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Wyzant Fees Explained
You set your rate at $60/hr. You get $45. Your student pays $65.40. Wyzant takes $20.40 from every single session — and the math only gets worse as you grow.
Fee Breakdown — One $60 Session
Wyzant collects $20.40 total from both sides of every session.
The Annual Picture
At $60/hr with weekly sessions. TutorTab is free for tutors ($0/year) — Wyzant has no cap at all.
| Students | Sessions/yr | Wyzant takes | TutorTab cost | You save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 156 | $2,340 | $0 | $2,340 |
| 5 | 260 | $3,900 | $0 | $3,900 |
| 8 | 416 | $6,240 | $0 | $6,240 |
| 12 | 624 | $9,360 | $0 | $9,360 |
| 15 | 780 | $11,700 | $0 | $11,700 |
A tutor with 8 students saves $6,240 per year by moving off Wyzant. Over 5 years, that's $31,200.
The Real Question
Wyzant's value is student acquisition. But most tutors reach a point where the majority of their students come from referrals, word of mouth, or their own marketing.
You're new, have no students, and no referral network. Wyzant's marketplace puts you in front of families actively searching. 25% of something beats 100% of nothing. Use it.
You have 5+ students, most from referrals. Parents recommend you by name. You're paying 25% for a marketplace you no longer need — on students who would have found you anyway.
The test: If most of your students came from word of mouth, a parent referral, or your own outreach — you're paying for a service you aren't using.
The Hidden Fee
Wyzant adds a 9% service fee on top of your rate. Parents see a higher price than what you actually charge — and many tutors don't even realize it.
You set your rate
$60
per hour
Parent sees on Wyzant
$65.40
+9% service fee
Parent sees on TutorTab
$63.14
your rate + $1 service fee + card processing
When parents shop around, a $60/hr tutor on TutorTab costs $63.14 (a $1 service fee plus card processing). The same tutor on Wyzant costs $65.40 (a 9% surcharge). TutorTab's fees are smaller, and you keep 100% of your rate.
The Transition
You don't need to quit cold turkey. Most tutors transition gradually — keeping Wyzant for new leads while moving established students to their own platform.
Sign up for TutorTab (or any billing platform) — about 5 minutes to a live booking page. Connect Stripe when you're ready to accept payments directly.
Link your calendar so sessions are automatically tracked. When you create a session on your calendar, it appears in TutorTab ready for billing.
During your next in-person session or via personal email, share your new booking page. Don't use Wyzant's messaging — their terms prohibit soliciting through the platform.
Start with your longest-standing students — the ones who know and trust you. Once they're booking through your page, move to the next. No rush.
Calculator
Enter your rate and session volume to see what 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
An honest note
If you're brand new to tutoring with zero students, Wyzant is a reasonable place to start — their marketplace solves a real problem. But if you already have students from word of mouth or referrals, you're paying a 25% finder's fee for students who already found you.
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.
TutorTab is free for tutors. That's thousands back in your pocket every year.
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