Comparison
Kadrella vs Ogust: which to choose for your tutoring
Kadrella and Ogust are both French tools, but for different audiences. Kadrella targets the independent tutor and small business with WhatsApp, Superprof import and a free plan. Ogust targets the home-services agency with staff payroll, URSSAF and DSN social declarations, and the instant tax-credit advance. The choice depends on whether you employ staff.
Updated 25 July 2026
This comparison puts Kadrella and Ogust side by side on concrete points: pricing, student management, scheduling, invoicing, payroll and tax credit. Neither wins everywhere. The right choice mostly depends on your status: independent with no staff, or an agency that employs people.
In practice, it all depends on whether you employ staff. A home-services agency needs payroll, URSSAF and DSN declarations and the instant tax-credit advance: Ogust covers those. An independent tutor or business with no staff mostly wants WhatsApp, Superprof import and clear pricing: that is what Kadrella does, with a free plan to start.
Under the labels, these are two different kinds of software. Ogust is a full home-services ERP: it covers many trades beyond tutoring, tracks field time, runs a staff extranet, and centres its work on employing and paying salaried workers within the rules of the sector. Kadrella is a focused tutoring tool: students, a weekly schedule, invoicing, payment reminders and the messages that arrive on WhatsApp. A tutor with no employees rarely needs the payroll and social-declaration layers that justify an ERP, and paying from €50 a month for them is hard to defend. An agency that employs staff, on the other hand, cannot skip those layers, and Ogust is built around them. So the real question is not which is better, but whether you employ people or work on your own.
Detailed comparison
| Feature | Kadrella | Ogust |
|---|---|---|
| Main audience | Independent tutors and small tutoring businesses | Home-services agencies |
| French interface | ✓ | ✓ |
| WhatsApp integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automatic Superprof import | ✓ | ✗ |
| Unlimited free plan | ✓ | ✗ |
| Built for independent tutors | ✓ | Home-services agencies |
| Tax credit and instant advance | Tax certificates | Instant advance + certificates |
| Staff payroll | ✗ | ✓ |
| Social declarations (URSSAF, DSN) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bank reconciliation | Automatic (read-only) | Yes (automatic status not stated) |
| Starting price | Free, then €29/month | From €50/month (annual) |
Prices read on 25 July 2026. Competitor source: https://ogust.com/logiciel-services-a-la-personne/tarifs/. Prices read on 25 July 2026 on ogust.com/logiciel-services-a-la-personne/tarifs (Essentiel plan from €50/month billed annually; Standard and Entreprise on quote). Ogust announces neither a free plan nor a free trial. Kadrella: free forever plan, Solo €29/month, Pro €49/month, 15-day trial with no card.
Who Kadrella is the best choice for
- You are an independent tutor or small tutoring business, with no salaried staff, and you want a simple tool at a predictable price.
- You talk to families on WhatsApp and want those messages in one unified inbox.
- You get students through Superprof and want to import them without retyping.
- You want to start free, with unlimited students and tutors, before paying anything.
- You need tax certificates for the tax credit, without the weight of an agency ERP.
Who Ogust stays the best choice for
- You are a home-services agency with salaried staff, and you need to run their payroll inside the tool.
- You need to file URSSAF, DSN and NOVA social declarations from your management software.
- You want to offer your clients the instant tax-credit advance through the URSSAF scheme and CESU.
- You run several home-services activities, not only tutoring, with time tracking and a staff extranet.
Migrating from Ogust
The switch is a CSV export of your students from Ogust, then an import into Kadrella. Superprof students come in automatically. First check your payroll and social-declaration needs, which Kadrella does not cover. Plan one to two hours for a solo tutor, half a day for a small business.
Frequently asked questions
Kadrella or Ogust for a home-services agency?+
For an agency that employs salaried staff and must handle payroll, social declarations and the instant tax-credit advance, Ogust is more complete. For an independent tutor or business with no staff, Kadrella covers the essentials at a fixed price, with a free plan.
Does Kadrella handle payroll like Ogust?+
No. Kadrella tracks lessons and invoicing, but not employee payroll or URSSAF and DSN declarations. Ogust does both. If you employ staff, this is where Ogust has the edge.
What is the price difference between Kadrella and Ogust?+
Kadrella is free forever on its base plan, then €29 or €49/month. Ogust starts at €50/month billed annually for the Essentiel plan, with Standard and Entreprise on quote (read 25 July 2026). Ogust announces no free plan or trial.
Does Ogust handle WhatsApp and Superprof?+
No. Ogust uses its client and staff extranet, with no WhatsApp integration and no Superprof import. Both are Kadrella features, useful for a tutor who talks on WhatsApp and finds students through Superprof.
Is Ogust better for the tax credit?+
On the tax credit, Ogust goes further: it offers the instant advance through the URSSAF scheme and CESU, on top of tax certificates. Kadrella produces tax certificates but not the instant advance. For a home-services agency, Ogust is better placed on this specific point.
Does Kadrella centralize messages from families?+
Yes. Kadrella brings WhatsApp, Discord and email into one unified inbox, which matches how many families contact their tutor. Ogust uses its client and staff extranet, with no WhatsApp integration. For a tutor who lives on WhatsApp, Kadrella's unified inbox changes the daily routine.
Ogust or Kadrella for a tutor just starting out?+
For a tutor just starting out, Kadrella lets you begin for free, with unlimited students and tutors and no card. Ogust announces neither a free plan nor a free trial and starts at €50/month billed annually. If you want to test with no commitment, Kadrella is more accessible; Ogust targets established businesses.
Does Kadrella do bank reconciliation like Ogust?+
Kadrella runs read-only automatic bank reconciliation: it matches incoming SEPA transfers to the right students, so you see who has paid without exporting anything. Ogust also lists bank reconciliation among its features, but whether it runs automatically is not stated on its site. Both cover the need in some form. The difference is that Kadrella pairs it with WhatsApp reminders and the tax certificate for independents, while Ogust sits inside a wider payroll and declaration suite for agencies.