# an invoicing tool for online tutors **There is demand for tutor billing, but the search shows no clear unmet need for a tutor-only invoicing product.** Confidence: medium · 67 signals · checked 2026-08-01 [Full report with live links](https://showsitsworks.com/idea/an-invoicing-tool-for-online-tutors) > **Little of this is specific to tutors.** Under *Who is already building this*, only 1 of 5 sourced findings mention tutors at all. The rest describe the product category. A crowded section is evidence the category is crowded, not that anyone is serving tutors. ## Who is already building this *From data* - Akaunting is the largest visible player here, with 10,012 stars and a recent push on 2026-07-28; it is still maintained and positioned as online accounting software. *(not about tutors)* - [akaunting/akaunting](https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting) `github` — 2017-06-21 - AyeCode/invoicing has 60 stars and a last push on 2026-07-29; it is still maintained and targets payments and invoicing for WordPress users, including freelancers. *(not about tutors)* - [AyeCode/invoicing](https://github.com/AyeCode/invoicing) `github` — 2017-01-09 - vteams/open-source-billing has 770 stars and a last push on 2026-05-06; it is still maintained and focused on creating and sending invoices and receiving payments online. *(not about tutors)* - [vteams/open-source-billing](https://github.com/vteams/open-source-billing) `github` — 2013-03-28 - siwapp/siwapp-ror has 328 stars and a last push on 2023-07-04; it is stale and is an online invoice management app in Ruby on Rails. *(not about tutors)* - [siwapp/siwapp-ror](https://github.com/siwapp/siwapp-ror) `github` — 2012-05-20 - The tutor-specific set is small: MMTPrep_Tutoring, hazemdotcom/Tutor, and Epihub all mention tutoring and invoices or billing, but these look like platform demos or tutoring systems rather than dedicated invoicing products. - [Launch HN: Epihub (YC S20) – Shopify for teaching online](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24215376) `hackernews` — 2020-08-19 - [jaegeun1393/MMTPrep_Tutoring](https://github.com/jaegeun1393/MMTPrep_Tutoring) `github` — 2024-11-04 - [hazemdotcom/Tutor](https://github.com/hazemdotcom/Tutor) `github` — 2025-08-30 ## What people actually say *From data* - "Our software lets you schedule, meet, and bill clients from your own website." This is an HN founder describing an all-in-one tutoring platform, not a complaint. - [Launch HN: Epihub (YC S20) – Shopify for teaching online](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24215376) `hackernews` — 2020-08-19 - "We want to have a platform that provides: Video conference, teaching materials..." This HN post shows tutors want a broader workflow than invoicing alone. - [Tutoring paltform?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14174410) `hackernews` — 2017-04-22 - "I am inviting everyone who can code on our tutoring platform to register as tutor." This HN post is about filling a tutoring marketplace, not billing pain. - [Ask HN: What is your opinion for our non-scalable growth hacking approach](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20781734) `hackernews` — 2019-08-23 - "I usually just use Google Calendar for scheduling, and PayPal for invoicing and billing." This is the closest first-hand usage pattern found: tutors and small operators are piecing together tools. - [Looking for a free billing and scheduling app for tutoring](https://www.reddit.com/r/TutorsHelpingTutors/comments/1fvmq8x/looking_for_a_free_billing_and_scheduling_app_for) `tavily` ## People asking to be sold to *From data* - "free billing and scheduling app for tutoring" is an explicit want in the tutoring market, with the commenter comparing Evallo, Google Calendar, and PayPal. - [Looking for a free billing and scheduling app for tutoring](https://www.reddit.com/r/TutorsHelpingTutors/comments/1fvmq8x/looking_for_a_free_billing_and_scheduling_app_for) `tavily` - "Best Invoice Software for Tutors" and "How Tutors Can Automate Invoicing & Save Time" show active search interest around tutor invoicing tools and automation. - [Best Invoice Software for Tutors - WaffleInvoice](https://www.waffleinvoice.com/blog/best-invoice-software-for-tutors) `tavily` - [How Tutors Can Automate Invoicing & Save Time](https://www.wise.live/blog/how-can-tutors-automate-invoicing) `tavily` ## Where the opening is *Model estimate* - The data does not show a dedicated invoicing product built specifically for online tutors with session-based billing, package billing, late-fee reminders, and a parent-facing payment flow. - [Best Invoice Software for Tutors - WaffleInvoice](https://www.waffleinvoice.com/blog/best-invoice-software-for-tutors) `tavily` - [Tutoring Invoice