Adminished vs Teachworks (2026)
Quick take: Teachworks is a mature, tutoring-specific platform with deep tutor payroll and lesson-level scheduling. Adminished is UK-built, multi-vertical software with DBS tracking, per-child consent e-signing and Bacs/SEPA Direct Debit. Here is an honest look at which fits your setup.
What Teachworks is: Teachworks is tutoring business management software, founded in 2014 (Canada) and acquired by the Vertus Group, part of Jonas Software, in 2024. It is built specifically for tutoring and test-prep companies, music schools and multi-location learning centres, covering scheduling, invoicing, online lessons and — a standout — employee and tutor payroll. It uses a modular model with a large library of add-ons and integrations, so you switch on only the features you need. It is widely used internationally, including by UK tutoring businesses, though its subscription is billed in US dollars.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Adminished | Teachworks |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | UK multi-vertical club, class and tuition management — tutoring, learning centres, plus dance, martial arts, scouts and community groups. Suits tutors who also run group classes or camps. | Purpose-built for tutoring, test-prep and music schools. Deeper, more specialised tutoring workflows; not aimed at general clubs or sports. |
| Tutor payroll & wages | Basic: totals sessions x rate with CSV export. Not full PAYE/NI/RTI filing, and no wage tiers or automated payslips. | A core strength. Hours pulled from the calendar, hourly wages, wage tiers, and a Bulk Wage Payments add-on that runs payroll for all staff at once and sends payslips. The better choice if paying tutors is your main admin job. |
| UK payments & Direct Debit | Stripe-based cards plus Bacs/SEPA Direct Debit, recurring monthly/termly and per-class frequencies, drop-in, auto-charge and overdue reminders. Transparent 1% platform fee, optionally passed on at checkout. | Card payments and SEPA Direct Debit via Stripe. As it runs on Stripe, UK Bacs Direct Debit may be available through a merchant's own Stripe account, but it isn't promoted as a built-in Teachworks feature — confirm with them. |
| Safeguarding (DBS) | DBS status and expiry tracking for tutors and coaches, built for UK compliance. | No UK DBS/safeguarding tracking surfaced in our research. If DBS oversight matters, you would track it outside the platform. |
| Consent & e-signing | Waivers, codes of conduct and media consent signed per child at sign-up, with a legal audit trail (name, timestamp, IP, version hash) and CSV export, valid under the UK Electronic Communications Act. | Focused on lesson admin and billing; we did not find a built-in per-child consent e-signing system with an audit trail. Likely handled with a separate tool. |
| Lesson-level notes & reporting | Attendance register, subjects, medical/SEND notes, grades/achievements as badges. Lighter than a dedicated progression and lesson-notes system — we are honest about that. | Stronger here: internal and shared (client-visible) lesson notes per session, progress records, and customisable reports across hours, revenue, margins and payroll. |
| Online lessons | Supports online rooms in scheduling; bring your own video link. No on-demand or built-in video. | Online-lesson links (Zoom, Google Meet, Skype and more) attached to calendar entries and reminder emails, with add-ons to manage tutor meeting spaces. |
| Pricing model & currency | Flat GBP capacity tiers: free up to 20, £19 up to 75, £49 up to 200; every feature on every tier. Predictable regardless of lesson frequency. | Usage-based in USD: base fee + per-student-lesson charge across Starter/Growth/Premium, 21-day trial. Scales with lesson volume; a plan calculator helps estimate cost. |
| Migration & platforms | Free, done-for-you migration of members, classes and saved card + Bacs/SEPA Direct Debit mandates via Stripe, with zero downtime. iOS, Android and web. | Established platform with switching support and a large add-on/integration library (60+), plus API access on higher tiers for custom setups. |
When Teachworks is the better choice
If you run a tutoring or test-prep business (or a music school) where calculating and paying tutor wages is a core weekly job — variable hourly rates, wage tiers, bulk payslips — Teachworks is the stronger, purpose-built choice. Its lesson-level scheduling, internal/shared lesson notes and customisable revenue-and-payroll reporting go deeper than Adminished's lighter session model, and its add-on library lets a complex agency or multi-branch operation tailor the workflow precisely.
