Is there tutoring software that stays free, or is every "free" offer a trial with a date on it?
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. Teamlilit has no free plan, and this page says so wherever it comes up.
"Free" means three different things on the pricing pages we read. Five products have a free plan with no end date and a limit on what you get: Calendly, Picktime, Setmore, Tutafy and Zoho Bookings. Two have no subscription and take a share of the money that passes through them: Class Manager and Tutorbase. Five are paid software with a free trial: Teach 'n Go, Teachworks, Teamlilit, TutorBird and TutorCruncher. The free plans come first below, and each group is in alphabetical order, with no ranking.
The short answer: what is free, and what you pay after
Each price comes from the vendor's own pricing page, read on 10 November 2026. "Five tutors" is the vendor's own rule applied to five people teaching.
| Product | Who it suits | What is free | One tutor on a paid plan | Five tutors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendly | A solo tutor who only needs a booking link | A free plan: one event type, one calendar connection | Standard, US$18 per seat a month as read | US$90 a month as read |
| Picktime | Up to three people who want classes and locations | A free plan for 3 users: unlimited appointments, 2 classes, a booking page | Starter, US$3 per user a month billed annually | Pro, US$2.25 per user a month billed annually |
| Setmore | Small teams who want group classes and payments | A free plan for up to 4 users: unlimited appointments, payments, group classes | Pro, US$5 per user a month on annual billing | US$25 a month on Pro |
| Tutafy | A tutor with up to 10 students who accepts a new product | A free plan: up to 10 students, a booking page, a video classroom | Pro, $12 a month | Academy, $29 a month (up to 5 tutors) |
| Zoho Bookings | A solo tutor who wants two-way calendar sync | A free plan for one user: reminders, online meetings, two-way sync | Basic, US$4 per user a month billed annually | US$20 a month on Basic |
| Class Manager | Dance studios and class-based schools | No subscription: US$0 in a month with no online payments | 5% + 30¢ on each online payment (US page) | The same rate |
| Tutorbase | Tutoring businesses with rooms or several centers | No subscription and no card to start | 1% of what you invoice through it | The same 1% |
| Teach 'n Go | Schools and centers that teach classes | A 14-day trial, no credit card | €69 or US$79 a month, up to 100 live students | The same: unlimited teachers |
| Teachworks | Teams that accept a fee per lesson | A 21-day trial | US$16.49 a month plus US$0.35 per student lesson | The same: unlimited teachers |
| Teamlilit | Tutors who teach online | A 14-day trial with no card, and free tools with no signup | €29 (Solo) or €69 (Pro) a month | €148 a month |
| TutorBird | Solo tutors and small teams | A 30-day trial, no credit card | US$16.95 a month | US$36.75 a month |
| TutorCruncher | Tutoring companies that take card payments | A 2-week trial | From £25 a month plus 2.65% card fees (UK page) | No price per tutor on the page: plans start from £25, £60 and £200 a month |
Four things to know about these prices. Calendly's paid prices were read with yearly billing and its "Notetaker & Callie" add-on switched on. The Picktime, Setmore and Zoho Bookings prices are per user a month on annual billing. Class Manager served us its US page, which has a switch for other countries. TutorCruncher served us its UK page, so its prices are in pounds and exclusive of tax.
How the list was made
Who publishes it. Teamlilit publishes this list and is one of the twelve products on it. It is in the third group, with the trials, because it has no free plan.
What was read. Each vendor's own pricing page on 10 November 2026, and its page for tutors where it has one. Every page is archived as text and a screenshot. No review site, star rating or aggregator price is used.
The rule for inclusion. A product is here if its own page states a free plan, a price with no subscription, or a trial with a stated length. Wise is left out because its page says "Get Started for free" without saying what is free or for how long. Noto and Oases Online are left out because their pages offer a demo, not a trial. Appointy is left out only because its pages did not load in the browser we use to archive them.
The price for five. It is the vendor's own rule applied to five people teaching. Where a vendor does not price by tutor, the table says so instead of inventing a number.
Teamlilit's side comes from the same verified facts as our facts page, including what Teamlilit does not do.
Free tutoring management software: what a free plan leaves out
Every free plan below has a line where it stops, and the line is worth reading before you move your students in.
