Gauge

Gauge is an online test delivery and certification management platform built for professional certification bodies, with continuing education providers and corporate training teams as its other two audiences. The footer describes it as "a fully customizable, online test delivery and certification management platform for enterprises, complex organizations, and businesses that need a richer set of features and more control over their training and certification programs," and credits the product to Test.com, Inc. The homepage covers the whole certification lifecycle, "from application and testing to credentialing and renewals," and backs it with a few headline numbers: 25+ years supporting certification programs, 15M+ exams delivered securely, 1,000+ active certification bodies and 26 languages supported. The proctoring page gives a separate figure of 13 Million+ tests delivered.

How the platform is put together

Gauge is sold as a set of modules that an organization switches on as it needs them. The homepage names six: Advanced Testing, Certification & Badging, Proctoring Service, Lessons, eCommerce, and Developer Tools & Integration. The pitch is that a program activates only the features it uses and adds more as it grows, with the line "No paying for bloated software. No forcing your workflow into someone else's template."

Custom workflows sit at the center of that pitch. The company says exam flows can be built to match an organization's own policies, and its "why switch" section is aimed at certification managers frustrated by rigid processes, slow vendor tickets for simple jobs like exam resets, and support that is hard to reach. One testimonial on the homepage, from the Director of Credentialing at the Texas Veterinary Medical Association, says Gauge let the association "offer immediate retests, reduce support bottlenecks, and meet our 24-hour service standards without waiting on a vendor."

Building and delivering exams

The Advanced Testing module is described as a way to "build high-stakes exams with deep functionality" and to deliver assessments that adapt to a program's complexity. For day-to-day authoring the homepage lists intuitive builders, copy-paste functionality and bulk upload tools, and says exams can be built and updated "in days, not weeks," even by a team of one.

Bulk work runs through CSV. A single CSV can import user records, test histories and entire question banks, which the site presents as the way to manage thousands of candidates without manual data entry. Exams can be delivered in 26+ languages with built-in translation tools, so a program expanding into new regions does not need a separate platform for each one.

On the reporting side, the site says administrators can generate audit-ready reports, run psychometrics on exams and track candidate performance, and that full backend access means the organization, not the vendor, controls its data.

Proctoring

Proctoring has its own page and is one of the platform's main selling points. Gauge offers remote and on-site options inside the product rather than alongside it: "You don't need a separate login, a separate contract, or a separate workflow." There are three routes.

• Automated proctoring uses software to watch test takers without a human present. The page frames it as on-demand access, so candidates do not wait to schedule a session, with identity management and end-to-end reporting built in.
• Live proctoring puts a human proctor on each session in real time, with active intervention if a test taker breaks exam rules and a full audit trail for every session. Gauge recommends it for licensure, compliance and regulated certification programs.
• GaugeLive is Gauge's own feature for on-site, in-person proctored exams at a physical location. The FAQ says it is included as a standard feature for Professional and Enterprise customers.

For remote proctoring, Gauge has full integrations with HonorLock, ProctorFree, ProctorU and MonitorEDU, covering what the homepage calls "live, automated, and AI-enhanced exam monitoring." The proctoring page describes the ProctorFree integration as automated and human-assist proctoring and the ProctorU integration as live proctoring with active monitoring. According to the FAQ, an organization does not necessarily need its own account with any of those vendors: it can buy proctoring directly through Gauge, and existing customers of those services can keep using them.

Purchasing is flexible. An organization can buy proctoring bundles and assign them to any exam, buy proctoring per exam if volume is low, or require test takers to purchase proctoring themselves at checkout. The FAQ calls that last option popular with credentialing organizations that already charge for their exams. Proctoring works with exams already built in Gauge, and every proctored session generates a record for documentation.

Certificates, badges and lessons

The Certification & Badging module automates credentialing with secure certificate generation and digital badging, and the site talks about "branded credentials that reinforce the value of your program." Certificates can be issued automatically when a candidate completes an exam, with expiration dates and renewal reminders set by the organization, so renewals do not depend on someone tracking them in a spreadsheet.

The Lessons module adds structured learning to the testing side: lessons, prerequisites and integrated assessments in one platform, which the homepage describes as "complete learning-to-credential pathways." That is what makes Gauge usable by continuing education providers as well as exam-only programs.

Selling exams and connecting other systems

The eCommerce module lets an organization sell exams, applications, certifications and bundled programs through a built-in, secure payment system, with control over pricing, discounts and access rules. Organizations that already have a merchant account can go the other way: the site says native payments can be disabled and replaced with their own merchant services, keeping revenue in their own system.

The Developer Tools & Integration module offers APIs and integration tools for enterprise environments. The homepage says they let a team manage content groups and SSO and update records in real time within its LMS or CMS.

Plans and pricing

The pricing table on the proctoring page lists two plans, and states that all plans include the core features and white-glove support.

Professional, "for growing credentialing bodies," starts at $750 per year, plus $250 hosting and $500 one-time setup. It has eight different usage-based pricing levels, and its listed features are advanced testing and user management, security and customization features, reporting and analytics, and availability worldwide in 26 languages. The page adds "only pay for the features you need." The prices of the higher usage levels are not printed.

Enterprise, "for large-scale certification programs," starts at $10,000 per year, plus $1,000 hosting and $2,000 one-time setup. It is meant for large organizations requiring more than 10,000 tests taken per year, and its list adds Certification & Badging, Proctoring Integration, Lessons, eCommerce Capability, and Developer Tools and Integrations.

Both plans lead to a demo booking. The homepage also says "No credit card required. 30-day free trial. Set up in days, not months."

Support

Support is the other thing Gauge leans on. The homepage promises direct access to experts with "No ticket queues. No automated responses," same-day responses ("We respond within hours, not days"), and proactive help optimizing workflows and setting a program up for long-term success. Several testimonials echo it: a program manager at Weldon Global calls the support team "quick and knowledgeable," and the Crane Institute of America Certification says it had not received feedback that Gauge was difficult for its candidates to use.

Who it suits

Gauge is built first for professional certification bodies running licensing, continuing education and renewal testing. The homepage lists healthcare, construction and trades, utilities, government and state departments, professional associations, and safety and compliance among the industries it serves, and testimonials come from the International Firestop Council, the North Carolina Society of Surveyors and Port Security Services Inc.

Continuing education providers are the second audience: the site says they can deliver accredited continuing education courses, track CE credits and compliance, integrate with professional associations and issue completion certificates. Corporate training and compliance teams are the third, testing product knowledge, safety protocols or internal certifications for employees, partners or vendors "without paying per-user LMS fees."

It is a poor match for an individual instructor who wants a simple quiz for one course: the entry plan has an annual fee plus hosting and setup, and the product is shaped around credentialing programs. For an association or certification body that needs custom exam workflows, proctoring, renewals and payments in one place, it covers a lot of ground, and the 30-day trial gives time to test it against a real program.