TEACHER GUIDES
Free Formative Assessment Tools for Teachers
A quick check for understanding only helps if you can see the results afterward. So the question here isn’t “is it fun”, it’s “what do I actually get back on the free plan?” Here’s what each company says.
Assessment Tools, Games And Lessons
| Tool | Free Plan Details | Price And Privacy |
|---|---|---|
 FormativeFormative Free (Free Teacher) Yes, but it recently changedChecked October 17, 2026 | Reports Or Results Basic auto-grading. Advanced auto-grading and rubrics are paid Confirmedwww.formative.comLast checked October 17, 2026What You Can Keep Unlimited activity creation and all assign modes Confirmedwww.formative.comLast checked October 17, 2026Paid Features | Cheapest Paid Plan Classroom plan $249/year per teacher ($20.75/month billed annually) Confirmedwww.formative.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy Vendor says: Not stated on the vendor's page: We haven't read this privacy page yet Unknownnewsela.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
| Socrative Free Yes, with limitsChecked October 17, 2026 | Players Or Students Reports Or Results What You Can Keep Other Free Limits 15 question generations, 6 imports, 3 report analyses Confirmedwww.socrative.comLast checked October 17, 2026 | Cheapest Paid Plan Not stated on the vendor's page: The Essentials price didn't show when we checked Socrative's pricing. Pro is $200.04/year for 2 seats. Unknownwww.socrative.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy Vendor says: Not stated on the vendor's page: We haven't read this privacy page yet Unknownwww.socrative.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
 ClasskickFree (Basic) Yes, with limitsChecked October 17, 2026 | Reports Or Results Not tracked yet What You Can Keep Other Free Limits After 3 days you can't make new rosters or see new student work until the reset. Old work stays Confirmedclasskick.zendesk.comLast checked October 17, 2026 | Cheapest Paid Plan Starter plan $9.99/month (monthly, cancel anytime) Confirmedclasskick.zendesk.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy Vendor says: Not stated on the vendor's page: We haven't read this privacy page yet Unknownclasskick.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
 Pear DeckTeacher Free Yep, still free!Checked October 17, 2026 | Players Or Students Unlimited presentations, interactive questions, sessions and participants Confirmedwww.peardeck.comLast checked October 17, 2026Reports Or Results Paid. Seeing and spotlighting student answers by name needs Teacher Premium Confirmedwww.peardeck.comLast checked October 17, 2026Paid Features | Cheapest Paid Plan Teacher Premium $149/year Confirmedwww.peardeck.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy Vendor says: Not stated on the vendor's page: We haven't read this privacy page yet Unknownwww.peardeck.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
 NearpodSilver Yep, still free!Checked October 17, 2026 | Players Or Students Reports Or Results What You Can Keep Conflicting: pricing page says 300 MB; FAQ table says 100MB Conflictingnearpod.comLast checked October 17, 2026Other Free Limits | Cheapest Paid Plan Gold $159/yr (1 GB, 75 joins); Platinum $397/yr (5 GB, 90 joins) Confirmednearpod.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy Vendor FAQ says Nearpod complies with COPPA, FERPA and state laws such as CCPA and Nevada SB 220; districts can review Renaissance's Customer Data Protection Agreement; Renaissance's privacy and security programs undergo annual SOC 2 Type 2 examinations. Confirmednearpod.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
 Kahoot!Kahoot! Go Yep, still free!Checked October 17, 2026 | Players Or Students 40 for K-12 school teacher accounts on Kahoot! Go (10 on Go for personal, study and higher-ed accounts) Confirmedsupport.kahoot.comLast checked October 17, 2026Reports Or Results Basic reports; difficulty insights limited to 3 participants; standard reports are paid Confirmedkahoot.comLast checked October 17, 2026Paid Features Quiz and True/False only; poll, puzzle, multi-select are paid Confirmedkahoot.comLast checked October 17, 2026 | Cheapest Paid Plan Kahoot!+ Bronze $3/mo billed annually ($36/yr) Confirmedkahoot.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy Vendor says: Free-form question types are blocked for students under 16 for GDPR/COPPA/FERPA reasons unless on Kahoot! EDU. Confirmedkahoot.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
