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List yourself and get paid for online lessons in many subjects worldwide.

2012founded
3.6our rating out of 5
40achievement points, Silver
How it works2 / 8

What you do on TeacherOn

How the money is made: teaching and tutoring

  1. Set up a teaching profile
  2. Students book lessons
  3. Teach online
  4. Get paid

TeacherOn is a listing site where tutors and students contact each other. You set your own fee and the student pays you directly, in whatever way you agree. There is no commission on those direct lessons. Some student leads cost TeacherOn coins and others are free. Fifty coins cost 1 US dollar, and buying coins is not mandatory. If you take payment through TeacherOn instead, the site deducts 15% for a bank or PayPal…

Founded 2012 · next to 37 other tutoring platforms

200020102020Brainfuse: 1999Tutor.com: 2000Wyzant: 2005Course Hero: 2006Bijlesnetwerk: 2006e-korepetycje: 2006italki: 2007Varsity Tutors: 2007TusClasesParticulares: 2007Tutor24: 2008Verbling: 2011Preply: 2012Cambly: 2013Superprof: 2013Engoo: 2013MyTutor: 2013Lingoda: 2013Studypool: 2014Classgap: 2014Vedantu: 2014Skooli: 2014Tutor Circle: 2014Outschool: 2015Unacademy: 2015Pear Deck Tutor: 2015NativeCamp: 2015Snapask: 2015DeshTutor: 2015Tuteria: 2015AmazingTalker: 2016GoStudent: 2016Tutoroo: 2016Tutorful: 2016TutorOcean: 2016Numerade: 2018Filo: 2020Prosikshya: 2023TeacherOn, 2012
Each dot is a platform of the same type, placed at its founding year.

Work and topics

Good for

Fees3 / 8

What TeacherOn takes

Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does TeacherOn take?

0%the cut TeacherOn takes

0% commission, tutors buy coins to contact students

Every $100 you earnYou keep$100
Reaches you

From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →

Getting paid4 / 8

How the money reaches you

From sign-up to payout

  1. Sign up
  2. Do the work
  3. Earnings clearHeld until you deliver the service and the student releases it. Coins are then a…
  4. Withdraw1 way to withdraw
Payment protectionDirect deals have no platform guarantee. Optional TeacherOn payments can be collected before you teach.

1 way to withdraw

  • Direct from students
Real earnings5 / 8

What people actually earn

Good to know · 202615% bank or PayPal fee

The company says tutors receiving payments through bank accounts or PayPal pay a 15% fee on its payment guidance page checked in October 2026.

Source: teacheron.com ↗
Good to know · 202610% fee for coin payments

The company says tutors paid in TeacherOn coins pay a 10% fee, with coins usable only within TeacherOn, in guidance checked in October 2026.

Source: teacheron.com ↗
Rating and achievements6 / 8

How it scores

3.6out of 5

Strong on fees and access. Weaker on proof of earnings.

FeesGetting paidAccessTrack recordProof of earnings
  • Fees5.0
  • Getting paid3.0
  • Access4.0
  • Track record3.5
  • Proof of earnings2.5
40/100 ptsSilver
  • Open worldwide
  • Clear fees
  • Low cut
  • Payment protection
  • 10 years running
Profile completeness7 / 8

How much we know

63%

We have 9 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.

What we have

  • Plain-English overview
  • What kind of platform it is
  • Year founded
  • Fees
  • How fast you get paid
  • Withdrawal methods
  • Payment protection
  • Countries it accepts
  • Real earnings figures

Still missing

  • Headquarters
  • Minimum payout
  • Join requirements
  • Review ratings
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