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Online tutor platform
The online tutor platform built for live teaching
Run live 1-on-1 or small-group tutoring with attendance, assignments, recurring sessions, and direct Stripe payouts. No Zoom round-trip, no spreadsheet, no chasing payments.
What independent tutors stitch together today
Five tools to run one tutoring business
Most independent online tutors run their business on five tools: Zoom for the sessions, Calendly for scheduling, Stripe for payments, Google Drive for materials, and a spreadsheet for who paid and who didn't. Each tool is fine on its own; together they create gaps.
Gaps show up as: missed payments because the invoice never went out, lesson notes that nobody can find, parents asking for a progress report you can't produce in under an hour, and the slow drift where you spend more time on logistics than on teaching.
Classentra collapses the five tools into one. Live video, scheduling, assignments, parent visibility, and direct Stripe payouts ship in the same workspace. You spend the freed hour with your next student instead of your next spreadsheet.
How it works
Three steps to your first paid lesson
Free to start — selling works on every plan. Upgrade for a lower all-in fee.
- 01
Add your students with a free magic-link invite
- 02
Schedule recurring live sessions in the calendar
- 03
Get paid directly via Stripe Connect — an all-in fee, card fees included
What you get
Everything one tutor needs
No integrations to wire up. The features below ship in every Classentra plan — native video is an optional add-on.
Attendance tracking
Every session captures attendance automatically. Late arrivals show. Parents see attendance trends without you running a report.
Assignments + AI feedback
Set homework, students submit, AI drafts feedback you review and send. Cuts grading time roughly in half on language and writing subjects.
Parent visibility
Read-only parent links show attendance, completed assignments, and grades. Parents stop emailing you for status updates.
Direct Stripe payouts
Stripe Connect routes payments straight to your account with an all-in fee — card fees included: 6% + 30¢ on Studio, 7% + 30¢ on Educator. No platform middleman holding your money for two weeks.
Recurring sessions
Set once, runs weekly. Auto-bills your students at the start of each cycle. Cancel or reschedule with one click; students get the calendar update.
Wyzant + Preply vs Classentra
Own your students. Keep your margin.
Commission per lesson
- Classentra
- 6–9% + 30¢ all-in (you set price)
- Wyzant
- 25% (US)
- Preply
- 33% + intro fee
Own the student relationship
- Classentra
- Yes
- Wyzant
- Mediated messaging
- Preply
- Off-platform contact forbidden
Recurring sessions + calendar
- Classentra
- Built-in
- Wyzant
- Limited
- Preply
- Limited
Native live video
- Classentra
- Yes (built-in)
- Wyzant
- Third-party
- Preply
- Built-in
Assignments + grading
- Classentra
- Yes
- Wyzant
- No
- Preply
- No
Parent visibility
- Classentra
- Yes (notes + grades shareable)
- Wyzant
- No
- Preply
- Limited
Direct payouts
- Classentra
- Stripe Connect, daily
- Wyzant
- Weekly via platform
- Preply
- Weekly via platform
Marketplace traffic
- Classentra
- No (you bring students)
- Wyzant
- Yes
- Preply
- Yes
Commission figures from published platform fee schedules. Verified 2026-07-25.
FAQ
Common questions from online tutors
- How is this different from using Zoom + Calendly + Stripe?
- Zoom + Calendly + Stripe is three subscriptions, three logins, three monthly fees, and no shared state between them. Classentra is one subscription with one login and shared state — the session knows the student, the student knows the assignment, the assignment knows the grade, the parent knows everything.
- Does Classentra take a cut of my tutoring fees?
- Classentra's fee is all-in — card fees included: 6% + 30¢ on Studio ($149 / mo), 7% + 30¢ on Educator ($39 / mo), 9% + 30¢ on Free ($0 / mo). Stripe routes payments directly to your account. Compare Preply (~33%) and Wyzant (~25%).
- Can parents see their child's progress?
- Yes. Each student can grant their parent a read-only link to their attendance, assignments, and grades. Parents see everything you publish without seeing other students' data.
- What if I tutor 1-on-1 only?
- Classentra works for solo sessions, small groups (2-8), and full classes. The Sessions tab handles all three the same way. You pay only for what you use — the Free tier includes 30 free roster spots, and paying students are always unlimited.
- How do I get started — is there a free tier?
- Yes. Free is genuinely free: $0 / mo, 30 free roster spots (paying students always unlimited), no sales cap, 9% + 30¢ all-in fee — card fees included. Selling works on every plan, including Free. Most tutors start on Free to confirm the fit and upgrade to Educator for the lower 7% + 30¢ all-in fee.
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