Penji vs TutorBird

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.

TutorBird is software for tutors to manage students, lessons, learning materials and billing across Android, iOS and web. Its plan costs $16.95 per month, with an additional $4.95 for each tutor or staff member; there is no free plan, but a 30-day trial is offered. Scheduling includes lesson booking, attendance, reminders, rescheduling, cancellations and two-way calendar sync. Student records can hold profiles, lesson tracking, progress notes and shared files, and tutors can send bulk email and SMS messages. Billing tools cover automatic invoices, online payments, late fees and revenue tracking. Learning features include lesson notes, file and video uploads, assignments and progress tracking. A drag-and-drop website builder supports online registration, lesson booking, mobile-friendly design and embeddable forms. Listed integrations include Stripe, PayPal, Lessonspace, Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Zoom, Google Calendar, Outlook, QuickBooks and Zapier. Student counts and storage are unlimited, but each uploaded file must be under 2GB. Support includes weekday phone and email service, a Help Center and video guides.