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Preply review: prices and top tutors
Preply is a marketplace where each tutor sets their own price. For English, its biggest language, the median tutor charges $30 per hour and half of them charge between $24 and $43. Preply: Discounted trial (25 min). In one line: The biggest choice of tutors, standard 50-minute lessons and a discounted 25-minute trial with each tutor.
Preply prices by language
What Preply tutors charge per hour, next to the median across all platforms we track for the same language.
| Language | Tutors | Median / h | Middle 50% | All platforms | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 965 | $30 | $24–$43 | $18 | 67% more |
| Russian | 921 | $23 | $16–$30 | $20 | 15% more |
| German | 913 | $34 | $24–$47 | $24 | 40% more |
| Italian | 911 | $26 | $18–$36 | $20 | 31% more |
| Korean | 889 | $23 | $16–$34 | $20 | 15% more |
| Portuguese | 882 | $18 | $11–$26 | $17 | 7% more |
| French | 875 | $24 | $14–$35 | $21 | 14% more |
| Chinese | 869 | $24 | $18–$34 | $18 | 30% more |
| Japanese | 862 | $24 | $18–$36 | $20 | 20% more |
| Arabic | 862 | $16 | $9.60–$24 | $15 | About the same |
| Spanish | 755 | $24 | $19–$36 | $18 | 33% more |
| Polish | 4 | $32 | $29–$38 | $22 | 47% more |
| Haitian Creole | 3 | $20 | $20–$22 | $12 | 70% more |
| Turkish | 2 | $25 | $23–$27 | $19 | 29% more |
| Georgian | 2 | $32 | $25–$40 | $20 | 62% more |
| Romanian | 1 | $30 | $30–$30 | $17 | 78% more |
| Thai | 1 | $54 | $54–$54 | $16 | 238% more |
| Indonesian | 1 | $19 | $19–$19 | $13 | 46% more |
| Hungarian | 1 | $48 | $48–$48 | $20 | 138% more |
| Czech | 1 | $48 | $48–$48 | $20 | 140% more |
| Afrikaans | 1 | $24 | $24–$24 | $12 | 102% more |
| Albanian | 1 | $42 | $42–$42 | $17 | 147% more |
| Armenian | 1 | $24 | $24–$24 | $18 | 33% more |
| Kazakh | 1 | $36 | $36–$36 | $15 | 140% more |
| Azerbaijani | 1 | $60 | $60–$60 | $11 | 454% more |
| Uzbek | 1 | $29 | $29–$29 | $15 | 99% more |
Top-rated English tutors on Preply
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Sue B.
Preply · United States
Native · ★ 5.0 (81) · 16 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$55/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $23
Farzana K.
Preply · Pakistan
Native · ★ 5.0 (233) · 10 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · Professional teacher
$22/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $9.00
Erika L.
Preply
★ 5.0 (90) · 30 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · Official exam examiner
$54/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $23
Bernard B.
Preply · Ghana
Native · ★ 5.0 (159) · 10 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$18/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $7.50
Erfan M.
Preply · Iran
Native · ★ 5.0 (159) · 8 yrs · 2,000+ lessons · CELTA
$42/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $18
Top-rated Russian tutors on Preply
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Evgeniia R.
Preply · Poland
Native · ★ 5.0 (67) · 8 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · Teaching degree
$37/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $16
Daniil D.
Preply · Ukraine
Native · ★ 5.0 (142) · 8 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · Teaching degree
$29/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $12
Andrei P.
Preply · Russia
Native · ★ 5.0 (97) · 26 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · Professional teacher
$54/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $23
Anastasija K.
Preply · Russia
Native · ★ 5.0 (100) · 5 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · Teaching degree
$34/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $14
Mikhail O.
Preply · Russia
Native · ★ 5.0 (112) · 5 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$20/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $8.50
Top-rated German tutors on Preply
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Samuel S.
Preply · Germany
Native · ★ 5.0 (114) · 7 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$48/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $20
Kevin P.
Preply · Germany
Native · ★ 5.0 (227) · 6 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$95/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $40
Alina S.
Preply · Germany
Native · ★ 5.0 (116) · 5 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$107/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $45
Tarik O.
Preply · Germany
Native · ★ 5.0 (236) · 12 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$82/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $34
Maxime P.
Preply · Germany
Native · ★ 5.0 (135) · 3 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$107/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $45
Preply at a glance
- Pricing
- Pay per lesson
- Trial lesson
- Discounted trial (25 min)
- Lesson length
- 50 min
- Languages
- Many languages
- Professional and community tutors
- Yes
- Best for
- The biggest choice of tutors, standard 50-minute lessons and a discounted 25-minute trial with each tutor.
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