Wyzant alternatives for teachers: the 25% fee, the 0% referral rate, and who can join
This page is written by a platform that would like you to teach on it, so read it with that in mind. Every Wyzant figure below comes from Wyzant’s own help centre and its How it works for tutors page, and one of them is better than ours.
The short version: Wyzant keeps a quarter of your rate on students it finds for you, nothing on students you bring, and only accepts tutors who live in the United States.
What comes off your rate
Wyzant’s article What is the fee structure for tutors listed on Wyzant? says all tutors keep 75% of their posted hourly rate, minus any applicable taxes, and Wyzant keeps a 25% platform fee.
On a student you refer yourself, Wyzant’s referral FAQ says you receive 100% of your rate: the platform fee is not charged. Every lesson, referred or not, carries a 9% service fee that the student pays on top of your rate, plus any applicable taxes.
Listing is free, and Wyzant says it does not sell premium placement in its search.
Who can join
Wyzant’s tutor page says that for an application to be considered you must be at least 18, reside in the United States and have a valid Social Security Number. A language teacher living anywhere else cannot list there at all.
How and when you are paid
After a lesson you submit it on Wyzant, which charges the student and pays you. Its payment article says direct deposits go out on the 1st and 15th of the month. A lesson must be submitted within 14 days of taking place, and at least 5 business days before a payday to be included in it.
Its payment policies set the conditions for that guarantee, among them that the student has a valid payment method on file before the lesson, that the lesson happens in person or in Wyzant’s online tool (other tools need the student’s written confirmation), and that you never take payment from the student directly.
Four things to compare
1. Whether you can join from where you live. Wyzant is for US residents only.
2. What you pay on students you bring. Wyzant charges you nothing on them, though your student pays 9% on top.
3. How a lesson becomes money. Submitting each lesson by hand within 14 days, and a twice-monthly payday, is one model; lessons booked and paid in advance is another.
4. Whether the platform has students. Ask any platform, including us, what it can honestly say about students in your language.
The full table for Preply, Wyzant and KoloLingo is on the fee comparison. On other platforms too? See Preply alternatives, italki alternatives, Cambly alternatives, Superprof alternatives, AmazingTalker alternatives, Outschool alternatives and Verbling alternatives.
What KoloLingo offers, and what we are worse at
Teachers can join from outside the United States. Our rate is 15% commission after payment processing fees, and 5% after those fees on students you bring yourself, fixed at booking; your tier never changes it. Students book and pay before the lesson, with lesson lengths from 15 to 240 minutes and packages of 2 to 50 lessons that you set. You are paid to your own Stripe account or in USDT or USDC on Polygon.
On your own students, Wyzant is cheaper for you: it takes 0% where we take 5%, though its student pays a 9% service fee on top of your rate.
We have just launched. We cannot promise you students yet, and payouts are done by hand while the platform is new, one request at a time.
Questions teachers ask
- How much does Wyzant take from tutors?
- Wyzant's help centre (read 11 November 2026) says tutors keep 75% of their posted hourly rate and Wyzant keeps a 25% platform fee. On students the tutor refers to Wyzant, the tutor receives 100% of the rate. Students pay a 9% service fee on every lesson on top.
- Can I teach on Wyzant from outside the United States?
- No. Wyzant's How it works page for tutors says you must be at least 18, reside in the United States and have a valid Social Security Number for your application to be considered.
- When does Wyzant pay tutors?
- By direct deposit on the 1st and 15th of each month. A lesson must be submitted within 14 days of taking place, and at least 5 business days before a payday to be included in it.
- What does KoloLingo charge?
- 15% commission after payment processing fees, and 5% after those fees on students you bring yourself, fixed at booking. Teachers can join from outside the US. We have just launched, so we cannot promise you students yet.
Every Wyzant figure on this page was read on Wyzant’s own pages on 11 November 2026. Found something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it where you can see the correction.