Can I store my Zoom link in OBRI?

Yes. Keep the meeting link with the student or lesson so it is easy to find each session.

Is OBRI cheaper than Zoom Pro?

OBRI is free up to 3 students and serves a different purpose. Many tutors run free Zoom plus OBRI rather than paying for Zoom Pro.

Does OBRI include video calls?

OBRI is not a video tool. Keep using Zoom (or Meet) and attach the link to each lesson in OBRI, which handles scheduling, homework, and payments.

Can I store the Zoom link per student?

Yes. Add your meeting link to recurring lessons so students always know where to join, and OBRI sends the reminders.

Head-to-head comparison

OBRI vs Zoom — Video Calls vs Full Tutor CRM

Zoom hosts the lesson. OBRI runs everything around it — students, schedule, homework, notes, and payments. This page shows where each fits for tutors.

Best for: Tutors who teach on Zoom but track students, homework, and payments in scattered notes and spreadsheets.

In short

No — they are complementary. Keep Zoom (or any video tool) for the live lesson and use OBRI for students, scheduling, homework, notes, and payments.

OBRI

Free up to 3 students. Paid from $9/mo.

Zoom

Free 40-min meetings. Pro from ~$15/mo.

FeatureOBRIZoom

Video lessonsUse your own video tool

Student records and notes

Homework assign + submit

Payment tracking

Lesson scheduling with remindersMeeting scheduling only

Parent progress portal

Recurring lesson managementRecurring meetings

Progress history over months

Screen sharing / whiteboardVia video tool

No commission on your rate

Why tutors switch from Zoom to OBRI

Zoom hosts the call but you still track everything else by hand.
You need to know who has paid — Zoom does not handle payments.
Homework lives in chat with no submission flow.
Repeat students need a progress history, not just a meeting link.

The bottom line

Zoom is the lesson room, not the business. It runs the video call superbly, but it knows nothing about who paid, what homework is due, or how a student is progressing over months.

OBRI is the system around the call: scheduling with reminders, a homework portal, payment tracking, lesson notes, and parent access. You keep teaching in Zoom and let OBRI handle everything before and after the meeting. The two are complementary — most tutors need both.

How to switch from Zoom in 4 steps

1Keep Zoom as your video tool — no change needed there.
2Create a free OBRI account and add your students.
3Set up recurring lessons in OBRI and paste your Zoom link into each lesson.
4Track homework and payments in OBRI so the admin lives in one place.

Who should choose what

Choose OBRI if

Tutors who teach over video and need scheduling, homework, payments, and notes around the call.

Stick with Zoom if

Anyone who only needs reliable video meetings — Zoom remains the call itself, not a CRM.

Quick answers

Does OBRI replace Zoom?: No — they are complementary. Keep Zoom (or any video tool) for the live lesson and use OBRI for students, scheduling, homework, notes, and payments.
Can I store my Zoom link in OBRI?: Yes. Keep the meeting link with the student or lesson so it is easy to find each session.
Is OBRI cheaper than Zoom Pro?: OBRI is free up to 3 students and serves a different purpose. Many tutors run free Zoom plus OBRI rather than paying for Zoom Pro.
Does OBRI include video calls?: OBRI is not a video tool. Keep using Zoom (or Meet) and attach the link to each lesson in OBRI, which handles scheduling, homework, and payments.
Can I store the Zoom link per student?: Yes. Add your meeting link to recurring lessons so students always know where to join, and OBRI sends the reminders.

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