Grammarly alternatives
10 tools that do a similar job to Grammarly in writing.
Alternatives listed
10
Free options
None
Open source
None
The alternatives
Wordtune
Free plan
Rewrites a sentence ten ways so you can pick the one that lands.
Hemingway Editor
Free plan
Flags dense sentences and passive voice. Brutal, and usually right.
ProWritingAid
Free plan
Deep style and structure reports for long-form manuscripts.
DeepL
Free plan
Translation and document rewriting with unusually natural output.
Lex
Free plan
A writing app that only helps when you ask it to.
QuillBot
Free plan
Paraphrasing, summarising and citation tooling for students and writers.
Rytr
Free plan
Cheap short-form copy generation across dozens of use cases.
Sudowrite
Paid
Fiction-first writing tool for drafting, describing and rewriting prose.
Clipdrop
Free plan
A toolbox of one-job image utilities — cleanup, relight, upscale.
Descript
Free plan
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript text.
Side by side
| Tool | Pricing | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Grammarly (current) | Free plan | Grammar, tone and rewrite suggestions everywhere you type. |
| Wordtune | Free plan | Rewrites a sentence ten ways so you can pick the one that lands. |
| Hemingway Editor | Free plan | Flags dense sentences and passive voice. Brutal, and usually right. |
| ProWritingAid | Free plan | Deep style and structure reports for long-form manuscripts. |
| DeepL | Free plan | Translation and document rewriting with unusually natural output. |
| Lex | Free plan | A writing app that only helps when you ask it to. |
| QuillBot | Free plan | Paraphrasing, summarising and citation tooling for students and writers. |
| Rytr | Free plan | Cheap short-form copy generation across dozens of use cases. |
| Sudowrite | Paid | Fiction-first writing tool for drafting, describing and rewriting prose. |
| Clipdrop | Free plan | A toolbox of one-job image utilities — cleanup, relight, upscale. |
| Descript | Free plan | Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript text. |
Head to head
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