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Turnitin

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Turnitin provides similarity checking and feedback tools that help schools and universities support academic integrity.

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About Turnitin

Turnitin is a software provider for education that offers similarity checking and feedback tools. Institutions use it to compare student submissions against other sources, which helps instructors review originality and support academic integrity, and to give students written feedback on their work.

It is a commercial service sold to schools and universities and delivered as a hosted platform. Product names, learning platform integrations and pricing are described on the vendor's website.

Key features

  • Similarity checking of submissions
  • Feedback tools for instructors
  • Academic integrity support

Good fit for

  • →Reviewing the originality of student papers
Tags
academic-integrity
plagiarism-detection
education
similarity-check
feedback
assessment

Turnitin: questions and answers

What is Turnitin used for?
Turnitin provides similarity checking and feedback tools that help schools and universities support academic integrity. It is a good fit for reviewing the originality of student papers.
How much does Turnitin cost?
Turnitin doesn't publish fixed prices; pricing is quoted on request.
Is Turnitin open source?
No. Turnitin is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Education & LMS category, open-source options include freeCodeCamp, Anki and AnkiDroid.
What are some alternatives to Turnitin?
Turnitin competes with Copyleaks, GPTZero and Grammarly.

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