Nearpod

What Nearpod does

• AI Create. Generates interactive lessons and multiple-choice formative assessment questions.
• Interactive slides and video. Lessons with built-in student interactions during the lesson.
• Lesson library. More than 22,000 standards-aligned lessons.
• Reports and dashboards. Track student understanding across lessons and activities.
• AI literacy lessons. Lessons developed with Common Sense Education.

Who it’s for

• Teachers running live or self-paced interactive lessons
• Schools wanting a standards-aligned lesson library
• Districts needing admin reporting and LMS integrations

Nearpod pricing

Silver free; Gold $159/yr; Platinum $397/yr for educators; school and district site licenses by quote.

As listed on November 9, 2026. Check nearpod.com for current prices.

Things to know

• Free Silver plan allows 40 student joins per lesson and 300 MB storage
• District and school pricing is by quote only

Quick answers

What is Nearpod?

Nearpod is an interactive instruction platform from Renaissance that teachers use to deliver lessons and check student understanding.

Is Nearpod free?

Nearpod has a free plan. Paid plans start at $13.25 a month. (As listed on November 9, 2026.)

Who makes Nearpod?

Nearpod is made by Renaissance.

Where can you use Nearpod?

Nearpod is available on the web, iOS, Android and desktop (apps, editor plugins or browser extensions).

What are some alternatives to Nearpod?

Other tools filed in the same section include Pear Deck, MagicSchool and Curipod.

Tags

#lessons#k-12#interactive-slides#ai-create#assessment#teachers