Edpuzzle vs Teach Starter

Edpuzzle is an online learning platform for teachers and educational institutions to assign interactive video lessons and follow student progress. Teachers can choose a YouTube video, upload their own, or reuse another teacher’s lesson, then add voice recordings and questions. The Question Generator can insert multiple-choice or open-ended questions, though it may be unavailable if a video lacks enough information. Students can work at their own pace while teachers check progress in real time. Integrations include learning management systems such as Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, Schoology, Moodle, Blackboard, and others. The Google Classroom add-on lets teachers manage assignments there, and students can complete lessons without a separate Edpuzzle account. Progress tracking requires student accounts, except in open classes. Edpuzzle offers web, iOS, and Android apps, plus a Chrome extension for screen recording and importing YouTube videos. The free Basic plan includes 20 interactive activities and 10 supported assignments. Pro Teacher costs $13.75 a month and includes unlimited activities and 120 supported assignments. Extra supported assignments, up to 250 total, cost an additional $19.25/month on annual plans only.

Teach Starter is a web-based library of teaching resources, classroom tools, and educator apps for K–6 teachers. Its collection covers curriculum-aligned printable and digital worksheets, activities, games, and classroom materials across subjects including English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, fine arts, languages, and social-emotional learning. Resources come in formats such as Google Slides, PowerPoint, PDF, Word, and Google Sheets. With Plus, teachers get editable resources, lesson plans that combine materials with differentiation and assessment guidance, and unit plans that group lessons. Teach Starter Studio supports creating and adapting resources and display materials. The Free plan costs nothing, requires no credit card, and limits downloads to free resources, which are non-editable. Plus costs $6.08 a month, billed $73 yearly. School Plan costs $73 a year per teacher, requires at least five teachers, and includes Plus and one administrator account. Plus resources and digital tools remain available only during the subscription period.