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Open Source. High Performance. Complete Control.
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"To us, open source means providing you our best software, not an inferior version."
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Why Choose QST for Your Assessments?
QST is a complete, open source, self-hosted assessment platform built from the ground up to give you full control, security, scalability, and flexibility — without sacrificing ease of use or advanced functionality.
From a quick quiz on your phone to very large scale high stakes proctored desktop testing, QST provides it.
✅ What Makes QST Stand Out
- Truly Open Source & Vendor Neutral — Under GPLv2, QST is free to use and rebrand, with no licensing restrictions or hidden fees.
- Scales on Modest Hardware — QST runs on Windows, Linux, or macOS (laptop, desktop, server, or cloud) and supports thousands of simultaneous users through multithreaded architecture — no need for complex infrastructure or heavy cloud hosting.
- Full Assessment Lifecycle — Built-in GradeBook & Analytics — Auto-marking for objective items, manual grading for essays/short answers, statistical analysis of results, per-question performance breakdowns, exportable QST details and exportable GradeBook (CSV/JSON) for deeper analysis or import into other systems.
- Rich, Flexible Question & Delivery Options — Supports multiple question types (MCQ, multiple answer, matching, true/false, short answer, essay, surveys, branch/skip-logic), advanced formatting including math/chemistry equations (MathJax / TeX / MathML / mhchem), images, media, and even the unique “Memory” feature that shows information to students only once.
- Question Portability & Interoperability — Import and export in standard formats (QST XML, Word XML, Moodle XML, QTI 1/2/3, PDF) enabling reuse, backup, or migration of question banks across platforms — so you are never locked in.
- Secure, Privacy-Focused & Self-Hosted — Because you run QST on your own network or server, all student data and assessment content stays under your control. The design emphasizes secure access, no remote dependencies, and safe handling of user sessions.
- Ease of Use & Administration — Intuitive web interface for students/instructors/admins; ability to bulk upload users, classes, user photos; straightforward installation (laptop/desktop/server/cloud) with minimal configuration; multilingual UI support; and broad browser compatibility.
🧑🏫 Best For
QST is ideal for educational institutions, training organizations, certification bodies, or private companies that want:
- A self-hosted, open-source solution to avoid vendor lock-in.
- A platform that scales to hundreds or thousands of users — while still running on modest hardware.
- A full-featured assessment system (quizzes, exams, surveys, assignments) — but not a full LMS, if you prefer minimal overhead.
- Robust grading, reporting, analytics and full control over question data and results.
- Flexibility to import existing question banks, or export to share or migrate later.
Use QST if you want a dependable, flexible, scalable assessment platform that stays under your control — now and in the future.
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