TutorLab saves me around 3 hours a week on lesson planning alone. I genuinely can't believe I used to do all of this by hand.
The business platform for independent tutors
Grow the tutoring business you own.
TutorLab is where independent UK tutors run their business and get found by parents: a free profile, scheduling, invoices and card payments in one app. You keep 100% of your rate.
Free to start, no card neededFree: unlimited students who pay through TutorLab, up to 3 you invoice yourself
Example figures
Good morning, Alex.
Three lessons today. One report ready to check.
Wednesday, 5 August
Lessons this month
14
+3 from last month
Invoiced · 30 days
£1,840
All paid · nothing chased
Profile views
184
Parents who opened your profile
Cleared for youView all
Lesson plan createdGCSE Maths · AQA · Quadratic equationsReady
Parent report draftedSofia M. · lesson 12 · edit before sendingDrafted
Invoice #0412 paidOliver M. · four July lessons · £180Paid
Today’s lessonsCalendar
10:00
Oliver M.GCSE Maths · Online
14:30
Amara K.A-Level Chemistry · Online
16:00
Sofia M.GCSE Maths · In person
Payment receivedSofia M. · GCSE Maths£45.00
1,502tutor profiles listed
0%commission on tutors’ own students
£29a month for Pro, only when you want it
5%processing fee, paid by the family
From first message to payment
Everything around the lesson, handled.
Enquiries, lessons, reports and invoices in one place.
- 01
Parents find you.
A free profile parents find by subject, level and town. They message you on TutorLab.
- Listed free, no card
- Your own link to share
- 02
One tap to a weekly slot.
Accept the enquiry, add the student and set recurring lessons in one go.
- A calendar built for tutoring
- A booking link that stays current
- 03
Parent updates, drafted for you.
Your lesson notes become a clear report you check and send in your own voice.
- You approve every word
- Lesson plans for the right exam board
- 04
Paid on time, without chasing.
Send invoices and get paid by bank or card, straight to your bank.
- You keep 100% of your rate
- Exports for your accountant
What tutors say
In their own words.
Written by UK tutors who use TutorLab. No star scores.
1,502tutor profiles listed
9written reviews from tutors
£0Free plan: unlimited students who pay through TutorLab, up to 3 you invoice yourself, no card
Got my first parent enquiry through my profile within 48 hours of signing up. Wasn't expecting that bit at all.
The parent reports are brilliant. They sound exactly like me, not like a robot wrote them. Parents always comment on them.
Tax time used to take a whole weekend. I downloaded the HMRC summary and sent it to my accountant in five minutes.
I teach 14 students a week. Having every note, session and invoice in one place has completely changed how I run things.
The AI lesson plans are scarily good. I tweak them a little but they nail the exam-board style every single time.
Two new students found me through TutorLab this term. I was already using it for lesson plans, so that was a lovely bonus.
Moved off my spreadsheet in a week. I honestly don't know how I managed sessions and invoicing before this.
My parents say how professional my updates look now. They have no idea each one takes me about 30 seconds.
Keep the business you build
Your rate stays yours.
You keep 100% of your rate. When a family pays through TutorLab, a processing fee is added to their price, never taken from yours. Your students stay your clients.
A £40 lesson
Keep your rate.
Your own students: you keep 100%. Families paying through TutorLab add 5% (0% on Pro). Invoices you collect yourself carry no TutorLab fee.
*You keep the full £40 either way: the processing fee is added to the family’s price, never taken from yours. Agency commission of 25 to 40% is the published market range.
The structural difference
Your client stays yours.
Set your own rate and keep the relationship.
Payments land in your own connected account.
Export transactions and tax records when needed.
Paid plans buy software, not better directory placement.
Plans for every stage
Start on Free. Move to Pro when you want.
Every plan can receive and reply to enquiries. Plans change the software, never how parents find you. Families we introduce pay one all-in price. You keep 100% of your rate.
Free
£0/mo
Monthly billing
Unlimited students who pay through TutorLab
Families pay a 5% processing fee. You keep 100%.
Every core tool to run your teaching.
Included in TutorLab Free
- Up to 3 students you invoice yourself.
