SpeakBase vs Superprof
SpeakBase vs Superprof: hire a private English tutor, or practise speaking with an AI tutor?
Quick answer
Superprof is a marketplace, not a course: on 14 October 2026 its online English page listed 1,427 teachers at an average of 110 NIS per hour, with a free introductory lesson from nearly all of them and, on its Beer Sheva page, a no-commission badge, so you choose a person, agree a price and book lessons yourself. SpeakBase is a single AI speaking tutor at 39 NIS a month for 150 minutes of live conversation, about 15.60 NIS an hour of speaking at the full allowance, which is roughly 21 minutes of an average Superprof hour. Choose Superprof if you want a human teacher you pick yourself, for an exam or a school subject; choose SpeakBase if your problem is the amount of speaking you do.
Superprof and SpeakBase answer the same sentence, "I need to speak better English", in opposite ways. Superprof gives you a directory: you browse profiles, message the teachers who fit your goal and budget, and book lessons with the one you like, so the quality, the method and the price all depend on the person you choose. SpeakBase gives you one tutor: Kate, who talks with you in live voice, corrects each sentence as you say it, explains the correction in Hebrew, and is available at any hour with nothing to book. The useful comparison is therefore how many minutes of speaking each shekel buys, and what a human adds that an AI does not. Every Superprof fact on this page was read on superprof.co.il on 14 October 2026; each teacher sets their own price, so the figures below are Superprof's own averages and not a quote.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | SpeakBase | Superprof |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A subscription to an AI speaking tutor you talk to in live voice | A marketplace of private tutors (its homepage says millions of them): you pick a teacher and book lessons with them |
| Published price | 39 NIS a month or 390 NIS a year, printed on the page | Set by each teacher. The online English page showed an average of 110 NIS per hour; the first twelve profiles ran from 50 to 160 NIS an hour |
| Price per hour of speaking | About 15.60 NIS if you use the full 150 minutes a month; using less raises it | About 110 NIS for an hour with a tutor, on the platform's own online average; in a lesson part of the hour is the teacher talking |
| What 39 NIS buys | A month: up to 150 minutes of conversation with Kate | About 21 minutes of an average online hour (39 / 110 x 60), arithmetic from the page average |
| Choice of teacher | One tutor, consistent in every session | 1,427 English teachers on the online page, with profiles, degrees, prices and reviews; the page shows a 5-star average over 306 reviews |
| How you start | The first lesson is free: five minutes with Kate, no card, no form | Browse profiles, message teachers, then book through the messaging dashboard; nearly all teachers offer a free introductory lesson |
| Commitment | Monthly or annual plan, cancel any time | No subscription: you pay per lesson to the teacher; the Beer Sheva page carries a no-commission badge |
| Availability | Any hour, with nothing to schedule | When the teacher is free; the page says teachers reply within 3 hours on average |
| Corrections | Live, sentence by sentence, explained in Hebrew and turned into review cards | From a person, as good as that teacher is, and only during the lesson unless they send notes |
| Exam and school help | Speaking practice and library sets for Bagrut and the Psychometric exam | Teachers advertise Bagrut English, TOEFL, IELTS and TOEIC preparation and school subjects beyond English |
| Who it is for | Anyone who needs far more speaking practice than one weekly lesson gives | Anyone who wants a human teacher of their own choosing, face to face or by Zoom, for any budget |
Price of an hour of English practice in Israel, October 2026 (NIS)
Where Superprof is genuinely stronger
Superprof gives you a person, and a person can do things an AI tutor cannot. A good teacher sees that you freeze when you hear a question, builds a plan around your exam date, holds you to account week after week, and can cover school English, Bagrut, TOEFL or IELTS in one place. The choice is wide: the online English page lists 1,427 teachers, prices from about 50 to 160 NIS an hour in the profiles we saw, free introductory lessons almost everywhere, and no subscription, so a few lessons cost only what you spend. If you want to see a face, ask a question and get an answer from someone who knows your child's curriculum, Superprof is built for that and SpeakBase is not.
The bottom line
Choose Superprof if you want a human teacher you pick yourself, especially for an exam, a school subject or a child who needs a person in the room. Choose SpeakBase if you already know what you lack is speaking volume: a lot of one-to-one conversation, corrected as you go, at any hour and for a price you can read now. The two combine well, because a weekly lesson with a tutor sets direction and a few short sessions a day with Kate supply the practice the lesson has no time for.
Frequently asked questions
How much do Superprof English lessons cost in Israel?
Each teacher sets their own price. On 14 October 2026 Superprof's online English page showed an average of 110 NIS per hour across 1,427 teachers, and its advanced-English page for Beer Sheva showed 108 NIS across 67 teachers. The first twelve profiles on the online page ran from 50 to 160 NIS an hour. These are Superprof's own averages, not a quote.
Is the first Superprof lesson free?
On 14 October 2026 the online English page said that nearly all of its teachers offer a free introductory lesson, and the listings we read were marked "first lesson free". That is each teacher's choice, so confirm it with the teacher before you book.
Does Superprof charge students a commission?
Its Beer Sheva English page, read on 14 October 2026, carried a "no commission" badge and described lessons being arranged with the teacher through the site's messaging dashboard. The page does not set out the terms in more detail, so check the service terms before you pay.
How much does SpeakBase cost compared with a Superprof tutor?
SpeakBase Premium is 39 NIS a month or 390 NIS a year in Israel for 150 minutes of live conversation a month, which is about 15.60 NIS an hour at the full allowance. At Superprof's online average of 110 NIS an hour, 39 NIS buys about 21 minutes with a tutor. The first SpeakBase lesson is free, takes five minutes, and needs no card.
Can I use both Superprof and SpeakBase?
Yes. A tutor from Superprof can set your goals and check your progress each week, and Kate can give you the daily speaking practice a weekly lesson has no time for, correcting you live and explaining the correction in Hebrew. Many learners find the combination covers more than either one alone.
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