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Online English tutors, compared

A 60-minute online English lesson costs $18 at the median, across the 46,237 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
46,237
on 16 platforms

Compare English tutors

7,094 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Brice

Brice

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Certified CELTA teacher

Native
10,000+ lessons
CELTA
German +6
★ 5.0 (1,314)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Jeremy

Jeremy

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Native
5,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
Russian +2
★ 5.0 (1,333)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

Unju

Unju

South Korea

italki · South Korea

Learn Korean or English with 20+ years of language teaching experience!

Fluent (C2)
20 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Korean +1
★ 5.0 (1,311)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Oxana

Oxana

Russia

italki · Russia

Fluent (C2)
10 yrs · 20,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
Russian +3
★ 5.0 (1,290)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Alison

Alison

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Native
18 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Portuguese
★ 5.0 (1,304)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Exam prep
Anna

Anna

Russia

italki · Russia

Fluent (C2)
5 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
Russian +3
★ 5.0 (1,300)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners

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Shenna

Shenna

PhilippinesNative

italki · Philippines

Certified Speaking Teacher with more than 15 years of working experience.

Native
15 yrs · 10,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Filipino
★ 5.0 (1,315)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Philip

Philip

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Native
10,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
★ 5.0 (1,310)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Beginners
Casey

Casey

CanadaNative

italki · Canada

Native
5 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Cantonese +2
★ 4.9 (1,428)
Replies to 99% of messages

Canadian English · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Jane

Jane

Brazil

italki · Brazil

I hope your learning journey is amazing – Experienced Italki teacher since 2014

Fluent (C2)
11 yrs · 10,000+ lessons
Language degree · verified
Portuguese +3
★ 5.0 (1,320)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Beginners
manusaul

manusaul

Germany

italki · Germany

Fluent (C2)
20 yrs · 10,000+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
German +1
★ 4.9 (1,420)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Dan

Dan

China

italki · China

Beginner - Advanced, Conversation, HSK, Business Chinese, The Writer of www.thechairmansbao.com

Fluent (C2)
20 yrs · 10,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Chinese +1
★ 5.0 (1,292)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Giulia

Giulia

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

An enthusiastic ESL teacher with over 29 years of teaching experience. Exam preparation expert!

Native
29 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Greek +1
★ 4.9 (1,358)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Teacher Julie

Teacher Julie

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Feel more confident! Friendly conversation with detailed written corrections.

Native
10,000+ lessons
None listed
Spanish +2
★ 5.0 (1,227)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Beginners
Daniel

Daniel

Germany

italki · Germany

🇩🇪 Lessons on Sale! Easy-going! 12k+ lessons taught and 8+ years of experience. See you soon! 🇩🇪

Fluent (C2)
8 yrs · 10,000+ lessons
None listed
German +4
★ 5.0 (1,280)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Mark

Mark

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

English teacher with over 16 years experience. Ex-Cambridge speaking examiner and ex-ICAO rater.

Native
16 yrs · 10,000+ lessons
Official exam examiner
Spanish +1
★ 5.0 (1,207)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Anna

Anna

Ukraine

italki · Ukraine

I'll help you make your Russian and English language dreams come true!

Fluent (C2)
10,000+ lessons
Language degree
Russian +4
★ 5.0 (1,203)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Beginners
Ileana

Ileana

Romania

italki · Romania

With 15+ years of teaching experience, I offer you customised learning tools to attain success!

Fluent (C2)
15 yrs · 10,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
Romanian +7
★ 5.0 (1,201)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Kirsty

Kirsty

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Kirsty (科斯蒂) 14+ years experience - Native speaker - All ages - IELTS - Business - Confidence

Native
14 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
Spanish +3
★ 4.9 (1,420)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Kozo

Kozo

Japan

italki · Japan

Japanese Top 1 % Teacher. The experience of over 7200 lessons with 770 students, let's enjoy !

Fluent (C2)
5,000+ lessons
None listed
Japanese
★ 5.0 (1,178)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Andy

Andy

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

✅TEFL Certified 🌍5 Years on Italki 🎯16 000 Lessons Taught 🌟Confidence • Fluency • Communication

Native
5 yrs · 10,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Afrikaans
★ 5.0 (1,227)
Replies to 100% of messages

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Billy

Billy

China

italki · China

Professional, fun, patient, informative and experienced. 中英葡教学。Falo Português.

Fluent (C2)
5,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Chinese +5
★ 5.0 (1,169)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Trig

Trig

United StatesNative

italki · United States

I am an American NCAT-certified public secondary education teacher with 31 years TOESL experience.

Native
31 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
None listed
Japanese
★ 5.0 (1,195)
Replies to 98% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Sandra

Sandra

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Native
3 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Turkish
★ 5.0 (1,176)
Replies to 99% of messages

British English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
  • Beginners

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English tutors by platform

AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $9.24) and the biggest (7,503 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
AmazingTalker7,503$9.24$3.96–$205.0★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Tusclases / FindTutors7,177$17$11–$225.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki7,094$20$14–$275.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
NativeCamp5,979from ¥6,800/month—5.0★Free trial period25 min
Cambly5,780from €24/month—4.9★Not advertised30 min
Engoo4,595from $67/month—5.0★Free trial (25 min)25 min
Classgap1,622$17$12–$214.9★Free trial (20 min)60 min
Apprentus1,530$28$19–$354.9★No trial lessons60 min
DMM英会話1,346from ¥4,880/month—4.9★Free trial period25 min
Cafetalk1,053$13$9.38–$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
Wyzant91$63$44–$835.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
LanguaTalk46$28$25–$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, 28492 tutors
Native speakers
$17Middle 50% between $9.24 and $26, 12672 tutors
Non-native
$18Middle 50% between $12 and $28, 15820 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, 7503 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$17Middle 50% between $11 and $22, 7143 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 7094 tutors
Classgap
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $21, 1622 tutors
Apprentus
$28Middle 50% between $19 and $35, 1530 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.38 and $18, 1045 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 $44 and $83, 91 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $25 and $33, 43 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where English tutors are from

  • PhilippinesPhilippines7,931 / 46,237
  • United StatesUnited States4,041 / 46,237
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom3,307 / 46,237
  • South AfricaSouth Africa2,742 / 46,237
  • JapanJapan1,127 / 46,237
  • NigeriaNigeria982 / 46,237
  • TaiwanTaiwan832 / 46,237
  • CanadaCanada823 / 46,237

English tutors: FAQ

Across 28,492 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 20,165 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 46,237 English tutors on AmazingTalker, Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, NativeCamp, Cambly, and Engoo. AmazingTalker has the most choice, with 7,503 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 15, 2026

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