Free gives you the core ProfDesk workflow, including AI grading. Pro removes the limits and unlocks the tools that save time across several active classes.
One teacher. No per-student fee.
Run one or two active classes with the complete assessment and grading loop.
Remove the capacity limits and unlock the workflows that coordinate several live classes.
You do not have to pay before ProfDesk can run a real class.
The teaching tools stay familiar. Pro removes repeated work and reveals the complete operational picture.
Keep unlimited courses active, enroll larger classes and move between courses without a waiting period.
Set prerequisites, completion rules, opening dates and separate late-work closing dates, with Course Health watching for conflicts.
Reveal every at-risk student, the full CLO/PLO attainment matrix, per-outcome detail and CSV exports.
Re-teach a course, copy modules between courses and pull saved questions from a bank into any quiz.
Match scanned papers without a monthly matching cap and let students mark attendance through timed live check-in codes.
Publish selected modules with an access code and invite up to three observers across your roster.
Bring one colleague into a course to grade, publish modules and see the roster. Their work is credited to them, and the course, its files and its billing stay with you.
Features included on both plans are listed above, so this table stays focused on what actually changes.
| Capability | Free | ProfDesk Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching capacity | ||
| Active courses | 2 at a time; replace one every 30 days | Unlimited; switch instantly |
| Students per course | 15 active students | Up to 100 under standard fair use |
| File storage | 500 MB | 10 GB, expandable on request |
| AI credits each month | 20 | 500, increase available on request |
| Time-saving workflows | ||
| AI student matching | 10 scanned papers / month | Unlimited runs; up to 30 papers per batch |
| Attendance | Manual marking + AI register scans | Everything on Free + live student check-in |
| Reuse | Build inside each course | Re-teach courses, copy modules and reuse question banks |
| Course flow | Publish manually, deadlines and extensions | Prerequisites, completion tracking, scheduled open/close dates and Course Health |
| Insight, sharing and protection | ||
| Analytics & outcomes | Class counts + one at-risk student and one outcome in full | Every at-risk student, full CLO/PLO matrix, drill-downs and CSV |
| Public modules | Enrolled students only | Share selected modules by access code |
| Observers | Not included | 3 active places roster-wide; unlimited add-on available |
| Co-instructors | Not included | 1 co-instructor place: a colleague on one of your courses who grades and publishes while the course stays yours; add-on for more places coming soon |
| Course exports | Any course; 12 hours between builds for the same course | No wait between builds |
| Undo deleted content | 48 hours | 30 days |
| Support | Standard support | Priority onboarding and direct technical help |
Free plan limits are subject to change based on available resources.
* The Pro class-size guideline is standard fair use, not a per-student price. Larger cohorts can be provisioned by request. AI register scans draw from monthly credits but have no separate attendance cap.
1 AI credit is approximately 1 paper graded*
Actual usage of credits will depend on the complexity of the grading/AI work calculated by ProfDesk.A monthly allowance for trying any ProfDesk AI feature.
A larger monthly allowance. Need more for an unusually heavy workload? Ask us.
Use the same shared credits across grading, rubrics, matching, quizzes, study tools and similarity checks.
1 AI credit is approximately 1 paper graded as a simple rule of thumb. AI credits are shared across grading and every other ProfDesk AI feature. Short requests usually use a fraction of a credit; long documents and detailed responses use more.
No bulk surcharge is added. Individual and bulk grading use the same credit calculation, based on the complexity of the work.
Only AI actions pause until the next monthly reset. Courses stay open, students keep submitting, and manual grading in ZenGrader keeps working.
Yes. Course creation is unlimited. Up to 2 courses are editable and open to students at once; additional courses remain read-only until you replace an active course or upgrade.
Pro remains active through the paid billing period. Existing students, submissions and grades are never removed. Courses beyond the Free active-course allowance become read-only until you reactivate them or upgrade again.
On Pro, yes. Pro includes 1 co-instructor place: one colleague on one of your courses, invited by email from Course Settings. They grade, publish learning modules and see the roster, while the course, its storage, its AI credits and its billing stay on your account. A place covers one colleague on one course, and an add-on for additional places is coming soon.
No. Neither plan shows ads, and Pro is one flat monthly price for an individual teacher. The standard fair-use guideline is 100 active students per course.
* A payment method is required to start the 15-day trial, but nothing is charged today. Unless cancelled before October 17, 2026, the subscription continues at $5 / month.
Your courses, students and grades stay where they are. Pro simply unlocks more capacity and the advanced tools around them.