- The number of people. Zoho Bookings is free for one user, Picktime for 3 and Setmore for up to 4. Calendly prices its paid plans per seat.
- The number of students. Tutafy's free plan takes up to 10 students.
- The weekly lesson. Setmore lists recurring appointments on Pro only, and Picktime lists recurring bookings from Starter. A booking page where every lesson is booked one at a time is free; a lesson that repeats each week may not be.
- Reminders and sync. Picktime's free plan has e-mail notifications, with reminders and two-way calendar sync from Starter. Setmore keeps SMS reminders and two-way sync for Pro. Zoho Bookings includes both reminders and two-way sync on its free plan.
- The records. The pricing pages of Calendly, Setmore and Zoho Bookings describe appointments, not attendance or invoices made from lessons. Picktime's page for tutoring businesses names invoicing and student management; the text we read does not say on which plan.
The two products with no subscription draw the line somewhere else: nothing is held back, and the cost follows your income.
Free plans with no end date
Calendly
Calendly is a general scheduling tool. Its free plan is "Always free" and covers one event type, one calendar connection, one-on-one scheduling and a customizable booking page.
What it does well: one tutor gets a booking page tied to their calendar and never pays for it.
What it lacks: one event type means one kind of lesson. Reminders and payments at booking are listed on the paid plans, and the page says nothing about students, attendance or invoices.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: Free; Standard US$18 and Teams US$24 per seat a month, shown with yearly billing and the "Notetaker & Callie" add-on switched on. Source: Calendly pricing.
Picktime
Picktime is a general booking tool that calls itself "Free online appointment scheduling software for tutoring businesses". The free plan covers 3 users, unlimited appointments, 2 classes, 2 locations and 3 resources, with an online booking page, e-mail notifications, payments with PayPal and one-way calendar sync.
What it does well: the free plan covers three people and counts classes and locations, which suits a very small center.
What it lacks: recurring bookings, e-mail reminders, two-way sync and payments through Stripe or Square start at Starter. There is no classroom of its own: its tutoring page describes Zoom and Google Meet links.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: Free for 3 users; Starter US$3 per user a month for 3 users; Pro US$2.25 per user a month for 10 users, both billed annually. Source: Picktime pricing.
Setmore
Setmore is a general booking tool with a page for tutors. Its free plan covers up to 4 users with unlimited appointments, a booking page, payments, e-mail reminders and confirmations, and group classes.
What it does well: four people, payments and group classes without a bill.
What it lacks: recurring appointments, video appointments, SMS reminders and two-way calendar sync are on Pro only. Its pages do not describe attendance, lesson records or invoices made from lessons.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: Free for up to 4 users; Pro US$5 per user a month on annual billing. Source: Setmore pricing.
Tutafy
Tutafy is the only free plan on this list built for tutors: its page says "Built for independent tutors & small centers". The free plan takes up to 10 students and lists a booking page, a built-in video classroom, e-mail reminders, a calendar and a PayPal payment link. The page also says "Tutafy never takes a cut of your income".
What it does well: a free plan with a classroom in it, so a tutor with a handful of students needs no second app for the lesson.
What it lacks: a track record. Its own page says "We're just getting started", and it does not say how long the product has existed or how many tutors use it. The free plan stops at 10 students, card payments with Stripe are on Pro, and the page does not state attendance records or invoices made from lessons.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: Free up to 10 students; Pro $12 a month with unlimited students; Academy $29 a month for up to 5 tutors. Source: Tutafy.
Zoho Bookings
Zoho Bookings is a general booking tool. Its "Forever free plan" is for one user and lists online meetings, notification e-mails and reminders, and two-way calendar sync with Zoho, Google and Microsoft 365.
What it does well: reminders and a two-way sync on the free plan, which the other booking tools here keep for paying users.
What it lacks: the free plan is for one user, and online payments are described on Premium. Its pricing page says nothing about students, attendance or invoices.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: Free for one user; Basic US$4 and Premium US$6 per user a month, billed annually, before local taxes. Source: Zoho Bookings pricing.
No subscription: free until you are paid
Class Manager
Class Manager charges nothing a month. Its pricing page gives the rate as "5% + 30¢" per payment you take online and says "$0 in months you don't take payments". Families book and pay through a portal, a saved card is charged on each due date, registers are digital, and there are no limits on students or classes.
