evaleasy vs Gradescope

Gradescope helps you grade. evaleasy marks the papers for you.

On Gradescope, instructors do the grading, AI groups similar answers for them, and AI-powered grading sits on an Institutional plan priced by quote. evaleasy marks every paper for you, with marks and a reason for every question, at a stated price per page. There's no quote, no subscription and no template to set up, and developers get a public API.

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Checked November 2026.Source: Gradescope home pageSource: Gradescope pricing page

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Why choose evaleasy over Gradescope?

Your papers, marked for you
Upload them and get marks and a reason for every question. On Gradescope, instructors do the grading. Source: Gradescope home page
A price you can see
From $5 for 100 pages, with no quote and no subscription. Credits don't expire between exam seasons.
No template to set up
Use your own papers and answer sheets. Exact answers are compared with your key in code, written answers go to an AI model, and each question says which way it was marked.
A copying check for written work
A class's written answers and wrong answers are compared with each other, at no credit cost.
An API with no sales call
Send papers from your own software through a public REST API with signed webhooks.

How do evaleasy and Gradescope compare?

evaleasyGradescope
Who marks the paperevaleasy does. An AI model and code mark every question and write a report for each student. You have the final say.

Instructors do, with rubrics. Where it's available, AI groups similar answers so an instructor can grade each group. Source: Gradescope home page

AI-powered grading is on the Institutional plan. Source: Gradescope pricing page

HandwritingYes. An AI model reads scans and phone photos twice, and a third time if the readings differ on a marked option or a blank. An answer that stays unclear earns no marks, or is flagged for you to check if you prefer.

Paper work is digitised, handwritten answers and diagrams included, for instructors to grade. Source: Turnitin's Gradescope page

Question typesMultiple choice, bubble sheets, true or false, fill in the blanks, match the following, numerical, short answers, long answers and essays, all on the same paper.

PDF assignments on Basic. Bubble sheet and online assignments need the Institutional plan. Source: Gradescope pricing page

A whole classUp to 1,000 papers in one bulk evaluation, marked for you. You get one page with class stats, a CSV of marks and a report for each student.

Instructors grade question by question, with assignment statistics and data export. AI-powered roster matching is on Institutional. Source: Gradescope pricing page

PlagiarismIncluded. Compares a class's papers with each other, including papers sharing the same unusual wrong answers, and flags possible copying for you to check. It costs no credits.

Its pricing page lists code similarity, on Institutional. We didn't find a check for handwritten work on the pages we read. Source: Gradescope pricing page

APIYes. A public REST API with signed webhooks and server-sent events. There's no sales call, and it uses the same credits as the dashboard.

Its help page says it has no public API. That page was about a year and a half old when we checked. Source: Gradescope help page

Price of AI markingCredit packs: $5 for 100, $20 for 500, or $70 for 2,000 pages, so $0.035 to $0.05 a page. No subscription, no monthly limit, and credits don't expire.

AI-powered grading is on the Institutional plan, which is priced by quote. No price is published. Source: Gradescope pricing page

How were these facts checked?

We read the pages linked beside each fact in November 2026. "Not mentioned" means we didn't find it on those pages, not that Gradescope doesn't have it.

evaleasy isn't affiliated with Gradescope or Turnitin. Their names belong to them. Product details can change, so check their site for the latest. gradescope.com

Common questions

Does evaleasy mark the whole paper for me?
Yes. An AI model reads each paper, code compares exact answers with your key, and written answers are marked in 2 or 3 independent passes. You get a report with marks and a reason for every question, and you choose whether an unclear answer earns no marks or is flagged for you to check.
Do I need a quote or a contract to use evaleasy?
No. Sign up, buy a credit pack and start marking. Packs start at $5 for 100 pages, there's no subscription, and credits don't expire.
Do I need a template or special answer sheets?
No. evaleasy reads ordinary question papers, answer sheets and phone photos, so you can use the papers you already have.

Your next stack of papers doesn't have to be your problem.

Signing up is free. Marking uses credits, at 1 credit per page.

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