MegaExams vs Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Forms is a solid, free form builder with a quiz mode, and it fits naturally into schools that already run on Microsoft 365. MegaExams is a free platform built only for exams: timed papers, proctoring, AI-suggested marks for written answers, ranks and scorecards, and a question bank you reuse from test to test.

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Feature MegaExams Microsoft Forms
Price Free, no limits on students or exams Free with a Microsoft account
Account needed to answer No - guest mode with name and email Depends on form settings
Auto-grading of choice questions Yes, on submit Yes, in quiz mode
Written answers AI-suggested marks, teacher approves Marked by hand
Question types MCQ, true or false, fill in the blank, numeric, matching, ordering, written with photo upload Choice, text, rating, ranking and more
Negative marking Yes Not built in
Sections with marks per section Yes Sections for layout
Tab-switch detection Yes Not built in
Fullscreen lockdown and webcam snapshots Yes, optional per exam Not built in
Random draw from a question pool Yes Shuffle only
Ranks and leaderboards Automatic No
Reusable question bank Yes, by subject and chapter Per form
AI question generation Yes Varies by Microsoft 365 plan

What MegaExams adds for exams

Proctoring built in

Turn on proctoring and MegaExams records tab switches, can hold the paper in fullscreen on computers, blocks copy and paste, and can take periodic webcam snapshots. Every attempt gets an integrity score you can review.

See the anti-cheating tools

Written answers marked with AI help

Objective questions are scored on submit. For written answers, MegaExams suggests marks and feedback that you approve or change, so long answers stop being the slow part of marking.

Learn about grading

A real exam paper, not a form

Timers, sections, marks and negative marks per question, a question palette with mark-for-review, and one question per screen on phones.

See exam creation

Ranks, scorecards and report cards

Students get a shareable scorecard with their rank the moment results are released. Teachers get per-student analytics, printable report cards and CSV export.

Learn about rankings

When Microsoft Forms might be a better fit

  • Your school runs on Microsoft 365 and you want responses flowing into Excel and Teams automatically.
  • You mostly need surveys, polls, sign-ups or feedback rather than graded exams.
  • Your students must sign in with school Microsoft accounts for every activity.
  • A short, low-stakes check for understanding where proctoring and rankings do not matter.

Moving a Microsoft Forms quiz to MegaExams

1
Put your questions in Word or Excel - Copy the questions into a Word document or an Excel sheet. There is no direct import from Microsoft Forms.
2
Import them - Upload the .docx or .xlsx file and review the questions before they are saved to your bank.
3
Set the exam rules - Add a time limit, marks, negative marking, sections and proctoring if you need them.
4
Share the link - Send it on Teams, email, WhatsApp or anywhere else. Students open it in any browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. MegaExams is free forever with no limits on exams, questions or students, and it does not need a Microsoft or Google account.
Not directly. Copy the questions into Word or Excel and upload the file; MegaExams reads the questions in for you to review.
MegaExams has built-in tab-switch detection, fullscreen lockdown on computers, copy-paste blocking and optional webcam snapshots, with an integrity score per attempt. Microsoft Forms does not include these in the form itself.
No. Students open the link and can start in guest mode with a name and email. You can add an access code or a roster when you need to control who takes it.
Yes. Many teachers keep Microsoft Forms for surveys and sign-ups and use MegaExams for graded exams.