# The best Mercer | Mettl alternatives

> The best Mercer | Mettl alternative is SparkExam. See why, and how it compares with Talview and Questionmark.

Alternatives

Mercer | Mettl is an online assessment and remote proctoring platform from Mercer, mainly used for hiring tests. If you've outgrown it, SparkExam is the strongest alternative, and here's why.

- Page: https://sparkmentis.ai/alternatives/mettl

## The options

1. **SparkExam** (our pick, best overall). Run exams at any scale, online or on paper. If you run an institution's exams, on paper, online or both, SparkExam does the whole job in one system, from registration to transcripts.
2. **Talview**: best for ai proctoring and interviews. Proctoring that can sit on top of an existing exam platform.
3. **Questionmark**: best for certification and compliance tests. Item banking and reporting for organisations.

## Why people switch from Mercer | Mettl

- You run paper exams as well as online ones.
- You need the whole cycle, from registration to transcripts, in one system.
- You want AI help without AI deciding outcomes.

## What the best alternative needs

- Paper and online exams in one place
- A paper approval workflow with an audit trail
- Marking help that people approve
- Results and transcripts that publish on time

## Questions

**What is the best Mercer | Mettl alternative?**

SparkExam. If you run an institution's exams, on paper, online or both, SparkExam does the whole job in one system, from registration to transcripts.

**Why switch from Mercer | Mettl?**

Paper and online in one system: Keep paper exams where they work, with signed scripts and AI marking of the scans. The whole exam cycle: Registration, scheduling, paper approval, sitting, marking, results and transcripts. Results you can defend: AI never runs inside a sitting; afterwards it only raises flags for a person.

_Last updated 2026-11-07._

## Related

- [SparkExam vs Mercer | Mettl](https://sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkexam-vs-mettl.md): Side by side

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