Luna
AmazingTalker · China
🎓 TESOL | Business English 💼
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- New tutor
- None listed
- Chinese
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Exam prep
- Business
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
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46,460 tutors · 16 platforms
Cheap English tutors under $11 an hour
The most affordable quarter of English tutors charge $11 per hour or less: 7,303 tutors across 16 platforms. For comparison, the overall median is $18. Trial lessons typically cost $2.20. Native speakers charge a median of $17 per hour, versus $18 for non-native tutors.
$9.00/h
Median / hour
$6.75–$10
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
7,303
on 16 platforms
Compare English tutors
4,012 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.
高老师
AmazingTalker · China
🎓 TESOL | Business English 💼
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- New tutor
- None listed
- Chinese +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A2
- Exam prep
- Business
$5.28/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Teacher Howard
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
🎯Conversation ｜KET ｜TOEIC
- Fluent (C2)
- 1 years teaching
- Other certificate
- Chinese
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A2–C2
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$7.92/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $3.30
Cait
NativeAmazingTalker · South Africa
Conversational Confidence ✨
- Native
- New tutor
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Afrikaans +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
British English · Teaches A1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Esther
AmazingTalker · Kenya
🎓 TESOL | Business English 💼
- Advanced (C1)
- 2 years teaching
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Swahili +5
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A2–B1
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$2.64/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Xoliswa
NativeAmazingTalker · South Africa
🎓 TESOL | Kids Conversation 👶
- Native
- 1 years teaching
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Spanish +4
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$5.28/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
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Mark
NativeAmazingTalker · Estonia
🎓 IELTS | Conversation 🗣
- Native
- 7 years teaching
- None listed
- Persian +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Anopaishe
NativeAmazingTalker · South Africa
🎓 TESOL | Conversational Engli
- Native
- New tutor
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Spanish +4
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A2–B2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Jacquine
AmazingTalker · Kenya
🎓 TSC | Conversational English
- Advanced (C1)
- 7 years teaching
- Other certificate
- Swahili +5
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$2.64/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Smangaliso
NativeAmazingTalker · South Africa
🎓 TESOL | Conversational Kids
- Native
- 1 years teaching
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Spanish +4
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–A2
- Kids
- Beginners
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Lalenn
NativeAmazingTalker · Philippines
🎓 TESOL | Conversational Engli
- Native
- 4 years teaching
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Cebuano +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$3.96/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Gillian
NativeAmazingTalker · South Africa
🎓 TEFL | Kids English 👶
- Native
- 8 years teaching
- Teaching degree
- No other language listed
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–A2
- Kids
- Beginners
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $3.30
CHINWE
NativeAmazingTalker · Nigeria
Conversational English 🗣exam
- Native
- New tutor
- Professional teacher
- Igbo +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A2–B2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$2.64/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Jennifer
NativeAmazingTalker · Kenya
🎓 10 yrs Experience | Conversa
- Native
- 10 years teaching
- None listed
- Swahili +5
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
English (Kenya) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$3.96/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Teacher Cristine
AmazingTalker · Philippines
Basic| Conversational English👶
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- New tutor
- Teaching degree
- Filipino +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B1
- Kids
$2.64/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Zimi
NativeAmazingTalker · South Africa
🎓 TEFL |Conversational English
- Native
- 2 years teaching
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Spanish +4
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
British English · Teaches A1–C2
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$3.96/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Steve
NativeAmazingTalker · Taiwan
🎓 Conversational English
- Native
- 17 years teaching
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Chinese +3
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches B1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$7.92/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Daria
AmazingTalker · Russia
🎓 TESOL | Kids English 👶
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 2 years teaching
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Russian +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Kids
- Beginners
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Derick
AmazingTalker · Tanzania
🗣️ 4 yrs Experience | Conversa
- Advanced (C1)
- 4 years teaching
- None listed
- Swahili +5
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$2.64/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Siphesihle
NativeAmazingTalker · South Africa
🎓 TESOL | Conversation 👶
- Native
- New tutor
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- No other language listed
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$5.28/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
LATIF
NativeAmazingTalker · Morocco
🎓IELTS | Conversation | Kids
- Native
- 10 years teaching
- Professional teacher
- Arabic
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
American English · Teaches A1–C2
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$3.96/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Diana
NativeAmazingTalker · South Africa
🎓 TESOL | Conversation 👶
- Native
- 5 years teaching
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Japanese
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $4.40
SAGWATI
NativeAmazingTalker · South Africa
🎓 TESOL | Conversation 👶
- Native
- New tutor
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- No other language listed
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Eva
AmazingTalker · Spain
🎓 TESOL | Kids Conversational
- Advanced (C1)
- 2 years teaching
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Spanish
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$11/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $4.40
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English tutors by platform
AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $9.24) and the biggest (7,539 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.
