Updated October 2026, prices checked October 3, 2026
5 Best Questgen Alternatives in 2026
Questgen is a capable AI quiz generator, but it is not the only option. Whether you want a bigger free allowance, spaced repetition, flashcards or different export formats, there are solid alternatives worth considering. Here are the five we recommend.
For students revising for exams, QuerySpark: it turns a PDF, slides or a lecture into practice questions with explanations, flashcards with spaced repetition and a study guide, with a 3-day trial and no card. For teachers who want Questgen's range of question types and LMS exports, Quizbot is the closest match. For quick PDF quizzes, PDFQuiz has a usable free plan. We make QuerySpark, so weigh our pick accordingly.
Closest to Questgen
Quizbot: many question types, Bloom's levels and exports to Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard and Aiken.
Best for studying
QuerySpark: explained answers, repeated mistakes and scheduled flashcard reviews from your own material.
Quick Comparison
How every tool stacks up at a glance, from each tool's own site on October 3, 2026. Not listed means we could not find it there.
QuestgenBaseline
QuerySparkOur Pick
Quizbot
PDFQuiz
ChatGPT
Smallpdf
Price
$15/mo or $100/yr
Free / $9–29/mo
Free / paid plans
Free / from $9/mo
Free / paid plans
Free (limited) / Pro
Free tier
20 runs
3-day Pro trial, then limited plan
50 questions a month
10-question quizzes, up to 10 pages
Yes, with usage limits
Limited use
Spaced repetition
Not listed
Yes
Yes
YesPlus plan
No
Not listed
LMS export
YesQTI, Moodle XML, GIFT, Aiken
YesQTI, Moodle XML
YesMoodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Aiken
YesMoodle, Canvas on Pro
No built-in export
Not listed
PDF upload
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yesfile upload
Yes
Detailed Reviews
Pros, cons, and ideal use cases for each alternative
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QuerySpark
Our pick (we make it)
Free / $9–29/mo
Best for: Students, and teachers whose students practise in the tool, who want quizzes and spaced review from the same material
Pros
Practice questions, flashcards with spaced repetition and a study guide from one upload
Every answer explained, most with the passage from your material it came from
QTI (Canvas, Blackboard, D2L) and Moodle XML export, plus PDF, Word and CSV
Classes with a join code, assignments and per-student scores for teachers
3-day Pro trial with no credit card
Cons
Four question types only, each with exactly one correct answer (no fill-in-the-blank or matching)
No GIFT, Aiken or Respondus export
Web only, with no mobile apps
Free plan after the trial is small: 20 questions a month
Best for: Teachers who want Questgen-style question variety and broad export options
Pros
Many question types: multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, open-ended, calculation and matching
Can target Bloom's taxonomy levels
Exports to Word, PDF, Google Classroom, Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Kahoot and Aiken
Inputs include PDF, Word, slides, web links, images, audio and YouTube videos
Cons
Free plan is capped at 50 questions a month
03
PDFQuiz
Free / from $9/mo
Best for: Turning PDFs into quizzes quickly, with a paid path for either self-study or teaching
Pros
Takes PDF, Word, PowerPoint, text and image files, up to 10 files per upload
A 5-question quiz from a file without creating an account
Plus plan ($9/mo) adds all question types, spaced review of missed questions and Anki or Quizlet flashcard export
Pro plan ($29/mo) adds quiz invite links, a results dashboard and Moodle, Canvas, Kahoot and CSV export
Cons
Free plan shows answers and explanations for only the first 3 questions of each quiz
LMS export sits on the $29/mo Pro plan
04
ChatGPT
Free / paid plans
Best for: One-off quizzes when you are happy to check and format the questions yourself
Pros
You can paste text or upload a file and ask for any question style, including fill-in-the-blank
Flexible: you can ask for harder questions, explanations or a different format in follow-up messages
Works for any subject you can describe in a prompt, not only uploaded files
Cons
No saved question bank, study mode, scoring or review schedule
No one-click QTI or Moodle file; you copy and format the output yourself
Answers can be wrong, so every question needs checking against your source
05
Smallpdf AI Question Generator
Free (limited) / Pro
Best for: People already in the Smallpdf ecosystem who want quick questions from a PDF
Pros
Part of a full PDF toolkit (compress, convert, merge, edit, sign)
Unlimited use of its AI tools, including the question generator, on the Pro plan
Handy if you already pay for Smallpdf
Cons
Quiz generation is a side feature of a PDF suite, not the core product
No study mode, flashcards or LMS export listed for the question generator
Free Questgen alternatives
Every tool on this list can be tried free, but the free allowances differ a lot. Questgen itself gives 20 free runs before its $15 a month Pro plan. Here is what you get without paying elsewhere:
QuerySpark: a 3-day Pro trial with no card, then 1 study session, 20 questions and 10 PDF pages a month. The question generator also works on pasted text (up to 6,000 characters) with no account, 3 times a day.
