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First Tutors vs TutorDex

First Tutors lands on Skip, and TutorDex lands on Depends.

First Tutors

firsttutors.com

Skip

Confidence: High

First Tutors closed permanently in May 2026 after 20+ years of trading, so there is nothing left to buy.

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TutorDex

Depends

Confidence: Medium

UK tutors wanting cheap or free student leads should try it: zero commission plus a free student and schedule tool.

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First Tutors versus TutorDex
Compare	First Tutors	TutorDex
Verdict	Skip	Depends
Best for	Nobody . it closed in May 2026	UK private tutors
Who it's not for	Everyone . there is no product left to buy	Tutors needing guaranteed student lead volume
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; Gridinsoft rates the site 79/100 and appears genuine, but there is no published security page.¹⁶
Support quality	Responding to post-closure GDPR data requests	No direct evidence
Public sentiment	Pre-closure reviews were warm, but 2026 discussion is dominated by the abrupt closure, displaced tutors, and data-recovery worries.^⁵	Tutors on Reddit and Trustpilot treat TutorDex as the main First Tutors successor, though some praise traces back to the founder.¹¹
Biggest gotcha	Site returns 'Service Unavailable'; old profiles, messages, and records are effectively gone.^¹	Zero commission means the platform does not handle payments or disputes for you.¹⁵

Pick First Tutors when

Nobody . it closed in May 2026
Historically: UK parents sourcing private tutors
Historically: independent tutors finding students

When First Tutors is not a fit

Everyone . there is no product left to buy
Tutors still owed money or data . chase it directly, don't re-sign-up
Anyone trusting unverified 'successor' sites like firsttutors.net
Parents wanting a live tutor marketplace today

Pick TutorDex when

UK private tutors
Tutors leaving closed First Tutors
Solo tutors avoiding commission fees
Tutors happy managing payments themselves

When TutorDex is not a fit

Tutors needing guaranteed student lead volume
Anyone wanting platform-handled payments and vetting
Large tutoring agencies needing bulk tools
Tutors outside the UK core supply

Sources

First Tutors . closure noticefirsttutors.com
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What Happened to First Tutors? (Sherpa)sherpa-online.com
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First Tutors has closed: what to do next (TutorPerch)tutorperch.com
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First Tutors shuts down (UK music teachers group)facebook.com
news
First Tutors Reviews (Trustpilot)trustpilot.com
review
First Tutors seems to have disappeared? (Reddit)reddit.com
review
TutorDex claims succession (firsttutors.net)firsttutors.net
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First Tutors closure: UK tutors' GDPR rightsfacebook.com
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First Tutors Reviews (EdTech Impact)edtechimpact.com
review
Superprof vs First Tutors (Superprof blog)superprof.co.uk
review
Trustpilot reviews of tutordex.nettrustpilot.com
review
First Tutors officially closes, TutorDex is being built as its successorreddit.com
news
TutorDex 2026 company profiletracxn.com
news
TutorDex help: First Tutors alternatives UKtutordex.net
official
Founder profile: Henry L., TutorDexuk.linkedin.com
official
Gridinsoft scan of tutordex.net (79/100)gridinsoft.com
security