Alternatives to Grammarly
An AI writing assistant that checks grammar and spelling and suggests rewrites and tone changes. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Grammarly
An AI writing assistant that checks grammar and spelling and suggests rewrites and tone changes.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Grammarly.
QuillBot
An AI writing tool for paraphrasing, grammar checking, summarizing and generating citations.
QuillBot adds paraphrasing, summarizing and a citation generator to grammar checks, with apps for Windows, Android and iOS plus Chrome, Edge and Safari extensions.
Wordtune
An AI writing assistant that suggests rewrites, adjusts tone and proofreads English text.
Wordtune focuses on English rewrite suggestions and tone switching with a browser extension and iOS app, and has a free plan without a credit card.
HyperWrite
An AI writing assistant with a document editor and Chrome extension for autocomplete, rewriting and research.
HyperWrite offers autocomplete and rewriting through a document editor and a Chrome-only extension, plus research with scholarly citations.
Rytr
An AI writing assistant with over 40 templates for drafting, rewriting and improving text.
Rytr centres on over 40 templates for drafting copy, with rewording and grammar tools and a Chrome extension, rather than checking text as you type.
ProWritingAid
A grammar checker and style editor with planning and critique tools aimed at fiction writers.
ProWritingAid adds style and line-editing feedback plus story planning tools geared toward fiction, and works in Microsoft Word and a desktop editor.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Grammarly as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Paperpal
An AI academic writing tool with grammar checks, citations, paraphrasing and journal submission checks.
Grammarly checks grammar, clarity and tone as you type across many apps and websites, but lacks Paperpal's academic citation styles and journal submission checks.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Lex
A minimalist online word processor with built-in AI feedback, rewriting and live collaboration.
Sudowrite
A web-based AI writing partner built for novelists and fiction writers.
ChatGPT
OpenAI's AI assistant for conversation, writing, coding, analysis and image creation.
Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis and coding, with a large context window.
DeepL
An AI translator and writing assistant for text, documents and speech, with desktop, mobile and browser apps.
Wispr Flow
A voice dictation app that turns speech into cleaned-up text in any application.