| Platform | Tutors | Median / h | Middle 50% | Avg. rating | Trial lesson | Lesson length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmazingTalker | 7,539 | $9.24 | $3.96–$20 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 25 / 50 min |
| Tusclases / FindTutors | 7,414 | $17 | $11–$22 | 5.0★ | First class free with many tutors | 60 min |
| italki | 7,095 | $20 | $14–$27 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (30 min) | 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min |
| NativeCamp | 5,966 | from ¥6,800/month | — | 5.0★ | Free trial period | 25 min |
| Cambly | 5,759 | from €24/month | — | 4.9★ | Not advertised | 30 min |
| Engoo | 4,607 | from $67/month | — | 5.0★ | Free trial (25 min) | 25 min |
| Classgap | 1,601 | $17 | $12–$21 | 4.9★ | Free trial (20 min) | 60 min |
| Apprentus | 1,525 | $28 | $19–$36 | 4.9★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| DMM英会話 | 1,335 | from ¥4,880/month | — | 4.9★ | Free trial period | 25 min |
| Cafetalk | 1,060 | $13 | $9.47–$18 | — | Discounted trial (25 min) | Set by each tutor |
| Preply | 966 | $30 | $24–$43 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 50 min |
| Wiingy | 876 | $40 | $38–$41 | 4.6★ | Free trial (55 min) | 55 min |
| Verbling | 479 | $25 | $19–$34 | 5.0★ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 60 min |
| Tutor Hunt | 102 | $60 | $49–$69 | 4.9★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| Wyzant | 90 | $63 | $45–$84 | 5.0★ | No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour | 60 min |
| LanguaTalk | 46 | $28 | $24–$33 | 5.0★ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 55 min |
How much English tutors charge
Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.
All tutors
$18Middle 50% between $11 and $27, 28750 tutors
Native speakers
$17Middle 50% between $9.24 and $26, 12686 tutors
Non-native
$18Middle 50% between $12 and $28, 16064 tutors
Prices by platform
Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.
AmazingTalker
$9.24Middle 50% between $3.96 and $20, 7539 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$17Middle 50% between $11 and $22, 7381 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 7095 tutors
Classgap
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $21, 1601 tutors
Apprentus
$28Middle 50% between $19 and $36, 1525 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.47 and $18, 1051 tutors
Preply
$30Middle 50% between $24 and $43, 966 tutors
Wiingy
$40Middle 50% between $38 and $41, 876 tutors
Verbling
$25Middle 50% between $19 and $34, 479 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$60Middle 50% between $49 and $69, 102 tutors
Wyzant
$63Middle 50% between $45 and $84, 90 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $24 and $33, 45 tutors
Where English tutors are from
- Philippines7,929 / 46,460
United States4,041 / 46,460
United Kingdom3,311 / 46,460- South Africa2,737 / 46,460
Japan1,127 / 46,460- Nigeria986 / 46,460
- Taiwan832 / 46,460
Canada824 / 46,460
English tutors: FAQ
The cheapest quarter of English tutors in our directory charge $11 per hour or less (7,303 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.
Across 28,750 English tutors with a listed price, the median is $18 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $5.28 and $39 per hour.
Yes. The median trial lesson costs $2.20. Trials are offered on AmazingTalker, italki, NativeCamp, Engoo, and Classgap, usually for 25–30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.
We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.
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How we collect this data
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Updated November 13, 2026
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