Ensure the academic integrity of exams on your terms.
UBC faculty and staff looking to secure and proctor their exams have access to a couple of different lockdown and online proctoring solutions. These tools offer various different features and are suitable for a wide range of test environments, such as having live or automated student supervision. The comparison chart below may be used as a guide to help faculty and staff identify which tool is best suited to their assessments needs. This chart only contains exam-proctoring tools that are supported by UBC.
| Proctorio *Only to be used for accreditation purposes. Learn more | Respondus LockDown Browser | Zoom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | PC, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS | PC, Mac, Chrome OS, iPad | PC, Mac, Linux, iPad, Android |
| Automated Authentication | ✔ | ||
| Live Authentication | |||
| Automated Proctoring | ✔ | ||
| Live Proctoring | ✔ | ||
| Record Webcam/Microphone Feed | ✔ | ||
| Record Desktop Screen | ✔ | ||
| Record Web Traffic | ✔ | ||
| Record Physical Room | ✔ | ||
| Lock Down External Applications | ✔ | ||
| Disable Copying/Pasting of Text | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Disable New Tabs | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Disable Printing | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Force Completion of Exam | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Review Student Behaviour | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Live Chat Support | ✔ | ||
| Take Exams Remotely | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Free at UBC | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Canvas Supported | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| FIPPA Compliant | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |


