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Mercer | Mettl offers a broad assessment suite, including psychometric, cognitive, coding, and video-interview solutions. TunnelQuiz combines online assessments, AI-assisted grading, and proctoring in one platform, with self-serve setup and published pricing.
Mettl's pricing is sales-led - you have to talk to a rep to see a number. TunnelQuiz lists exact plans, credit allowances, and add-on costs on its pricing page, plus 50 free credits per month, with unused credits expiring at month-end.
G2 buyer data puts Mettl's average implementation time at ~3 months. TunnelQuiz is self-serve: create an account, build a test, share a link, done the same day.
Every row below is a capability one or both platforms publish. A dash means we found no public statement that the platform offers it.
| Feature | TunnelQuiz | Mercer | Mettl |
|---|---|---|
| Proctoring & Security12 | ||
| Fully AI-automated proctoring (flags without waiting on a human reviewer) | Yes. | Partly, with conditions. AI + live human proctors |
| Face/photo identity verification | Partly, with conditions. Check-in photo from Essential; not matched to a face or ID | Yes. Facial recognition, 3-point auth |
| Email OTP identity verification | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Tab-switch / focus-loss detection | Yes. | Partly, with conditions. Covered under browser lockdown, not itemized publicly |
| Second-screen (multi-monitor) detection | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Copy-paste blocking | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Developer-tools access alert | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Headphone-use alert | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Fullscreen lock | Yes. | Yes. Browser lockdown |
| Webcam & screen snapshots | Yes. Screen every plan; webcam from Essential | Yes. Live proctoring / Super Proctor |
| Automatic high-risk flagging (no manual review required to surface it) | Yes. | Partly, with conditions. AI bot flags behaviors; vendor markets live human review layer too |
| No install / no lockdown browser download required | Yes. | Partly, with conditions. Browser lockdown component used |
| Test Building5 | ||
| Multiple-choice questions | Yes. | Yes. |
| Written / subjective answers | Yes. Marked by you, or AI-drafted on Pro | Yes. Scan-and-upload subjective grading |
| Question shuffling | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Timers & pass-mark control | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Negative marking | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Scoring, Reports & Team5 | ||
| Instant auto-grading | Yes. | Yes. |
| Side-by-side candidate comparison | Yes. Pro plan | Not stated. |
| Shareable, revocable report links | Yes. Essential and up | Not stated. |
| Candidate pipeline board | Yes. Essential and up | Not stated. |
| Role-based team access | Yes. Custom roles on Pro | Yes. (reviewers note permissions can be confusing) |
| Test Administration & Control9 | ||
| Custom URL slug for test links | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Link invitation tracker (see who opened the invite) | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Bulk invite candidates via CSV | Yes. Essential and up | Not stated. |
| Per-question timer, on top of overall test timer | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Multiple simultaneous live monitoring sessions | Yes. Live monitoring, Essential and up | Partly, with conditions. Live monitoring exists; simultaneous session limits not itemized |
| Cheating-extension detection | Yes. Known AI extensions flagged, Essential and up | Not stated. |
| Force submit (admin ends an attempt remotely) | Yes. | Not stated. |
| Live Follow (deep-dive live view on one candidate) | Yes. Pro plan | Partly, with conditions. Live proctoring exists; per-candidate follow view not itemized |
| Custom roles and permissions | Yes. Pro plan | Yes. |
| Pricing & Access5 | ||
| Published pricing on the website | Yes. | No. |
| Pricing model | Flat plans: Free ₹0, Essential ₹1,319/mo and Pro ₹3,519/mo, both billed yearly (12% off monthly), Business quoted - 50/150/250 credits a month; unproctored tests free on paid plans, AI generation, grading and chat interviews metered separately in AI credits | No. Custom quote by assessment volume and feature set |
| Free credits to start | Yes. 50 credits per month on the Free plan. Unused Free-plan credits expire at the end of each month. | No. No public free tier |
| Self-serve signup, no sales call required | Yes. | No. |
| Free trial | Yes. Free plan | Partly, with conditions. Available on request |
TunnelQuiz publishes pricing for its Free, Essential, and Pro plans, including monthly credit allowances and plan features. Business pricing is customized to your requirements. Choose the plan that fits your needs and get started online.
How you get a price
Contact sales, share your requirements, get a quotation
Free, Essential and Pro published; Business customized
Create your test, set a pass mark, and share one link. TunnelQuiz proctors and grades automatically, no manual video review, no waiting on an implementation team.
Before your first proctored test
Average implementation time, per G2 buyer data
Create the test, set a pass mark, share it the same day
Mettl bundles psychometric testing, coding simulators, and video interviews into its suite. If your team only needs proctored MCQ and written-answer tests, TunnelQuiz's credit model means you're not funding features that sit unused.
What you are buying
Psychometric tests, coding simulators, video interviews
MCQ and written answers, one credit per candidate
The Free plan includes 50 credits per month, with no card required. Essential costs ₹1,319/month billed yearly (₹1,499 billed monthly) and includes 150 credits per month. Pro costs ₹3,519/month billed yearly (₹3,999 billed monthly) and includes 250 credits per month. Business offers custom pricing. Prices exclude 18% GST.
No. Mettl pricing is quote-based - you contact sales, share your requirements, and receive a custom quotation.
TunnelQuiz proctoring is fully automated: tab switches, second screens, copy-paste, developer tools, and headphone use are all flagged the instant they happen, with no manual video review required to catch them. Mettl combines AI detection with a live human proctoring layer and browser lockdown.
TunnelQuiz is self-serve - create an account and publish a test the same day. Mettl is sales-led, and G2 buyer data reports an average implementation time of about 3 months.
Yes, marked by a human reviewer or, on Pro, drafted by AI for you to review, alongside auto-graded multiple-choice questions.
TunnelQuiz's paid plans include 150 to 250 credits a month (one credit is one proctored attempt), with top-up packs available anytime for higher volume, enough for most growing organizations. For exam volume in the hundreds of thousands per day, Mettl's enterprise infrastructure is built specifically for that scale.
Not currently. Mettl advertises native integrations with Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, and D2L. TunnelQuiz is built as a standalone proctored testing platform with its own candidate management.
No. Tests open in the browser (proctored tests need Chrome or Edge) - no lockdown browser or extension download required.
Published pricing. No sales call. No 3-month rollout.