Quizbot: 50 questions a month on its free plan.
PDFQuiz: a 5-question quiz without an account, then 10-question quizzes from up to 10 pages on a free account, with answers and explanations shown for the first 3 questions.
ChatGPT and Smallpdf: free plans with usage limits; Smallpdf's question generator is limited until you upgrade to Pro.
Questgen alternatives for teachers who export to an LMS
If your quizzes end up in Canvas, Moodle or Blackboard, look at Quizbot, PDFQuiz Pro or QuerySpark. Quizbot lists exports to Google Classroom, Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Kahoot and Aiken. PDFQuiz adds Moodle, Canvas, Kahoot and CSV export on its $29 a month Pro plan, along with quiz invite links and a results dashboard. QuerySpark exports QTI and Moodle XML on every plan and lets you run the quiz inside a class with a join code instead. See the question generator for teachers for how that works.
If you rely on GIFT or Respondus files, Questgen is still the simplest choice, because none of the alternatives above lists both formats.
Questgen alternatives for students studying for exams
For revision rather than test writing, you want a tool that brings back what you got wrong. QuerySpark explains every answer, shows the source passage on most questions, repeats missed questions and schedules flashcards with spaced repetition. PDFQuiz Plus brings missed questions back the next day, and Quizbot advertises spaced repetition and study plans. ChatGPT can quiz you in a chat, but it does not keep score or plan reviews for you.
Which alternatives make more question types?
Quizbot is the closest match to Questgen's range, listing multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, open-ended, calculation and matching questions. PDFQuiz offers single choice, multiple choice and true/false free, with fill-in-the-blank, matching and open-ended questions on its paid plans. QuerySpark makes multiple choice, true/false, short answer and essay questions, each with one correct answer, so it is not the right pick if you need matching or multiple-answer items.
Can ChatGPT replace Questgen?
For a one-off quiz, often yes: paste your notes or upload a PDF and ask for ten multiple-choice questions with answers. The trade-offs are that you get text in a chat rather than a question bank, there is no built-in QTI or Moodle file, and you have to check each answer yourself because the model can make mistakes. Dedicated tools such as Questgen, Quizbot or QuerySpark save the questions, keep them tied to your file and export them. If your source is a PDF, our guide to generating MCQs from a PDF walks through both approaches.
Is there an open-source Questgen alternative?
The main open-source option is Questgen's own library: the Questgen.ai repository on GitHub is an MIT-licensed Python library for question generation. It suits developers who want to run question generation on their own machines, but it is a code library rather than an app with exports or a study mode. All the other tools on this page are hosted products.
How We Evaluated
The criteria we used to rank these alternatives
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Pricing & Free Tier
What each tool costs on its own pricing page, and whether the free plan is enough to judge the questions before you pay.
How quickly a new user can go from signup to generating their first set of questions.
04
Export & Integration
LMS compatibility (QTI, Moodle, Canvas), flashcard export, and CSV or PDF download.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on what you need free. Quizbot gives 50 questions a month. PDFQuiz makes 10-question quizzes from up to 10 pages on a free account. QuerySpark gives a 3-day Pro trial with no card, then 20 questions a month, plus a no-account generator for pasted text.
Questgen's Basic plan is free with 20 runs. Its Pro plan costs $15 a month or $100 a year and includes unlimited runs under a fair use policy.
QuerySpark exports QTI (Canvas, Blackboard, D2L) and Moodle XML on every plan. Quizbot lists Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classroom and Aiken exports. PDFQuiz exports to Moodle, Canvas, Kahoot and CSV on its Pro plan.
QuerySpark schedules flashcards with spaced repetition and repeats missed questions. PDFQuiz Plus brings missed questions back the next day, and Quizbot advertises spaced repetition with daily reviews. Questgen does not list spaced repetition on its site.
No. QuerySpark makes multiple choice, true/false, short answer and essay questions, each with one correct answer. If you need fill-in-the-blank or matching items, Quizbot, PDFQuiz or Questgen itself are better choices.
ChatGPT can write quiz questions from pasted text or an uploaded file. It does not save a question bank, track your score or export a QTI or Moodle file, and you need to check its answers yourself.
Yes. QuerySpark's question generator works on up to 6,000 characters of pasted text without an account, 3 times a day. PDFQuiz makes a 5-question quiz from a file without an account.
We make QuerySpark, so treat our pick with that in mind. We ranked it first for students who want quizzes and spaced review from the same material; for teachers who mainly export to an LMS, Quizbot or Questgen may suit you better.
