Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Kaldin
Kaldin clearly comes out ahead of TAO (Open Assessment Technologies) on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $499/mo for TAO (Open Assessment Technologies) and $0.49/mo for Kaldin.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Open Assessment Technologies (OAT) | Kaldin |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | Education & EdTechDevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec | Education & EdTechDevelopment |
| Categories | edtech-lms | edtech-lms |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | tao-open-assessment-technologies | kaldin |
|---|---|---|
| Access And Extend The Tao Source | ||
| Contact Us For Custom Requirements | ||
| Community Support Via The Tao Community Forum | ||
| First 50 Exams Free | ||
| Custom Strategy Development | ||
| Unlimited Exams | ||
| Custom Training & Support | ||
| Unlimited Users | ||
| Dedicated Account Management | ||
| Everything In Accelerate | ||
| Everything In Ignite | ||
| Everything In Tao Ce | ||
| Implementation For Legacy Systems | ||
| Item Customization | ||
| Live Orientation | ||
| Modular Authoring And Delivery Options | ||
| Monthly Check-Ins | ||
| Multi-Tenancy | ||
| New Feature & Roadmap Insights | ||
| Private Hosting In The Tao Cloud™ Or Custom 3Rd-Party Hosting Configuration | ||
| Service Desk Support | ||
| Specialized Add-On Tool Integration | ||
| Tao Admin Guide | ||
| Tao Cloud™ Hosting | ||
| Tao User Guide | ||
| Test Centers And Local Proctoring | ||
| Text-To-Speech Tools | ||
| Theming And Logo Branding Of Your Tao Environment | ||
| Usage Reports | ||
| User Adoption & Training |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Kaldin comes out ahead overall, though TAO (Open Assessment Technologies) can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
TAO (Open Assessment Technologies)'s paid plans start at $499/mo and Kaldin's start at $0.49/mo, so Kaldin is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both TAO (Open Assessment Technologies) and Kaldin offer a free tier.
Kaldin scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