 BlooketStarter (free) Yep, still free!Checked October 17, 2026 | Players Or Students 60 (Plus: 300, except some modes capped at 60) Confirmedhelp.blooket.comLast checked October 17, 2026Reports Or Results Basic reporting; question-by-question and per-student breakdowns are Plus Confirmedhelp.blooket.comLast checked October 17, 2026What You Can Keep Paid Features Question set folders, audio questions, copy/duplicate sets, question bank, verified sets Confirmedhelp.blooket.comLast checked October 17, 2026Other Free Limits | Cheapest Paid Plan Plus $4.99/mo billed annually ($59.88) or $9.99 monthly Confirmedhelp.blooket.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy Vendor says it works with schools to protect Student Personal Data consistent with FERPA and, for School Users under 13, COPPA; students invited to play are asked only to create a username. Confirmedwww.blooket.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
 GimkitGimkit Basic Yep, still free!Checked October 17, 2026 | Players Or Students Unlimited students in featured modes; hard cap 500 per live game and 60 in 2D modes; Pro Exclusive modes capped at 5 players on Basic Confirmedhelp.gimkit.comLast checked October 17, 2026Reports Or Results Paid Features Assignments (homework), image uploads, audio questions Confirmedhelp.gimkit.comLast checked October 17, 2026Other Free Limits Generally 3 rotating free featured modes; Pro Exclusive modes capped at 5 players on Basic Confirmedhelp.gimkit.comLast checked October 17, 2026 | Cheapest Paid Plan Pro $59.88/yr or $14.99/mo Confirmedhelp.gimkit.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy Vendor says it adheres to FERPA and COPPA and offers state/district signed DPAs on request via [email protected]. Confirmedhelp.gimkit.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
 Wayground (formerly Quizizz)Starter (Basic) Yes, but it recently changedChecked October 17, 2026 | Players Or Students Reports Or Results What You Can Keep Paid Features Basic types; premium question types restricted Confirmedhelp.wayground.comLast checked October 17, 2026 | Cheapest Paid Plan Individual (Super) plan $18/mo billed annually ($216/yr), 7-day free trial; School & District pricing not published Confirmedwayground.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy Vendor says it complies with and helps schools meet FERPA and COPPA; students can use it without accounts or sharing PII unless a feature requires it; DPA available on request. Confirmedhelp.wayground.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
Sources, all checked Oct 17, 2026: Classkick free plan FAQ, Formative for teachers and Formative page uploads update, Pear Deck pricing, Socrative plans.
Sources, all checked Oct 17, 2026: Blooket help center, Gimkit Pro FAQ, Kahoot plans and Kahoot help center, Nearpod pricing (storage conflict with the Nearpod FAQ), Wayground Starter (Basic) plan and plan comparison.
We quote each company’s wording; we haven’t tested the reports ourselves.
Good News From Formative
On May 31, 2026, Formative raised free page uploads to 200 a month. In Formative’s words: “the amount of page uploads available to Free Teacher account holder has increased to 200 pages per month.” (Formative help center, checked Oct 17, 2026)
Nearpod Does More Than Quizzes
Nearpod’s free Silver plan includes live, student-paced and front-of-class lessons, and saves up to its storage limit from a library of 22,000+ resources. (Nearpod pricing, checked Oct 17, 2026) If you downgrade from a paid plan, Nearpod says lessons get archived and stay locked until you upgrade again. (same page) For other lesson tools, see Free Nearpod Alternatives.
FAQ
Which free tool shows how each student did? Most companies don’t spell it out. Two say it’s paid: Blooket’s per-student breakdowns are on Plus, and Pear Deck’s view of student answers by name needs Teacher Premium. (Blooket, Pear Deck, both checked Oct 17, 2026)
How long do free results stick around? On Socrative Free: 30 days. (Socrative plans, checked Oct 17, 2026)
What about Kahoot reports? Kahoot’s plans page says the free plan has basic reports and standard reports are paid. (Kahoot plans, checked Oct 17, 2026)
Are these safe for student data? We don’t rate privacy. Each tool page has a “vendor says” privacy note with a link to the company’s own privacy page. Check with your district too.