Honest Comparison
TutorTab vs Wyzant: Keep Everything You Earn
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. 2.5% service fee on parent invoices (max $1/inv). You bring students.
Wyzant
25% commission + 9% student fee. Marketplace finds students.
Pricing
The 25% you're giving away
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
Platform vs marketplace
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 | 2.5% (max $1/inv) | 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 |
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See how much Wyzant's 25% commission is actually costing you.
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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
Where Wyzant wins
Wyzant solves a real problem that TutorTab doesn't. Here's where the 25% actually buys you something.
Student marketplace — they bring you clients
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.
Built-in trust and background checks
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.
Zero upfront risk
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.
Where TutorTab wins
You keep 100% instead of 75%
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 (max $1 per invoice). Over a year with 20 sessions/month, that's $3,600 you keep instead of sending to Wyzant.
Your students pay less too
Wyzant charges students an extra 9% service fee. A $60/hr session costs the parent $65.40. With TutorTab, parents see a transparent 2.5% service fee (capped at $1) — so a $60 session costs them $61 at most, not $65.40.
Autopay — no payment chasing
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.
You own your client relationships
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.
Google Calendar sync
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.
Which path is right for you?
Wyzant is better if you...
- •Need help finding students — you're just starting out with no referral network
- •Want zero upfront investment — 25% of something beats 100% of nothing
- •Value the background check and platform trust for parent confidence
TutorTab is better if you...
- •Already have students from word of mouth, referrals, or other channels
- •Want to keep 100% of your rate instead of giving 25% to a marketplace
- •Want autopay so payments happen automatically after every session
- •Want to own your client relationships and build your own brand
Pro tip: Many tutors use both. Find students on Wyzant, then transition established clients to TutorTab where you keep more of your earnings.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Try TutorTab free
No monthly fees. No setup cost. Only pay when you get paid.
Pricing
Simple, fair pricing
No subscriptions. No monthly minimums. You only pay when we collect money for you.
2.5%
per payment collected
$1
max per invoice
$0
cost to tutors
How it works
Scheduling, reminders, and invoicing are always free. A 2.5% service fee (max $1) is added to parent invoices when we process a payment — 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.
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