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Online English tutors, compared

A 60-minute online English lesson costs $18 at the median, across the 46,196 tutors we track on 16 platforms. Most tutors charge between $11 and $27 per hour. Trial lessons typically cost $2.20. Native speakers charge a median of $17 per hour, versus $18 for non-native tutors.

$18/h
Median / hour
$11–$27
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
46,196
on 16 platforms

Compare English tutors

7,095 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Bibi

Bibi

NigeriaNative

italki · Nigeria

Conversation expert, Interview prep, Kids expert. PS: My classes are fun and exciting🤗🙂

Native
10 yrs · 500+ lessons
None listed
French
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Moleseng

Moleseng

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

Native
1 yrs · 500+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 97% of messages

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

  • Beginners
Andrea

Andrea

New ZealandNative

italki · New Zealand

Native English speaker currently teaching English in Indonesia.

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
Indonesian
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 99% of messages

English (New Zealand) · likely · Teaches B1–C2

Celine

Celine

China

italki · China

英语专业硕士/英语八级/国际教师/十年+教学经验/英语教师培训师/原版教材THiNK/Power Up/Reading Explorer/Great Writing/Look/Our World

Fluent (C2)
10 yrs · 200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
Chinese +2
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Sasha

Sasha

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Helping prospective international students achieve their target scores in IELTS Academic and CAE

Native
6 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
CELTA
French +4
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 99% of messages

British English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
Darian

Darian

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Native
1,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
Spanish +1
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

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Kate

Kate

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Friendly Certified Tutor| General English | Conversation | Business 6年多中英文教學經歷

Native
500+ lessons
Teaching degree · verified
Chinese
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 99% of messages

British English · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Max

Max

China

italki · China

Fluent (C2)
4 yrs · 500+ lessons
Professional teacher
Chinese +3
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Mohamed

Mohamed

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Premium Somali Coach Helping You Speak Somali in Weeks, Not Years

Native
20 yrs · 200+ lessons
Professional teacher
Somali +1
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Beginners
Jason

Jason

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Former IELTS examiner, Oxford MSc Applied Linguistics, Professor with 12+ years experience

Native
12 yrs · 200+ lessons
Official exam examiner · verified
Spanish +1
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 98% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Steven

Steven

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Native
3 yrs · 200+ lessons
None listed
Japanese +1
★ 4.9 (51)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · Teaches A2–C2

  • Business
John

John

China

italki · China

Polyglot Teacher|Respect Your Time|Personalized Teaching|Measurable Progress|1000+ Teaching Hours

Fluent (C2)
500+ lessons
None listed
Chinese +5
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Teacher Alastair

Teacher Alastair

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Kind patient instruction, lots of practice and good error correction. National Geographic courses.

Native
8 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Japanese +2
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · Teaches A1–C1

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Albright

Albright

KenyaNative

italki · Kenya

practice conversations, IELTS practice and invite other students to my lessons

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
No other language listed
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 97% of messages

Teaches A1–C1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
SallyPatt

SallyPatt

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Serious but fun English from Pre-Intermediate to Advanced for the enthusiastic student

Native
30 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
DELTA
Italian +2
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
Kim

Kim

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Cambridge graduate offering study support and academic conversation

Native
5 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Official exam examiner
Spanish
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 96% of messages

British English · likely · Teaches B2–C2

  • Exam prep
Deb

Deb

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

English is a beautiful language!

Native
30 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Teaching degree · verified
Italian +1
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Lida

Lida

Armenia

italki · Armenia

Fluent (C2)
8 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
Armenian +4
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 97% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Beginners
Cathy

Cathy

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Native
10 yrs · 500+ lessons
Professional teacher
Czech
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Neil

Neil

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Native
200+ lessons
Professional teacher
French +13
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Nicole

Nicole

NicaraguaNative

italki · Nicaragua

Your Personal English Coach

Native
1,000+ lessons
None listed
Spanish +3
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 99% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches B1–C2

Youssef

Youssef

France

italki · France

Let's speak French together !

Fluent (C2)
1,000+ lessons
None listed
French +2
★ 4.9 (53)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
LIZ

LIZ

NigeriaNative

italki · Nigeria

Friendly and Motivating native tutor with over 5 Years Experience. Great with Kids 👧 👦!

Native
5 yrs · 500+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Hausa +2
★ 4.9 (50)
Replies to 100% of messages

English (Nigeria) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Cynthia

Cynthia

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Community Tutor who's gregarious and funny

Native
10 yrs · 500+ lessons
None listed
Chinese +2
★ 4.9 (52)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

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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
Verbling477$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, 28487 tutors
Native speakers
$17Middle 50% between $9.24 and $26, 12679 tutors
Non-native
$18Middle 50% between $12 and $28, 15808 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, 477 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 / 46,196
  • United StatesUnited States4,038 / 46,196
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom3,308 / 46,196
  • South AfricaSouth Africa2,742 / 46,196
  • JapanJapan1,126 / 46,196
  • NigeriaNigeria981 / 46,196
  • TaiwanTaiwan831 / 46,196
  • CanadaCanada823 / 46,196

English tutors: FAQ

Across 28,487 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.

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price for English tutors in our data: $9.24 per hour, and a quarter of its tutors charge $3.96 or less.

Not really: native English speakers charge a median of $17 per hour, while non-native tutors charge $18. We list 20,155 native speakers.

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 track 46,196 English tutors on AmazingTalker, Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, NativeCamp, Cambly, and Engoo. AmazingTalker has the most choice, with 7,485 tutors.

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

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

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