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Pear Deck vs Pitch
Pear Deck
Software
Interactive presentations that engage every student
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Pear Deck the Teacher Dashboard, draggable and drawing responses and Reflect and Review require Teacher Premium at $149 per year; Pitch free plan is capped at a one time 100 AI credits and 2 external guests
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pear Deck and Pitch actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Pear Deck
- Interactive slides
- Real-time responses
- Formative assessment
- Student-paced mode
- Dashboard
- Audio responses
- Drawing
- Vocabulary
Only in Pitch
Nothing recorded that Pear Deck does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Pear Deck
- Turning slide decks into interactive lessons with student responsesnot Pitch
- Running formative checks for understanding during classnot Pitch
- Student paced review activities and assessmentsnot Pitch
Pitch
No use cases recorded yet. See the Pitch review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Pear Deck
- The Teacher Dashboard, draggable and drawing responses and Reflect and Review require Teacher Premium at $149 per year
- Pear Assessment Premium is a separate $125 per year purchase from Pear Deck Premium
- Standards aligned content, district library and efficacy reports are only in the Schools and Districts plan
- SIS and LMS integration is only in the Schools and Districts plan
- School and district pricing is by quote with no published rate
Pitch
- Free plan is capped at a one time 100 AI credits and 2 external guests
- Enterprise features such as SAML based SSO and SCIM are gated behind a 30 plus seat custom plan
- The 17 percent discount on Plus, Team and Business plans requires annual billing
Pricing, plan by plan
Pear Deck
Free- FreeFree
- 5 question types
- Real-time responses
- Student-paced mode
- Premium$149.99/month
- All question types
- Audio responses
- Flashcard factory
- School/District$undefined/month
- All Premium
- Admin dashboard
- Rostering
Pitch
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Pitch review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Pear Deck if
- You need interactive slides.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Chrome Extension.
- You also want real-time responses.
Questions people ask
- Is Pear Deck or Pitch better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pear Deck starts at Free and Pitch at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pear Deck or Pitch?
- Pear Deck starts at Free and Pitch at Free.
- Does Pear Deck or Pitch run on more platforms?
- Pear Deck runs on Web, Chrome Extension. Pitch runs on Web.
- Can I use Pear Deck for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Pear Deck best used for?
- Pear Deck is most often used for turning slide decks into interactive lessons with student responses, running formative checks for understanding during class, student paced review activities and assessments. Of those, turning slide decks into interactive lessons with student responses and running formative checks for understanding during class are not what Pitch is typically brought in for.
- What can Pear Deck do that Pitch cannot?
- Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Real-time responses, Formative assessment, Student-paced mode.
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