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Quizizz (Wayground): cost, fit and limits
Quizizz, sold under the name Wayground by Quizizz Inc., is a classroom quiz and lesson platform for K-12 schools with game and exam modes, a free teacher account, quote-based school plans and an AI feature called Quizizz AI.
What to know first
Quizizz runs three plans: a free Basic account for individual teachers, and School and District plans that are quote-based and payable by purchase order, cheque, card or ACH. No dollar amount appears on the plans page. Basic holds 20 activities and names Quizizz AI, while standards-aligned reporting and roster sync belong to School and District. Data is hosted in the United States.
Quizizz (Wayground) at a glance
| Maker | Quizizz Inc., doing business as Wayground, United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | Quote only |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Quiz Makers in 2026, rank 3 of 11 |
| Website | wayground.com |
Who Quizizz (Wayground) is best for
Individual teachers trying it solo
A free Basic account gives interactive lessons, asynchronous assignments and Quizizz AI without a purchase order, though storage stops at 20 activities.
Schools that sync rosters
School plans list Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology and Clever integrations, so grades and class lists flow without retyping student names.
Districts with procurement checks
The privacy policy states a SOC 2 Type II examination and ISO 27001 certification, which gives a security reviewer something concrete to file.
Quizizz (Wayground) plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free (individual teacher account) | Limited activities and library access, storage for up to 20 activities, interactive lessons, asynchronous assignments and Quizizz AI, with restricted question types. |
| School | Not listed (quote-based) | 1.8 million-plus premium activities, unlimited storage, all question types, focus mode, review and submit, standards-aligned reporting, LMS integrations and a school success manager. |
| District | Not listed (quote-based) | Everything in School plus district-level data privacy and security, a district success manager, a districtwide shared library, an admin dashboard and rostering for all staff. |
Checked November 2026.
What Quizizz (Wayground) does
- Game and exam modes
- Activities run as games with Power-Ups and redemption questions, or as exams with focus mode and review and submit, so one quiz can serve practice and assessment.
- Standards-aligned reports
- School plans produce reports aligned to standards, with longitudinal growth graphs. Basic teachers do not get this layer, which matters for departments that report on mastery.
- Roster and grade sync
- Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology and Clever are the named integrations, with Google Drive import restricted on Basic and so effectively reserved for School and District licenses that a school office buys.
- Quizizz AI
- Named on the Basic plan on the plans page, which does not describe its scope. Ask what it generates and whether limits apply before relying on it in class.
- Premium activity library
- School plans include more than 1.8 million premium activities, which suits a teacher who borrows existing content more often than writing questions from scratch, and who works under a school license.
How Quizizz (Wayground) handles your data
The privacy policy says the AI providers used by Wayground do not use its data to train their language models. Data is held in access-controlled United States data centers, and the policy states that a SOC 2 Type II examination has been completed and ISO 27001 certification is maintained. FERPA compliance is supported but not certified. Account data is kept while the account is active or as needed, and inactive accounts may be deleted, normally not sooner than one year.
Where Quizizz (Wayground) falls short in practice
- No published school pricing. School and District amounts are not on the plans page, and a purchase order or quote is needed, so budget approval starts with a sales exchange rather than a number.
- Free Basic is restrictive. Storage for 20 activities, restricted question types and limited image and video search mean a teacher with a large question bank outgrows the free plan quickly.
- Reporting sits behind quotes. Standards-aligned reports and LMS rostering are described for School and District, not for Basic, so an individual teacher cannot test them before a school buys.
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Quizizz (Wayground): common questions
Is Quizizz now called Wayground?
The vendor, Quizizz Inc., does business as Wayground, and the plans and privacy pages sit on wayground.com. The product pages still use the Quizizz name for features such as Quizizz AI, so both names refer to the same company and product.
How much does Quizizz cost for a school?
The plans page shows no amount for School or District. Both are quote-based, and payment can be by purchase order, cheque, card or ACH, so a quote request is the only way to learn the price. The only published price is the free Basic plan for individual teachers.
Does Quizizz train AI on student data?
The privacy policy says the AI providers do not use Wayground data to train their LLMs. It also says student data decisions sit with schools as controllers, so a district should still sign its own data agreement and confirm what the AI providers receive in practice.
Where is Quizizz data hosted?
The policy names access-controlled data centers in the United States. It does not offer an EU region on the pages read, which matters for European schools that need data held inside the EEA and should ask the vendor directly about options.
Which LMS tools does Quizizz connect to?
School plans list Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology and Clever for grade and roster sync, and Google Drive is named for imports. Basic restricts Drive import, and the plans page does not name integrations for individual teachers, so a solo user should expect to move class lists by hand.