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Pear Deck vs Tizmos
Both stand on interactive lesson makers. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Pear Deck combines interactive lesson tools with ready-to-teach content and a free Teacher plan. Schools evaluating it should check plan-specific features and whether its integrations fit their classroom setup.
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Choose Tizmos if you want to turn teacher prompts into real-world missions and collect student responses without requiring student accounts. The Free plan is limited to one class and one self-created path, while longer report retention and more classes require a paid plan.
Visit TizmosThe facts
| Pear Deck | Tizmos | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Extension, Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Teacher Premium: $149 a year | Pro: $15 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | peardeck.com | tizmos.com |
| On interactive lesson makers | #17 of 31 | #21 of 31 |
Pear Deck: what it does well
- Supports live polls and quizzes.
- Offers more than 1,000 certified math and ELA lessons.
- Integrates with Google Slides and major LMS platforms.
- Schools and districts control student information.
- Free Teacher plan is available.
What to know first
- Flashcard Factory and Audio to Slides require Google Apps for Education.
- Teacher Premium is $149 a year with an educator discount.
- Schools and districts pricing is custom.
Tizmos: what it does well
- AI drafts missions from a teacher’s sentence in about twenty seconds.
- Families can open missions without an app or account.
- Students can report back with a tap, text, and optional media.
- Missions can be sent by link, QR code, card, or class presentation.
- Teachers can group missions into paths and invite co-authors.
What to know first
- Free is limited to one class and one self-created path.
- Free reports, photos, and analytics are retained for 14 days.
- Team is $79 a month for up to five teachers.
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