# Tutlio alternative: Kadrella, tutoring software built for tutors *Updated 15 September 2026* Kadrella is a French alternative to Tutlio for private tutors. It adds WhatsApp, Superprof import, automatic bank reconciliation, French tax-credit certificates and a truly unlimited free plan. Tutlio stays stronger on its waitlist, cancellation rules, card payments through Stripe and its 36-language interface. Tutlio is a tutoring management platform for tutors, schools and education centres. It brings together a shared calendar, a waitlist that fills cancelled slots, cancellation rules, card payments through Stripe, automatic invoicing, parent accounts and a built-in chat. Its interface exists in 36 languages, including French. Kadrella answers a different need: one tutor or a small tutoring business that wants to handle students, scheduling, reminders and invoicing without leaving WhatsApp. Families often pay by bank transfer, and Kadrella matches those transfers automatically. The base plan is free, and if your students are in France, Kadrella also produces the tax-credit certificates. The difference is mostly in how you collect money and talk to families. Tutlio relies on online card payments and its own chat, which works well if your students book and pay on their own. Kadrella relies on WhatsApp, which families already use, and on tracking bank transfers. Its AI secretary drafts actions from incoming messages, and a manager approves them before anything is sent. ## Detailed comparison | Feature | Kadrella | Tutlio | | --- | --- | --- | | Main audience | Independent tutors and 1 to 20-tutor businesses | Private tutors, schools and centres of any size | | French interface | Yes | Yes (36 languages) | | French tax credit certificate | Yes | Not mentioned on the site | | WhatsApp integration | Yes | Built-in chat, WhatsApp not mentioned | | Automatic Superprof import | Yes | Not mentioned on the site | | Automatic bank reconciliation | Yes | Not mentioned (collection through Stripe) | | Google Calendar sync | Yes | Not mentioned on the site | | Truly unlimited free plan | Yes | No (7-day trial, card required) | | Parent portal | Yes (view invoices) | Yes (schedule, payments, progress) | | Waitlist that fills cancelled slots | No | Yes | | Cancellation rules with late-cancel fees | No | Yes | | Digital business card with lesson requests | No | Yes | | Starting price | Free, then €29/month | From €14.99/month (yearly), €19.99/month with no commitment | > Prices read on 30 September 2026 on tutlio.com/pricing: €19.99/month billed monthly, or €14.99/month billed yearly (€179.88/year), Stripe payments included. A Subscription only plan at €35/month with manual payments and "no commission on your users". Unlimited students, 7-day trial with a card required, no free plan. Kadrella: free forever plan, Essentials €29/month, Complete €49/month. ## Who Kadrella is the best choice for - You work in France and need the tax certificates for the 50% tax credit, which the Tutlio site does not mention. - You talk to families on WhatsApp and want to send invoices and payment reminders from the same tool. - You get students through Superprof and want to import them without retyping. - Your families pay by bank transfer and you want automatic bank reconciliation that matches each payment to the right student. - You want a free forever plan with unlimited students and tutors, not a 7-day trial with a card up front. ## Who Tutlio stays the best choice for - Last-minute cancellations cost you money: the Tutlio waitlist offers the freed slot to waiting students, and its cancellation rules apply late fees. - You want online card payments through Stripe, with Apple Pay, Google Pay and lesson packages tracked automatically. - You want a digital business card where students see your availability and send a lesson request. - Your team or students use a language other than French or English: Tutlio is translated into 36 languages. - You want a low flat price: €14.99/month billed yearly, with no student cap. ## Moving from Tutlio to Kadrella The Tutlio site does not describe an export process. Ask its support for a CSV export of your students, then import that file into Kadrella: common fields (name, contact, hourly rate) are picked up automatically. Without an export, manual entry takes one to two hours for a solo tutor. If some students come from Superprof, the Superprof import pulls them in directly. You then recreate your recurring lessons and connect WhatsApp and your Google Calendar. Remember to tell families who paid by card through Tutlio about the new way to pay. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Kadrella cheaper than Tutlio? Kadrella has a free forever plan with unlimited students and tutors, then Essentials at €29/month and Complete at €49/month. Tutlio costs €19.99/month, or €14.99/month billed yearly, with no free plan (read 30 September 2026). To get started, Kadrella costs nothing; on paid plans, Tutlio is cheaper. ### Is Tutlio available in French? Yes. Tutlio exists in 36 languages, including French. Its site does not mention French fiscal specifics, such as the certificates for the 50% tax credit, which Kadrella produces automatically. ### Does Tutlio offer a free plan? No. Tutlio offers a 7-day free trial, with a card required at sign-up but no charge during the trial. Kadrella has a free forever plan with unlimited students and tutors. ### Does Tutlio take a commission on payments? Its payments page says Tutlio adds no fees on top of the subscription, apart from standard Stripe fees. Its pricing page also lists a Subscription only plan at €35/month, with manual payments and "no commission on your users". Check this point with Tutlio before choosing. ### Does Tutlio handle WhatsApp and Superprof? The Tutlio site mentions neither a WhatsApp integration nor a Superprof import. It highlights its built-in chat and its email and push reminders. Kadrella sends invoices and payment reminders over WhatsApp and imports students from Superprof. ### What does Tutlio do better than Kadrella? Tutlio has a waitlist that offers cancelled slots to waiting students, cancellation rules with late fees, a digital business card to receive lesson requests, card payments through Stripe and a 36-language interface. Kadrella does not offer these features. On these points, Tutlio has the edge. ### Can I import my data from Tutlio? The Tutlio site does not document an export. If its support gives you a CSV of your students, Kadrella imports it directly. Students from Superprof can also be imported automatically, and recurring lessons take a few minutes to recreate. ### Do Tutlio and Kadrella handle several tutors? Yes. Tutlio offers a shared calendar for all tutors, roles that limit each tutor to their own students and a view of team workload; its pricing page gives no per-tutor price. Kadrella targets businesses of 1 to 20 tutors, with unlimited tutors from the free plan. ### Which Tutlio alternative for a tutor in France? For a private tutor in France, Kadrella covers local needs the Tutlio site does not mention: WhatsApp, Superprof import, automatic bank reconciliation and tax-credit certificates. Kadrella is hosted in the EU, GDPR compliant, and you start for free. --- Source page: https://kadrella.com/en/alternatives/tutlio