Preply vs VIP Kid
November 12, 2025
Preply ($170.1M)
Preply is an online tutoring platform, aiming to help students achieve their learning goals and prepare them to speak confidently.
VIP Kid ($1.1B)
VIPKid connects teachers in North America with children around the world for real-time English immersion learning online
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Preply and VIPKid are both online learning platforms offering one-on-one video lessons with teachers. They are available globally, provide suitable mobile app and allow flexible schedule selection.
But Preply (founded in 2012) is a Ukrainian marketplace: any tutor can register, create a proposal for any language or topic and set their rates and available lesson times. The platform features a powerful AI tutor-student matching algorithm and catalogue+filters (language, accent, experience...). For example, on Preply you can find teachers for over 50 languages. It also offers a corporate platform (for training company employees) and tools for teachers (such as "Preply Classroom" with an interactive whiteboard).
VIPKid (2014) is a Chinese platform focused on English language learning and primarily aimed at Chinese market (children in China and teachers from the US and Canada). Lessons are typically short (25 minutes) and follow strict curriculum developed by the platform itself. All teachers are selected according to strict requirements: bachelor's degree, experience working with children, etc.
But Preply (founded in 2012) is a Ukrainian marketplace: any tutor can register, create a proposal for any language or topic and set their rates and available lesson times. The platform features a powerful AI tutor-student matching algorithm and catalogue+filters (language, accent, experience...). For example, on Preply you can find teachers for over 50 languages. It also offers a corporate platform (for training company employees) and tools for teachers (such as "Preply Classroom" with an interactive whiteboard).
VIPKid (2014) is a Chinese platform focused on English language learning and primarily aimed at Chinese market (children in China and teachers from the US and Canada). Lessons are typically short (25 minutes) and follow strict curriculum developed by the platform itself. All teachers are selected according to strict requirements: bachelor's degree, experience working with children, etc.
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