Penji vs Tutorbase

Penji provides scheduling software for college tutoring centers managing appointments, group classes, and drop-in services. Students can self-book, attend online, in-person, or hybrid events, and check into configured drop-in locations by email, ID, or card swipe. They can follow their queue position and estimated wait. Tutors can log attendance, while administrators can use session caps, no-show handling, feedback logs, in-app chat, and video calling integration. Penji connects with Google and Outlook calendars and video providers such as Zoom. The tutoring product includes more than 20 interactive dashboards and a real-time report builder. It is available as a desktop web application and in Android and iOS mobile formats. Penji states that it complies with FERPA when customer data includes covered education records, meets WCAG 2.1 AA standards, and does not sell student data. The free plan costs nothing, provides full platform access for up to five tutors or staff, and excludes SSO and IT integrations. Custom-quote pricing is based on active tutor count or annual student visits, with annual billing unless the contract specifies otherwise.

Tutorbase is cloud-based software for tutoring businesses and educational organizations. It combines scheduling, lesson management, billing, invoicing, payment tracking, CRM, lead capture, reporting, payroll and multi-location support. Its calendar includes recurring and group lessons, trial lessons, room management, teacher availability and attendance tracking. Billing tools cover automated invoices, packages, prepaid or postpaid billing, flexible pricing, cancellation fees and multiple payment methods. Students can self-book; the service also supports online payments and two-way calendar sync, with WhatsApp and Google Calendar Sync listed as integrations. The Free Core plan has no monthly subscription and includes all features without feature restrictions; invoicing through the system incurs a 1% fee. Payment processing charges for cards and bank transfers come from the payment provider, not Tutorbase. Tutorbase is available on Android, iOS and the web. The company says onboarding includes three weeks of support, data migration, individual calls, staff training and same-day responses. It also describes HTTPS connections using TLS 1.2 or higher, encryption at rest for its primary database, and role-based access controls.