Software - Automated Billing | Oases](https://oasesonline.com/tutoring-accounting-tools/tutoring-invoice) `tavily` - [Looking for a free billing and scheduling app for tutoring](https://www.reddit.com/r/TutorsHelpingTutors/comments/1fvmq8x/looking_for_a_free_billing_and_scheduling_app_for) `tavily` - Most visible products are generic invoicing tools or full tutoring platforms; the tutor-specific projects in the search are demos or broader school systems, not focused billing tools. - [Launch HN: Epihub (YC S20) – Shopify for teaching online](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24215376) `hackernews` — 2020-08-19 - [jaegeun1393/MMTPrep_Tutoring](https://github.com/jaegeun1393/MMTPrep_Tutoring) `github` — 2024-11-04 - [hazemdotcom/Tutor](https://github.com/hazemdotcom/Tutor) `github` — 2025-08-30 - A gap likely exists around combining tutoring-specific billing with the scheduling or classroom workflow tutors already use, rather than invoicing as a standalone feature. - [Launch HN: Epihub (YC S20) – Shopify for teaching online](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24215376) `hackernews` — 2020-08-19 - [Best Invoice Software for Tutors - WaffleInvoice](https://www.waffleinvoice.com/blog/best-invoice-software-for-tutors) `tavily` - [Tutoring Invoice Software - Automated Billing | Oases](https://oasesonline.com/tutoring-accounting-tools/tutoring-invoice) `tavily` - [Looking for a free billing and scheduling app for tutoring](https://www.reddit.com/r/TutorsHelpingTutors/comments/1fvmq8x/looking_for_a_free_billing_and_scheduling_app_for) `tavily` ## How big the market might be *Model estimate* - This search found 12 named projects, all open source, with 5 active, 4 dead, and 3 slow. - The largest visible project is Akaunting at 10,012 stars; other maintained players include vteams/open-source-billing at 770 stars and AyeCode/invoicing at 60 stars. - [akaunting/akaunting](https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting) `github` — 2017-06-21 - [vteams/open-source-billing](https://github.com/vteams/open-source-billing) `github` — 2013-03-28 - [AyeCode/invoicing](https://github.com/AyeCode/invoicing) `github` — 2017-01-09 - There were 2 stated wants, 0 first-hand complaints, and 0 unsolved Stack Exchange questions, so this looks like a small but real interest cluster rather than a loudly broken market. - At least 4 communities or content streams are talking about it: Hacker News, GitHub, Dev.to, and search/content pages from the web. - [Launch HN: Epihub (YC S20) – Shopify for teaching online](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24215376) `hackernews` — 2020-08-19 - [Tutoring paltform?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14174410) `hackernews` — 2017-04-22 - [Ask HN: What is your opinion for our non-scalable growth hacking approach](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20781734) `hackernews` — 2019-08-23 - [Best Invoice Software for Tutors - WaffleInvoice](https://www.waffleinvoice.com/blog/best-invoice-software-for-tutors) `tavily` - [Tutoring Invoice Software - Automated Billing | Oases](https://oasesonline.com/tutoring-accounting-tools/tutoring-invoice) `tavily` - [Looking for a free billing and scheduling app for tutoring](https://www.reddit.com/r/TutorsHelpingTutors/comments/1fvmq8x/looking_for_a_free_billing_and_scheduling_app_for) `tavily` - [How Tutors Can Automate Invoicing & Save Time](https://www.wise.live/blog/how-can-tutors-automate-invoicing) `tavily` ## What could go wrong *Model estimate* - Generic invoicing software already covers most core billing needs, so a tutor-only product has to beat entrenched alternatives on workflow, not features. - [akaunting/akaunting](https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting) `github` — 2017-06-21 - [vteams/open-source-billing](https://github.com/vteams/open-source-billing) `github` — 2013-03-28 - [AyeCode/invoicing](https://github.com/AyeCode/invoicing) `github` — 2017-01-09 - [Best Invoice Software for Tutors - WaffleInvoice](https://www.waffleinvoice.com/blog/best-invoice-software-for-tutors) `tavily` - [Tutoring Invoice Software - Automated Billing | Oases](https://oasesonline.com/tutoring-accounting-tools/tutoring-invoice) `tavily` - The absence of complaints means the pain may be mild or already handled by spreadsheets, PayPal, Google Calendar, or broader tutoring platforms. - [Looking for a free billing and scheduling app for tutoring](https://www.reddit.com/r/TutorsHelpingTutors/comments/1fvmq8x/looking_for_a_free_billing_and_scheduling_app_for) `tavily` - Some competitors are live and well maintained, so this is not a greenfield market. - [akaunting/akaunting](https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting) `github` — 2017-06-21 - [vteams/open-source-billing](https://github.com/vteams/open-source-billing) `github` — 2013-03-28 - [nav-gov-hu/Online-Invoice](https://github.com/nav-gov-hu/Online-Invoice) `github` — 2019-04-10 - [pzs/nav-online-invoice](https://github.com/pzs/nav-online-invoice) `github` — 2018-02-23 - [AyeCode/invoicing](https://github.com/AyeCode/invoicing) `github` — 2017-01-09 ## What to do this week *Model estimate* - Build around tutor-specific billing workflows first: recurring sessions, packages, partial payments, reminders, and payment links for parents. - [Best Invoice Software for Tutors - WaffleInvoice](https://www.waffleinvoice.com/blog/best-invoice-software-for-tutors) `tavily` - [Tutoring Invoice Software - Automated Billing | Oases](https://oasesonline.com/tutoring-accounting-tools/tutoring-invoice) `tavily` - [Looking for a free billing and scheduling app for tutoring](https://www.reddit.com/r/TutorsHelpingTutors/comments/1fvmq8x/looking_for_a_free_billing_and_scheduling_app_for) `tavily` - Validate whether tutors want invoicing bundled with scheduling, since the search repeatedly shows billing inside broader tutoring platforms. - [Launch HN: Epihub (YC S20) – Shopify for teaching online](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24215376) `hackernews` — 2020-08-19 - [jaegeun1393/MMTPrep_Tutoring](https://github.com/jaegeun1393/MMTPrep_Tutoring) `github` — 2024-11-04 - [hazemdotcom/Tutor](https://github.com/hazemdotcom/Tutor) `github` — 2025-08-30 - [Top Rated Tutoring Software with Billing invoicing 2026](https://www.getapp.com/education-childcare-software/tutoring/f/billing-invoicing) `tavily` - Target solo tutors and small tutoring businesses, because the visible content explicitly mentions small businesses, freelancers, and 5-30 family setups. - [bigprof-software/online-invoicing-system](https://github.com/bigprof-software/online-invoicing-system) `github` — 2017-10-16 - [Best Invoice Software for Tutors - WaffleInvoice](https://www.waffleinvoice.com/blog/best-invoice-software-for-tutors) `tavily` - [Top 5 Invoicing Tools for Tutoring Businesses to ...](https://tutorbase.com/blog/top-5-invoicing-tools-for-tutoring-businesses) `tavily` - [Looking for a free billing and scheduling app for tutoring](https://www.reddit.com/r/TutorsHelpingTutors/comments/1fvmq8x/looking_for_a_free_billing_and_scheduling_app_for) `tavily` - Test willingness to pay with a narrow offer: automated invoices, late reminders, and a parent portal, then compare against doing it in PayPal plus calendar tools. - [Best Invoice Software for Tutors - WaffleInvoice](https://www.waffleinvoice.com/blog/best-invoice-software-for-tutors) `tavily` - [Tutoring Invoice Software - Automated Billing | Oases](https://oasesonline.com/tutoring-accounting-tools/tutoring-invoice) `tavily` - [Looking for a free billing and scheduling app for tutoring](https://www.reddit.com/r/TutorsHelpingTutors/comments/1fvmq8x/looking_for_a_free_billing_and_scheduling_app_for) `tavily` ## Competitor strength | Project | Stars | Downloads/mo | Activity | |---|---:|---:|---| | [akaunting/akaunting](https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting) | 10,012 | — | active | | [vteams/open-source-billing](https://github.com/vteams/open-source-billing) | 770 | — | active | | [siwapp/siwapp-ror](https://github.com/siwapp/siwapp-ror) | 328 | — | dead | | [nav-gov-hu/Online-Invoice](https://github.com/nav-gov-hu/Online-Invoice) | 176 | — | slow | | [pzs/nav-online-invoice](https://github.com/pzs/nav-online-invoice) | 167 | — | active | | [mesinkasir/larapos](https://github.com/mesinkasir/larapos) | 166 | — | slow | | [OPTIMUM-LINKUP/Latest-Optimum-School-System](https://github.com/OPTIMUM-LINKUP/Latest-Optimum-School-System) | 84 | — | dead | | [bigprof-software/online-invoicing-system](https://github.com/bigprof-software/online-invoicing-system) | 60 | — | dead | | [AyeCode/invoicing](https://github.com/AyeCode/invoicing) | 60 | — | active | | [ZonCon/Ecommerce-Retronight-Android](https://github.com/ZonCon/Ecommerce-Retronight-Android) | 60 | — | dead | | [mageplaza/magento-2-delete-orders](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-delete-orders) | 57 | — | active | | [Hazrat-Ali9/Hotel-Booking](https://github.com/Hazrat-Ali9/Hotel-Booking) | 49 | — | slow | ## Domain names - `tutorinvoicing.com` — available - `tutorinvoicing.io` — available - `tutor.com` — taken - `gettutor.com` — taken --- Sources searched: hackernews (16), github (22), githubissues (none), discourse (none), intent (2), stackexchange (none), registries (9), tavily (8), devto (10) Generated by Shows Its Work — https://showsitsworks.com/idea/an-invoicing-tool-for-online-tutors Findings link to their sources. 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