- Calendar, timetable and booking link
- Invoices, payments and your money dashboard
- Your public profile and every enquiry
Pro
£29/mo
Monthly billing
Unlimited students however they pay
No processing fee on your families' payments
Everything to run the business: students, lessons, invoices and HMRC-ready records for Making Tax Digital.
Included in TutorLab Pro
- Tax and HMRC export, built for Making Tax Digital
- AI lesson plans, homework, exam questions and parent reports
Running an agency
10 tutors, every one on TutorLab Pro, for £249 a month
That is £24.90 per tutor instead of £29. One dashboard for every tutor, enquiry, lesson and invoice on your team.
Reply to and accept every genuine enquiry on any plan. Plans, cards and payment setup never buy directory position or access to parent work.
Start on Free, no card needed. Upgrade to Pro, £29 a month, whenever you want it.
Start on Free, no card needed. Upgrade to Pro, £29 a month, whenever you want it.
One tutor's review
“Signed up as a tutor on here recently and Harry has been amazing! Every suggestion to the site has been followed up quickly and any help sought has been provided promptly. I expect to see site grow quickly!”
Spencer Mitchell, A-Level and GCSE tutor on TutorLab
Before you decide
Questions tutors ask.
How much does TutorLab cost?
Three plans. Free is £0: every core tool (calendar, booking link, invoices, payments, your dashboard and profile) for unlimited students who pay through TutorLab and up to 3 you invoice yourself; families paying through TutorLab pay a small processing fee. TutorLab Pro is £29/month or £290/year (2 months free): unlimited students however they pay, tax and HMRC export, and AI tools. Pro removes the processing fee on your families' payments. Agency is £249/month for 10 tutor seats, each with Pro's tools; on Agency your families pay a 3% processing fee (minimum 50p). Your profile, enquiries and replies to parents are free on every plan. Families we introduce pay one all-in price. You keep 100% of your rate. Organic directory results rank for parent fit and response readiness, never for plan. Pro has no cancellation fee: cancel whenever you like and you carry on free.
What do families pay?
Searching and messaging tutors costs families nothing. They pay only for lessons they book, at one all-in price shown before they book.
Does TutorLab hold my money?
No. Payments go to your own payout account and on to your bank. TutorLab never keeps your earnings.
Is my data safe?
Yes. Your students' details and lesson notes stay private to your account and are never sold or shared. You can ask us to export or delete your data at any time.
Which exam boards does TutorLab support?
AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and Cambridge International. The AI tools use the board's own specification and command words.
How does the parent report actually work?
After a lesson, log it in TutorLab: what you covered, any notes. Then click 'Generate report'. The AI reads your notes and writes a warm, professional parent update in British English: what was covered, how the student did, what to work on next. You can edit it before sending.
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Can I cancel any time?
Yes. Pro has no cancellation fee: cancel from the billing portal whenever you want. Cancel any time. Plans run to the end of the paid period with no refund, and a yearly plan can stop sooner, with a refund if any is due. Your legal rights are not affected. Your account then carries on free.
Will my price go up after I subscribe?
Your price only changes with 30 days' notice. Tutors who joined at launch still pay their original founding price today.
What happens to my business if TutorLab ever shuts down?
Very little, by design. Lesson money goes straight into your own bank account through your own payment account, never a TutorLab wallet, and your student records and invoices export on request. Every family you teach is your client, so your business survives any platform, including ours.
How is TutorLab different from tutoring software like TutorCruncher or TutorBird?
Tools like TutorCruncher and TutorBird are back-office software: they help you run students you already have, but bring you no new ones. Marketplaces and agencies bring students but take a commission on every lesson and keep the client. TutorLab does both: a Google-indexed profile parents can find, plus scheduling, AI lesson notes, parent reports and invoicing, and you keep 100% of your rate on your own students; an own family paying through TutorLab adds no processing fee on Pro (5% on Free).
Do I have to spend hours entering data before I see any value?
No. Paste or upload your student list (TutorBird, Teachworks and TutorCruncher exports are pre-mapped) and you're set.
Can I try TutorLab before I commit?
Yes. Start on Free: £0, no card, every core tool for unlimited students who pay through TutorLab and up to 3 you invoice yourself. Log one lesson and draft a parent report from your notes, then move to Pro (£29 a month) only when you want more.
You teach. TutorLab runs the rest.
Publish your profile and bring your students over. Free to start, no card needed.