Software · head to head
Pear Deck vs Recraft
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; Recraft free plan images are owned by Recraft and made publicly visible; commercial ownership rights only apply while subscribed to a paid plan
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pear Deck and Recraft 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 Recraft
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 Recraft
- Running formative checks for understanding during classnot Recraft
- Student paced review activities and assessmentsnot Recraft
Recraft
No use cases recorded yet. See the Recraft 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
Recraft
- Free plan images are owned by Recraft and made publicly visible; commercial ownership rights only apply while subscribed to a paid plan
- Subscription credits reset every month and do not carry over, unlike separately purchased top-up credits which never expire
- Refunds are only considered within 30 days and only if fewer than 30 credits have been used
- Annual billing is required to get the 20% discount over paying monthly
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
Recraft
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Recraft 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 Recraft better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pear Deck starts at Free and Recraft at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pear Deck or Recraft?
- Pear Deck starts at Free and Recraft at Free.
- Does Pear Deck or Recraft run on more platforms?
- Pear Deck runs on Web, Chrome Extension. Recraft 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 Recraft is typically brought in for.
- What can Pear Deck do that Recraft cannot?
- Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Real-time responses, Formative assessment, Student-paced mode.
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