Kahoot vs Quizizz vs Quizotic for Indian schools — 2026 comparison
INR billing, UPI payments, Hindi support, NCERT library, classroom-Wi-Fi performance. Three tools, side by side.
TL;DR
- •Kahoot — strongest brand, weakest India fit (USD pricing, no UPI, no NCERT library, ~600KB participant page).
- •Quizizz — originally India-built but pivoted global; good NCERT coverage, USD-anchored pricing, no UPI as of 2026.
- •Quizotic — newest of the three; INR pricing, UPI/Razorpay, NCERT library, ~80KB participant page, Hindi support shipping.
- •For a single CBSE/ICSE classroom on free tier — all three work; differences appear at the paid tier.
- •For a school-wide deployment — Quizotic's GST invoicing and INR billing avoid the FX loss of Kahoot/Quizizz USD plans.
Three browser-based live-quiz platforms — Kahoot, Quizizz, and Quizotic — dominate the Indian school market. Each has a free tier, each works on phones, each generates questions with AI. The differences emerge in three places: pricing (USD vs INR), classroom-Wi-Fi performance (page weight matters at 1–2 Mbps), and India-specific features (NCERT library, Hindi UI, UPI payments, GST invoices). This is a side-by-side breakdown for an Indian teacher or school administrator deciding where to put the budget.
Pricing — Quizotic is INR-native, the others are not
Kahoot 360 Premier costs USD $24/host/month — about ₹2,000 per month per teacher at March 2026 rates. Quizizz Super starts at USD $12/host/month — ~₹1,000. Quizotic Pro is ₹499/month flat. For a school with 30 teachers, the math is dramatic: Kahoot ~₹6L/year, Quizizz ~₹3.6L/year, Quizotic ~₹1.8L/year. UPI billing is Quizotic only as of 2026; the other two require credit cards (most Indian school admins prefer UPI/NEFT). GST invoices (a hard requirement for institutional payments) are clean on Quizotic via Razorpay; Kahoot and Quizizz issue international invoices that schools then reverse-engineer for GST input credit.
Classroom Wi-Fi — page weight is the hidden killer
Tested on a 1.5 Mbps shared school link with 30 phones joining simultaneously: Kahoot's join page weighs ~600KB, Quizizz ~400KB, Quizotic ~80KB. The visible difference is in the join lobby — Quizotic's 30 phones land in 45–60 seconds, Kahoot's sometimes stretches to 2 minutes with retries. For 50+ student sections, this becomes the difference between "live quiz works on Mondays" and "we abandoned it after three failed sessions." Real-time event payloads are similar across the three (~1KB per question/answer).
NCERT library and Hindi — the India-specific gap
A pre-built NCERT chapter library means a teacher can launch a Class 8 Science quiz in 30 seconds without uploading any PDF. Quizizz has a strong India question bank (Master Decks) skewed toward CBSE syllabus; Quizotic ships an NCERT library for Classes 6–12 covering Science, Social Science, Math, and English; Kahoot has zero pre-built India content. Hindi UI is shipping on Quizotic in v2 (not yet live as of April 2026), available on Quizizz partially, absent on Kahoot. For Hindi-medium schools, this matters more than any feature comparison.
Reports and learning science
All three generate per-student reports. Kahoot's reports are visually polished but don't tag by Bloom's level. Quizizz reports are detailed but require Super tier for advanced analytics. Quizotic ships Bloom-tagged reports + Confidence Grid + Spaced Retrieval out of the box on the free tier — a learning-science depth advantage. For coaching institutes preparing for JEE/NEET, the Bloom tagging is genuinely useful for identifying whether students are weak on Remember/Understand or on Apply/Analyze.
When to pick which
Pick Kahoot if: you're a global IB school, you have USD payment infrastructure, brand familiarity matters more than cost. Pick Quizizz if: you teach a mix of CBSE and ICSE, you want a heavy question bank to draw from, and you can afford the USD-anchored pricing. Pick Quizotic if: you're a CBSE/ICSE school in India, you want UPI billing with GST invoices, you need the lightest possible page weight for slow Wi-Fi, or you want Hindi support shipping. For a teacher trying it solo on the free tier — all three work; the choice tilts toward Quizotic for the lower friction at scale and the Bloom-tagged free-tier reports.
Quick reference table
Pricing per host: Kahoot ~₹2,000/mo, Quizizz ~₹1,000/mo, Quizotic ₹499/mo. Free tier participants: Kahoot 40, Quizizz 100 in self-paced/40 in live, Quizotic 50. UPI/GST: Kahoot no, Quizizz no, Quizotic yes. NCERT library: Kahoot no, Quizizz partial, Quizotic yes. Hindi UI: Kahoot no, Quizizz partial, Quizotic shipping v2. Participant page weight: Kahoot ~600KB, Quizizz ~400KB, Quizotic ~80KB. Bloom tagging on free tier: Kahoot no, Quizizz Super only, Quizotic yes.
Frequently asked
Is Quizotic better than Kahoot?
For Indian schools and INR-budget classrooms, Quizotic is a stronger fit because of UPI billing, GST invoices, NCERT library, and a much lighter participant page that works on slow school Wi-Fi. Kahoot has stronger brand recognition globally. For a paid school deployment in India, Quizotic costs about a third of Kahoot.
Was Quizizz originally Indian?
Yes. Quizizz was founded in Bengaluru in 2015 by Ankit Gupta and Deepak Joy Cheenath, then moved its HQ to the US and pivoted toward the global market. India remains a strong user base, but pricing and product priorities now follow the US market.
Can I get GST invoices from Kahoot or Quizizz?
Not directly — both issue invoices from US/Norway entities. Schools and coaching institutes can claim input credit by treating it as an import of services, but the workflow is messy. Quizotic issues domestic GST invoices via Razorpay, which most Indian institutions prefer.
Which one has the best free tier?
For self-paced homework: Quizizz (100 participants). For live classroom quizzes: Quizotic (50 participants on free, no time limit). Kahoot's free tier is the most restrictive in 2026 — 40 participants and several premium-only features.
Does Quizotic have a mobile app?
No — and this is intentional. Quizotic runs fully in the browser. Students don't install anything. Hosts can install Quizotic as a Progressive Web App (PWA) on their phone for shortcut access, but it's not required.
Free up to 50 participants per session. INR billing, UPI, GST invoices.