Best Course Evaluation Software in 2026
Updated
In short: IASystem is ranked #1 of 21 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Qualtrics and QuestionPro. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Qualtrics. The lowest first paid tier on this page is IASystem at $0.13/mo.
Gathering feedback on courses and instructors is only part of an evaluation workflow; handling results can matter just as much. Compare anonymous feedback and instructor evaluations with benchmarking, reporting depth, and response limits. LMS integrations and data export can help you assess how results connect to existing systems or downstream work. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost considerations. IASystem, Qualtrics, and QuestionPro are among the options to weigh against these criteria. Consider what your institution needs to collect, analyze, and share, then compare the listed capabilities and access details.
21 course evaluation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Course Evaluation Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 8 of the 21 on this page have a public API.
- 01 IASystem API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4$0.13/mo
- 02 Qualtrics API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4$420/mo
- 03 QuestionPro API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$83/mo
- 04 evasys API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 05 HelioCampus Course Evaluations & Surveys API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 06 IOTA360 Evaluations API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 07 Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 08 EduAdmin API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$329/mo
- 09 SmartEvals API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 10 Eval25 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 11 Creatrix Campus Course Evaluation API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 12 Coursecheck API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3£38/mo
- 13 Explorance Blue API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 14 High-Resolution Course Feedback API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 15 IDEA Instruments API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 16 Koji for Education API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 17 Remark Office OMR API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 18 CourseEval HQ API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 19 EvalSystem API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 20 Perspective AI Intelligent Intake API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 21 FrontCore API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7£42/mo
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Questions about this list
Which course evaluation software is ranked first on Inferse?
IASystem is ranked #1 of 21 with a score of 7.4. Qualtrics is second and QuestionPro third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 21 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, IASystem has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.13/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.