Top online tutoring compared

About Top online tutoring compared

Online tutoring prices sit across a wide band, and the cost of a first lesson says little about what you pay once you keep going. This ranking covers 45 online tutoring brands, ordered by what you pay at entry, what a plan costs as it renews, what the lessons include, and where the service actually runs. The main trade-off is between a low headline rate and the total cost of a term of lessons. Several brands quote an introductory figure that a subscription or a package then replaces, so the same provider can look cheap at the start and expensive later. A second split runs between single lessons with a tutor you choose and a membership that opens a request to tutors. Formats differ too, with one to one sessions, group classes and app based study appearing across the list. Trial lessons range from free to discounted, and only some providers run background checks on tutors, which matters if a student is young or the sessions are one to one.

How we picked

Every brand in this ranking is scored on published price and offer facts, then on trust signals. Cost carries the weight of 40%, the offer weight is 40%, and trust makes up the remaining 20%. Cost covers the entry price a new student meets, any membership or subscription charged on top, and how a typical lesson is priced. Offer covers what the plan includes, lesson format, trial terms, subjects and the regions served. Trust covers tutor vetting, background checks, guarantees and the support channels available when a lesson goes wrong. Prices come from each provider's own published pricing pages, and membership, trial and support terms come from their offer, terms and help pages. Figures are recorded in the currency the provider quotes, so amounts are not converted and a Polish zloty rate and a euro rate should be read on their own terms. Where a provider publishes a range, the range is kept whole rather than reduced to a single figure. Partners that serve your country are listed first in this ranking, then the rest by score.

Our top picks

1. 3. DojoTutor

   DojoTutor earns its place in this ranking on price and subject range: lessons start at $10, among the lowest entry figures here, and it covers math, english and science, the widest subject set in the ranking. Tutors are screened and tutor background checks are carried out. Its limits are reach and entry: it runs in US only, support runs on email, help centre and community with no phone line, and the trial lesson is discounted rather than free. That is why ErsteNachhilfe below ranks higher on a free trial lesson and a wider spread of markets.

   • Lesson price from: $10
   • Trial lesson: Discounted
   • Tutor vetting: Screened

   Pros

   • Lessons start at $10, below the site median of €35.08 and below ErsteNachhilfe at €10.50.
   • Trial lessons are discounted, so a first session costs less than a full one.
   • Tutors are screened and background checks are carried out, matching most of the online tutoring group.
   • Subjects run to math, english and science, so a family can cover core school work and hobbies in one place.
   • Support runs on email, help centre and community, which covers written help for most questions.

   Cons

   • Support runs on email, help centre and community only, with no live phone or chat channel for scheduling help.
   • Tutoring is limited to US, so families outside the US get nothing from it.
   • Tutors are screened rather than certified, unlike the certified tutors some of the group list.
   • At $10 starting price, DojoTutor still sits at 6 of 32 brands on entry price, ahead of cheaper BUKI at PLN 50.

2. 4. BUKI: best for top-pick

   BUKI sits at the top of this ranking because it pairs a free trial lesson and tutor screening with a service fee of 0% and a broad subject list covering math, science and languages. Lessons start at PLN 50 for maths, with a median of PLN 72, in one to one or group format. Support runs on email, chat and phone, the broadest set here, and 80,000 tutors give choice across subjects. What sets it apart from DojoTutor below is that scale plus a free rather than a discounted trial, though BUKI asks for a minimum age and quotes in Polish zloty.

   • Lesson price from: PLN 50
   • Median lesson price: PLN 72
   • Trial lesson: Free

   Pros

   • The median lesson price ranks 1 of 8 brands in our data, so the typical rate is among the strongest in the group.
   • A tutor pool of 80,000 makes matching a pupil to a subject or a language far easier than on a small local service.
   • The trial lesson is free, so testing a tutor costs nothing before a family books a regular slot.
   • Support runs on email, chat and phone, covering email, chat, phone and a help centre.
   • The service fee is 0%, so no extra charge is layered on top of the rate a tutor quotes.

   Cons

   • Lesson prices are published in Polish zloty, starting at PLN 50, so families budgeting in euros or dollars have to convert.
   • The starting price ranks 10 of 32 brands in our data, behind entry rates such as DojoTutor's $10 and Schülerhilfe's €8.76.
   • Tutor vetting is screening rather than certification, and across a pool of 80,000 tutors the qualification bar is the detail worth checking per tutor.
   • Lessons start at a minimum age of 16, so primary-age children sit outside BUKI's audience.

