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Pear Deck vs Weet

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Pear Deck

LMS

Interactive presentations that engage every student

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Weet logo

Weet

LMS

Asynchronous training video with AI avatars, quizzes and a searchable knowledge library

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Weet the free tier is capped at three weets, which is far tighter than the free tiers of the screen recording tools it is compared against, so any real evaluation has to happen on the paid plan.
  • They diverge on capability: Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Weet covers Screen and webcam recording.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Pear Deck and Weet actually diverge.

Attributes where Pear Deck and Weet differ
AttributePear DeckWeet
Pricing modelfreemiumPer creator per month
PlatformsWeb, Chrome ExtensionWeb, Chrome
Founded2014Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (LMS).

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 Weet

  • Screen and webcam recording
  • Document to video
  • AI avatars
  • Automatic transcription
  • Interactive annotations
  • Quizzes and learning paths
  • Central library
  • GxP compliance

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Pear Deck

  • Interactive classroom presentations for teachersnot Weet
  • Student practice and assessment toolsnot Weet
  • Standards-aligned content delivery for schoolsnot Weet

Weet

  • A life sciences or pharmaceutical team needing auditable GxP compliant training records rather than an untracked video librarynot Pear Deck
  • An internal enablement team converting existing written standard operating procedures into video without filming anythingnot Pear Deck
  • A distributed team building a searchable how to library so the same question is not answered live every weeknot Pear Deck
  • A training function that needs completion statistics and quiz results, not just view countsnot 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

Weet

  • The free tier is capped at three weets, which is far tighter than the free tiers of the screen recording tools it is compared against, so any real evaluation has to happen on the paid plan.
  • Quizzes, learning paths, single sign on and GxP compliance are all Enterprise only, so the features that distinguish Weet from a screen recorder are not available on the 24 US dollar Business tier at all.
  • Pricing is per creator, so an organisation that wants many occasional contributors pays full price for people who publish twice a year, and in practice content production concentrates on a few seats.
  • It competes against Loom and Guidde, which have far larger installed bases and integration ecosystems, so a team standardising on Weet accepts a smaller vendor in a category with heavy consolidation pressure.
  • It is not a full learning management system, so an organisation with formal compliance training obligations beyond video completion still needs an LMS alongside it, which undercuts the case for a separate video tool.

Pricing, plan by plan

Pear Deck

Free
  • Pear Start FreeFree
    • 40+ AI tools for teachers
    • unlimited usage
  • Pear Deck FreeFree
    • basic interactive presentations
    • anonymous responses
    • student-paced mode
  • Pear Deck Premium$149/year
    • Teacher Dashboard with named responses
    • drawing/draggable features
    • Reflect & Review
  • Pear Assessment FreeFree
    • basic assessment creation
    • autograding

Weet

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Up to 3 weets
    • AI avatars and screen and webcam recording
    • Editing tools
  • Business$24/month
    • Per creator per month billed yearly, 29 US dollars billed monthly
    • Unlimited weets per creator
    • Interactive annotations

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.
Pear Deck review

Choose Weet if

  • You need screen and webcam recording.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Chrome.
  • You also want document to video.
Weet review

Questions people ask

Is Pear Deck or Weet better?
Neither clearly leads. Pear Deck starts at Free and Weet at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Pear Deck or Weet?
Pear Deck starts at Free and Weet at Free.
Does Pear Deck or Weet run on more platforms?
Pear Deck runs on Web, Chrome Extension. Weet runs on Web, Chrome.
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 interactive classroom presentations for teachers, student practice and assessment tools, standards-aligned content delivery for schools. Of those, interactive classroom presentations for teachers and student practice and assessment tools are not what Weet is typically brought in for.
What can Pear Deck do that Weet cannot?
Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Real-time responses, Formative assessment, Student-paced mode. Weet covers Screen and webcam recording, Document to video, AI avatars, Automatic transcription.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Pear Deck: What is the price for individual teacher subscriptions?

Pear Deck Premium: $149/year; Pear Assessment Premium: $125/year. Pear Practice and Start have custom pricing for paid tiers.

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Weet: Is Weet still operating?

Yes. The site and pricing page are live and maintained, and there is no sunset or shutdown notice.

Pear Deck: Are there free versions available?

Yes, all Pear Deck products offer free teacher plans: Pear Start, Pear Deck, Pear Practice, and Pear Assessment are free for educators.

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Weet: What does the free plan include?

Up to three weets with AI avatars, recording, editing and transcription. Three is a very low ceiling, so evaluate on Business.

Pear Deck: What features require payment in Pear Assessment?

Free version includes basic assessment creation and autograding. Premium ($125/year) adds advanced security, accessibility tools, state test interface mimicry, and rubric scoring.

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Weet: What is GxP compliance and who needs it?

It is the regulated practice framework used in pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing where training records must be auditable. It is on the Enterprise tier only and is the main reason a regulated company would choose Weet.

Pear Deck: Do schools get discounted pricing?

Yes, schools and districts receive custom pricing with additional features like standards-aligned content, shared libraries, and LMS integration.

Source
Weet: Is it a learning management system?

No. It handles video training and quizzes, but formal compliance training programmes need a proper LMS alongside it.

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