What it does well: the whole product is open from the first day, with no card needed, and a quiet month costs nothing.
What it lacks: it is free only while no money moves. US$600 collected in ten payments costs US$33. Its features page says the product is "designed specifically for dance studio owners", and its pages do not state a classroom for online lessons.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: no subscription; 5% + 30¢ per payment taken online on its US page, with tailored rates above 300 students. Source: Class Manager prices.
Tutorbase
Tutorbase calls itself tutoring management software and has no monthly subscription and no charge per student. Its pricing page says "1% when you invoice", with no card needed to start and the payment provider's fees charged separately.
What it does well: nothing is held back behind a plan: scheduling with rooms and several centers, reminders by e-mail and WhatsApp, and a two-way Google Calendar sync.
What it lacks: it is free only until you invoice. The fee grows with everything you bill through it, and the pages we read do not state a classroom for online lessons.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: 1% of what you invoice through it, plus the payment provider's own fees. Source: Tutorbase pricing.
Free trials: the full software for a few weeks
Teach 'n Go
Teach 'n Go is school management software that brings scheduling, attendance, payments, messaging and reporting together, with a student and parent portal and 24 languages.
What it does well: every plan includes unlimited teachers and classes, so the trial shows you the product a whole center would use.
What it lacks: no free plan after the 14 days, and the entry price is the highest of the trials on this list. Its pages do not state a classroom of its own.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: from €69 or US$79 a month for up to 100 live students, with a 14-day trial and no credit card. Source: Teach 'n Go pricing.
Teachworks
Teachworks is tutoring business software with unlimited students, teachers and user accounts on every plan, repeating lessons and booking from your website.
What it does well: a 21-day trial, and a low monthly fee after it for a team of any size.
What it lacks: no free plan, and a fee on every student lesson, so the bill grows with your teaching. The online lesson happens in another app you connect.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: Starter US$16.49 a month plus US$0.350 per student lesson, with a 21-day trial. Source: Teachworks pricing.
Teamlilit
Teamlilit is not free. What is free on 10 November 2026 is this: a 14-day trial of the Pro features with no card, and a set of tools that need no signup, such as the invoice maker, the tutoring hours tracker and the tutor timetable template. After the trial the plans are a fixed monthly price. They cover booking, a classroom in the browser, attendance recorded from the lesson and invoices made from attended lessons, which is the job our page on tutoring management software describes.
What it does well: the price does not move with your students, lessons or income, and the free tools work without an account for as long as you like.
What it lacks: a free plan. When the trial ends you choose a plan or stop. Teamlilit also does not process card payments: families pay you directly and you record the payment. It sends no text messages, and the Academy plan has no trial: the trial runs on the Pro features with one staff seat.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: Solo €29, Pro €69 and Academy €119 a month; Academy includes four staff seats and four lessons at the same time; a further seat is €29 a month and a further lesson at the same time is €49. Source: Teamlilit pricing.
TutorBird
TutorBird is business software for tutors with a calendar, a Student Portal for self-booking, e-mail and SMS reminders and online payments through Stripe and PayPal.
What it does well: the longest trial on this list, 30 days with no credit card, and the lowest fixed price for one tutor after it.
What it lacks: no free plan, and the price rises with each tutor or staff member. The online lesson runs in a separate app.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: US$16.95 a month plus US$4.95 for each additional tutor or staff member. Source: TutorBird pricing.
TutorCruncher
TutorCruncher is software for tutoring companies, with self-service booking, reminders by e-mail, SMS or app notification, built-in video calls and tutor payroll.
What it does well: a 2-week trial of software built for a company, with video included.
What it lacks: no free plan, and a percentage on payments on top of the monthly fee. It is a lot of software for one tutor.
Price, read on 10 November 2026: on its UK page, Pay as you go from £25 a month plus 2.65% card fees, exclusive of tax. Source: TutorCruncher pricing.
Which to choose
You have a handful of students and want to pay nothing. Tutafy's free plan takes up to 10 students and includes a classroom, if you accept a product that says it is just getting started. If you only need a booking link, Zoho Bookings and Calendly are free for one person.
Two to four of you share a schedule. Setmore is free for up to 4 users and Picktime for 3. Check whether you need weekly repeating lessons first, because both keep them for a paid plan.
