The Mercer Mettl alternative priced for schools
Mercer | Mettl is a serious assessment platform, built for high-stakes and corporate testing, and its proctoring depth reflects that. A school setting weekly unit tests does not need enterprise assessment procurement — it needs a proctored exam attached to the chapter it just taught. Edukali Online Exam runs NTA-style timed exams with proctoring over a 1 Million+ board-tagged bank, and puts the marks beside OMR and AI-graded answer sheets.
What Mercer | Mettl does well
Mercer | Mettl is an India-based online examination and AI proctoring platform used for academic and corporate testing.
- Deep, mature AI proctoring built for high-stakes and recruitment testing.
- Extensive question types and psychometric assessment capability.
- Strong enterprise reporting, security and compliance posture.
Why teachers pick Edukali
- A 1 Million+ board-tagged question bank behind every exam, rather than an empty authoring tool.
- The same paper can run as an online exam, a printed paper or an OMR sheet without being rebuilt.
- School pricing in ₹ per user with a free tier for teachers, not an enterprise assessment contract.
- One platform: the same account runs courses, question papers, online exams, live quizzes, OMR and AI grading — results land in one gradebook.
- India-first pricing in ₹ with a free tier for individual teachers; white-label available for institutions.
Side by side
| Feature | Edukali | Mercer | Mettl |
|---|---|---|
| Proctored online exams | Yes | Yes, enterprise-grade |
| Board-tagged question bank | 1 Million+ | — |
| NTA-style timed exams | Yes | Yes |
| Same paper to print / OMR | Yes | — |
| Recruitment and psychometric testing | Partial | Yes |
| Enterprise security certifications | Partial | Yes |
| Shared school gradebook | Yes | Partial |
| Price | ₹, per user | Enterprise quote |
Comparison reflects typical capabilities of each product category as of August 2026. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Frequently asked
Is Edukali proctoring as strong?
For school assessment, it covers what schools need. For high-stakes recruitment or certification testing, the specialist platforms are genuinely deeper and we would not claim parity.
Do you do corporate or recruitment assessment?
Only partially. Edukali is built for schools and coaching centres.
What is the advantage for a school?
The question bank and the chain — one paper can become an online exam, a printed paper and an OMR sheet, all reporting to one gradebook.
Can we run entrance-style mock tests?
Yes, NTA-style timed exams with proctoring, plus percentile and rank analytics across batches.
How is it priced?
Per user in ₹, with a free tier for individual teachers.