Learning Management · head to head
Pear Deck vs Schoology
Pear Deck
Learning Management
Interactive presentations that engage every student
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Schoology
Learning Management
LMS that connects learning with the bigger picture
- 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; Schoology schoology (now PowerSchool's Schoology Learning) gates its full feature set behind a separate Enterprise package; the free version is a limited LMS tier, per the vendor's own archived K-12 page (2019), with no dollar figure published for the Enterprise upgrade.
- They diverge on capability: Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Schoology covers Course management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pear Deck and Schoology actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Learning Management).
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 Schoology
- Course management
- Gradebook
- Assessment builder
- Discussion boards
- Resources library
- Parent portal
- Analytics
- Mobile app
Both cover
- Web support
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 Schoology
- Running formative checks for understanding during classnot Schoology
- Student paced review activities and assessmentsnot Schoology
Schoology
- Course deliverynot Pear Deck
- Assessmentnot Pear Deck
- Collaborationnot Pear Deck
- Parent communicationnot Pear Deck
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
Schoology
- Schoology (now PowerSchool's Schoology Learning) gates its full feature set behind a separate Enterprise package; the free version is a limited LMS tier, per the vendor's own archived K-12 page (2019), with no dollar figure published for the Enterprise upgrade.
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
Schoology
Free- BasicFree
- Course management
- Assignments
- Gradebook
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- SIS integration
- Analytics
- Standards alignment
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.
Choose Schoology if
- You need course management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want gradebook.
Questions people ask
- Is Pear Deck or Schoology better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pear Deck starts at Free and Schoology at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pear Deck or Schoology?
- Pear Deck starts at Free and Schoology at Free.
- Does Pear Deck or Schoology run on more platforms?
- Pear Deck runs on Web, Chrome Extension. Schoology runs on Web, IOS, Android.
- 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 Schoology is typically brought in for.
- What can Pear Deck do that Schoology cannot?
- Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Real-time responses, Formative assessment, Student-paced mode. Schoology covers Course management, Gradebook, Assessment builder, Discussion boards. Both handle Web support.
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