Our competitors, Preply and italki, have a bad reputation for late or missed payments, high commissions (up to 30-40%), and hidden withdrawal fees. In some cases, tutors wait up to 4 weeks for payouts and pay additional admin fees on top of this. These predatory tactics devalue and exploit tutors. You only have to look to their internal tutor communities, Reddit, or Facebook groups to see the extent of the issue. Here are just a few examples we've been sent by our tutors today.

At Wise Panda, we do everything tutor-first. We believe happy tutors make happy students. We pay tutors fairly and on time, in local currency, directly to their bank accounts. Our transparent 10% commission fee is the lowest in the industry, with no hidden fees.

If you're a Mandarin tutor on one of these platforms, we welcome you to join us today. Our concierge team, available 24/7, will personally help you smoothly transition your students. You can also reach out to me directly—I'm here to help!