Billing Software for Tutoring

Tutoring Billing Software

Hourly + per-session + monthly packages + drop-in fees — tutoring billing covers all four. Recurring auto-charge for monthly packages keeps revenue steady.

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Smarfle CRM - Tutoring Dashboard
Active Students

42

Sessions This Week

38

Collected This Month

$4,600

Progress Notes This Week

35

Recent Jobs

Ethan Miller

SAT Math Prep

Completed

Sophia Zhang

AP Chemistry Tutoring

In Progress

Aiden Brooks

Reading Comprehension (Grade 4)

Scheduled

Maya Patel

Spanish Conversation Practice

Confirmed

Where tutoring billing breaks down

The day-to-day friction every tutoring owner recognizes.

Per-session fees collected manually = chase

Parent didn't pay at end-of-session = chase later. Saved card + auto-charge per session eliminates it.

Monthly packages billed inconsistently

Monthly package billing slips on busy weeks. Recurring auto-charge fixes it.

Drop-in fees vs package balance confusion

Without clear package decrement + drop-in line item, parents get confused on what they're paying for.

How Smarfle handles tutoring billing

Recurring billing, auto-charge saved cards, Stripe Connect with 0.5% platform fee, automatic overdue reminders.

Recurring billing on auto-pilot

Set up monthly, quarterly, or annual service plans. Customer signs up once, Smarfle bills the same card every cycle, no manual invoicing required.

Save card on file

Stripe Customer + saved payment method per client. After their first payment, future charges run off-session — no link to click, no card to re-enter.

Auto-charge saved cards

Daily cron auto-charges saved cards for recurring invoices. Owner gets confirmation email when payment lands; client gets a receipt. Failed cards trigger an email asking the client to update.

Stripe Connect (your account, not ours)

Money goes straight to your bank via Stripe Connect Express. We charge 0.5% platform fee on top of Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢. ACH for invoices over $1k drops to 0.8% (cap $5).

Automated overdue reminders

Smarfle auto-marks invoices overdue past due date and sends email reminders to the client. Workflow automation can fire SMS reminders too.

Top feature for tutoring

Recurring billing, auto-charge saved cards, Stripe Connect with 0.5% platform fee, automatic overdue reminders.

Hourly + per-session + monthly packages + drop-in fees — tutoring billing covers all four. Recurring auto-charge for monthly packages keeps revenue steady.

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Plans that grow with your tutoring business

All plans include a 7-day free trial. No credit card required.

Starter

Solo operators & small teams

$99/mo
  • Up to 3 users (1 owner + 2 techs)
  • Up to 100 clients
  • 1 GB storage
  • Unlimited work orders & invoices
  • Client portal
  • Scheduling calendar
  • Reports & analytics
  • Review requests
  • Voice AI receptionist (usage-based)
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Professional

Growing service businesses

$199/mo
  • Up to 10 users
  • Up to 500 clients
  • 3 branch locations
  • 5 GB storage
  • Everything in Starter
  • AI email & SMS drafts
  • GMB rank tracking
  • Voice AI receptionist (usage-based)
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Business

Multi-location operations

$349/mo
  • Up to 30 users
  • Up to 1,000 clients
  • 10 branch locations
  • 20 GB storage
  • Everything in Professional
  • Priority support
  • Voice AI receptionist (usage-based)
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SMS, email, AI, and voice are billed pay-as-you-go. See full pricing breakdown →

Tutoring Billing Software CRM questions

Create a service in Smarfle marked 'recurring' with an interval (weekly/monthly/quarterly/annually). When a client signs up via the portal or you generate the first invoice, Smarfle creates a Stripe Subscription on your connected Stripe account. Stripe bills the saved card automatically every cycle. Each successful charge auto-creates a paid invoice in your CRM.
Money goes straight to your Stripe account, not ours. We use Stripe Connect Express — Stripe holds the funds, transfers to your bank on your payout schedule. Smarfle never touches the money. You see the deposit in your bank within 2 business days (Standard payout) or instant (Stripe Instant Payout, fee applies).
Stripe automatically retries failed cards 3-4 times over a week. If all retries fail, Smarfle marks the subscription Past Due and emails the client a Stripe-hosted update-card link. Owner gets a notification too. The recurring invoice stays unpaid until the client fixes the card.
Yes. Each completed session generates invoice that auto-charges parent's saved card. No collection after class needed.
Monthly recurring service. Card saves first month, auto-charge handles future months.
Package = service with included session count, decrements per session. Drop-in = separate one-off invoice line item. Parent sees the breakdown clearly.

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