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Honest Comparison
Wyzant is a marketplace that takes 25% of every session — and charges your students an extra 9% on top. TutorTab is a billing platform that's free for tutors. Different tools, different tradeoffs.
TutorTab
Free for tutors. $1 service fee on parent invoices. You bring students.
Wyzant
25% commission + 9% student fee. Marketplace finds students.
Pricing
Real numbers for a tutor charging $60/hr with weekly 1-hour sessions. This is what Wyzant keeps from your earnings.
| Scenario | Sessions/mo | Revenue | TutorTab | Wyzant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer break | 0 | $0 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2 students | 8 | $480 | $0.00 | $120.00 |
| 3 students | 12 | $720 | $0.00 | $180.00 |
| 4 students | 16 | $960 | $0.00 | $240.00 |
| 5 students | 20 | $1,200 | $0.00 | $300.00 |
At 20 sessions/month, Wyzant costs you $300 vs TutorTab's $0. That's $300/month back in your pocket — $3,600 per year.
Feature Comparison
A marketplace vs a billing platform — they solve different problems, but here's how they compare.
| Feature | TutorTab | Wyzant |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | Free | Free (25% cut) |
| Per-session fee | None (tutor keeps 100%) | 25% of your rate |
| Parent service fee | $1 per invoice | 9% service fee |
| Student marketplace | ✕ | |
| Autopay | ✕ | |
| Google Calendar sync | ✕ | |
| Online booking page | Wyzant profile | |
| Automated reminders | ||
| Own your client list | ✕ | |
| Set your own rates | ||
| Setup cost | Free | Free |
Calculator
See how much Wyzant's 25% commission is actually costing you.
Enter your numbers to compare real monthly costs. TutorTab is free for tutors — a small service fee is added to parent invoices instead.
Monthly revenue: $720
TutorTab
$0.00
free for tutors
Wyzant
$180.00
/month
Wyzant solves a real problem that TutorTab doesn't. Here's where the 25% actually buys you something.
Wyzant's biggest advantage is its marketplace. If you don't have students yet, Wyzant connects you with families actively looking for tutors. TutorTab doesn't find you students — you bring your own.
Wyzant handles background checks and provides a trusted brand name. Parents searching on Wyzant already trust the platform, which lowers the barrier for new tutors to get their first students.
You pay nothing until you actually earn. If you're just starting out with no students and no referral network, Wyzant gives you a way in. The 25% hurts, but 75% of something beats 100% of nothing.
Wyzant takes $15 from every $60 session. TutorTab takes nothing from your payout — you keep your full rate. A small service fee is charged to the parent instead ($1 per invoice). Over a year with 20 sessions/month, that's $3,600 you keep instead of sending to Wyzant.
Wyzant charges students an extra 9% service fee. A $60/hr session costs the parent $65.40. With TutorTab, parents see a $1 service fee plus card processing, so a $60 session costs them $63.14, not $65.40.
Parents save a card once. After you confirm a session, payment happens automatically. No invoices to send, no follow-up emails. Wyzant doesn't offer autopay for off-platform sessions.
With TutorTab, students book through your personal booking page and pay you directly. You build your own brand. On Wyzant, students are Wyzant's clients first — if you leave, they stay on the platform.
TutorTab syncs with your Google Calendar. Create a calendar event with a parent, and TutorTab turns it into a tracked session with invoicing and reminders — no double entry.
Wyzant is better if you...
TutorTab is better if you...
Pro tip: Many tutors use both. Find students on Wyzant, then transition established clients to TutorTab where you keep more of your earnings.
FAQ
No monthly fees. No setup cost. Only pay when you get paid.
Pricing
No subscriptions. No monthly minimums. A fee applies only when a payment goes through TutorTab, and the parent pays it.
$1
per paid invoice
2.9% + 30¢
processing, paid by the parent, card or bank
$0
cost to tutors
How it works
Scheduling, reminders, and invoicing are always free. When we process a payment, a $1 service fee and the card processing fee are added to the parent's invoice. You keep 100% of your rate.
Example
You bill $50? Parent pays ~$52.84 ($50 + $1 service fee + ~$1.84 processing). You receive $50.
You keep 100% of your session price. The service fee is added to the parent's invoice. Payments collected outside TutorTab (cash, Venmo, etc.) are never charged.
Stop giving Wyzant 25%. TutorTab is free for tutors — that's $3,600+ back in your pocket every year.
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