Nearpod vs. Picnic Hub

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nearpod
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Nearpod is an education-focused learning management software solution offered by Nearpod.
$159
per year
Picnic
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Picnic Customer Engagement Hub is a gamified engagement platform built by the business experts and game designers at PUG Interactive headquartered in Vancouver. A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud platform, Picnic is designed to make it possible to cost-effectively create online/digital applications and websites that solve business problems such as community loyalty, engagement, insights and user activation for companies and brands.N/A
Pricing
NearpodPicnic Hub
Editions & Modules
Gold
$159
per year
Platinum
$397
per year
Silver
Free
Premium Plus
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per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NearpodPicnic
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNearpod has a free version for all teachers. There are paid options for individual teachers, as well as schools and districts, for increased features and access.—
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User Ratings
NearpodPicnic Hub
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(6 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
NearpodPicnic Hub
Likelihood to Recommend
Nearpod
Nearpod works great in any classroom, but the presentation must be projected or each student must have access to a internet connected device.
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PUG Interactive, Inc
Picnic Hub is well suited in the following scenarios: 1. Data segmentation and analytics 2. Keeping psychographic and actionable data 3. Increasing net engagement score of the employees 4. Increasing employee loyalty and satisfaction 5. Doing real-time reporting and analyzing data 6. Keeping personalized user profile 7. Giving competitive challenges to the employees
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Pros
Nearpod
  • Provide timely and individualized feedback.
  • Allow for the teacher to check for understanding, for the entire class, in one view.
  • Present an array of different interactive lesson items, at the fingertips of every student.
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PUG Interactive, Inc
  • Integration with ERP and LMS software
  • Gamified motivational psychology for employee engagement and loyalty
  • Sophisticated adaptive learning to improve performance
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Cons
Nearpod
  • I would love Nearpod to have more free activities.
  • I would love Nearpod to be free for educators.
  • I would love if teachers could assign homework on Nearpod.
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PUG Interactive, Inc
  • Points and badge system based on employee performance
  • Can introduce economic rewards system
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Likelihood to Renew
Nearpod
Goal is to continue our subscription for the 2019-2020 school year
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PUG Interactive, Inc
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Usability
Nearpod
Web-based or using the app, Nearpod is easy to use
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PUG Interactive, Inc
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Support Rating
Nearpod
The support staff for Nearpod is top-notch. I have not had technical issues, but I did have a concern about my bill and they reached out to me nearly immediately to address the problem. I was very satisfied with how they handled the interaction from beginning to end. They did a great job.
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PUG Interactive, Inc
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Alternatives Considered
Nearpod
The custom, integrated, online content, along with school libraries, makes this product superior to PearDeck. Nearpod exceeds PowerPoint because of the ease of use, the student paced lessons, and the ability to embed CFUs.
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PUG Interactive, Inc
Picnic Hub is a much better platform than Zeta. Picnic [Hub] has [a] better user interface and personalization.
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Return on Investment
Nearpod
  • The impact is awesome. It gives students a digital option other than PowerPoint for presentations.
  • The feedback tool allows you to follow students in realtime.
  • The shallow learning curve made it easy encourage other faculty to try it.
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PUG Interactive, Inc
  • It has positive impact in overall employee loyalty
  • Air miles program is a great hit
  • Employee feels appreciated and connected with their organization
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