| Individual Scores Test* | Cohort Test | Build Your Own Test | |
| Use | One overall information literacy score for each student. | Detailed results for groups of students. Results reported by eight skill sets. | Custom testing of information literacy skills for each student. |
| Benchmarks | Includes benchmark comparisons with selected peers, similar type institutions, and all SAILS Individual Scores institutions.** | Includes benchmark comparisons with selected peers, similar type institutions, and all SAILS Cohort institutions.** | No benchmark data are included. |
| Number of students | No minimum. | Minimum of 50 needed; at least 200 recommended. | No minimum. |
| Delivery | Online. | Online. | Online. |
| Technology | Internet connection, modern web browser, desktop or tablet. | Internet connection, modern web browser, desktop or tablet. | Internet connection, modern web browser, desktop or tablet. |
Pricing for all tests is the same. See pricing details.
* The Individual Scores test is available only for United States institutions due to its inclusion of U.S.-oriented concepts related to intellectual property, such as copyright.
** Benchmarks are based on the most recent three-years data.
To help you decide which test is right for your institution, see our Selecting a Test flowchart.