Preply
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy as a learner: affordable 1:1 lessons with huge tutor choice and flexible scheduling.
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Preply vs GoStudent
Preply and GoStudent both land on Depends.
GoStudent
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Fits parents of school-age kids who want regular weekly 1:1 lessons and will commit to a membership.
| Compare | Preply | GoStudent |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Budget language learners | K-12 families wanting weekly scheduled 1:1 lessons |
| Who it's not for | Tutors needing reliable income | Occasional help . subscription minimums punish sporadic use |
| Privacy | No public CVEs found; user reports include tutor account hacks and phishing scams targeting tutors.⁶ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Tutors report disputes and weak resolutions | Negative experience threads from tutors and parents |
| Public sentiment | Learners mostly praise affordability and tutor choice, while tutors complain about commissions, visibility algorithms, support, and account security.¹ | Feedback is polarised: some parents report grade gains, while Reddit tutor threads, Mumsnet and Trustpilot carry heavy complaints about the platform and its contracts.12 |
| Biggest gotcha | Tutors face phishing via fake student messages; avoid off-platform links.⁸ | Sold as a rolling subscription; single-lesson platforms undercut it for occasional use16 |
Pick Preply when
- Budget language learners
- Flexible 1:1 scheduling
- Trying multiple tutors cheaply
- Teams doing language training (Preply Business)
When Preply is not a fit
- Tutors needing reliable income
- Anyone wanting free learning
- Learners wanting accredited, structured curriculum
- Tutors relying on one platform
Pick GoStudent when
- K-12 families wanting weekly scheduled 1:1 lessons
- Parents who prefer matched tutors over marketplace hunting
- Long-term school-year tutoring commitments
When GoStudent is not a fit
- Occasional help . subscription minimums punish sporadic use
- Pay-as-you-go shoppers who refuse contracts
- Tutors seeking fair platform work . tutor communities say avoid
- Adult learners . GoStudent targets K-12 school kids
Sources
- Read Customer Service Reviews of preply.comtrustpilot.comreview
- Preply Review: great for student, not for teachermultilingualmastery.comreview
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- Preply review: G2 3.5/5whop.comreview
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- My Preply tutor's account was hackedreddit.comsecurity
- $8800 stolen in 3 minutes via Preplyreddit.comsecurity
- Preply tutor warns of phishing attacksfacebook.comsecurity
- How does my Preply subscription work?help.preply.comofficial
- Preply Raises $150 Millionprnewswire.comnews
- Preply closes $120M Series Ctechcrunch.comnews
- Trustpilot . GoStudent customer reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- GoStudent . from an ex-tutor . Mumsnetmumsnet.comreview
- GoStudent alternative, no subscription . iTutorOnlineitutoronline.comreview