Wyzant vs Outschool

Wyzant and Outschool both land on Depends.

Wyzant

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Students and parents needing one-off expert help in niche subjects get solid value from a huge tutor pool.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a homeschool family wanting niche live classes and you pay per class, skipping memberships.

Wyzant versus Outschool
Compare	Wyzant	Outschool
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Students needing last-minute homework help	Homeschool families
Who it's not for	Tutors unwilling to hand over 25% per session	Budget-only buyers . membership costs drew angry reactions
Privacy	2019 customer data breach disclosed; product security page published since.^⁵	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Trustpilot reviews skew negative on treatment	BBB billing complaints; Trustpilot gripes
Public sentiment	Students get broad subject coverage, but tutor reviews center on fees, slow demand, and hard-to-work-with platform policies.^⁶	Homeschool parents are sharply split: fans praise class variety, while many recent reviewers blast the membership model and billing.
Biggest gotcha	Tutors keep only 75% of the listed rate . price your hourly accordingly^²	Tiered membership plans added; users report surprise recurring charges after signup¹⁶

Tutors unwilling to hand over 25% per session
Anyone building an independent practice . the marketplace owns the client relationship
Schools or companies needing bulk program management . consumer marketplace only
Learners wanting cheap self-paced courses; it's live 1:1 tutoring