LMS · head to head
Pear Deck vs Whatfix
Whatfix
LMS
In-application guidance and walkthroughs layered over enterprise software you did not build
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- On request
- Rated
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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; Whatfix whatfix publishes no pricing, and contracts are typically scoped per target application, so extending guidance from Salesforce to Workday is a new commercial negotiation rather than a configuration change.
- They diverge on capability: Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Whatfix covers Interactive walkthroughs.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pear Deck and Whatfix actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Whatfix
- Interactive walkthroughs
- Self-help widget
- Smart tips and beacons
- Mirror sandbox
- Product Analytics
- Desktop and mobile support
- Content localisation
- Segmentation
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Pear Deck
- Interactive classroom presentations for teachersnot Whatfix
- Student practice and assessment toolsnot Whatfix
- Standards-aligned content delivery for schoolsnot Whatfix
Whatfix
- An ERP or CRM go-live where thousands of employees must change how they work and classroom training will not reach them allnot Pear Deck
- Reducing support tickets on a system where the same five questions account for most of the help desk volumenot Pear Deck
- Improving data quality by placing field-level guidance where users consistently enter the wrong valuenot Pear Deck
- A regulated organisation that needs employees to practise a process in a simulated environment before touching production datanot 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
Whatfix
- Whatfix publishes no pricing, and contracts are typically scoped per target application, so extending guidance from Salesforce to Workday is a new commercial negotiation rather than a configuration change.
- Overlays are anchored to interface elements, so when the underlying vendor ships a UI change your guidance can break silently, and the user sees a walkthrough pointing at a button that has moved; ongoing content ownership is mandatory, not optional.
- It masks poor interface design rather than fixing it, and organisations sometimes use it to avoid confronting a badly configured system, which leaves the underlying inefficiency in place and adds an annual licence to it.
- Building good content is real work. A meaningful rollout takes weeks of authoring and testing per application, and the internal effort usually exceeds what the business case assumed.
- Adding a JavaScript overlay to systems holding HR and financial data triggers a serious security review in regulated industries, and some organisations cannot get approval to inject third-party script into their ERP at all.
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$149/year
- Teacher Dashboard with named responses
- drawing/draggable features
- Reflect & Review
- Pear Assessment FreeFree
- basic assessment creation
- autograding
Whatfix
On request- Whatfix$undefined/year
- Annual contract priced by application and user volume
- Each target application typically licensed separately
- Mirror and Product Analytics sold as additional modules
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 Whatfix if
- You need interactive walkthroughs.
- You work on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android.
- You also want self-help widget.
Questions people ask
- Is Pear Deck or Whatfix better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pear Deck starts at Free and Whatfix at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pear Deck or Whatfix?
- Pear Deck has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Pear Deck and On request for Whatfix.
- Does Pear Deck or Whatfix run on more platforms?
- Pear Deck runs on Web, Chrome Extension. Whatfix runs on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Pear Deck for free?
- Yes. Pear Deck has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Whatfix starts at On request.
- 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 Whatfix is typically brought in for.
- What can Pear Deck do that Whatfix cannot?
- Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Real-time responses, Formative assessment, Student-paced mode. Whatfix covers Interactive walkthroughs, Self-help widget, Smart tips and beacons, Mirror sandbox.
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.
SourceWhatfix: How much does Whatfix cost?
It is not published. Pricing is annual and scoped by application and user volume, with Mirror and Product Analytics as separate modules.
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.
SourceWhatfix: How does it compare with WalkMe?
Functionally similar. The commercial difference is that SAP acquired WalkMe in 2024, so non-SAP buyers increasingly shortlist Whatfix as the independent alternative.
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.
SourceWhatfix: Does it require changes to the target application?
No. It works as an overlay injected via a browser extension or a script, which is why the security review matters more than the technical effort.
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.
SourceWhatfix: Will guidance break when the vendor updates the UI?
It can. Content needs an owner who monitors and repairs it after vendor releases.
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