3. 5. ErsteNachhilfe: best for lowest-subscription-price

   ErsteNachhilfe is in this ranking for the lowest subscription price among the brands here: its Premium membership runs €1.99 to €4.99, the smallest recurring figure in the list, alongside a free trial lesson. Lessons start at €10.50 with a median of €22.50, in one to one or group format, and a money back guarantee refunds the Premium cost when a published request goes unanswered. Support reaches email, phone and help centre. Compared with Schülerhilfe below, it starts cheaper as a membership and is open to younger students, but it operates in DE and AT only and does not carry out tutor background checks.

   • Lesson price from: €10.50
   • Median lesson price: €22.50
   • Subscription price: €1.99 to €4.99

   Pros

   • Subscription fees run €1.99 to €4.99, which ranks 1 out of 28 on the site list.
   • Lesson prices start at €10.50 and the median is €22.50, ranked 2 out of 8.
   • A free trial lesson and a free tier mean you can look at tutors before paying for lessons.
   • The pool is large, with 26,303 tutors, ranked 4 out of 16.
   • Lesson prices sit lower than BUKI at PLN 50 and DojoTutor at $10 per lesson.

   Cons

   • Tutor vetting rests on screened alone, so the screening step is the whole of the process applied here.
   • There is no family subscription, so each learner needs their own membership.
   • Lesson prices start higher than Schülerhilfe at €8.76, which lists a lower starting price.
   • There is no AI conversation practice and no speech recognition, so all speaking work is with a live tutor.

4. 6. Schülerhilfe

   Schülerhilfe is in this ranking for the lowest starting lesson price among the established European names, at €8.76, and for being the only provider here that states a first trial lesson is free and bookable with no commitment. Tutors are certified rather than simply screened, lessons run one to one, in a group or through the app, and the platform serves AT, CH and DE, wider than ErsteNachhilfe above. Cancellation is the more forgiving of the two at 48 hours. Its subjects are narrower, covering math, english and science only, and there is no stated background check.

   • Lesson price from: €8.76
   • Trial lesson: Free
   • Tutor vetting: Certified

   Pros

   • The trial lesson is free and bookable with no commitment, so a family can judge the tutor at no cost before paying for ongoing lessons.
   • Lesson price from €8.76 comes in under the €25.43 median for comparable tutoring listings in the same category.
   • Tutors are certified, a stricter bar than the 73.7% level that most providers in the group rely on, which matters for parents who ask about tutor checks.
   • Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so a parent can pick a phone call, an email, or the help centre depending on how quick the answer needs to be.
   • It operates across AT, CH and DE, so the same tutors and subjects carry across those markets instead of stopping at one home market.

   Cons

   • Subject coverage stops at math, english and science, so a family looking for coding or exam coaching has to look elsewhere.
   • It runs in AT, CH and DE only, which narrows the choice for families outside that region against a wider listing such as BUKI.
   • Cancellations need 48 hours notice, so a late change can still be charged even when a parent cannot attend.
   • Tutors are certified rather than screened, a level held by 73.7% of the providers in the group, which some parents read as a lighter check.

5. 8. Cuemath

   Cuemath makes this ranking on a narrow, clear offer: maths only, one to one, with lessons from €9, a free trial lesson, and a certified tutor base of 4,000 backed by a refund policy that returns the unused pro rata portion of classes. Support runs on email, chat and help centre with no phone line, and cancellation needs notice of 12 hours. The trade-off against GoStudent below is depth in a single subject against a much wider curriculum, with tutor background checks carried out.

   • Lesson price from: €9
   • Trial lesson: Free
   • Number of tutors: 4,000

   Pros

   • Entry price of €9 is under the online tutoring median of €25.63.
   • The trial lesson is free, so a family can meet a tutor before paying.
   • A roster of 4,000 tutors, with vetting listed as certified, gives a learner room to be matched and to switch.
   • Cancelling takes 12 hours notice, short enough to absorb a changed week.

   Cons

   • The catalogue is limited to math, so a child who needs another subject has to look elsewhere.
   • Support runs on email, chat and help centre only, with no phone line in that list.
   • Lesson format is 1to1, so there is no group class option in the same plan.
   • A refund request must be lodged well before the commitment window closes, a longer lead time than the 12 hours cancellation notice.