Pricing
Teachworks uses usage-based pricing billed in US dollars: a monthly base fee plus a per-student-lesson charge. As of 2026 that is roughly from around $16.49/mo + ~$0.32 per student lesson (Starter), ~$47.99/mo + ~$0.189 per lesson (Growth, with API access), up to ~$187.99/mo + ~$0.065 per lesson (Premium, multi-branch) — always check the current rates and use their plan calculator, as cost scales with lesson volume. There is a 21-day free trial. Adminished is priced in pounds on a capacity, not feature, basis: free up to 20 students, Essential £19/mo up to 75, Pro £49/mo up to 200, with every feature on every tier. Which works out cheaper depends heavily on your lesson volume versus your student count — high-frequency, low-headcount tutors may find a flat per-student tier more predictable; lower-frequency setups may prefer pay-per-lesson.
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- Members, contacts, classes & schedules imported for you
- Saved cards & Bacs/SEPA Direct Debit mandates carried over via Stripe — no re-authorisation
- Live in about a weekend, with your fees collecting as normal
Frequently asked questions
Is Teachworks or Adminished better for UK tutors?
It depends on your bottleneck. If your main weekly admin is paying tutors — variable rates, wage tiers, bulk payslips — Teachworks is purpose-built and stronger for that, plus deeper lesson-level notes and reporting. If your priority is UK safeguarding (DBS tracking), per-child consent e-signing with a legal audit trail, Bacs/SEPA Direct Debit and predictable pound pricing, Adminished is built for that. Many tutors who also run group classes, camps or a parent portal lean towards Adminished's multi-vertical model.
Does Teachworks support UK Direct Debit?
Adminished collects Bacs and SEPA Direct Debit plus cards through Stripe out of the box. Teachworks also runs on Stripe and surfaces SEPA Direct Debit; because it sits on Stripe, UK Bacs Direct Debit may be available via a merchant's own Stripe account, but it isn't promoted as a built-in Teachworks feature — confirm with Teachworks if Bacs matters to you.
How does the pricing compare?
Teachworks is usage-based in US dollars: a monthly base fee plus a per-student-lesson charge, from around $16.49/mo + ~$0.32 per lesson up to ~$187.99/mo + ~$0.065 per lesson, with a 21-day trial — always check current rates. Adminished is flat GBP capacity pricing: free up to 20 students, £19/mo up to 75, £49/mo up to 200, every feature included. High-frequency, lower-headcount tutors may prefer one model; lower-frequency or larger-roster setups the other. Compare against your real lesson volume and student count.
Does Teachworks handle DBS and safeguarding?
We did not find built-in UK DBS status or safeguarding tracking in Teachworks during our research — it focuses on scheduling, billing, payroll and lesson admin. Adminished includes DBS status and expiry tracking and per-child consent e-signing with an audit trail, built for UK compliance. If you choose Teachworks, you would likely manage DBS records separately.
Can Teachworks pay my tutors automatically?
Tutor and staff payroll is one of Teachworks' clear strengths. It pulls hours from the calendar, supports hourly wages and wage tiers, and a Bulk Wage Payments add-on processes payments for all staff at once and sends payslips. Adminished only offers basic payroll — sessions times rate with CSV export, not full PAYE/NI/RTI filing — so for serious wage automation Teachworks is the better pick.
The verdict
Teachworks is a mature, tutoring-specific platform, and for some UK tutoring businesses it is the better tool — particularly if paying tutors is a core, recurring job (its wage tiers, bulk payslips and calendar-driven payroll are stronger than ours) or if you need deep lesson-level notes, online-lesson links and detailed revenue-and-payroll reporting. Its add-on model and API also suit complex, multi-branch agencies. Adminished is the better fit if you want UK-built compliance baked in — DBS tracking, per-child consent e-signing with a legal audit trail — alongside Bacs/SEPA Direct Debit, a parent and student portal, and predictable pound pricing where every feature is included on every capacity tier. We are also honest about our limits: our payroll is basic CSV, our progression and lesson-notes tooling is lighter, and we have no tutoring marketplace or matching. Try both against your real lesson volume and admin load before deciding.
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