Kahoot vs Pear Deck (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pear Deck grades higher than Kahoot: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kahoot grades higher on value for money. Pear Deck grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kahoot
Quiz and presentation platform for classrooms and groups
Pear Deck
Interactive classroom presentations with live student responses
Which one is for you
Pick Kahoot if
- Fits if you run quizzes for a class or a small group
- Works for presenters who want audience polls inside a talk
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your group is over 40 people, because the free plan stops there
- Watch out: AI content creation starts on Bronze and the full toolkit on Gold at $15 a month
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $9, $15 and $26 against $3, $9 and $15 billed annually
- Skip it if you want it for business, as that is sold separately as Kahoot! 360
- Watch out: Black Friday prices on Silver, Gold and One end on 27 November
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
| 2.4GPAKahootFair | 2.6GPAPear DeckGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BKahoot!+ Bronze is $3 a month billed annually, under 60% of the $7.95 that the cheaper quarter of presentation tools starts at. The tiers people use for bigger groups run $9, $15 and $25. | 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 | CKahoot! Go is free but caps a live game at 40 participants, which a full class can pass. | 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 | CLive and self-paced quizzes, polls and flashcards. The listing shows question types and AI limits that depend on the tier, so there are gaps on the cheaper plans. | 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 is on record and it needs an account and some setup of your own work, so it sits at the ordinary grade. | CNo store rating on record. It sits on top of Google Slides or PowerPoint, so teachers still build the lesson. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Google Slides, PowerPoint, Canva and Keynote links. No desktop app is listed. | BWeb, with Google, Microsoft, Canvas and Schoology connections. No app or desktop version is listed. |
| Best for | live quizzes and polls for a classroom | 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: Kahoot and Pear Deck. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kahoot starts at $3 a month and scores 2.3 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.
They score the same, and Kahoot starts $9.42 a month lower. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Kahoot 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
- Kahoot also covers surveys.
- Pear Deck also covers templates.
At a glance
| Kahoot | Pear Deck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $3 per month, billed annually ($36) | $149 per year, with educator discount (Teacher Premium) |
| Free plan | Kahoot! Go: free plan with a 40-participant limit, classic live games, templates and flashcards. | Teacher Free: unlimited presentations, interactive questions, sessions and participants, plus student-paced mode and ready-made lessons. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Kahoot! | Pear Deck Learning |
| Price read from | kahoot.com | peardeck.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Kahoot
- Paid prices on this page are for classroom plans; business use is sold as Kahoot! 360 from $15 a month.
- The free Go plan caps a live game at 40 participants.
- Several question types and AI limits depend on the tier.
- Silver, Gold and One show lower Black Friday prices until November 27.
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
Kahoot
- Live and self-paced quizzes
- Run quizzes on a shared screen or let participants work through them on their own.
- AI content creation
- Paid tiers generate kahoots from topics, URLs, Wikipedia pages or uploaded files, with limits by tier.
- Participant limits by tier
- Limits step up from 40 on Go to 50, 100, 200 and 800 on the paid tiers.
- Reports
- Reports assess student learning; the higher tiers add advanced reports over time.
- Slides and question types
- Higher tiers add question types such as slider and precision, and a lecture experience for presenting.
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
Kahoot
Kahoot! Go$0
Free plan; 40 participants, classic live experience, question bank and templates.
Kahoot!+ Bronze$3
per month, billed annually ($36)
50 participants, AI content from topics or URLs, basic reports ($9 billed monthly).
Kahoot!+ Silver$9
per month, billed annually
100 participants, drop pin and scale questions, lecture mode ($15 billed monthly).
Kahoot!+ Gold$15
per month, billed annually
200 participants, full AI toolkit, advanced reports ($26 billed monthly).
Kahoot! One$25
per month, billed annually
800 participants, all question types and experiences ($35 billed monthly).
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.
Ways to pay less
Kahoot
- Annual discount
Annual billing lowers the monthly rate
Annual billing is shown at $3, $9, $15 and $25 a month, against $9, $15, $26 and $35 billed monthly.
- Other savings
Black Friday offer, ends November 27
Silver, Gold and One are shown at $6, $10 and $19 a month on yearly billing until November 27.
Pear Deck
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kahoot or Pear Deck?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kahoot is cheaper to start with: $3 a month, against $12.42 a month when paid by the year for Pear Deck. Kahoot starts at $3 per month, billed annually ($36), and Pear Deck starts at $149 per year, with educator discount (Teacher Premium).
Which has a free plan, Kahoot or Pear Deck?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Kahoot and Pear Deck have a free plan.
Which platforms do Kahoot and Pear Deck run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Kahoot lists iOS and Android apps. 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.