Grammarly alternatives
Writing Assistants · www.grammarly.com
Grammarly is an AI writing assistant that checks grammar, spelling, and tone and generates or rewrites text across desktop, mobile, and browser apps.
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Top Grammarly alternatives
We compared 9 products and found 5 cheaper options (3 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Grammarly Pro at $12/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Grammarly’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Grammarly costs $12/mo on the Pro plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 5 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities. Grammarly's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Wordtune Advanced plan · missing: Plagiarism checker | 80% | $6.99/mo how? ⓘ | $60.12 / year 42% cheaper | |
Rytr Unlimited plan marketing copy — adjacent | 100% | $7.50/mo how? ⓘ | $54 / year 38% cheaper | |
AI Humanize Basic plan · missing: Plagiarism checker, Browser extension, Grammar and spelling checker ai humanizer — adjacent | 40% | $9.90/mo how? ⓘ | $25.20 / year 17% cheaper |
Which Grammarly alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
What you give up
Capabilities Grammarly has that the top alternatives lack.
- Plagiarism checker — Check generated text for plagiarism.Missing from Rytr, QuillBot, Wordtune, AI Humanize.
- Browser extension — Use the writing assistant from a browser extension.Missing from AI Humanize.
- Grammar and spelling checker — Flag and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation as you write.Missing from AI Humanize.
- Tone adjustment — Rewrite text in a chosen tone, such as formal or casual.Missing from QuillBot, Wordtune.
Feature comparison
Grammarly vs the top alternatives, on the 5 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Grammarly | Rytr | QuillBot | Wordtune | AI Humanize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plagiarism checker from Pro | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Browser extension from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Grammar and spelling checker from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tone adjustment from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Paraphrasing / rewriting from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $12/mo Pro | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Basic | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Grammarly covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Plagiarism checker — from Pro
- ✓ Browser extension — from Free
- ✓ Grammar and spelling checker — from Free
- ✓ Tone adjustment — from Pro
- ✓ Paraphrasing / rewriting — from Pro
- ↑ SSO / SAML — only from Enterprise, not compared
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.grammarly.com/plans (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
How much does Grammarly cost?
Grammarly's Pro plan costs $12/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Grammarly alternative?
Yes. QuillBot has a free plan that covers 60% of the 5 capabilities we compared against Grammarly.
What is the cheapest Grammarly alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Rytr is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does Grammarly have a free plan?
Yes. Grammarly's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-03 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.