Exam platform overview
The online exam platform built for high-stakes exams
Author question banks, deliver at scale, proctor natively, mark and moderate, then analyse the results.
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The problem
Exams outgrow the tools that were never built for them
Most teams arrive with a paper process, a spreadsheet and someone invigilating at the front of the room or over a video call. Synap replaces the whole setup with one platform for high-stakes exams at scale, online or in a venue.
Manual, paper-based process
Papers printed, candidates chased, scripts scanned and marks keyed back in. Every sitting costs days of staff time.
With Synap
Automated end to end
Software past its limits
A quiz tool copes with a small cohort, then buckles the moment the exam really counts.
With Synap
Built for high-stakes exams
Exam days that won’t scale
Another region means another sitting to staff and invigilate, with exam days running across time zones.
With Synap
Thousands of starts, any time zone
Results without evidence
A result is disputed months later, with no identity check or session record to stand behind it.
With Synap
Evidence on every attempt
How it works
Online examination software, from question bank to results
Each stage hands off to the next without an export, an integration or a second vendor.
- Question bank1,509 items+ New itemRegulation486Risk assessment512Site operations297Equipment214Question typesRankedShort answerFile uploadVideoTrue/False+13 moreTagged byTopicSkillDifficulty
Author once, reuse everywhere
Question banks, 15+ question types, randomised unique papers and bulk import.
Learn more - Concurrent candidates10,41208:0012:0016:0020:00
Deliver to thousands at once
10,000+ simultaneous starts, 20+ languages, resilient on poor connections.
Learn more - Install levelNo installExtensionDesktop appMonitoring levelNo recordingSnapshotsVideo & audio
Proctor proportionately
Webcam, screen and lockdown, dialled to the stakes of the exam.
Learn more - Marking progressBlind marking onProvisionalIn agreementModeratingIn progressEscalationNot applicable
Mark and moderate
Independent double and blind marking, with moderation built in.
Learn more - Lowest average score0.84KR-2071%Pass rate0.46Discrim.Q1231%Q0744%Q1958%
Analyse every question
Pass rates, item discrimination and KR-20 reliability, per exam and per question.
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One platform
Why teams switch to all-in-one exam management software
Most teams arrive here running three or four tools that were never designed to talk to each other.
- SynapVendor AVendor BVendor CVendor D
One platform, not four vendors
Proctoring, marking and analytics are built in, so you run one contract, one login and one audit trail instead of a stack you assemble.
Compare exam platforms - Your question bankPractice & revisionTimed mock examsThe live exam
One bank for practice and exams
The same banks power practice, revision and mocks, so candidates arrive prepared and you see progress long before results day.
Explore exam preparation POST/organisation/study-item/add
"userEmail": "a.bennett@example.org"
"testId": "cert-2026"
201 attempt.submitted → your CRM
MoodleCanvasBlackboardSAML SSOexams.yourorg.comOpen enough to fit your stack
Open API, LTI 1.3, single sign-on and white-labelling, so exams run inside the systems your candidates and staff already use.
Explore integrations and SSO
See the whole exam lifecycle in one demo
Book a tailored demo, follow one exam from first question to final result, then start a 14-day free trial.
Specialist assessments
Exam software for specialist assessment formats
Purpose-built for exams a general quiz tool cannot run: live spreadsheets, code, OSCE stations, and speaking and writing.
Spreadsheet & financial assessments
A real spreadsheet inside a proctored exam: model, calculate and format, marked against your criteria.
Explore financial assessmentsCoding assessments
Assess coding knowledge with syntax-highlighted code, cloze and debugging questions, marked instantly.
Explore coding assessmentsOSCEs & clinical assessments
Examiner-marked stations with rubrics, global ratings and moderation, alongside your written papers.
Explore clinical assessmentsSingle best answer & standardised testing
SBA exams done properly: separated stems and lead-ins, item statistics and KR-20 reliability.
Explore standardised testingLanguage assessments
Assess speaking and writing with audio and video recording questions, playback and structured marking.
Explore language assessmentsIT & cloud certifications
API-first certification programmes for software companies: automate enrolment, exams and certificates.
Explore IT certifications
Delivery models
Online exam delivery, wherever your candidates are
Remote, in-person, hybrid or always-on — the same exam, question bank and results pipeline works across every delivery model.
Remote exams
Candidates sit securely from home with pre-flight system checks and online proctoring.
In-person & test centres
Invigilated venue delivery with controlled entry, seat management and lockdown.
Large-scale exam days
Thousands of simultaneous starts across regions and time zones, with live operational visibility.
Continuous, on-demand exams
Always-open enrolment and automated scheduling for rolling certification programmes.
Challenging environments
Low-bandwidth proctoring and connection resilience for exams where infrastructure is unreliable.
Social proof
“Getting started with Synap was really, really simple… it took us a grand total of 15 minutes to get up and running!”
Elise, Technical trainer
Fusion Risk Management
10M+
Exams delivered
10K+
Simultaneous exam starts
99.9%
Uptime SLA
500K+
Users worldwide
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Run your high-stakes exams on one platform
See your exam formats, security rules and marking on one ISO 27001-certified online exam platform. Book a demo, then start a 14-day free trial.
