Lectora vs Nearpod
Lectora
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Nearpod
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| Figure | Lectora | Nearpod |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $129.08/mo | $13.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Interactive Lesson Makers | 8.0 (#16) | 8.9 (#5) |
| Spec score · Educational Software | 7.8 (#14) | 8.9 (#3) |
| Collaboration | Lectora Online supports co-authoring, author roles, revision logs, version control, version history, teammate notifications, and sharing projects and assets. | Collaborate Board supports shared prompts with text, images, audio, video, and GIF responses, with optional anonymous display. |
| Purpose | Lectora is an authoring tool for creating interactive learning courses. | Nearpod lets educators create active, interactive learning experiences for students. |
| Support | ELB says authoring-suite subscriptions include support, updates, new versions, and new templates. | School and district licenses include a dedicated Customer Success Manager, and the LMS page describes staff training during implementation. |
Plans
Nearpod
- SilverFree
- Gold$159 a year
- Platinum$397 a year
- School & DistrictPriced on request
- School or DistrictPriced on request
In their own words
Lectora
Lectora has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Nearpod
Nearpod helps educators create and deliver interactive lessons, with options for live participation, student-paced work or front-of-class teaching. Teachers can build lessons from scratch or import PowerPoints, Google Slides, PDFs, videos and YouTube videos, then add formative assessments and media activities such as Draw It, Polls, Drag & Drop, VR Field Trips and PhET simulations. Its library contains more than 22,000 customizable, standards-aligned lessons, videos and activities, including K–12 content. Teachers can review real-time feedback and post-session reports to assess student understanding and work. AI Create can generate interactive lessons, activities and multiple-choice questions; the plan details list the question generator with Gold and AI Create with school and district plans. Nearpod works on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows and the web, and lessons can be embedded in an LMS through a link. Integrations include Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Clever, ClassLink and LTI 1.3 platforms such as Canvas, Schoology and Blackboard. Silver is free; Gold costs $159 a year and Platinum $397 a year. School and district pricing is by quote.