Lívia
Classgap · Spain
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 3 years teaching
- Other certificate
- Catalan +4
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
$18/h
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852 tutors · 11 platforms
Cheap German tutors under $22 an hour
The most affordable quarter of German tutors charge $22 per hour or less: 212 tutors across 11 platforms. For comparison, the overall median is $34. Trial lessons typically cost $7.00. Native speakers charge a median of $41 per hour, versus $30 for non-native tutors.
$14/h
Median / hour
$11–$18
Typical range
$7.00
Trial lesson
212
on 11 platforms
Compare German tutors
118 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.
Asem
AmazingTalker · Venezuela
🏆Conversation | Kids & Adults🏆
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 31 lessons
- Professional teacher
- Arabic +14
- ★ 5.0 (8)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$12/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Christian
Nativeitalki · Germany
Deutsch sicher sprechen | Individueller Unterricht A1–C1 | Über 10 Jahre Erfahrung
- Native
- 8 lessons
- Not listed
- English +2
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Replies to 100% of messages
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
$19/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $7.00
Yanachka
Cafetalk · Ukraine
Don't afraid to become proficient ukrainian speaker- you have excellent teacher!
- Fluent (C2)
- 200+ lessons
- Not listed
- Russian +2
- No reviews yet
- Usually within a day
- Speaks your language
- Beginners
$10/h
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Aude
Classgap · Cameroon
Your qualified and patient German Teacher with 12 years of Teaching expirience
- Fluent (C2)
- 10 years teaching
- Other certificate
- French +1
- No reviews yet
- Usually within a day
- Speaks your language
- Business
$18/h
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刘海诺
AmazingTalker · China
🎓 German | Beginners Conversat
- Advanced (C1)
- 42 lessons
- None listed
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (7)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
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Samira
italki · Germany
Speak German, understand more & feel more confident
- Fluent (C2)
- 4 lessons
- None listed
- French +3
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Replies to 100% of messages
German (Germany) · likely · Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
- Beginners
$8.00/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $5.00
sinasoulspace
NativeCafetalk · Germany
let's share some words & have a good time
- Native
- 6 lessons
- Not listed
- English
- No reviews yet
- Usually within a day
- Speaks your language
$12/h
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Fatima
AmazingTalker · Cameroon
🎓 TCF Canada | Oral French 🗣
- Advanced (C1)
- 26 lessons
- Professional teacher
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (6)
- Not shown
Teaches A2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$6.60/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Michelle
Nativeitalki · Germany
Native German Community Teacher
- Native
- 2 lessons
- None listed
- English
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Replies to 100% of messages
German (Germany) · likely · Teaches A1–C1
- Speaks your language
$12/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $7.00
Claire
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Oral | Beginner | Conversation
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 100+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (6)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$13/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $3.30
Jenniferzink@web.de
Nativeitalki · Germany
Alltagsdeutsch trifft auf Behördendeutsch, authentisch und geduldig.
- Native
- 7 lessons
- Not listed
- English
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Replies to 100% of messages
Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
$18/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $10
Jose
AmazingTalker · Venezuela
Test | Adults | Conversation
- Fluent (C2)
- 50+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Spanish +4
- ★ 5.0 (6)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$11/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Sebastián
italki · Colombia
- Fluent (C2)
- 1 lessons
- Official exam examiner · verified
- Spanish +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Replies to 100% of messages
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Beginners
$22/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $12
Peter
NativeAmazingTalker · Germany
Job|Fundamental|Conversation
- Native
- 100+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (5)
- Not shown
German (Germany) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$12/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Dr Brice
italki · Cameroon
Dr./PhD & Highly Qualified German Teacher | 19 Years of Experience, A1 - C1, Exams, Travel, Business
- Fluent (C2)
- 2 lessons
- Professional teacher
- French +1
- ★ 4.0 (1)
- Replies to 100% of messages
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$10/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $5.00
Leslie
AmazingTalker · Kenya
🎓 German | Beginner Conversati
- Intermediate (B1)
- 16 lessons
- None listed
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (4)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B1
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$3.96/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
