Peer

Online Tutoring Marketplacepeertutors.com

PeerTutors.com is a privately held online marketplace that connects university students with peer tutors from their own institutions for affordable academic support, offering both online and in-person sessions and an institutional platform for partner universities.

Company typePrivate
Founded2015
HeadquartersDallas, United States
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingDigital Commerce or Content

What Peer does

PeerTutors.com, operated by The Edu Tutors, Inc (formerly WiseGuy.com), is a privately held online marketplace that connects university students with peer tutors for academic support. The platform allows students to search for tutors by subject, schedule sessions, and learn either online in a built-in learning space or in person; it also offers an on-demand InstaTutors feature for immediate help. Tutors are sourced from the students' own universities and are positioned as having taken the same courses and worked with the same faculty.

The core technology is a cloud-based marketplace combining tutor search, scheduling with SMS/email reminders, session management with a per-minute timer, and an integrated online learning space featuring video chat, text chat, screen sharing, whiteboard, and Google Drive integration. Payments are processed via Braintree (PayPal) under PCI-DSS compliance, with tutor payouts via Venmo, and the site uses 256-bit SSL encryption. A mobile app for iOS/Android is in development, and a Schools/Institutional Platform module extends the marketplace into a unified scheduling layer for advisors, counselors, and faculty office hours.

The business model is primarily transaction-based: PeerTutors.com adds a $5-$10 per hour service charge on top of tutor-set hourly rates for paid sessions, retains 20% of voluntary tips on free sessions, and offers platform services to partner universities. Distribution is split between a global direct-to-consumer website and US-only partner schools acting as channel/resellers. The company is founder-led, employs 1-10 people, has no disclosed funding or investors, and reports no revenue figures.

Peer firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Peer
Legal name: The Edu Tutors, Inc
Website: https://peertutors.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2015
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: PeerTutors.com is a privately held online marketplace that connects university students with peer tutors from their own institutions for affordable academic support, offering both online and in-person sessions and an institutional platform for partner universities.
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Peer industry classification

Industry

Product category: Online Tutoring Marketplace
NAICS: Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (61171)
SIC: Services-Educational Services (8200)
akta.pro primary industry: Peer-to-Peer & Student Mentor Tutoring Platforms (EDANAGAK)
akta.pro secondary industry: Tutor Discovery, Scheduling & Payments Marketplaces (Directory/Booking) (EDANAGAE)

Keywords

Peer tutoring marketplace
Online tutoring platform
Academic tutoring services
Student learning network
Tutoring booking platform

Where Peer is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Dallas
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Peer business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components: Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Service Charge on Paid Sessions: PeerTutors.com charges a service fee of $5-$10 per hour (depending on the hourly rate set by the tutor) that is added to the Peer Tutor Hourly Rate. The combined rate is what users see as the User Rate. Tutors keep 100% of the hourly rate they set, and PeerTutors retains the service charge portion.
Commission on Tips: For free sessions, users may voluntarily tip tutors. PeerTutors.com retains 20% of tips, with tutors receiving 80%
Platform Services to Partner Schools: Partner schools use their own tutors on the PeerTutors platform, with the platform providing scheduling, management, and reporting tools. Schools can expand access without additional overhead costs

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Freemium	Pay-as-you-go	Free peer tutoring with university-funded or volunteer tutors
Usage-based	Pay-as-you-go	Paid peer tutoring sessions with hourly rates

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Peer product offering

Product offering

Core offering

PeerTutors.com operates a peer tutoring marketplace that connects students with peer tutors for academic help through online and in-person sessions. The platform supports real-time video/audio/text communication, session scheduling, group sessions, and a virtual online learning space. In addition to consumer-facing bookings, the company offers Platform Services on a subscription basis to partner schools and institutions that want to provide peer tutoring at scale.

