LessonUp vs Pear Deck

LessonUp8.5Visit Pear Deck8.4Visit

Higher score LessonUp #4 in Interactive Classroom Software 8.5/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 6 features Visit LessonUp

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Pear Deck #5 in Interactive Classroom Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Pear Deck

• LessonUp fits best

  Teachers building interactive curriculum lessons

• Pear Deck fits best

  Google Slides and PowerPoint classrooms

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Side by side

Feature	LessonUp 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Pear Deck 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Interactive Classroom Software	#5 in Interactive Classroom Software
Best for	Teachers building interactive curriculum lessons	Google Slides and PowerPoint classrooms
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$7/mo	$149/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Integrations	5 integrations	8 integrations
Features LessonUp 1/6 · Pear Deck 1/6
Interactive presentations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Live polls	✓	✓
Quiz activities	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audience questions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Assessment reports	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
LMS integration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Max participants	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Interactive quizzes, polls, word clouds, hotspots, and open questions PowerPoint import, lesson editing, reports, and learning insights Web, iOS, and Android access with education-platform integrations	Interactive questions, polls, quizzes, and formative assessments Instructor-Paced and Student-Paced modes with real-time responses Integrates with Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, and Schoology
Cons	Start limits teaching to 10 lessons per month School begins with a minimum of 10 teachers Mobile apps support student participation rather than teacher authoring	Platform coverage is limited to the web Teacher Premium starts at $149 per year Several review and feedback tools require the Premium plan
Our verdict	LessonUp is an online teaching platform for teachers, schools, colleges, and education content partners. Its core purpose is to help educators find, create, import, and teach interactive lessons in person or online. Lessons can include… Read the review →	Pear Deck is an interactive presentation and instructional tool for educators who teach with Google Slides or PowerPoint Online. Teachers can add draggable, drawing, text, number, and multiple-choice questions, then run Instructor-Paced or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• LessonUp — where it wins

  • Interactive quizzes, polls, word clouds, hotspots, and open questions
  • PowerPoint import, lesson editing, reports, and learning insights
  • Web, iOS, and Android access with education-platform integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Start limits teaching to 10 lessons per month
  • School begins with a minimum of 10 teachers
  • Mobile apps support student participation rather than teacher authoring

• Pear Deck — where it wins

  • Interactive questions, polls, quizzes, and formative assessments
  • Instructor-Paced and Student-Paced modes with real-time responses
  • Integrates with Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, and Schoology

  Where it doesn't

  • Platform coverage is limited to the web
  • Teacher Premium starts at $149 per year
  • Several review and feedback tools require the Premium plan

• LessonUp8.5/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A focused classroom tool for building lessons, collecting responses, and reviewing learning insights.

  Visit LessonUpFull verdict →
• Pear Deck8.4/10 · Free plan

  A focused interactive lesson tool for Google Slides and PowerPoint Online classrooms.

  Visit Pear DeckFull verdict →