DE_Nina
Nativeitalki · Germany
conversation-based lessons with a native speaker - for everyday life & professional life
- Native
- New tutor
- None listed
- English +2
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
German (Germany) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Everyday admin & immigration
$15/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $5.00
Shayan
NativeAmazingTalker · Türkiye
German for everyday life 🇩🇪
- Native
- 5 yrs · 34 lessons
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Turkish +2
- ★ 4.2 (5)
- Not shown
German (Germany) · likely · Teaches A1–B1
- Speaks your language
- Kids
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$12/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Oleg
Nativeitalki · Russia
Mehrsprachiger Deutsch-Tutor mit 1,5 Jahre DaF-Unterrichtserfahrung
- Native
- 1 years teaching
- None listed
- Russian +3
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
$16/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $11
Philipp
NativeAmazingTalker · Poland
Conversation | Business
- Native
- 1 yrs · 19 lessons
- None listed
- Polish +4
- ★ 5.0 (3)
- Not shown
German (Germany) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$5.28/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
davis.teaching
Nativeitalki · Germany
Zertifizierte Deutschkenntnisse C2 Niveau (Telc)
- Native
- New tutor
- Other certificate
- English +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
German (Germany) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Business
$15/h
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Hyunji
AmazingTalker · South Korea
🎓 German Tutor | Beginners 👂
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 100+ lessons
- None listed
- Korean +1
- ★ 5.0 (3)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Kids
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$16/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $6.60
Immanuel
Nativeitalki · Germany
Native German Tutor Helps You Learn German
- Native
- 4 yrs · 1 lessons
- None listed
- English +1
- No reviews yet
- Replies to 100% of messages
German (Germany) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
$16/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $10
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German tutors by platform
Cafetalk has the lowest median price ($13), while Preply offers the most choice (233 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.
| Platform | Tutors | Median / h | Middle 50% | Avg. rating | Trial lesson | Lesson length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preply | 233 | $47 | $36–$58 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 50 min |
| Tusclases / FindTutors | 189 | $22 | $14–$29 | 5.0★ | First class free with many tutors | 60 min |
| AmazingTalker | 124 | $27 | $12–$40 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 25 / 50 min |
| Tutor Hunt | 73 | $60 | $49–$78 | 4.9★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| italki | 53 | $17 | $13–$23 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (30 min) | 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min |
| Verbling | 37 | $35 | $27–$45 | 5.0★ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 60 min |
| Wyzant | 32 | $58 | $45–$81 | 5.0★ | No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour | 60 min |
| Apprentus | 31 | $37 | $24–$54 | 4.9★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| Classgap | 30 | $26 | $18–$31 | 5.0★ | Free trial (20 min) | 60 min |
| LanguaTalk | 29 | $39 | $33–$52 | 5.0★ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 55 min |
| Cafetalk | 21 | $13 | $10–$15 | — | Discounted trial (25 min) | Set by each tutor |
How much German tutors charge
Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.
All tutors
$34Middle 50% between $22 and $49, 843 tutors
Native speakers
$41Middle 50% between $28 and $54, 355 tutors
Non-native
$30Middle 50% between $17 and $46, 488 tutors
Prices by platform
Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.
Preply
$47Middle 50% between $36 and $58, 233 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$22Middle 50% between $14 and $29, 189 tutors
AmazingTalker
$27Middle 50% between $12 and $40, 124 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$60Middle 50% between $49 and $78, 73 tutors
italki
$17Middle 50% between $13 and $23, 53 tutors
Verbling
$35Middle 50% between $27 and $45, 37 tutors
Wyzant
$58Middle 50% between $45 and $81, 32 tutors
Apprentus
$37Middle 50% between $24 and $54, 31 tutors
Classgap
$26Middle 50% between $18 and $31, 30 tutors
LanguaTalk
$39Middle 50% between $33 and $52, 20 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $10 and $15, 21 tutors
Where German tutors are from
- Germany253 / 852
Austria42 / 852- Taiwan34 / 852
Switzerland22 / 852
Japan11 / 852- China10 / 852
- Ukraine9 / 852
- Spain8 / 852
Popular German lesson types
German tutors: FAQ
The cheapest quarter of German tutors in our directory charge $22 per hour or less (212 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.
Across 843 German tutors with a listed price, the median is $34 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $12 and $66 per hour.
Yes. The median trial lesson costs $7.00. Trials are offered on Preply, AmazingTalker, italki, Verbling, and Classgap, usually for 25–30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.
We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.
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Updated October 19, 2026
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