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Student Portal vs Wyzant — Own Your Student Book, Not a Marketplace Profile
Wyzant is a tutoring marketplace where students find you. Student Portal is a CRM you use after you have your own students. This page explains when to use which.
Best for: Tutors who already have their own clients and want to manage them independently — no commission.
Student Portal
Free up to 3 students. Paid from $9/mo. No commissions.
Wyzant
Free to list. Wyzant takes 25% commission on every lesson paid through the platform.
FeatureStudent PortalWyzant
No commission on your earnings
You own the student relationship
Homework portal
Student discovery / marketplace
Lesson scheduling
Payment trackingThrough platform
Lesson notesPartial
Parent portal
Data portability (export)Limited
Works for UA/EU tutors
Why tutors switch from Wyzant to Student Portal
- Wyzant takes 25% of every payment — Student Portal charges a flat $9/mo.
- You already have your own students and do not need a marketplace.
- You want to own your student data and relationships.
- You are outside North America and Wyzant does not serve your market.
Quick answers
- Should I use both Wyzant and Student Portal?
- Many tutors start on Wyzant to find first students, then migrate those students to a self-managed CRM to avoid the 25% commission. Student Portal works great as that second step.
- Can Student Portal help me find new students?
- No — Student Portal is a management tool, not a marketplace. Use Wyzant, local ads, or referrals to acquire students, then manage them in Student Portal.
- How much can I save by switching from Wyzant to self-managed?
- If you earn $2,000/mo tutoring, Wyzant keeps $500 in commissions. Student Portal costs $9/mo — saving you about $490/mo for the same students.
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