Is Pear Deck Still Free?
Yep, still free! The big limit: Presentations, sessions and participants: Unlimited presentations, interactive questions, sessions and participants
Teacher Free
Free Plan Limits
| Limit | What you get | How sure we are |
|---|---|---|
| Presentations, sessions and participants | Unlimited presentations, interactive questions, sessions and participants | Confirmed www.peardeck.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
| Teacher Dashboard | Paid. Seeing and spotlighting student answers by name needs Teacher Premium | Confirmed www.peardeck.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
| Drawing and draggable slides | Paid (Teacher Premium) | Confirmed www.peardeck.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
| Pear Start AI tools | Pricing page says the AI tools are free for teachers with no usage limits, but Pear Deck's help docs say the free individual Pear Start plan is gone | Conflicting docs.goguardian.comLast checked October 17, 2026 |
Cheapest Paid Plan
Teacher Premium $149/year
Confirmedwww.peardeck.comLast checked October 17, 2026Privacy
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Notes
Pear Start change
Pear Deck's own help docs say Pear Start's free individual plan ended and now needs a district or paid plan. No date given.
docs.goguardian.comLast checked October 17, 2026Other Pages We Checked
- https://docs.goguardian.com/products/pear-start/troubleshoot-pear-start-access
Help doc: Pear Start free individual plan no longer available (undated)
- https://docs.goguardian.com/products/pear-deck/manage-pear-deck-account
What you keep when you switch from Premium to Free (Aug 10, 2026)
What Changed
Nothing has changed yet. We'll post it here when something does.