ClassPoint vs Pear Deck (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pear Deck grades higher than ClassPoint: 2.6 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Pear Deck grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ClassPoint
PowerPoint add-in for quizzes, polls and classroom engagement
Pear Deck
Interactive classroom presentations with live student responses
Which one is for you
Pick ClassPoint if
- Fits if you teach with PowerPoint on Windows and want live quizzes
- Works for trainers who want polls in a slideshow
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use PowerPoint on a Mac, as the vendor says it works with the Windows version
- Tight if you teach big classes: Basic caps at 25 students, Pro at 200
- Watch out: live Q&A, grouping and webhooks are on the custom Premium plan only
- Watch out: only an annual Pro price was shown
Pick Pear Deck if
- Fits if you teach from Google Slides and want students to answer on their own screens
- Works for a teacher who wants unlimited free sessions
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want the Teacher Dashboard, draggable responses or teacher feedback, all on Premium at $149 a year
- Skip it if you do not use Google Apps for Education, as Flashcard Factory and Add Audio need it
- Watch out: Canvas and Schoology links come with district plans and carry a fee on school plans
- Watch out: Pear Practice and Pear Assessment are separate products with their own plans
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAClassPointWeak | 2.6GPAPear DeckGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $8 a month billed annually ($96), a little above the $7.95 cheaper-quarter mark for presentation tools. | CTeacher Premium is $149 a year with an educator discount, about $12 a month, and the page shows no price without it. Schools get a quote. |
| Free plan and trial | CBasic is free for 25 students a class, 3 classes, 5 activity types and 5 activities per presentation, which a teacher will hit. | ATeacher Free has unlimited presentations, sessions and participants, with questions, polls and student-paced mode. The limits are on features, not on how much you use it. |
| Features | DIt is an add-in that needs PowerPoint to be useful: quizzes, gamification, AI quiz maker and reports, but it builds no slides itself. | CInteractive slides, student-paced mode, a dashboard and a template library. Flashcard Factory and audio are Google-only, and the dashboard is Premium. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You install an add-in and connect classes before use. | CNo store rating on record. It sits on top of Google Slides or PowerPoint, so teachers still build the lesson. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA Windows PowerPoint add-in plus a web page for participants. No Mac or phone app is listed. | BWeb, with Google, Microsoft, Canvas and Schoology connections. No app or desktop version is listed. |
| Best for | quizzes and polls inside PowerPoint | interactive questions inside Google or Microsoft slides |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ClassPoint and Pear Deck. How we grade
Price against what you get
ClassPoint starts at $8 a month and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Pear Deck starts at $12.42 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
Pear Deck scores higher, and starts $4.42 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 20 score higher than ClassPoint for less, and 10 score higher than Pear Deck for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Pear Deck also covers templates.
At a glance
| ClassPoint | Pear Deck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per month, billed annually ($96) | $149 per year, with educator discount (Teacher Premium) |
| Free plan | Basic plan: 25 students per class, up to 3 classes, 5 activity types and 5 activities per presentation. | Teacher Free: unlimited presentations, interactive questions, sessions and participants, plus student-paced mode and ready-made lessons. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Inknoe | Pear Deck Learning |
| Price read from | classpoint.io | peardeck.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ClassPoint
- The vendor says it works with the Windows version of Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Basic caps classes at 25 students and 5 activities per presentation.
- Live Q&A, grouping and webhooks are on the custom Premium plan only.
- Only an annual price was shown for Pro; a monthly-billed price was not.
Pear Deck
- Teacher Premium is listed at $149 a year with an educator discount, and the page does not show a price without it.
- Flashcard Factory and Add Audio to Slides are available only on Google Apps for Education.
- The pricing page says LMS integrations with Canvas and Schoology are included with district subscriptions and carry a fee on school subscriptions.
- Pear Practice and Pear Assessment are separate products with their own plans.
Key features
ClassPoint
- Interactive quiz types
- Multiple choice, word cloud, short answer, slide drawing, image upload, fill in the blanks, audio and video upload.
- Gamification
- Award stars, levels, badges and leaderboards, available on every plan.
- AI quiz generator
- Generates quizzes from PowerPoint slides; the pricing page lists it as unlimited on all plans.
- Presentation tools
- Annotation, inking, timer, random name picker and draggable objects work in slideshow mode.
- Class reports
- Reports are kept for the lifetime of the account on every plan.
Pear Deck
- Interactive slides
- Teachers add questions, polls and quizzes to a presentation and see student responses as the lesson runs.
- Student-paced mode
- Students move through a lesson at their own speed, while teachers control pacing, locks and timers in live mode.
- Teacher Dashboard
- On Premium, teachers review and highlight responses by name, give feedback and share session controls.
- Reflect & Review
- On Premium, slides, individual responses and teacher feedback can be shared with students after a session.
- Content Orchard
- A collection of templates, activities and ready-to-teach lessons made by educators.
- Pear Start
- A separate free AI tool with 40+ functions that generates lesson plans, interactive presentations and practice sets.
Plans
ClassPoint
Basic$0
25 students per class, 3 saved classes, 5 activity types and 5 activities per presentation.
Pro$8
per month, billed annually ($96)
200 students per class, unlimited classes, all 8 activity types, quiz mode and AI Insights.
PremiumCustom
500 students per class, live Q&A, grouping, webhook access, custom branding and SOC 2 report.
Pear Deck
Teacher Free$0
Interactive questions, polls and quizzes, student-paced mode, anonymous joining, locks and timers, and the Content Orchard of templates and lessons.
Teacher Premium$149
per year, with educator discount
Adds the Teacher Dashboard, draggable and drawing responses, Reflect & Review, Quick Prompts, teacher feedback and a shared dashboard.
Schools & DistrictsCustom
Premium for every teacher, a district library, certified math and ELA lessons for grades 3-12, efficacy reports and onboarding support. Request a quote.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ClassPoint or Pear Deck?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ClassPoint is cheaper to start with: $8 a month, against $12.42 a month when paid by the year for Pear Deck. ClassPoint starts at $8 per month, billed annually ($96), and Pear Deck starts at $149 per year, with educator discount (Teacher Premium).
Which has a free plan, ClassPoint or Pear Deck?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both ClassPoint and Pear Deck have a free plan.
Which platforms do ClassPoint and Pear Deck run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only ClassPoint lists a Windows app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.