What Superprof does

Superprof operates the world's largest private tutoring marketplace, connecting over 39 million reviewed tutors with students across 91 countries. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Paris, the platform spans 1,200+ subjects including academic tutoring, test preparation, languages, music, arts, sports, and professional development. Distribution is via the superprof.com website and native iOS and Android applications, supporting both online and in-person lessons with tutor-set hourly rates (~$7 to $100+/hour, many offering a first free lesson).

The underlying technology is a web-based two-sided marketplace with mobile clients, complemented by owned content and tooling assets: the Superprof Blog (educational articles across subjects and geographies), Superprof Resources (academic exercises and solutions in math, physics, and languages), and a browser-based Virtual Piano interactive tool. Tutors publish profiles and self-list services; students discover tutors through search and filters by subject, location, online/in-person, price, and ratings. The platform has accumulated over one million 5-star student reviews and uses reviews and ratings as the primary trust signal. No public API, SDK, or developer integrations are offered, and there are no disclosed AI/ML components.

The business model is asymmetric across the two sides. Tutors pay zero commission and keep 100% of lesson fees, which is structurally differentiated versus commission-based competitors. Revenue is generated from the demand side through the optional Student Pass subscription at $49 per month, which unlocks premium messaging and booking features. Superprof's stated customers are individual consumers — K-12 and college students, adult learners, hobbyists, and language learners — with no enterprise tier or institutional contracts referenced. Growth has been supported by serial acquisitions in Europe and Latin America (Go Aulas 2016, C3click 2017, HalloNachhilfe.de 2019, Ripetizioni.it 2026, Portal Profes 2026), and the company continues to expand through content-led SEO and localized country sites.

Name

Superprof

Legal name

Superprof

Website

https://superprof.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Superprof is the world's largest private tutoring marketplace, connecting over 39 million tutors with students across 91 countries. The Paris-headquartered platform offers academic, language, music, arts, and sports lessons via web and mobile, monetizing through a $49/month Student Pass while charging tutors zero commission.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Student Pass Subscription: Monthly subscription model where students pay $49/month for the Student Pass to access premium features, messaging, and booking capabilities on the platform.
2. Tutor Commission: Superprof charges no commission from tutors - tutors keep 100% of their lesson fees. Revenue is generated from the student side through the Student Pass subscription rather than from tutor earnings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Superprof operates an online tutoring marketplace that connects students with private tutors across academic subjects, languages, music, arts, sports, and professional development, available both online and in-person. Tutors list their services and set their own hourly rates with no platform commission, while students discover, compare, and book lessons via web and mobile apps. Premium access and enhanced messaging/booking capabilities are offered through a Student Pass subscription.

Product overview

Superprof operates as an open tutoring marketplace platform connecting students with over 39 million private tutors across more than 1,200 subjects. The core product is the Superprof Tutoring Marketplace, supplemented by the Virtual Piano interactive learning tool, the Superprof Blog educational content platform, and Superprof Resources academic exercises and solutions library. Tutors operate independently setting their own rates with no commission charged, while the platform generates revenue through optional Student Pass subscriptions. The platform spans 91 countries and covers subjects ranging from academic tutoring to music, languages, arts, sports, and professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Superprof Tutoring Marketplace Open online marketplace platform connecting students with private tutors across academic subjects, languages, music, arts, sports, and professional development. Tutors set their own rates and students can search by subject, location, format (online or in-person), and ratings. The platform charges no commission to tutors and offers an optional Student Pass subscription for students.
• Virtual Piano Interactive browser-based virtual piano tool that allows users to practice chords, scales, and melodies. Supports mouse and touch input, computer keyboard mapping, multi-key input for chords, and toggleable display of note names and keyboard layout. Requires no installation or sign-up and is compatible with any device.

Quantifiable outcome

• 39 million reviewed tutors available on the platform
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Preply: Global online tutoring marketplace with strong focus on language learning but expanding into academic subjects. Directly comparable business model (tutor listings + subscriptions) and customer base to Superprof, and competes head-to-head on SEO and tutor acquisition.
• Verbling: Online marketplace for language lessons with vetted teachers. Closely comparable to Superprof's language tutoring offering and competes for the same cross-border language tutor supply.
• Lessonface: Marketplace for music lessons and other creative arts tutoring, in-person and online. Comparable to Superprof's music and arts tutoring categories (100,000+ musicians claim), serving similar hobbyist and serious learner segments.
• TakeLessons: US-based marketplace for in-person and online lessons across music, languages, academics, and sports. Direct competitor to Superprof in the non-academic and enrichment tutoring categories.
• italki: Online language tutoring marketplace connecting students with community tutors and professional teachers. Overlaps directly with Superprof's language learning segment (130,000+ bilinguals) and operates the same marketplace model with similar tutor-set pricing.
• Wyzant: US-focused tutoring marketplace connecting students with local and online tutors across academic subjects. Closest direct competitor in the on-demand tutoring marketplace category, and explicitly named as a comparison target in Superprof's content marketing.
• Cambly: Marketplace for English conversation practice with native speaker tutors via on-demand video. Direct competitor to Superprof's English/ESL tutoring segment and competes for the same ESL student demand.

Emerging players

• Outschool: Online marketplace for live small-group classes for kids, spanning academic and enrichment topics. Partial overlap with Superprof on enrichment and hobby subjects for K-12 segment, but differentiated by cohort-based class format versus 1:1 lessons.

Broad incumbents

• Tutor.com: Long-established online tutoring platform offering on-demand and scheduled tutoring across academic subjects, primarily serving students through institutional and consumer subscriptions. Comparable subject breadth and online delivery model, though more institutional-weighted.
• Varsity Tutors (Nerdy): A large US-focused online tutoring and test prep provider owned by Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY). Competes with Superprof on K-12, test prep, and subject tutoring with both marketplace and direct-hire tutor models, and has materially more capital and brand investment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/superprof_fr
• Facebookfacebook.com/superprof.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/superprof

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A6 records

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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