Your income is uneven and you do not want a fixed bill. Tutorbase takes 1% of what you invoice and Class Manager takes 5% + 30¢ of each online payment, so a month without lessons costs nothing. Work out the fee on a full month before you decide.
You are ready to pay and want to test first. TutorBird gives 30 days, Teachworks 21, and Teach 'n Go, Teamlilit and TutorCruncher 14. Use the trial to run one real week of lessons, not to click through menus.
For the same products compared on everything, not only on what is free, see the best tutoring software. If booking is the only job you need done, the best tutor scheduling software goes into the booking tools in more detail.
Frequently asked questions
Is there any free software for tutoring management?
Yes, with limits. Tutafy has a free plan for up to 10 students that includes a booking page and a video classroom, and its own page says the product is just getting started. Tutorbase has no subscription and charges 1% of what you invoice through it. The general booking tools Calendly, Picktime, Setmore and Zoho Bookings have free plans for scheduling. The other tutoring management products on this list, Teamlilit included, are paid and offer a free trial of 14 to 30 days.
What is the best free tutoring app?
It depends on what you need the app to do. For booking alone, Zoho Bookings is free for one user with reminders and two-way calendar sync, and Setmore is free for up to 4 users with group classes. For booking and the online lesson together, Tutafy is free up to 10 students with a built-in classroom. The free plans here are built around booking. If you need attendance records and invoices made from lessons, check that the free plan you would use includes them, or compare the paid products that offer a trial.
Is there free class scheduling software?
Yes. Setmore lists group classes on its free plan for up to 4 users, and Picktime includes 2 classes on its free plan for 3 users. Both keep recurring bookings for a paid plan, so a class that repeats every week may need the paid plan. Zoho Bookings lists group bookings among its booking types, and the text we read does not say on which plan.
Is Teamlilit free?
No. Teamlilit has no free plan. It has a 14-day trial of the Pro features with no card, and after that the plans are 29 euros a month for Solo, 69 for Pro and 119 for Academy, which has no trial. What stays free is a set of tools that need no signup, such as the invoice maker, the tutoring hours tracker and the tutor timetable template.
What Teamlilit charges for
Teamlilit is paid software with a free trial, and this page puts it in that group. If a fixed price for booking, the lesson and the invoice is what you are after, our page on tutoring management software shows what the plans cover. The trial is 14 days with no card, and the free tools stay free whether you sign up or not.
Sources
- 1Pricing · CalendlyFree plan with one event type and one calendar connection; paid plans per seat, read with yearly billing and the Notetaker add-on switched on.
- 2Pricing · PicktimeFree for 3 users with 2 classes; recurring bookings, reminders and two-way sync from Starter.
- 3Tutoring lessons · PicktimeDescribes itself as free appointment scheduling software for tutoring businesses; Zoom and Google Meet integration.
- 4Pricing · SetmoreFree for up to 4 users with group classes and payments; recurring appointments, SMS reminders and two-way sync on Pro.
- 5Home page with pricing · TutafyFree up to 10 students with a video classroom; Pro $12 and Academy $29 a month; the page says the product is just getting started.
- 6Pricing · Zoho BookingsForever free plan for one user with reminders and two-way calendar sync; Basic US$4 and Premium US$6 per user a month billed annually.
- 7Prices · Class ManagerNo monthly subscription; 5% + 30¢ per payment taken online (US page); nothing to pay in a month without payments.
- 8Features · Class ManagerDescribes the product as designed for dance studio owners.
- 9Pricing · Tutorbase1% when you invoice, no monthly subscription, no credit card needed, payment provider fees charged separately.
- 10Pricing · Teach ’n GoFrom €69 or US$79 a month up to 100 live students; unlimited teachers and classes; 14-day trial with no credit card.
- 11Pricing · TeachworksStarter US$16.49 plus US$0.350 per student lesson; 21-day trial; unlimited teachers.
- 12Pricing · TutorBirdUS$16.95 a month plus US$4.95 per additional tutor or staff member; 30 days free with no credit card.
- 13Pricing (UK) · TutorCruncherFrom £25 a month plus 2.65% card fees, exclusive of tax; two-week trial.
- 14Facts about Teamlilit · TeamlilitWhat Teamlilit does and does not do, including the trial, the plans and payments.
Changelog
- 10 November 2026: first version. 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.
