SpeakDuo

Language Exchange · Free on the App Store

GET
Page language: English

46,198 tutors · 16 platforms

Cheap English tutors under $11 an hour

The most affordable quarter of English tutors charge $11 per hour or less: 7,261 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
$6.74–$10
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
7,261
on 16 platforms

Compare English tutors

2,306 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Nasrah

Nasrah

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker · Philippines

🎓 TESOL | Business English 💼

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Filipino +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (Philippines) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Tiffany

Tiffany

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker · South Africa

🎓TEFL | Kids & Business

Native
1 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

British English · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Hyacinth

Hyacinth

Philippines

AmazingTalker · Philippines

🎓 ESL | Conversational English

Advanced (C1)
1 years teaching
Teaching degree
Cebuano +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · Teaches A1–B1

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Petunia

Petunia

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker · South Africa

Conversation|Children (6-11)|Oral

Native
1 years teaching
None listed
Southern Sotho +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · Teaches A1–B2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Gi

Gi

Vietnam

AmazingTalker · Vietnam

🎓 TESOL | Conversational Engli

Advanced (C1)
4 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Vietnamese
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Irma

Irma

Mexico

AmazingTalker · Mexico

🎓 Cambridge C1 | Conversation

Advanced (C1)
3 years teaching
Other certificate
Spanish +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · Teaches A1–C1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids

Book with SpeakDuo

1:1 lessons with hand-picked SpeakDuo teachers at fair prices, built around real speaking practice. Join the waitlist for early access.

Nadia

Nadia

South Korea

AmazingTalker · South Korea

Adult & Travel Conversation

Fluent (C2)
10 years teaching
Other certificate
Korean
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–A2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Emily

Emily

China

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 IPA | Kids English 🧒

Upper intermediate (B2)
2 years teaching
Teaching degree
Chinese +4
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Lucylily

Lucylily

China

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Teaching Cert | Business Eng

Advanced (C1)
New tutor
Teaching degree
Chinese
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
Amy

Amy

China

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Teaching Cert

Advanced (C1)
New tutor
Teaching degree
Chinese
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (China) · likely · Teaches A1–B1

  • Everyday admin & immigration
Ida

Ida

China

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Teacher Cert | Oral English

Advanced (C1)
New tutor
Professional teacher
Chinese +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–A2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
April

April

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker · Philippines

🎓 College Instructor | Kids En

Native
8 yrs · 1 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · Teaches C1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Sindile

Sindile

EswatiniNative

AmazingTalker · Eswatini

Conversation | Speak with Ease

Native
1 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
David

David

Lesotho

AmazingTalker · Lesotho

Conversational English 🗣️

Fluent (C2)
4 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Southern Sotho +5
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A2–B2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Zoë

Zoë

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker · South Africa

🎓 TESOL | Kids English 👶

Native
1 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Afrikaans
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · Teaches C1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Zilpha

Zilpha

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker · Philippines

📚 Grammar | Vocabulary

Native
New tutor
Teaching degree
Filipino
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · Teaches B2

  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners
William

William

United StatesNative

AmazingTalker · United States

🎓 Social Studies | Kids Englis

Native
16 years teaching
Other certificate
Spanish
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
اسدالله

اسدالله

Afghanistan

AmazingTalker · Afghanistan

👩‍🏫 انگلیسی کودکان و مکالمه

Not listed
New tutor
Professional teacher
Persian +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Camille

Camille

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker · South Africa

Conversational and ESL-

Native
New tutor
Teaching degree
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

British English · Teaches A2–B1

  • Kids
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Olufunde

Olufunde

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker · Nigeria

Conversational & Kids English

Native
5 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
French +4
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Teacher Palmira

Teacher Palmira

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker · South Africa

English Communication Coach

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Portuguese
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Drea

Drea

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker · Philippines

🎓 TEFL | Business English 💼

Native
4 yrs · 7 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Filipino +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (Philippines) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Raddy

Raddy

Philippines

AmazingTalker · Philippines

General English

Advanced (C1)
9 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Filipino
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English · Teaches A1–B2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Pride

Pride

KenyaNative

AmazingTalker · Kenya

🗣 Conversational English 👶

Native
1 years teaching
None listed
Swahili +5
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

Some booking links may earn SpeakDuo a commission at no extra cost to you. It never affects which tutors we show or in what order.

English tutors by platform

AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $9.24) and the biggest (7,485 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.

Tutors, prices and trial lessons by platform
PlatformTutorsMedian / hMiddle 50%Avg. ratingTrial lessonLesson length
AmazingTalker7,485$9.24$3.96–$205.0★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Tusclases / FindTutors7,192$17$11–$225.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki7,095$20$14–$275.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
NativeCamp5,966from ¥6,800/month—5.0★Free trial period25 min
Cambly5,759from €24/month—4.9★Not advertised30 min
Engoo4,607from $67/month—5.0★Free trial (25 min)25 min
Classgap1,624$17$12–$214.9★Free trial (20 min)60 min
Apprentus1,524$28$19–$354.9★No trial lessons60 min
DMM英会話1,335from ¥4,880/month—4.9★Free trial period25 min
Cafetalk1,052$13$9.47–$18—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Preply966$30$24–$435.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Wiingy876$40$38–$414.6★Free trial (55 min)55 min
Verbling479$25$19–$345.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt102$60$49–$694.9★No trial lessons60 min
Wyzant90$63$45–$845.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
LanguaTalk46$28$24–$335.0★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, 28489 tutors
Native speakers
$17Middle 50% between $9.24 and $26, 12667 tutors
Non-native
$18Middle 50% between $12 and $28, 15822 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

AmazingTalker
$9.24Middle 50% between $3.96 and $20, 7485 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$17Middle 50% between $11 and $22, 7159 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 7095 tutors
Classgap
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $21, 1624 tutors
Apprentus
$28Middle 50% between $19 and $35, 1524 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.47 and $18, 1044 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
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where English tutors are from

  • PhilippinesPhilippines7,920 / 46,198
  • United StatesUnited States4,039 / 46,198
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom3,309 / 46,198
  • South AfricaSouth Africa2,742 / 46,198
  • JapanJapan1,126 / 46,198
  • NigeriaNigeria981 / 46,198
  • TaiwanTaiwan831 / 46,198
  • CanadaCanada823 / 46,198

English tutors: FAQ

The cheapest quarter of English tutors in our directory charge $11 per hour or less (7,261 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.

Across 28,489 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.

Not yet. SpeakDuo is building 1:1 lessons with hand-picked teachers at fair prices; join the waitlist on this page to hear first. Meanwhile, you can practise speaking for free in SpeakDuo's live group conversations.

Teach on SpeakDuo

SpeakDuo is launching 1:1 lessons with a small group of great teachers: fair pay, no race to the bottom on price, and students who already practise speaking every day. Leave your email and we'll be in touch.

How we collect this data

We collect public profile facts (name, photo, languages, price, rating) from tutoring marketplaces and refresh them daily. Prices are normalised to a 60-minute lesson in US dollars. Ratings and reviews belong to each marketplace. Subscription platforms have no per-tutor price.

Updated November 13, 2026

Currency conversion: ECB reference rates.IP geolocation by DB-IPHow we pick tutorsAbout SpeakDuoBotRequest removal