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Pear Deck vs Workable

Pear Deck logo

Pear Deck

Software

Interactive presentations that engage every student

From
Free
Rated
-
Workable logo

Workable

Software

Recruitment and employee engagement platform

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; Workable the Standard plan is $299 a month and still charges separately for texting at $89, video interviews at $109 and assessments at $59 a month
  • They diverge on capability: Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Workable covers Job posting.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Pear Deck and Workable differ
AttributePear DeckWorkable
Pricing modelfreemiumusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Chrome ExtensionWeb
Founded20142012

Identical on both: starting price (Free), 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 Workable

  • Job posting
  • Applicant tracking
  • Candidate management
  • Onboarding
  • Employee engagement
  • Analytics
  • Mobile app
  • Integrations

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 Workable
  • Running formative checks for understanding during classnot Workable
  • Student paced review activities and assessmentsnot Workable

Workable

  • Posting jobs and tracking candidates through an applicant tracking systemnot Pear Deck
  • Running structured interviews, assessments and offers in one placenot 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

Workable

  • The Standard plan is $299 a month and still charges separately for texting at $89, video interviews at $109 and assessments at $59 a month
  • Reaching a plan where those three are included means Premier at $599 a month
  • Unlimited active jobs is qualified by a fair usage limit rather than being an actual cap
  • AI features run on credits, and credits expire one year from purchase
  • Published plan prices cover 1 to 20 employees, so larger headcounts are quoted separately

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

Workable

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic recruitment
    • Limited hires
    • Basic tracking
  • Plus$undefined/month
    • Advanced recruitment
    • Engagement tools
    • 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 Workable if

  • You need job posting.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want applicant tracking.

Questions people ask

Is Pear Deck or Workable better?
Neither clearly leads. Pear Deck starts at Free and Workable at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Pear Deck or Workable?
Pear Deck starts at Free and Workable at Free.
Does Pear Deck or Workable run on more platforms?
Pear Deck runs on Web, Chrome Extension. Workable 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 Workable is typically brought in for.
What can Pear Deck do that Workable cannot?
Pear Deck covers Interactive slides, Real-time responses, Formative assessment, Student-paced mode. Workable covers Job posting, Applicant tracking, Candidate management, Onboarding.

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