Tutor Hunt alternative: keep your full lesson fee
Marketplace: an ongoing per-lesson commission taken on every session booked through a matched enquiry, for as long as the tutor teaches that student. TutorLab takes 0% commission on your own students, ever. You keep your client and your rate.
What every UK tutoring platform actually costs
Verified from public pricing pages and tutor-reported figures (Glassdoor, PMT Education, Capterra), July 2026. Marketplace commissions vary by source and tutor tenure, so ranges are given rather than false precision.
| Platform | Model | What it costs | Owns the client? |
|---|---|---|---|
| MyTutor | Marketplace commission | ~40% commission (+VAT) | |
| Tutorful | Marketplace markup | ~35% markup to parent | |
| Tutor Hunt | Marketplace commission | ~25-32% ongoing | |
| First Tutors | Intro-fee marketplace | One-time £4.99-£24.99 | no |
| Superprof | Lead-gen, parent pays to contact | 10% on-platform + £39/mo parent pass | no |
| TutorCruncher | B2B management SaaS | Base £/mo + 3.5-3.85% card fee | no |
| TutorLab | Directory + business OS + no-custody rail | 0% commission on your own students. £9-39/mo flat sub. Card fee 3.4%-4.9% by tier. Intro fee from 15% only on parents TutorLab brings you, falling to your card rate within 12 months | No, you keep the client |
Sources: PMT Education fees guide; Tutorful and MyTutor pricing/support pages; Superprof business-model pages; Glassdoor tutor reviews (Tutor Hunt); TutorCruncher pricing (teachngo/Capterra). Not TutorLab-measured data.
The money: one worked example
A tutor charging £40/hour, one student, one lesson a week, 40 term-time weeks a year = £1,600/year from that single student, before any platform takes its share. Multiply by your actual student count for your own number.
On Tutor Hunt
Range reported by tutors (Glassdoor, tutor forums), not Tutor Hunt's own disclosed rate card. The exact percentage varies by how a tutor was matched and how long the relationship has run.
On TutorLab
That is £456 more per year from a single student, before subscription cost. If you take card payments through TutorLab's own-student rail, a flat 3.4%-4.9% card fee applies by tier, which is a processing fee, not a lesson commission.
Where Tutor Hunt is genuinely strong
Tutor Hunt has a strong DBS/ID verification badge system and a solid Trustpilot score (around 4.7), and a one-time finder-fee option exists alongside the ongoing-commission model for tutors who'd rather pay once than keep a percentage running indefinitely.
The structural difference
The ongoing commission is Tutor Hunt's core revenue line for every enquiry it matches, so it never fully goes away for a matched student. TutorLab's directory placement is the acquisition channel; once a parent messages a tutor directly, there's no percentage left running against that relationship.
Teaching on Tutor Hunt? Bring your students to TutorLab and keep every penny of your rate.
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Questions about switching from Tutor Hunt
Does Tutor Hunt take my clients?
No platform can take clients you already have offline, but on Tutor Hunt the platform sits in the booking relationship. On TutorLab you are the merchant of record: money settles directly to your own Stripe-connected bank account, you keep the client relationship, and you can export your student list at any time.
What does TutorLab cost compared to Tutor Hunt?
TutorLab charges 0% commission on your own students, ever. The optional subscription is a flat £9-£39 a month for the business tools (AI lesson notes, parent reports, invoicing, HMRC tax summary). If you take card payments through TutorLab's own-student rail, a flat card fee of 3.4-4.9% applies depending on your tier, never a percentage of your subscription and never a marketplace commission. For a parent who finds you through TutorLab, an introduction fee starts at 15% and falls to your card rate within 12 months, then they count as your own students. Tutor Hunt's model is: ~25-32% ongoing commission.
What happens to my existing students if I switch?
Your existing students stay yours. If you take their card payments through TutorLab, the own-student card fee is a flat 3.4-4.9% depending on your plan (lower on higher tiers), never a commission on the lesson itself. You can also keep collecting by bank transfer or invoice with no fee at all.
Can I leave TutorLab if it's not for me?
Yes. Cancel any time from your billing settings, no lock-in contract. You can export your student list and session history whenever you want, on TutorLab or off it.
Is Tutor Hunt bad for tutors?
Tutor Hunt has a strong DBS/ID verification badge system and a solid Trustpilot score (around 4.7), and a one-time finder-fee option exists alongside the ongoing-commission model for tutors who'd rather pay once than keep a percentage running indefinitely.
Ready to keep 100% of your lesson fee?
14-day free trial, no card to start. Reply to any TutorLab email, or write to harry@trytutorlab.uk and we will move your student list for you.