Product overview

PeerTutors.com is an online marketplace platform that connects students with peer tutors for academic support. The core offering includes the PeerTutors.com Platform, which enables search, messaging, and session booking for both online and in-person tutoring. Supporting products include InstaTutors for instant help, a Schools/Institutional Platform module for educational institutions, and an Online Learning Space featuring video chat, screen sharing, whiteboard, and Google Drive integration. A mobile app for iOS and Android is in development. The platform was formerly known as WiseGuy.com.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

PeerTutors.com Peer Tutoring Marketplace
InstaTutors (Instant Tutoring)
Platform Services for Partner Schools
Online Learning Space

Quantifiable outcome

Students get help at lowest possible cost - many sessions free, paid tutors half market rate

Companies that use Peer

Customer profile

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Peer technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Peer partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Peer competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Brainfuse: Online tutoring and academic support platform sold primarily to colleges, libraries, and workforce programs. Closest peer on the institutional peer-tutoring / scheduled support model, including live tutoring and writing labs.
Skooli: Online 1:1 tutoring marketplace with on-demand availability, integrated virtual classroom, and per-minute pricing. Comparable on 1:1 live online tutoring, scheduling, and per-session take-rate.
Preply: Global online tutoring marketplace connecting students with tutors across subjects. Comparable marketplace and per-session fee model, though more heavily weighted toward language learning and broader consumer base.
TutorOcean: Two-sided online tutoring marketplace with tutor discovery, scheduling, and per-session pricing. Mirrors PeerTutors' marketplace mechanics, though TutorOcean is global and not university-embedded.
Wyzant: Online 1:1 tutoring marketplace connecting students with independent tutors across subjects. Closest direct competitor in two-sided marketplace model, tutor discovery, scheduling, and per-session fees.

Broad incumbents

Varsity Tutors (Nerdy): Large online tutoring and test-prep platform owned by Nerdy, offering 1:1 tutoring, group classes, and institutional solutions. Overlaps with PeerTutors' individual tutoring and university partnership motions, but at much greater scale and capital intensity.
Chegg Tutors / Chegg Study: Large student-support platform offering textbook solutions, study help, and previously 1:1 tutoring. Comparable on the higher-ed student-support and on-demand tutoring category, though Chegg has scaled back direct tutoring in favor of broader study tools.
Tutor.com: Long-established online tutoring provider widely used by universities and libraries for on-demand 1:1 tutoring. Directly comparable on the institutional/B2B higher-education channel that PeerTutors targets with its Schools Platform.
Paper (by Paper Education): Institutional online tutoring platform sold to K–12 and higher-ed institutions with unlimited tutoring for students. Comparable on the B2B institutional distribution model that PeerTutors pursues via its Schools Platform, though typically K–12-leaning.

Emerging players

StudySoup: Student-generated learning content marketplace (notes, study guides, tutoring) with a peer-supply model. Comparable on the student-to-student marketplace thesis, though monetization is content-led rather than session-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Peer compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

Peer financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Peer leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Peer funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Peer M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Peer

What does Peer do?

Is Peer a public or private company?

Peer is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Peer founded?

Peer was founded in 2015. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Peer based?

Peer is headquartered in Dallas, United States, in the North America region.

How does Peer make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Service Charge on Paid Sessions are the primary driver. The others are commission on Tips and platform Services to Partner Schools.

Who are Peer's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Brainfuse, Skooli, Preply, TutorOcean and Wyzant. Broad incumbents are Varsity Tutors (Nerdy), Chegg Tutors / Chegg Study, Tutor.com and Paper (by Paper Education). StudySoup is listed as an emerging player.

Does Peer have an API?

No public API is recorded for Peer.

What industry is Peer in?

Peer's product category is Online Tutoring Marketplace. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDANAGAK, Peer-to-Peer & Student Mentor Tutoring Platforms, with a secondary code of EDANAGAE, Tutor Discovery, Scheduling & Payments Marketplaces (Directory/Booking). Its NAICS code is 611691 and its SIC code is 8200.