Alternatives
Looking for a Honorlock Alternative?
Institutions search for a Honorlock alternative for a handful of reasons: a renewal is coming up, the AI tools students use have moved outside the browser, instructors want fewer flags to review, or a privacy office has questions about webcam recording and identity checks. This page is not a feature-by-feature scorecard; the side-by-side is at ScreenComply vs Honorlock. It is a guide to what to evaluate in an alternative, what ScreenComply does differently, and how to add it without tearing out a contract.
Why institutions look for an alternative
Honorlock is a browser extension plus webcam proctoring with live pop-in, a browser guard, cell phone detection through the camera and a blocklist of AI sites and extensions. That design watches the browser and the camera frame. The assistance students use in 2026 increasingly runs outside both: desktop AI assistants and overlays that exclude themselves from screen capture, remote-control sessions, virtual machines and a second device kept out of frame. An alternative worth switching to has to see that layer, or the switch changes the vendor without changing the blind spot.
What to evaluate in any alternative
Where visibility ends: browser only, camera frame, or the whole device. Whether the product can prevent (stop the session until a restricted tool is closed) and detect (record and report) and lets you choose per exam. Whether flags are evidence a reviewer opens or a score a reviewer has to trust. Identity: face recognition versus face detection, what biometric data is kept, and whether identity can be turned off. Integration depth in your LMS: quiz lock, results where instructors work, course defaults, accommodations. Privacy terms: retention, residency, model training, third-party AI providers. Security posture with dates. Price structure, including whether the product can be bought only for the sessions your current tool cannot cover.
How ScreenComply is different
ScreenComply runs on the device, not only in the browser. During a session it records which applications and windows are present, detects always-on-top and capture-excluded overlay windows, remote-control sessions, virtual machines and extra monitors, and optionally scans for a second device nearby. It offers Prevent and Detect modes per exam. It returns evidence with timestamps for a person to review and never issues a verdict or a grade. Identity checks are off by default and use face detection rather than recognition when enabled. It integrates with Canvas through LTI 1.3 with a quiz lock, a read-only gradebook column and a SpeedGrader panel, with no student account. Webcam and screen recording are options the institution turns on, not the basis of the product.
Alongside or instead
Most institutions do not need to choose on day one. ScreenComply can run alongside an existing Honorlock contract for the exams where device-level visibility matters, priced per exam or per student for that coverage, and the two tools do not conflict. At renewal, institutions decide whether ScreenComply's optional webcam recording and review cover what the previous tool did. Either path keeps the integrity office's process the same: a stated rule, a session, a report, a human decision.
Questions to ask before switching
| Question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Can you show me a desktop AI assistant being detected during a live demo? | Separates device-level visibility from a blocklist of websites. |
| What happens to the student when a restricted tool is found? | Prevent mode versus a flag after the fact; both have a place. |
| What does the reviewer see for a session with no findings? | Review workload is where proctoring costs time. |
| Do you use face recognition? What biometric data do you keep, and for how long? | Determines notice, consent and legal exposure. |
| Can I buy coverage for only the exams my current tool cannot see? | Avoids a full replacement during a contract term. |
| What is your SOC 2 status, with dates? | A vendor mid-examination should say so plainly. |
Frequently asked questions
Is ScreenComply a replacement for Honorlock?
It can be, and it can also run alongside it. ScreenComply's distinguishing coverage is device-level detection; webcam recording and review are options it offers rather than its basis.
Does ScreenComply have live proctors?
ScreenComply offers human review of flagged sessions and a live intervention option for designated exams. It does not position a live proctor watching every session as the default.
Will students need a new account?
No. The LMS launch identifies the student; a small application runs only during the exam.
Can we keep our lockdown browser?
Yes. Device-level checks sit alongside a lockdown browser or webcam tool.
What about privacy?
Identity features are off by default, recordings are optional, retention is set by the institution, and no institution or student data is used to train models without written authorization. The details are in the Trust Center.
See the device-level layer for yourself
A short walkthrough of the evidence reports and review experience your team would receive.