Which tutoring software should go on your shortlist, when every vendor says it is all-in-one and the prices are written in four different ways?
Teamlilit makes one of the tools on this list. We wrote this comparison ourselves, nobody paid to be included, and every fact about another product links to that company's own page, read on 10 November 2026.
The nine tools below all run a tutoring business: scheduling, student records and billing in some form. They differ on three things that matter more than any feature list: how the price grows (per tutor, per student lesson, per student, per session, a share of payments, or a flat plan), where the lesson happens (a classroom the tool hosts, a video app it connects to, or nothing stated), and whether families pay by card through the software.
The short answer: who each one suits
In alphabetical order, with no ranking:
- Class Manager suits dance studios and other class-based schools that would rather pay a charge on each online payment than a monthly subscription.
- Oases Online suits tutoring centres, test-prep companies and after-school programmes, priced by active students.
- Teach 'n Go suits schools that want a price set by student count, unlimited teachers and an interface in many languages.
- Teachworks suits tutors and teams who want a small base fee and are happy to pay for each student lesson.
- Teamlilit suits independent tutors and small teaching businesses who teach online and want the classroom, records and invoices in one place for a fixed monthly price.
- Tutorbase suits tutoring businesses that want no subscription and accept a 1% fee on what they invoice.
- TutorBird suits solo tutors and small teams who want a low price per tutor, text message reminders and card payments.
- TutorCruncher suits tutoring companies that take card payments through the platform and want video calls built in.
- Wise suits tutoring businesses that teach on Zoom and would rather pay per session, including those working with freelance tutors.
The comparison table: tutoring management software, also sold as tutor management software
Vendors use both names for the same kind of product: Tutorbase calls itself "tutoring management software" and Wise "tutor management software". Prices are the entry price on each vendor's own page, read on 10 November 2026. A cell reads "not stated" when the vendor's pages we read do not say.
Who each one suits, and what it costs
| Product | Who it suits | How the price scales | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Manager | Dance studios and class-based schools | A charge on each payment taken online | No subscription; 5% + 30¢ per online payment (US page) |
| Oases Online | Tutoring centres and test prep | By active students | US$99 a month, up to 25 active students |
| Teach 'n Go | Schools | By live students | €69 or US$79 a month, up to 100 live students |
| Teachworks | Tutors and teams | Monthly fee plus each student lesson | US$16.49 a month plus US$0.350 per student lesson |
| Teamlilit | Independent tutors and small teaching businesses | Flat monthly plan | €29 a month |
| Tutorbase | Tutoring businesses | 1% of what you invoice through it | No subscription |
| TutorBird | Solo tutors and small teams | Per tutor or staff member | US$16.95 a month plus US$4.95 per extra tutor |
| TutorCruncher | Tutoring companies | Monthly fee plus a percentage of payments | £25 a month plus 2.65% card fees (UK page) |
| Wise | Tutoring businesses teaching on Zoom | Per session (or per seat) | US$0.80 a session in its calculator |
Trial, lessons, payments and languages
| Product | Trial | Classroom | Card payments through it | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class Manager | Free account, no card | Not stated | Yes, a saved card is charged on each due date | Not stated |
| Oases Online | Not stated (free demo) | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Teach 'n Go | 14 days, no card | Not stated | Yes, Stripe or PayPal | 24 languages |
| Teachworks | 21 days | Integrated: links to Zoom, Google Meet, Skype or any tool with a room link | Yes, Stripe | Not stated |
| Teamlilit | 14 days, no card | Hosted: video, screen sharing and whiteboard in the browser | No, families pay you directly | English, French, Spanish, German |
| Tutorbase | Free to start, no card | Not stated | Yes, through its student portal | Not stated |
| TutorBird | 30 days | Integrated: Zoom, Lessonspace | Yes, Stripe or PayPal | English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Polish |
| TutorCruncher | 2 weeks | Hosted: built-in video calls | Yes | Not stated |
| Wise | Not stated ("Get Started for free") | Integrated: Zoom licences bundled | Yes | Not stated |
How we chose and checked
The rule for inclusion. A product is on this page if it is software a tutor or tutoring business uses to run lessons or the business, it has a public pricing page, and it is not a marketplace that supplies students. Real competitors are included whether or not they look good next to Teamlilit, and the order is alphabetical.
