GradeWithAI vs Edulastic (Pear Assessment)
Edulastic, now sold as Pear Assessment, is an online testing platform with item banks and standards reports. GradeWithAI grades the written responses, projects, and paper work against your rubric.
- GradeWithAI is best for
- Teachers whose slowest grading is written responses, projects, and paper quizzes.
- Edulastic (Pear Assessment) is best for
- Schools and districts that want online assessments with item banks, pre-built tests, and standards reports.
Where the products differ
Checked against each product's public documentation in October 2026.
| Criteria | GradeWithAI | Edulastic (Pear Assessment) |
|---|---|---|
| Core product | AI grader for teachers. | Online assessment and reporting platform. |
| Best use | Open-response grading, handwritten work, essays, projects, and Google Forms. | District, common, and classroom assessments from item banks, with standards reports. |
| Feedback | Rubric comments you can edit and return. | Dashboards and reports on test performance and standards mastery. |
| Using both | Grade the constructed responses that take the longest by hand. | Deliver tests, use item banks, and report on standards. |
Pear Assessment details checked against peardeck.com in October 2026.
Where GradeWithAI fits better
- Rubric feedback on open-ended answers, uploaded files, and paper work.
- Works with Google Forms, Canvas, Google Classroom, and uploads from any LMS.
- Every score is a draft you can edit before it's returned.
- Fits alongside a testing platform for the questions it leaves to the teacher.
How to test it against Edulastic (Pear Assessment)
- 1List the written-response assignments that take longest to grade.
- 2Grade one class set of them in GradeWithAI with your rubric.
- 3Keep Pear Assessment for test delivery and reporting where it works.
- 4Use GradeWithAI for the work that needs written feedback.
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Edulastic (Pear Assessment) comparison questions
Answers to common questions from teachers and school leaders. Something not covered here? Email john@gradewithai.com.
Yes. edulastic.com now redirects to Pear Assessment, from Pear Deck Learning.
No. GradeWithAI grades and gives feedback. Assessment platforms remain useful for item banks, standards reports, and formal test delivery.
Yes. It grades short-answer, paragraph, and file-upload questions and can send the scores to Google Classroom or Canvas.
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