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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 | 783 | $30 | $24–$43 | $21 | 41% more |
| Russian | 776 | $22 | $16–$30 | $20 | 9% more |
| Portuguese | 751 | $18 | $12–$26 | $17 | 5% more |
| German | 738 | $36 | $26–$48 | $23 | 57% more |
| Arabic | 733 | $16 | $9.60–$24 | $17 | 9% cheaper |
| Italian | 728 | $29 | $19–$36 | $20 | 41% more |
| French | 723 | $24 | $14–$34 | $22 | 9% more |
| Korean | 717 | $24 | $18–$35 | $22 | 7% more |
| Chinese | 705 | $24 | $18–$35 | $22 | 7% more |
| Japanese | 703 | $26 | $19–$36 | $21 | 24% more |
| Spanish | 701 | $24 | $18–$35 | $20 | 22% more |
| Turkish | 2 | $25 | $23–$27 | $20 | 21% more |
| Haitian Creole | 2 | $20 | $20–$20 | $10 | 104% more |
| Polish | 1 | $42 | $42–$42 | $24 | 76% more |
| Hungarian | 1 | $48 | $48–$48 | $20 | 134% 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
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
Javier M.
Preply · United States
Native · ★ 5.0 (86) · 5 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · Professional teacher
$48/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $20
Lucas B.
Preply · United States
Native · ★ 5.0 (65) · 15 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$50/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $21
Christopher C.
Preply · United Kingdom
Native · ★ 5.0 (50) · 30 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$67/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $28
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 · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$37/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $16
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
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
Daniil D.
Preply · Ukraine
Native · ★ 5.0 (142) · 8 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · Professional teacher
$29/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $12
Denis Z.
Preply · Russia
Native · ★ 5.0 (62) · 15 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · Professional teacher
$42/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $18
Top-rated Portuguese tutors on Preply
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Thiago T.
Preply · Brazil
Native · ★ 5.0 (156) · 5 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$25/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $11
Rafael P.
Preply · Brazil
Native · ★ 5.0 (62) · 13 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$36/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $15
Gustavo R.
Preply · Brazil
Native · ★ 5.0 (107) · 3 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$30/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $13
Rogério V.
Preply · Brazil
Native · ★ 5.0 (71) · 3 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$24/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $10
Douglas M.
Preply · Brazil
Native · ★ 5.0 (92) · 7 yrs · 2,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$19/hBook on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $8.00
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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