The sources. Every fact about another product comes from that company's own pricing, features or help pages, read on 10 November 2026 and archived as text and a screenshot. No review site or aggregator price is used. Where a vendor's pages are silent, the table says "not stated" rather than guessing, because a missing claim on a pricing page is not proof that a feature is missing.
Four things to know about the prices. TutorCruncher served us its UK page, so its prices here are in pounds and exclusive of tax. Class Manager served us its US page, which has a switch for other countries, so its rate may differ where you are. Teach 'n Go publishes separate euro and US dollar list prices. Wise's per-session figure is the default in its own calculator, which also shows US$160 a month for 200 sessions.
Teamlilit's side comes from the same verified facts that power our facts page, including what Teamlilit does not do. If you spot something out of date, the corrections note at the end says how to tell us.
Class Manager: no subscription, 5% + 30¢ on each online payment
Class Manager has no monthly subscription. Its pricing page gives the rate as "5% + 30¢" per payment you take online, with "$0 in months you don't take payments" and tailored rates for studios with more than 300 students. Families book and pay through a portal, in its app or a browser. A saved card is charged on each due date, registers are digital with QR code check-in, there are no limits on students or classes, and your team gets its own logins.
Who it suits: dance studios and other class-based schools that take most of their fees by card online and would rather pay as they are paid.
Where it is weaker: the charge comes out of every online payment, so the cost follows your revenue: US$600 collected in ten payments costs US$33. Its own features page says the product is "designed specifically for dance studio owners", and its pages do not state a classroom for online lessons.
Oases Online: priced by active students, built for centres
Oases Online has supported tutoring businesses since 2003 and describes itself as built for tutoring centres, test-prep companies, after-school programmes and other session-based education providers. Its plans are priced by active students, from US$99 a month for up to 25 to US$699 a month for up to 350, and include payment processing and automated invoicing.
Who it suits: centres with a steady roster of students and several tutors.
Where it is weaker: US$99 a month is the highest entry price on this page, so it is a lot for one tutor with a handful of students, and the site offers a free demo rather than a stated trial. No classroom is stated.
Teach 'n Go: priced by live students, in 24 languages
Teach 'n Go prices by live students: €69 or US$79 a month for up to 100, with a Pro plan from €99 or US$109, and bands up to 2,000 students. Every plan includes unlimited teachers and classes. Schools can connect Stripe or PayPal so parents and students pay online, and the system is available in 24 languages, including Spanish, French and Arabic. The trial is 14 days with no card.
Who it suits: schools, including language and music schools, with many students and teachers who work in different languages.
Where it is weaker: the entry band starts at 100 live students, so a tutor with ten students pays the same as a school with a hundred, and its pages do not state a classroom.
Teachworks: a low base fee plus each student lesson
Teachworks charges a monthly fee plus an amount for each student lesson: US$16.49 a month plus US$0.350 per student lesson on Starter, US$47.99 plus US$0.210 on Growth, and US$187.99 plus US$0.080 on Premium. Students, teachers and user accounts are unlimited on every plan, and the trial is 21 days. Lessons run in the online tool you choose: Teachworks turns a location into a clickable link to Zoom, Google Meet, Skype or "any external whiteboard & conferencing tools that provide users with a link to a room or space". Card payments go through its Stripe integration and are recorded automatically.
Who it suits: tutors and teams who teach a moderate number of lessons and want to start on a small base fee.
Where it is weaker: the bill grows with every student lesson you teach, and the lesson itself happens in another app you connect and pay for separately.
Teamlilit: the lesson, the records and the invoice in one place
Teamlilit is a fixed monthly plan: €29 (Solo), €69 (Pro) or €119 (Academy), with a 14-day trial and no card. The classroom runs in the browser with HD video, screen sharing, a collaborative whiteboard and chat, so there is no separate video app. When students join a live lesson, their join and leave times are recorded automatically, and invoice lines are generated from the lessons each student actually attended, at that student's rate. Invoices go out as a PDF or by e-mail from inside Teamlilit, with VAT or sales tax for tax-registered tutors. Students book through a personal booking page, reminders go out by e-mail and in the app, and parents follow lessons, attendance and invoices through a read-only link. Interface languages: English, French, Spanish and German.
Who it suits: independent tutors and small teaching businesses who teach online and want the lesson, the attendance and the invoice to come from the same place. See how the classroom and invoices from attended lessons work, or read what Teamlilit covers as tutoring management software.
