Pear Deck vs Wayground (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pear Deck and Wayground share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about the free plan, where Pear Deck grades higher, or value for money, where Wayground does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
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.
Pear Deck
Interactive classroom presentations with live student responses
Wayground
K-12 platform for lessons, quizzes and assessments (formerly Quizizz)
Which one is for you
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
Pick Wayground if
- Fits if you teach K-12 and want free quizzes
- Makes sense if your district wants a shared library and common assessments
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you teach adults or train staff, as corporate use is on separate plans
- Tight if you keep more than 20 activities, as Basic stores that many
- Watch out: all question types, AI grading and LMS links sit on the school plan, which has no published price
- Watch out: the item bank and benchmarks cost extra
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAPear DeckGood | 2.6GPAWaygroundGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BBasic is free for teachers. Schools and districts pay a quoted price with nothing published, so the paid side cannot be compared. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BBasic covers assessments, presentations and flashcards for 100 students. A teacher can live on it, but only 20 activities are stored. |
| Features | CInteractive slides, student-paced mode, a dashboard and a template library. Flashcard Factory and audio are Google-only, and the dashboard is Premium. | CAssessments, videos, flashcards and accommodations such as read-aloud. Basic limits question types, and the item bank and benchmarks are add-ons. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It sits on top of Google Slides or PowerPoint, so teachers still build the lesson. | 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Google, Microsoft, Canvas and Schoology connections. No app or desktop version is listed. | BWeb, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, with Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, Clever and ClassLink. No desktop app. |
| Best for | interactive questions inside Google or Microsoft slides | free quizzes and lessons for K-12 teachers |
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: Pear Deck and Wayground. How we grade
Where they differ
- Pear Deck also covers templates.
- Wayground also covers text to speech.
At a glance
| Pear Deck | Wayground | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $149 per year, with educator discount (Teacher Premium) | Not published |
| Free plan | Teacher Free: unlimited presentations, interactive questions, sessions and participants, plus student-paced mode and ready-made lessons. | Basic plan is free for every teacher: assessments, presentations and flashcards with limited question types and 100 students. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Pear Deck Learning | Quizizz Inc. (DBA Wayground) |
| Price read from | peardeck.com | wayground.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Wayground
- It is aimed at K-12 schools; corporate use is on separate Corporate Plans.
- Basic stores 20 activities and covers 100 students.
- School and district pricing is by quote with no published price.
- Some items, such as the item bank and benchmarks, are add-ons.
Key features
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.
Wayground
- Mixed lesson content
- Build assessments, presentations, interactive videos, flashcards and passages with question sets.
- AI tools
- Generate and import content, adapt reading levels and explain answers; AI grading with rubrics is on the school plan.
- Accommodations
- Over 20 accommodation options, including Read Aloud text-to-speech, are available.
- Live and student-paced delivery
- Run activities live or let students work through them on their own, with Classroom Pulse data.
- District features
- The school plan adds an admin dashboard, shared library, SSO and Canvas, Schoology, Clever and ClassLink links.
Plans
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.
Wayground
Basic$0
Free for teachers; limited question types, 20 stored activities and 100 students.
School and DistrictCustom
Quoted plan with all question types, admin dashboard, AI grading and LMS integrations.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Pear Deck or Wayground?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pear Deck starts at $149 per year, with educator discount (Teacher Premium), and Wayground publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Pear Deck or Wayground?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Pear Deck and Wayground have a free plan.
Which platforms do Pear Deck and Wayground run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Wayground lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. 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.