UK tutoring platforms compared

It depends on what matters to you. If you want the lowest cost, look at how each platform charges: some add a service fee on top of the tutor's rate, some take a per-lesson commission from the tutor, and some charge parents a monthly pass just to make contact. TutorLab is a directory where parents contact tutors free and pay the tutor's rate with nothing added on top, and tutors keep 100% on the students they bring.

Commission-based platforms take a percentage of each lesson. MyTutor takes a per-lesson commission, so a tutor keeps only part of what the parent pays. Tutorful adds a service fee, reported at around 35%, on top of the tutor's rate at booking. TutorLab adds no service fee and takes no commission on a tutor's own students: the parent pays the tutor's rate exactly, and a parent who finds the tutor through TutorLab carries a tutor-side introduction fee from 15% that falls to the tutor's card rate within 12 months.

On some platforms, yes. Superprof charges parents a £39 monthly Student Pass to message tutors. On TutorLab, searching the directory and messaging a tutor is free for parents, with no pass and no booking fee.

First Tutors closed permanently in 2026. Parents who used it and tutors who listed on it now need an alternative. TutorLab is a UK tutor directory built for the same job: parents search by subject and town and message tutors directly, free of charge.

Listing and publishing a profile is free, and there is no commission on the students you bring, ever. 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. An optional subscription from £9 a month adds tools on top: AI lesson notes and parent reports, Stripe invoicing, an HMRC tax summary and stronger directory placement. 14-day free trial, no card to start.