Where it is weaker: Teamlilit does not process payments or create payment links: families pay you directly and you record the payment. It sends no text messages, its Google Calendar sync is one-way, and it does not sync with QuickBooks or Xero. Solo and Pro have one staff seat, Solo lessons are one-to-one (two participants), and its entry price of €29 is above TutorBird's or Teachworks' starting fee for one tutor.
Tutorbase: no subscription, 1% of what you invoice
Tutorbase is free to use and charges "1% when you invoice". Its home page puts it plainly: "No monthly subscription, no per-student charges, no credit card required to start." It schedules lessons, automates billing and manages leads, and families can pay by card through a branded student portal. The payment provider's own fees for cards and bank transfers come on top.
Who it suits: tutoring businesses that want to start without a subscription and are comfortable with a cost that follows their revenue.
Where it is weaker: the fee grows with every pound or dollar you invoice, payment fees are extra, and its pages do not state a classroom.
TutorBird: a low price per tutor, with SMS and card payments
TutorBird costs US$16.95 a month, plus US$4.95 for each additional tutor or staff member, after a 30-day free trial. It includes student profiles, lesson tracking, progress notes, file sharing and bulk e-mail and SMS messaging, and it connects to Stripe and PayPal for payments and to Zoom and Lessonspace for online lessons. The interface is available in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German and Polish.
Who it suits: solo tutors and small teams who want a low monthly price, text reminders and card payments.
Where it is weaker: the price rises with each tutor or staff member, and the online lesson runs in a separate app you connect.
TutorCruncher: built-in video and payments for tutoring companies
TutorCruncher calls itself "the most comprehensive software for tutoring companies". On its UK page, Pay as you go starts from £25 a month plus 2.65% card fees, Startup from £60 a month plus 2.3%, and Enterprise from £200 a month, all exclusive of tax, with a 1%, 0.65% or 0.5% fee on payments not made through its online methods. It includes automatic payments and payroll, e-mail and SMS lesson reminders, and built-in video calls with 20,000 minutes included at no extra cost. The trial is two weeks.
Who it suits: tutoring companies that run payments and tutor pay through the platform and want the video lesson built in.
Where it is weaker: you pay a percentage on card payments as well as the monthly fee, and a smaller percentage even on payments that do not go through it.
Wise: pay per session, with Zoom bundled
Wise describes itself as tutor management software for tutoring businesses. Its Pay Per Session plan charges for the sessions you run (its calculator shows US$0.80 a session, US$160 a month for 200), which it calls "ideal if you work with freelancers", and it also lists Pay Per Seat and Enterprise plans. Zoom is included and fully integrated, with the licences bundled, and families pay online with no cut taken by Wise. Its plans also list homework, assignments and learning resources, and built-in chat between tutors, students and parents.
Who it suits: tutoring businesses that already teach on Zoom and want the cost to follow the number of sessions.
Where it is weaker: the cost grows with every session, the per-seat price and the trial length are not shown on the page we read, and the lesson runs on Zoom rather than a classroom of its own.
Which one fits you?
Five questions. The result reflects how you teach and pay, not a ranking of the tools.
What we left out, and why
- My Music Staff. TutorBird's own pricing page sends private music teachers to it, and it costs the same (US$16.95 a month plus US$4.95 per extra teacher). It is TutorBird's counterpart for music teachers rather than a separate choice for tutors.
- Lessonspace. A lesson space priced by teaching hours, from US$9 a month for 10 hours, which TutorBird lists among its integrations. It runs the lesson, not the business, so it belongs with the classroom tools in our Google Classroom alternatives for tutors.
- Marketplaces such as Superprof, Preply and Wyzant. They supply students and set the terms of the lesson, which is a different job from running your own business.
- Booking-only apps such as Calendly and Setmore. They schedule appointments but do not keep student records or invoice from lessons. Our list of the best tutor scheduling software compares them with the tools on this page.
- Course platforms and school LMSs, which are built for self-paced courses or whole schools. The Google Classroom alternatives page covers the ones tutors ask about.
Leaving one of the tools above? We also compare alternatives to TutorBird and alternatives to Teachworks, and Teamlilit head to head with TutorBird, Teachworks, TutorCruncher and Class Manager.
Three narrower lists use the same sources: the best tutor scheduling software, free tutoring software with what "free" means for each product, and tutoring center software compared for two to twenty tutors. To see how Teamlilit does the whole job, read our page on tutoring management software.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best platform to use for tutoring?
