Widely used commercial systems that provide functionality comparable to the Grader Tool include

• GradeWrite 2.0,
• GradeWay Teacher's Suite 2.0,
• Easy Grade Pro 4.0,
• Gradebook Power,
• Grade Keeper 5.7,

Each of these systems provides a wide variety of input and analyzing grads. In terms of such functionality, the goal for the Grader Tool is to provide the important core features found in these tools, not the full range of features found in all of them. The Grader Tool does provide modest functional improvements in three areas, when compared to most commercially available tools. These improvements are:

1. more flexibility in entering assignments and grades;
2. more flexibility in analyzing grades graphically;
3. more efficient way for students to view their grades;

The goals for the Grader Tool relating to public domain source code and sound pedagogical development are not met by any of the above commercial systems.

A detailed review of each related tool follows in these subsections:

• GradeWrite 2.0 review
• GradeWay Suite 2.0 review
• Easy Grade Pro 4.0 review
• GradeBook Power review
• Grade Keeper 5.7 review