#1 Alternative to Nearpod

Name: Genially
Brand: Genially
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Genially is the best Nearpod alternative for creating interactive learning experiences and formative assessments. Loved by over 20 million students and educators around the world, Genially combines personalized learning with innovative gamification features and out-of-this-world design.

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Genially templates compared with Nearpod

Making learning interactive at 4,000+ K12 schools and districts

Unique features

What’s different about Genially?

Cool design
It’s not easy to impress a 13 year old but students love Genially so much they want to create their own after class. Great design helps to motivate and inspire, bringing even the most taxing of subjects to life.
- Modern aesthetic and interactive format.
- 2,000+ professional pre-built templates.
- Sleek animations plus visual effects like confetti and applause.
Gamification tools
Genially is a pioneer in digital escape games, with a bank of powerful gamification tools and templates. Immersive storytelling, hands-on challenges, ticking clocks and secret codes make class as exciting as a game of Minecraft.
- Pre-built game templates, ready to adapt to any topic.
- Game widgets: Roll the dice, Flip the coin, Randomizer and more.
- Leaderboard and live classroom response tools.
Class Workspace
Every teacher using Genially gets a collaborative space to use with their students. Get young learners designing their own interactive projects, developing valuable digital design skills for the future.
- Add unlimited students to the Class Workspace, for free.
- Foster collaboration and teamwork skills.
- Create spaces for different classes and groups.

More reasons to choose Genially over Nearpod

More interactive
Create incredible interactive activities with pop-up windows, invisible hotspots, hover tooltips, timers, animations, click to reveal, jump-to links, drag and drop and more! There’s no coding, and the intuitive interface is easy to find your way around.
Versatile
Vision boards, infographics, homework trackers, reading lists, flashcards, calendars. How about an interactive map for parent-teacher conference? You can create all kinds of interactive content in Genially, including resources for teacher training, librarians, school admin and support staff.
Adaptive and multimodal learning
Give students autonomy in how they learn, with personalized paths and branched content. Offer extra reinforcement activities that learners can access on demand, with a choice of audio, video and text-based material.
Customize everything to your curriculum
Advanced design and branding tools allow you to create unique learning resources tailored to your educational program. Customize every detail, from the color scheme to the logo, and build a bank of school templates that can be used by all staff.
Generous free account and more storage
A free account gives you access to all interactions and animations, the full library of design resources, pre-built game widgets, 1,000+ templates, and 2GB storage. Unlike Nearpod, there’s no limit to the slide size, and paid plans include up to 10 times more storage.
Powerful great-value learning tools
Genially offers many of the same features as Nearpod and other learning platforms, including formative assessment, live insights, multimedia embeds, LMS integration, and classroom response tools. Paid plans start from just $5 per month, 60% cheaper than Nearpod.

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Genially education awards from enlightED, GESA, EdTechX and Digital Skills Awards

Genially is an award-winning EdTech platform supporting learning in 180+ countries

"We have to make sure that the content and curriculum is rich and deep and it has awesome interactivity. Genially hits those boxes for us. Being able to add our branding is just next level."

Aubrey Owen

Curriculum Design Team Lead, Epic Charter Schools

Features comparison

Genially vs Nearpod

See how Genially compares to Nearpod.

Genially compared with Nearpod across overview, instruction modes, quizzes and games, assessment, interactions and activities, design and account
	Genially	Nearpod
Overview
Powerful class engagement tool	Included	Included
Easy to use, no training required	Included	Included
Beautiful templates with professional design	Included	Not included
Free Class Workspace for students	Included	Not included
FERPA COPPA and GDPR compliant	Included	Included
Content Accessibility: AA Standard	Included	Included
Instruction modes
Student-paced	Included	Included
Live: Instructor-led	Included	Included
Quizzes & Games
Quiz	Included	Included
Multiple choice	Included	Included
Poll	Included	Included
Games	Included	Included
Open response	Included	Included
Fill in the gaps	Included	Included
Select image	Included	Not included
Sort	Included	Not included
Leaderboard	Included	Not included
Assessment
Live reports	Included	Included
LMS integration: SCORM	Included	Included
LMS integration: LTI	Included	Not included
Interactions & Activities
Draggable objects	Included	Included
Draw	Included	Included
Video, audio & multimedia embeds	Included	Included
Pop-up windows	Included	Not included
Hover tooltips	Included	Not included
Click to reveal, hide, and expand	Included	Not included
Interactive hotspots and buttons	Included	Not included
Branching and jump-to links	Included	Not included
Game widgets: Dice, Coin, Countdown +more	Included	Not included
Content widgets: Flipcard, Randomizer, Image Slider +more	Included	Not included
Virtual reality & 3D	Not included	Included
Interactive video	Not included	Included
Design
2,000+ customizable templates with professional design	Included	Not included
Resource Library: Graphics, icons, images, GIFs, charts +more	Included	Not included
Animations and effects	Included	Not included
Branding tools & color palettes	Included	Not included
School templates	Included	Not included
Account
Powerful free version	Included	Not included
Unlimited slide size	Included	40 MB
Storage with free account	2GB	100 MB
Paid plans (per staff member, per year) from	$60	$159
Paid plans up to	$150	$397

Choose Genially

Genially is for you if:

You want to make incredible learning resources with vibrant modern design, interactive buttons and animations.
You’d like to tailor resources to your school’s curriculum and students’ needs.
You’re looking for a versatile tool that can be used to make all kinds of interactive and gamified content, not just traditional slides and videos.
You’re interested in helping students design their own interactive projects in class.

Genially is not for you if:

You’re looking for off-the-peg lessons on specific subjects like algebra or the tectonic plates.
You want an interactive whiteboard or collaborative drawing tools.
You need co-teaching mode for dual control of live lessons.
You’re looking for virtual reality software.

K12 education

Teaching Resource templates

Make incredible interactive learning materials with Genially’s free templates for Primary and Secondary education. Engage students with fun, interactive, low-prep classroom resources.

Genially pricing

Flexible plans for every educational community

Free

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0€/month

billed annually

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500 AI credits per year to generate texts, interactive images, creations, questions and components
Invite unlimited students to your Workspace for free
Live collaboration with your class
Student privacy: FERPA-COPPA and GDPR compliant
1,000+ free templates and resources
All interactions, animations, and effects
Import PDF, PowerPoint, and Google Slides files

Personal

EduPro

Unlock more powerful design features for teaching

4.99€/month

billed annually

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All Free features, plus:
2,000 AI credits per year
All the AI from Free plus one exclusive feature: summarize your genially in text or audio
Download in PDF, JPG, video, QR and for offline viewing
Share privately, without appearing in search engines
Premium templates to elevate your creations
Upload audio from your device
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