It depends on where your lessons happen and how families pay you. If you teach online and want the lesson, the student records and the invoice in one place, start with the two tools that host the classroom themselves, Teamlilit and TutorCruncher. If you teach in person, or already run lessons on Zoom, a tool that connects to the video app you choose (TutorBird, Teachworks, Wise) or one with no classroom at all may suit you better. Then read the price column, because a price per tutor, per student lesson, per student, per session or a share of payments decides which one costs least at your size.
What is the best tutoring management software?
It depends on how many people teach and how you want the price to grow. A price per tutor (TutorBird) or a small base fee plus each student lesson (Teachworks) stays low while you are small; no subscription at all (Tutorbase, Class Manager) means a share of what you invoice or collect instead; a centre with many students should compare the plans priced by student count (Oases Online, Teach 'n Go); Teamlilit is a fixed monthly plan from 29 euros. The comparison table puts the pricing model, the entry price and the trial side by side.
Which online tutoring platform is the best in the UK?
It depends on whether you want prices in pounds and card payments taken through the software. TutorCruncher's UK page lists its plans in pounds, from 25 pounds a month plus card fees, with built-in video calls. TutorBird, Teachworks, Oases Online and Wise publish US dollar prices, Teach 'n Go lists euros and US dollars, and Teamlilit lists euros and lets tax-registered tutors add VAT to their invoices. Compare the trial, classroom and payments columns of the table before you decide.
Is tutor management software the same as tutoring management software?
Yes. Both names describe software that keeps the schedule, the student records and the billing of a tutoring business in one place. Vendors pick one name or the other: Tutorbase calls itself tutoring management software and Wise calls itself tutor management software, and the nine tools in the table are sold under both. Compare them on how the price grows, where the lesson happens and how families pay, not on the name.
Sources
- 1Prices · Class ManagerNo monthly subscription; 5% + 30¢ per payment taken online (US page); saved-card billing, family portal, digital registers.
- 2Features · Class ManagerDescribes the product as designed for dance studio owners.
- 3Pricing · Oases OnlineUS$99 a month for up to 25 active students to US$699 for up to 350; payment processing; free demo.
- 4Pricing · Teach ’n Go€69 or US$79 a month for up to 100 live students, Pro from €99 or US$109, 14-day trial with no card, 24 languages.
- 5Manage online school fees and payments · Teach ’n GoStripe or PayPal for online payments by parents and students.
- 6Pricing · TeachworksStarter US$16.49 plus US$0.350 per student lesson, Growth and Premium, 21-day trial, unlimited students and teachers.
- 7Online tutoring software add-on · TeachworksLocation links to Zoom, Google Meet, Skype or any external tool with a room link.
- 8Stripe integration · TeachworksOnline card payments recorded automatically.
- 9Pricing · Tutorbase1% when you invoice, no credit card needed, payment provider fees charged separately.
- 10Home page · TutorbaseNo monthly subscription or per-student charge; card payments through a branded student portal.
- 11Pricing · TutorBirdUS$16.95 a month plus US$4.95 per additional tutor, 30-day trial, SMS, Stripe, PayPal, Zoom and Lessonspace, six interface languages.
- 12Pricing (UK) · TutorCruncherFrom £25 a month plus 2.65% card fees, exclusive of tax; built-in video with 20,000 minutes included; two-week trial.
- 13Pricing · WisePay Per Session, Pay Per Seat and Enterprise plans; Zoom included with licences bundled; no cut from payments.
- 14Pricing · My Music StaffUS$16.95 a month plus US$4.95 per additional teacher, 30-day trial.
- 15Pricing · LessonspaceFrom US$9 a month with 10 teaching hours included.
- 16Facts about Teamlilit · TeamlilitWhat Teamlilit does and does not do, including payments, SMS, calendar sync and accounting software.
Changelog
- 10 November 2026: published. Every vendor page above was read again on this date. Two things had changed since the draft: Teachworks raised its fee per student lesson (Starter from US$0.320 to US$0.350, Growth from US$0.189 to US$0.210, Premium from US$0.065 to US$0.080), and Class Manager now publishes its rate (5% + 30¢ per online payment), which its page did not state in October.
- 24 October 2026: written, not yet published. Every vendor page above was read on this date.
Corrections
If you work at one of these companies and something here is out of date, write to support@teamlilit.com. We correct verified errors within 5 working days and note the change in the changelog above. We re-read every vendor page at least every 90 days.
