Does italki or VIPKid pay more?

italki lists the higher rate: italki $15/hr, VIPKid $14/hr. Confirm current rates on each company's site.

Who do italki and VIPKid hire?

italki: ALL NATIONALITIES (qualifications: TESOL). VIPKid: UNKNOWN (qualifications: Degree).

italki has a community score of -1 and VIPKid has 0. Scores come from teacher votes on each review page.

Comparison

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	italki review	VIPKid review
Reported pay	$15/hr	$14/hr
Official pay / fees (checked 2026-11-01)	italki Help and Support: "Commission fees: Trial 0%, Single Lesson 21%, 5-Lesson Package 19%, 10-Lesson Package 17%, 15-Lesson Package 15%, 20-Lesson Package 15%, Group Class 30%. (Teachers set their own prices.)"	No official public statement found
Hires	ALL NATIONALITIES	UNKNOWN
Qualifications	TESOL	Degree
Students	A combination of: Kids	Kids
Listing status	OPEN	OPEN
Community score	-1	0
Teacher reviews	No teacher reviews yet	No teacher reviews yet
On these lists	Hire non-native speakers, Hire South Africans, Teach kids, Highest paying, TEFL / TESOL / CELTA	Teach kids, Highest paying

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