Superprof alternative: keep your full lesson fee
Lead-gen: listing is free for tutors, but parents pay a recurring Student Pass subscription just to unlock contact details, and a 10% fee applies if payment is routed through the platform rather than arranged directly. 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 Superprof
Superprof's own published pricing structure (business-model/help pages). The tutor-side 10% only applies if payment is processed on-platform; most Superprof lessons are arranged and paid for off-platform once contact is made.
On TutorLab
That is £0 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 Superprof is genuinely strong
Superprof has the largest raw tutor count of any UK competitor by self-reported listings, is free for a tutor to join and list, and takes 0% if a parent pays the tutor directly rather than through the platform, genuinely competitive on tutor-side cost when payment stays off-platform.
The structural difference
Superprof's revenue comes from the parent's £39/month pass, not the tutor, so the tutor-side pitch is fair, but a parent has to commit to a recurring subscription before they can even message anyone, which is real friction at the top of the funnel. TutorLab charges parents nothing to make contact.
Teaching on Superprof? Bring your students to TutorLab and keep every penny of your rate.
See how switching works0% commission on your own students
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Questions about switching from Superprof
Does Superprof take my clients?
No platform can take clients you already have offline, but on Superprof 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 Superprof?
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. Superprof's model is: 10% on-platform + £39/mo parent Student Pass.
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 Superprof bad for tutors?
Superprof has the largest raw tutor count of any UK competitor by self-reported listings, is free for a tutor to join and list, and takes 0% if a parent pays the tutor directly rather than through the platform, genuinely competitive on tutor-side cost when payment stays off-platform.
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.