Software · head to head
Pear Deck vs Teamtailor

Pear Deck
Software
Interactive presentations that engage every student
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Pear Deck has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Teamtailor no price is published at any tier, so every purchase begins with a sales quote
- They diverge on capability: Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Teamtailor covers Career Site Builder.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pear Deck and Teamtailor actually diverge.
| Attribute | Pear Deck | Teamtailor |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $99/month |
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome Extension | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2014 | 2013 |
Identical on both: 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 Teamtailor
- Career Site Builder
- Applicant Tracking
- Employer Branding
- Analytics
- Employee Referrals
- Automation
- Indeed
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 Teamtailor
- Running formative checks for understanding during classnot Teamtailor
- Student paced review activities and assessmentsnot Teamtailor
Teamtailor
- Applicant tracking with a branded careers sitenot Pear Deck
- Managing candidate pipelines and recruitment marketing togethernot 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
Teamtailor
- No price is published at any tier, so every purchase begins with a sales quote
- The pricing page lists no feature comparison, so what a given budget buys is not visible before contact
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
Teamtailor
$99/month- Teamtailor$99/month
- Career Site
- ATS
- Analytics
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 Teamtailor if
- You need career site builder.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want applicant tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Pear Deck or Teamtailor better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pear Deck starts at Free and Teamtailor at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pear Deck or Teamtailor?
- Pear Deck has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Pear Deck and $99/month for Teamtailor.
- Does Pear Deck or Teamtailor run on more platforms?
- Pear Deck runs on Web, Chrome Extension. Teamtailor runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Pear Deck for free?
- Yes. Pear Deck has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Teamtailor starts at $99/month.
- 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 Teamtailor is typically brought in for.
- What can Pear Deck do that Teamtailor cannot?
- Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Real-time responses, Formative assessment, Student-paced mode. Teamtailor covers Career Site Builder, Applicant Tracking, Employer Branding, Analytics. Both handle Web support.
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