How Constructor Proctor and Integrity Advocate differ
Comparison guide · Constructor Proctor vs Integrity Advocate
Constructor Proctor and Integrity Advocate are worth comparing through two practical questions: how candidates enter the assessment, and how potential incidents reach the people who make decisions. Both vendors describe human involvement. The distinction is the service configuration and the responsibilities your institution retains.
Evaluate Constructor Proctor when you need configurable oversight connected to an existing LMS or Constructor Assess, with an agreed deployment and reviewer arrangement. Evaluate Integrity Advocate when its installation-free offering and specialist review process match your requirements. Verify those requirements against the proposed configuration before selecting either platform.
Compare who reviews the evidence
Constructor documents automated, post-exam reviewed, and live proctoring modes. Its product page describes institution-designated reviewers for reviewed and live workflows, with local partner services available where needed.
Integrity Advocate describes specialist human review of flagged events against an institution's assessment rules. Its stated process includes evidence and timestamps for institutional follow-up. These are published service descriptions, rather than an independent measurement of review accuracy.
| Decision | Constructor Proctor | Integrity Advocate |
|---|---|---|
| Review arrangement | Institution-designated reviewers in reviewed/live modes; agree any partner services | Specialist human review described as part of its offering |
| Candidate setup | Confirm the selected monitoring and Secure Browser requirements | Promotes an installation-free browser offering; confirm requirements for the purchased configuration |
| Integration | Existing LMS or Constructor Assess | Publishes LMS and platform integration options |
| Core question for the pilot | Can our team operate the chosen supervision and review workflow? | Does the service return the evidence and review outcome our team needs? |
Define the institution's rules before testing review quality
A review process is useful when it applies the institution's actual assessment rules. Supply both vendors with the same policy: permitted resources, breaks, room requirements, accommodations, and the events that require escalation.
Then test how those rules appear in the workflow. Ask what happens when a candidate looks away for an approved reason, loses a connection, or needs assistance. Request the evidence an instructor would receive and the route for adding context.
Separate the monitoring event, the review finding, and the institution's decision. An alert needs context. Your evaluation should establish who can interpret that context and how the decision can be explained later.
If external review is part of the service, agree on coverage and turnaround. If your own team performs review, estimate the time and training required. Neither arrangement removes the need to define responsibility.
Test candidate setup on representative devices
Integrity Advocate emphasizes browser access without installation in its no-installation offering and publishes information about supported device categories. Confirm the assessment configuration and current requirements rather than extending that claim to every possible security setup.
Constructor documents monitoring options and a Secure Browser offering with device controls. Confirm which elements a candidate must install or enable in the configuration being proposed.
Use the same candidate journey in both pilots. Measure the ability to complete the device check, understand instructions, enter the assessment, request help, and recover from an interrupted connection. Include candidates on managed devices and those using personal equipment where relevant.
The setup with fewer steps may reduce friction, but that alone does not establish whether it meets the assessment policy. Evaluate candidate effort and the required security controls together.
Validate integration beyond the launch link
Both vendors describe integration options. Constructor also documents use with Constructor Assess.
Ask each supplier to demonstrate the complete assessment cycle. An instructor should be able to configure the exam, a candidate should be able to launch it through the expected route, and an authorized staff member should be able to retrieve and review the resulting evidence.
Constructor's TechNet Learning integration story describes a customer workflow at scale. Use the story to identify questions about administration and review effort. Its reported outcomes are specific to that customer and should be tested against your own baseline.
Request current privacy and accessibility evidence
Your institution needs evidence for the proposed service and deployment. Ask both suppliers for the applicable data-processing documentation, hosting locations, retention and deletion options, access controls, and subprocessor information. Have the responsible institutional teams review that material.
For accessibility, request a current conformance report or assessment that identifies the product version and tested scope. Test your required assistive technology and agreed accommodations during the pilot. A general statement on a website does not answer every configuration-specific question.
Record any requirement that needs clarification before launch. Keep the candidate's alternative assessment route and support process in the implementation plan.
Compare the service scope and operational cost
Three checks will turn the comparison into a decision.
1. Match proposals to the same scope
Request commercial proposals based on the same exam volume, duration, concurrency, support calendar, and review expectations. Include implementation and internal staff time. Specify whether external review, live intervention, or additional security components are included.
2. Price the review work either way
An institution that retains review internally should price that work. An institution purchasing a review service should verify its scope and turnaround. Both should test the usefulness of the evidence that reaches their decision makers.
3. Let the matched pilot decide
Constructor Proctor belongs on the shortlist if its configurable oversight and assessment connection fit your operating model. Integrity Advocate belongs on the shortlist if its candidate setup and review service fit your requirements. Let the matched pilot and written scope determine the choice.
Frequently asked questions
Both describe human involvement, with different arrangements by mode and service. Establish who supplies reviewers, when review happens, and who makes the institution's final decision. Sources: Constructor Proctor, Integrity Advocate review.
No. Candidate setup and security coverage are separate evaluation questions. Test the required controls and supported devices for each proposed configuration.
Measure successful exam starts, support requests, staff review time, and the team's ability to understand and resolve a documented incident. Agree on acceptable results before the pilot begins.
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