Hi @Yellow_aqua_toucan, thanks for posting.
We get versions of this question pretty frequently; the short answer is that we try to make our practice exams similar to the real one, whereas other vendors tend to make theirs more difficult. To add another layer on top, FINRA exam difficulty is randomized, so it’s luck of the draw if you get an easier or harder one, but in all cases, the scores are scaled and normalized.
Here are a few related threads you can check out:
- Achievable Question Difficulty vs. Actual SIE Exam - #2 by Justin
- Practice exam score recommendation? - #3 by Qaisghulam781
- Just Passed SIE on 1st attempt! Some helpful insights - #2 by brandonrith
- Passed on 1st try but there were some issues
Hope this helps!