Education · head to head
Clever vs Wooclap

Clever
Education
Single sign-on and roster synchronisation between district student records and classroom applications
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Clever coverage is built around United States district data models and state reporting patterns, so schools outside the United States often find their student information system unsupported and their local identity conventions unrepresented.; Wooclap free Starter plan is capped at 5 questions per month
- They diverge on capability: Clever covers Secure Sync, Wooclap covers Polls.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clever and Wooclap actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Education).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Clever
- Secure Sync
- Clever portal
- Clever Badges
- Instant Login
- Clever IDM
- Application analytics
Only in Wooclap
- Polls
- Quizzes
- Word clouds
- Open questions
- Rating
- Brainstorming
- Matching
- AI question generation
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clever
- A district that has bought forty classroom applications and wants pupils to reach all of them without forty passwordsnot Wooclap
- Primary schools where pupils cannot yet type a password reliably and need badge loginnot Wooclap
- District IT that needs accounts created and revoked automatically as pupils enrol and leavenot Wooclap
- Evidencing to a board which licensed applications are used enough to justify renewalnot Wooclap
Wooclap
- Teachers and trainers running live interactive polling and quiz sessionsnot Clever
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Clever
- Coverage is built around United States district data models and state reporting patterns, so schools outside the United States often find their student information system unsupported and their local identity conventions unrepresented.
- Because application vendors pay and districts do not, a district has no commercial leverage when a sync breaks, and support priority follows the paying side of the market.
- Rostering is a single point of failure. One bad field mapping propagates wrong class lists to every connected application at once, and unpicking it means correcting the source system and waiting for the next sync cycle.
- Sync is scheduled rather than immediate for many connections, so a pupil who transfers mid week can sit in the wrong class in several applications for a day or more.
- Ownership moved to Kahoot! in 2021 and then to a private equity consortium in 2023, so a district is now depending on infrastructure whose long term roadmap is set by investor timelines rather than by education procurement cycles.
Wooclap
- Free Starter plan is capped at 5 questions per month
- All paid subscriptions are billed annually with no monthly option
- Cancellation must be submitted at least 48 hours before the renewal date
- Corporate plan requires a minimum of 6 presenters
Pricing, plan by plan
Clever
Free- Clever core rostering and single sign-on$undefined/year
- Free to United States districts
- Funded by application vendors rather than the district
- Secure Sync, portal and Badges included
- Clever paid district products$undefined/year
- Identity management and account provisioning
- Multi-factor authentication for staff
- Pricing quoted per district, not published
Wooclap
Free- FreeFree
- 2 questions per event
- Unlimited participants
- Basic question types
- Basic$6.99/month
- Unlimited questions
- PowerPoint integration
- Export results
- Pro$14.99/month
- All Basic
- AI assistant
- Message wall
- Institution$undefined/month
- All Pro
- SSO
- LMS integration
Which should you pick?
Choose Clever if
- You need secure sync.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, ChromeOS.
- You also want clever portal.
Choose Wooclap if
- You need polls.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, PowerPoint Add-in.
- You also want quizzes.
Questions people ask
- Is Clever or Wooclap better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clever starts at Free and Wooclap at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clever or Wooclap?
- Clever starts at Free and Wooclap at Free.
- Does Clever or Wooclap run on more platforms?
- Clever runs on Web, iOS, Android, ChromeOS. Wooclap runs on Web, PowerPoint Add-in.
- Can I use Clever for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Clever best used for?
- Clever is most often used for a district that has bought forty classroom applications and wants pupils to reach all of them without forty passwords, primary schools where pupils cannot yet type a password reliably and need badge login, district it that needs accounts created and revoked automatically as pupils enrol and leave, evidencing to a board which licensed applications are used enough to justify renewal. Of those, a district that has bought forty classroom applications and wants pupils to reach all of them without forty passwords and primary schools where pupils cannot yet type a password reliably and need badge login are not what Wooclap is typically brought in for.
- What can Clever do that Wooclap cannot?
- Clever covers Secure Sync, Clever portal, Clever Badges, Instant Login. Wooclap covers Polls, Quizzes, Word clouds, Open questions.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Clever: Does Clever really cost a district nothing?
The core rostering and single sign-on service is free to districts. Application vendors pay for the connection and build that cost into what they charge the district, so the money reaches Clever through the software bill instead of a direct invoice.
Wooclap: What pricing options does Wooclap offer?
Wooclap provides separate pricing structures for education and business sectors. Education plans range from single classrooms to entire campuses, while business plans scale from small teams to large organizations. Enterprise customers can request custom pricing by contacting the sales team.
SourceClever: Is Clever FERPA and COPPA compliant?
Clever operates as a school official under FERPA, acting on district instruction, and relies on district consent rather than parental consent for COPPA. It has signed the Student Privacy Pledge.
Wooclap: Is there a free trial available?
Yes, Wooclap offers a free sign-up option. The platform can be set up in minutes without requiring a credit card, allowing users to test the platform with over 20 question types before committing to a paid plan.
SourceClever: What happens if we leave Clever?
Every connected application loses its roster feed and needs a replacement method, either a competing rostering service or manual CSV uploads per application. That is why districts rarely switch once more than a handful of applications depend on it.
Wooclap: What integrations does Wooclap support?
Wooclap integrates with popular tools including PowerPoint, Google Slides, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and major LMS platforms like Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, and Brightspace. Most popular integrations are available on standard plans, while some LMS integrations are reserved for custom plans.
SourceWooclap: How is user data handled and protected?
Wooclap maintains a dedicated Trust Center addressing security, privacy, and compliance. The platform also provides an accessibility statement and child-friendly privacy policy, demonstrating commitment to data protection across different user groups.
SourceWooclap: What support resources are available?
Wooclap offers a Help Center with comprehensive documentation, a blog with learning science articles, webinar sessions covering product features and use cases, and direct contact options for sales and support inquiries.
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