam. A hashed ID fraud value is kept up to 12 months, and consent records for five years, according to the privacy policy.
Can instructors choose how strict Proctorio is?
Yes. The product lists settings such as Block Downloads, Disable Clipboard, Force Full Screen and Record Desk Scan at the Start, and the page says institutions decide how AI is used. Ask whether every setting is available in your learning system integration.
Does Proctorio publish prices?
No. The pricing URL returned a 404 and the calls to action are talk to sales and create an institution account. No free plan or trial is stated. Request a quote with your expected exam count and decide whether live proctoring is included.
Is Proctorio SOC 2 certified?
The pages we opened name no certification. They say compliance certifications are linked at a trust site, which we did not open. Check that site yourself, and ask for current reports if your security review requires SOC 2 or ISO 27001.