Quizizz (now Wayground) alternative
Open-source Quizizz alternative: free and self-hostable
If you used Quizizz for its live quiz games, Buzrr is a free, open-source alternative focused on exactly that. Quizizz itself is now Wayground, a much broader teaching platform.
What is Buzrr?
Buzrr is an open-source quiz platform that runs in the browser. A host builds a multiple-choice quiz — by hand or with AI — and opens a live room; players join from their own phones or laptops with a 6-character code, a link or a QR code, without creating an account. Signed-in users can also play ranked 1v1 quiz battles. Buzrr is licensed under AGPL-3.0, so anyone can read the code or run their own instance.
Why people look for a Quizizz alternative
The product changed name and shape
Quizizz became Wayground in 2025 and grew into an instructional platform. People who only ran quiz games are looking for the simple tool they remember.
It's not only for school
Wayground is built for teachers and districts. Buzrr works the same for classrooms, fests, trivia nights and team socials.
Open source matters
Quizizz was, and Wayground is, a proprietary cloud platform. Buzrr's code is public and can be self-hosted.
Quizizz is now Wayground
Quizizz rebranded as Wayground in June 2025 and announced new AI features with the change. The product now lives at wayground.com, whose home page is titled “Quizizz is now Wayground”; the company behind it still trades as Quizizz Inc.
Wayground is wider than the quiz game Quizizz was known for: it covers assessments, homework, interactive presentations, AI tools, accommodations and LMS integration.
Searching under the new name? See the open-source Wayground alternative and the Buzrr vs Wayground feature and pricing comparison.
Buzrr vs Quizizz, feature by feature
Need the details before switching? The Buzrr vs Quizizz feature and pricing comparison puts both tools side by side — pricing, free plan limits, self-hosting, offline / lan use, ai quiz generation, 1v1 duels / ranked play — with a source for every Quizizz (now Wayground) claim.
What you get by switching to Buzrr
Just the live game
A Buzrr room moves when the host clicks Next, with an answer chart and running leaderboard between questions — built for a room playing together.
Ranked 1v1 battles
Students or friends with accounts can play seven-question ranked duels with ELO matchmaking, outside any lesson.
Your own server
Schools or clubs can run their own Buzrr instance under AGPL-3.0.
Buzrr features you'd use
Live hosted quiz rooms
The host runs the room from one screen and moves it along question by question. Players join with a 6-character room code, a join link or a QR code.
Answer charts and leaderboards
When a question closes, the host screen shows how the room answered alongside the running leaderboard. Final results — rank, score and correct answers per player — are saved to the host's history.
No accounts for players
Players pick a name and an avatar and they are in. Only the host signs in (with Google).
Speed-based scoring
A correct answer earns up to 1,000 points, sliding to 100 at the time limit; wrong answers score 0. Answer time is measured on the server, not on the player's device.
AI quiz generation
Describe a topic and Buzrr drafts up to 15 multiple-choice questions with Google Gemini. Edit anything before you host.
Ranked 1v1 quiz battles
Seven questions against one opponent, matched by ELO rating. If nobody near your rating is queuing, you get a bot opponent instead of an empty wait.
Room controls
Remove a player from the lobby or the live leaderboard, or ban them so they can't rejoin that room.
Image questions
Attach an image to a question — a diagram, a map, a logo, a photo round.
Self-hostable
Run your own instance on your own infrastructure. Self-hosted instances run with billing off and Pro limits.
How Buzrr works
- 1
Build a quiz. Sign in, create a quiz and add multiple-choice questions with a time limit each — or generate a draft with AI and edit it.
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Open a room. Hit Host. Buzrr creates a room with a 6-character code, a join link and a QR code for the big screen.
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Players join. Players open the link or enter the code on their own device, pick a name and avatar, and appear in your lobby.
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Play it live. Start the game. Each question runs on a server-side timer and closes early once everyone has answered. The host screen then shows the answer chart and running leaderboard, and you move on when the room is ready.
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Keep the results. The final leaderboard is saved to your history with each player's rank, score and correct answers.
Who Buzrr suits — and who it doesn't
Buzrr is a good fit if…
- You mostly ran live Quizizz games and want something focused on that.
- You also host quizzes outside the classroom.
- You want an open-source tool.
Stay with Quizizz (now Wayground) if…
- You assign self-paced homework or practice — Buzrr is live only.
- You need LMS, rostering or SSO integration.
- You need question types beyond single-answer multiple choice.
What it looks like
Quizizz alternative FAQ
- Is Quizizz still called Quizizz?
- No. Quizizz rebranded as Wayground in June 2025, and the product now lives at wayground.com.
- What is a free alternative to Quizizz for live quiz games?
- Buzrr. Hosts build or AI-generate a multiple-choice quiz, players join with a code, link or QR without an account, and faster correct answers score more. The free plan allows rooms of 50 players, and self-hosting is free.
- Does Buzrr have Quizizz-style homework mode?
- No. Buzrr is live play only. For self-paced homework, Wayground (formerly Quizizz) or Kahoot!'s challenges fit better.
Quizizz (now Wayground) facts checked October 2026.
What people use Buzrr for
- Live quizzes for the classroomPut a code on the projector, students join from their phones or school laptops, and you run a quick review or a revision game in the time it takes to take attendance.
- Quiz rounds for college fests and club eventsFest quiz rounds, society inductions, freshers' nights, hackathon breaks — Buzrr gets a hall full of people answering on their own phones with one QR code on the screen.
- Trivia nights without the answer sheetsWhether it's a regular pub quiz or a trivia night over video call, Buzrr does the marking and the leaderboard so the quizmaster can concentrate on the banter.
Other alternatives and comparisons
- Wayground alternativeA focused, open-source live quiz game instead of a full teaching platform.
- Kahoot! alternativeLive rooms with a code, speed scoring and leaderboards — open source, self-hostable, plus ranked 1v1 battles.
- Mentimeter alternativeA standalone quiz game instead of quiz slides inside a presentation.
- Slido alternativeFor Slido quiz, trivia and game sessions — not its Q&A or polls.
- Buzrr vs Quizizz (now Wayground)Quizizz, now Wayground, against Buzrr: pricing, free limits, self-hosting, AI and 1v1 play.
Open source and self-hosting
Run your first Buzrr quiz
Sign in with Google, build or generate a quiz, and put the code on the screen. Players don't need an account.
Quizizz (now Wayground) is a trademark of its owner. Buzrr is not affiliated with Quizizz (now Wayground). See also Buzrr pricing.