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Head-to-head · Google Workspace Academic Software

Pear Deck vs Clever

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Pear Deck #6 in Google Workspace Academic Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Pear Deck
Clever #7 in Google Workspace Academic Software 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Clever

Pear Deck leads on 0 checks, Clever on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePear Deck · 8.3/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresClever · 2 of 3

Pear Deck scores higher on our rubric for google workspace academic software: 8.3 against 8.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #7.

Pear Deck is the better fit for teachers adding student interaction to slide lessons. Clever is the better fit for schools managing rostering and app access.

  • Pear Deck fits best

    Teachers adding student interaction to slide lessons

  • Clever fits best

    Schools managing rostering and app access

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Side by side

Feature Pear Deck 8.3/10 Visit ↗ Clever 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.3 8.2
Ranking #6 in Google Workspace Academic Software #7 in Google Workspace Academic Software
Best for Teachers adding student interaction to slide lessons Schools managing rostering and app access
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $149/yr —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms Web Web, Windows, Chrome extension
Integrations 8 integrations 1,250+ integrations
Features Pear Deck 0/3 · Clever 2/3
Google Classroom integration Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Roster sync Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Assessment tools Not checked yet —
Specs
Workspace editions Not checked yet Education
Supported platforms Not checked yet web, Windows, Chrome extension
Student limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Offers interactive questions, polls, quizzes, and formative assessments.
  • Supports instructor-paced and student-paced presentations.
  • Collects and displays responses in real time, with anonymous projection.
  • Automates rostering and class updates from student information system data
  • Combines supported-app single sign-on with Portal and Badges access
  • Reports app usage and controls district data sharing
Cons
  • Teacher Premium costs $149 per year.
  • Premium adds named responses and review tools not listed in Teacher Free.
  • Its focus is interactive slide lessons rather than broader lesson planning.
  • Focused on access and administration, not assessment or lesson creation
  • Google Classroom roster syncing has district and edition eligibility limits
  • 24/7 support is not offered
Our verdict

Pear Deck adds student interaction to lessons built in Google Slides or PowerPoint Online. Teachers can present at their own pace or let students move through a lesson independently, while students respond from their devices. It suits…

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Clever connects school information systems with education applications so schools and districts can manage class rosters and access to digital resources. Its tools include automated rostering, single sign-on for supported applications, the…

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  1. Pear DeckGoogle Workspace Academic Software 8.3Free plan
  2. CleverGoogle Workspace Academic Software 8.2Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Pear Deck — where it wins

    • Offers interactive questions, polls, quizzes, and formative assessments.
    • Supports instructor-paced and student-paced presentations.
    • Collects and displays responses in real time, with anonymous projection.

    Where it doesn't

    • Teacher Premium costs $149 per year.
    • Premium adds named responses and review tools not listed in Teacher Free.
    • Its focus is interactive slide lessons rather than broader lesson planning.

  • Clever — where it wins

    • Automates rostering and class updates from student information system data
    • Combines supported-app single sign-on with Portal and Badges access
    • Reports app usage and controls district data sharing

    Where it doesn't

    • Focused on access and administration, not assessment or lesson creation
    • Google Classroom roster syncing has district and edition eligibility limits
    • 24/7 support is not offered
  • Pear Deck8.3/10 · Free plan

    Adds live and student-paced questions to Google Slides and PowerPoint Online lessons.

    Visit Pear DeckFull verdict →
  • Clever8.2/10 · Free plan

    Automates school rostering and app access, with Google Classroom syncing for eligible districts.

    Visit CleverFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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