Why centers outgrow TutorBird
TutorBird is great value for one tutor. Its pricing is $16.95/month plus $4.95 for each additional tutor or staff member, so the bill rises with every hire: 25 staff comes to $135.75/month.
Centers with several locations also need directors who see only their own center, cross-location reporting and a way to spot families who are about to leave.
The alternatives
- TutorCruncher: monthly plans plus card fees, aimed at growing agencies.
- Teachworks: a base subscription plus a fee per student lesson, with branch support on higher plans.
- Oases Online: tiers by active students, popular with franchises and test-prep centers.
- Wise: $0.69 per session or per seat, focused on online tutoring.
- Docet: flat monthly tiers with locations, directors and retention alerts built in.
Why Docet suits multi-location centers
Docet uses flat tiers with seat allowances (10, 50 and 250 staff seats on Starter, Growth and Scale), so hiring a tutor does not change your bill.
Docet calculates a retention risk score for every student from 30-day attendance, mastery trend, days inactive and overdue invoices. An at-risk dashboard puts the families most likely to leave in front of you, so you can call them before the cancellation email arrives.
Switching is covered too. Email us your student and family list and we set up your locations and import it during your trial, free.
What TutorBird still does better
TutorBird is cheaper on sticker price, has years of reviews behind it, and advertises SMS reminders, two-way calendar sync and a website builder that Docet does not have yet. For a direct comparison, read Docet vs TutorBird on this blog.