Pear Deck vs Mentimeter

Pear Deck8.4Visit Mentimeter8.0Visit

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

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Mentimeter #8 in Interactive Classroom Software 8.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Mentimeter

• Pear Deck fits best

  Google Slides and PowerPoint classrooms

• Mentimeter fits best

  Polished presentations and audience feedback

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Side by side

Feature	Pear Deck 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Mentimeter 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.0
Ranking	#5 in Interactive Classroom Software	#8 in Interactive Classroom Software
Best for	Google Slides and PowerPoint classrooms	Polished presentations and audience feedback
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, macOS
Integrations	8 integrations	11 integrations
Features Pear Deck 1/6 · Mentimeter 0/6
Interactive presentations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Live polls	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
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 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	Live polls, Q&A, quizzes, word clouds, and anonymous feedback AI-assisted presentation creation and response analysis PowerPoint, Google Slides, Miro, Moodle, and Canvas integrations
Cons	Platform coverage is limited to the web Teacher Premium starts at $149 per year Several review and feedback tools require the Premium plan	Free plan limits participation to 50 participants per month Advanced collaboration starts on the Pro plan Offline access is not supported
Our verdict	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 →	Mentimeter is a web-based presentation and audience-engagement platform for educators, businesses, trainers, and meeting facilitators. It combines slides with live polls, quizzes, word clouds, surveys, Q&A, moderation, and anonymous… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Mentimeter — where it wins

  • Live polls, Q&A, quizzes, word clouds, and anonymous feedback
  • AI-assisted presentation creation and response analysis
  • PowerPoint, Google Slides, Miro, Moodle, and Canvas integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan limits participation to 50 participants per month
  • Advanced collaboration starts on the Pro plan
  • Offline access is not supported

• Pear Deck8.4/10 · Free plan

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

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• Mentimeter8.0/10 · Free plan

  A polished presentation tool with strong live feedback and collaboration options.

  Visit MentimeterFull verdict →