We don't run growth-at-all-costs
Preply takes 33%. We keep our platform fee low and don't run paid ads, so more of each lesson stays with the tutor.
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Preply vs Koydo
Both are tutoring marketplaces. The take-rate gap is the headline; the deeper gap is who the platform serves — tutors keeping the lion's share of what families pay, or the marketplace's growth-at-all-costs spreadsheet.
Both are tutoring marketplaces, so weigh density against take rate and tooling. Preply has the scale advantage: 32,000+ tutors live today, so if your language is rare and you need any tutor by tomorrow, Preply's density wins. Its $1 trial-lesson promotion has trained adult learners to expect cheap first lessons. Preply's take rate is 33%, so a tutor keeps $33.50 on a $50 lesson. Koydo takes a flat 3%, leaving the tutor $46.75 — roughly $14,500 a year saved at 20 hours a week. Koydo also ships school and microschool tools out of the box: cohorts, gradebook, attendance, IEP vault, 50-state compliance, a full multi-child parent portal, verified background screening required before minor-facing bookings, and optional per-lesson recordings (auto-purged at 90 days). Pick Preply for tutor density and cheap trials; pick Koydo for tutor pay, child safety, and family or school tooling.
| Dimension | Koydo | Preply |
|---|---|---|
| Take rate | 3% | 33% |
| Tutor payout on $50 lesson | $46.75 | $33.50 |
| Annual tutor savings (20 hrs/wk) | ~$14,500 | baseline |
| Cohort + school tools | Built in | Not offered |
| Background checks | Verified screening required before minor-facing bookings | Self-declared |
| Lesson recordings | Optional · auto-purge 90d | Not included |
| Parent portal | Full · multi-child | Limited |
Three real differences
Preply takes 33%. We keep our platform fee low and don't run paid ads, so more of each lesson stays with the tutor.
Cohorts, gradebook, attendance, IEP vault, 50-state compliance — Preply was built for solo adult learners. Koydo serves microschools, homeschool co-ops, and Solo Learners with the same surface.
Koydo tutors complete background screening before accepting bookings that include minors. Preply's tutors self-declare. Recording consent is captured per-lesson on Koydo.
Where Preply actually wins
We don't think Koydo wins every dimension — and we don't pretend otherwise.
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