Best alternatives to Mereos (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Mereos, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Mereos alternatives, compared
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Guardian
A solution for taking online proctored exams.
≈200K users1.2★ from 179 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago30 permissions- About 29× more users than Mereos
- Asks for fewer permissions (30 vs 35)
- Listed under Education
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Honorlock
This extension lets you take Honorlock proctored online exams using the Google Chrome browser.
≈5M users1.1★ from 5.4K ratingsUpdated 6 days ago12 permissions- About 714× more users than Mereos
- Asks for fewer permissions (12 vs 35)
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Mettl Proctoring
Extension to proctor participant
≈10K users2.7★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago18 permissions- A similar number of users to Mereos
- Asks for fewer permissions (18 vs 35)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Honorlock
This extension lets you take Honorlock proctored online exams using the Google Chrome browser.
≈20K users1.2★ from 73 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago12 permissions- About 2.9× more users than Mereos
- Asks for fewer permissions (12 vs 35)
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Hire3x Proctoring
This chrome extension enbales proctoring on Hire3x Assessments.
≈6K users4.8★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago5 permissions- A similar number of users to Mereos
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 35)
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Smowl
Smowl Proctoring extension for Google Chrome.
≈600K users2.0★ from 279 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago8 permissions- About 86× more users than Mereos
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 35)
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Tally Education Proctoring
This chrome extension enables screen sharing for test taking for Tally Education
≈30K users4.6★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago5 permissions- About 4.3× more users than Mereos
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 35)
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MagicSchool AI (Retiring October 30, 2026)
This extension retires on October 30, 2026. Keep using MagicSchool at app.magicschool.ai, where your tools and saved work live.
≈40K users4.3★ from 58 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago7 permissions- About 5.7× more users than Mereos
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 35)
- Listed under Education
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Study Buddy
Cheat on Proctored Exams
≈2K users2.7★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago5 permissions- About 3.5× fewer users than Mereos
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 35)
- Listed under Education
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Skillwise.ai Proctoring
Enhance online exams with AI based proctoring and monitoring
≈9K users3.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago9 permissions- A similar number of users to Mereos
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 35)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Mereos alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Mereos?
By users, the most popular alternative is Honorlock with ≈5M users and a 1.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Guardian.
Which Mereos alternative has the best rating?
MagicSchool AI (Retiring October 30, 2026) has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 58 ratings.
Is there a Mereos alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Hire3x Proctoring asks for 5 permissions, against 35 for Mereos.
How many alternatives to Mereos are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Mereos on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.