6. 9. GoStudent

   GoStudent is in this ranking because it balances reach and reassurance: lessons from £22.71, a membership at £14.90, a free trial lesson, tutors screened by the provider, tutor background checks carried out, and support across email, chat and phone. It serves GB, DE and AT, the broadest European reach in this ranking, and draws on 23,000 tutors teaching math, english and science. Its weakness is commitment: cancellation notice is 1 hours, the tightest here, and students must meet a minimum age. Tutorful below offers more subject variety, including music, at a higher typical lesson price.

   • Lesson price from: £22.71
   • Subscription price: £14.90
   • Trial lesson: Free

   Pros

   • Tutor choice is the strongest point: a pool of 23,000, where the comparable tutor count median is 3,900.
   • The trial lesson is free, so a family can size up a tutor before any recurring spend.
   • Lessons come in 1to1 and group formats, so a child can move to group work without changing platform.
   • Tutors are screened and background checks on tutors are carried out, which is the point in a family market.
   • A GoStudent lesson starts at £22.71 and the GoStudent subscription is £14.90, so families can test a single session or hold a regular slot.

   Cons

   • Cancellations need 1 hours' notice, which is short for a family booking a block of lessons across a term.
   • A single GoStudent lesson starts at £22.71, where the comparable starting price median is €44.31, so occasional sessions sit above a typical entry point.
   • The starting lesson price of £22.71 puts GoStudent at 18 of 32 brands compared, a mid-field entry cost.
   • GoStudent sets a minimum age of 14 for learners, which rules out the youngest children.

7. 10. Tutorful

   Tutorful earns a place in this ranking through subject range and a fair first lesson: it covers math, english and science, runs one to one and app based lessons, and replaces a first lesson with a new tutor if you are not satisfied, credited up to the stated limit. Lessons start at £20 with a median of £53, higher than GoStudent above, and the trial lesson is discounted rather than free. Support runs on email, chat and help centre, tutor background checks are carried out, and cancellation needs 24 hours notice.

   • Lesson price from: £20
   • Median lesson price: £53
   • Trial lesson: Discounted

   Pros

   • A pool of from 11,000 tutors across math, english and science makes a subject match likely, including coding and music.
   • Tutor background checks are a yes and tutors are screened, so families are not left to vet every tutor themselves.
   • Canceling with 24 hours notice makes a clash with school life cheap to fix.
   • The discounted trial lesson and a satisfaction guarantee make the opening booking a low risk test.
   • Entry at £20 sits well under the £53 median, so careful matching can land below the typical rate.

   Cons

   • The £53 median stands well above the £20 entry price, so regular lessons cost more than the headline suggests.
   • Support runs on email, chat and help centre only, with no phone line for families who would rather talk a scheduling clash through.
   • The vetting standard is screened, so a family wanting verified subject credentials has less detail to go on.
   • On the listed entry prices, Tutorful's £20 sits above the $10 at DojoTutor and the PLN 50 at BUKI, so price alone does not decide it.

What to look for

Price at entry and price at renewal

The starting lesson price across this ranking has a median of €25.63, with a lower quartile of €10.73 and an upper quartile of €48.45. Read the membership price next to it, because a cheap first lesson often sits inside a package that renews.

What a membership costs over a term

Subscription prices here have a median of €86.82, ranging from a lower quartile of €35.07 to an upper quartile of €156.98. This is the figure that decides the real cost once trial pricing and introductory rates end.

Trial lessons and free trial length

A free trial is the norm rather than the exception, with free trials offered by 78.8% of the brands here. Median free trial length runs 14 days, so a trial is long enough to judge a tutor properly.

Lesson format and subjects

One to one lessons lead the list, offered by 91.1% of the brands, with group classes at 62.2% and app based study at 53.3%. Languages appear at 54.5% and science at 50%, so a broad curriculum is common.

Tutor vetting and background checks

Screened tutors are the norm at 73.7%, with certified tutors at 26.3%. Background checks are reported by 86.7% of the brands, which is the detail to check for younger students.

Guarantees and how to get help

Money back guarantees appear on 44.4% of the brands, with pass style promises at 22.2%. A help centre is offered by 75%, email by 86.4% and phone support by 59.1%.

Frequently asked questions

Top online tutoring compared by country

• Australia
• Canada
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• India
• Italy
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• United Kingdom
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