Proctorio vs ProctorU vs Honorlock Comparison Guide

Proctorio, ProctorU, and Honorlock are the three most widely used proctoring platforms in universities. Each uses different monitoring methods at different system layers.

Proctorio operates as a Chrome extension that captures screen content, webcam feed, and browser activity through Chrome APIs. ProctorU uses a desktop application with live human proctors who monitor your screen via screen sharing. Honorlock combines Chrome extension monitoring with AI-based behavior analysis. All three rely on screen capture at the browser or application level. Fracture operates at the macOS system level, below all three platforms. The overlay is excluded from the OS-level capture pipeline, screen recordings, and screen shares.