Grammarly alternatives
Grammarly's free tier is deliberately limited, and monthly billing runs 2.5x the annual rate. These are the alternatives our reviews name, each with the reason it made the list.
Top Grammarly alternatives
Ranked by our editorial score.
Cheaper on its annual plan and built around paraphrasing modes rather than Grammarly's broader grammar/tone/plagiarism suite — a fit for students rewriting existing text.
vs Grammarly: Better value (8 vs 7) · Fewer integrations (6 vs 8)
Source: our QuillBot review
Step-up alternative: “Grammarly Business for teams needing deeper brand style guides, compliance controls, and enterprise SSO.”
Narrower and cheaper than Grammarly, focused on sentence-level rephrasing and tone rather than deep grammar/punctuation correction.
vs Grammarly: Better value (8 vs 7) · Fewer features (7 vs 9)
Source: our Wordtune review
Step-up alternative: “Grammarly Business for team-wide style guides, deep grammar enforcement, and plagiarism detection.”
For customer support and sales teams specifically: native CRM/helpdesk integrations (Zendesk, Salesforce, Intercom) and team performance analytics that general-purpose Grammarly doesn't offer.
vs Grammarly: Fewer features (7 vs 9)
Source: our Sapling.ai review
Lighter alternative: “Grammarly Business for teams that only need grammar and tone polish without CX-specific autocomplete.”
A free, focused readability editor for anyone who just wants clearer sentences — no AI subscription, no tone detection, no account required.
vs Grammarly: Better value (9 vs 7) · Fewer features (6 vs 9) · Fewer integrations (5 vs 8)
Source: our Grammarly review
Comparison: “vs Hemingway Editor: Hemingway focuses narrowly on sentence-level readability and clarity with a one-time desktop purchase ($19.99) or $9.99/mo Plus plan; Grammarly covers real-time grammar, tone detection, and generative AI suggestions across all your writing surfaces, making it a fuller day-to-day assistant.”
* “Lower listed price” compares the entry prices in our reviews. Where the two tools price differently (per seat, per contact, per email sent), the cheaper option depends on your list size and sending volume.
How they compare
Our five sub-scores out of 10. Bold means at least a point above Grammarly.
Choose by what you need
The same reviewed relationship as the list above — not a new comparison.
Choose QuillBot for something lighter
Cheaper on its annual plan and built around paraphrasing modes rather than Grammarly's broader grammar/tone/plagiarism suite — a fit for students rewriting existing text.
Choose Sapling.ai for more power
For customer support and sales teams specifically: native CRM/helpdesk integrations (Zendesk, Salesforce, Intercom) and team performance analytics that general-purpose Grammarly doesn't offer.
Free alternatives to Grammarly
4 of the 4 alternatives have a free plan.
QuillBot, Wordtune, Sapling.ai, Hemingway App
What each free plan includes
Lower listed starting price than Grammarly ($12/mo): QuillBot ($8.33/mo), Wordtune ($6.99/mo), Hemingway App ($8.33/mo). Pricing models differ, so compare at your own list size.
How we picked them
Every alternative here is named in one of our own reviews — either in the Grammarly review (as a lighter or more powerful option, or in a head-to-head comparison) or in the other tool's review. Each relationship was then checked by hand: would someone replacing Grammarly reasonably consider this tool? Rankings follow our editorial score only; no tool pays to be listed or ranked.
Relationships drafted from our catalogue reviews on 30 September 2026 for this local preview. Before publication each row is confirmed by a Conversion Gems editor.
4 tools our reviews mention alongside Grammarly that we left out, and why
- languagetool — Named as Grammarly's own listed lighter alternative, but LanguageTool has no catalogue page — our own keyword research also routes 'languagetool' queries to a future tool-profile page, not this alternatives page.
- prowritingaid — Named in Grammarly's own comparison text, but ProWritingAid has no catalogue page — our own keyword research also routes 'prowritingaid' queries to a future tool-profile page.
- microsoft-editor — Named in Grammarly's own comparison text, but Microsoft Editor has no standalone catalogue page.
- grammarly-enterprise — Grammarly's own listed step-up alternative is its own highest-tier plan, not a separate switchable product.
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