Admit it or not, incessant YouTube ads have worked in Grammarly’s favor, as this text correction tool has become a default for me and many others. Although the tool is pretty good at sniffing out grammatical errors, it may also offer unnecessary suggestions that more often than not change the entire tone of your content. That’s why I have been on the lookout for alternatives for Grammarly and here’s a list of the best options I’ve managed to find.
Best Grammarly Alternatives to Boost Your Content Writing
All apps on this list help you with grammar and suggest ways to improve sentence structure and readability without changing the meat of your writing with lousy recommendations. It’s worth noting that the listings are not ranked from best to worst or vice versa. They all get the basics right.
1. ProWritingAid
ProWritingAid was one tool that almost everyone recommended online and after using it, I can see why. It comes the closest to being one of the best alternatives for Grammarly. It offers suggestions as you write and underlining words that need correction.
The tool has a lot of options to identify repeating phrases, passive voice, readability, overused words, long sentences, and more. All of which you can use for free though some options like AI critique. This feature comments on your writing do need a premium subscription.
I tried its web extension, and it worked quite well for me. The tool offered real-time suggestions, synonyms, and rephrasing options to change the sentence if I wanted to. There is also something called Sparks. This lets you rephrase the selected part of the text in different tones and styles. But you can use it only thrice a day in the free version.
Though it’s not perfect. I found that the suggestion underlines are not as obvious to the eyes as they are in Grammarly. This may cause you to miss out on some of them. And while it does not try to correct my sentence tone, it does show recommendations to add a comma now and then. Still a good option nonetheless.
PROS CONS Tool bundles a lot of features Constantly offers comma suggestions Lets you rephrase sentences and change tone Text correction underlines are quite faint Offers synonyms of selected words UI feels cluttered and overwhelming Most options are available to use for free
Price: Free, paid plan starts at $30 per month
2. QuillBot
QuillBot is a widely popular spelling, grammar checker, and paraphrasing tool. It has even received an award as Google’s Favorite Extension. While I have used this tool in the past, my experience with it was limited. But after using it for a while now, I can see why it is so popular among so many users. It packs in so many valuable features like a summarizer, language translator, plagiarism checker, grammar checker, and citation generator.
While other tools lock such features behind a paywall, QuillBot lets you use them, even if, at a limited capacity. There is a word limit when using its paraphrasing tool. But what I liked is that it highlights what it changed and what it kept from the original sentence. It also does the job at once instead of having to rephrase one sentence at a time.
But I am here to test it against Grammarly so that’s what I did. After using it with some of my sample documents, it was quick to detect errors. Like Grammarly, I could click on the highlighted mistakes to fix them. I had no trouble using this tool and there were none of those pesky premium suggestions that Grammarly loves to sprinkle. So I could see myself using it daily. Overall, it’s easily one of the best Grammarly alternatives you can use.
| PROS | CONS |
|---|---|
| Rephrases entire paragraphs at once | Extension can crash at times |
| No word limit for the grammar checker in the free version | |
| Can translate texts in different languages | |
| Most features are available to use for free |
Price: Free, Premium plan starts at $5 per month
3. WordTune
This is a must-have tool and I am glad that I came across it. The reason is that it offers a bunch of AI-powered tools to help improve your writing or write stuff for you, saving you time and effort. Or I could help you out if you are going through writer’s block and need help with some inspiration. It has templates to write blogs, social media posts, marketing emails, resumes, and more.
WordTune can even summarize documents, let you ask questions related to them, take notes, or do a semantic search to look for a particular phrase in the document. It is great for spoiled brats like me who are too lazy to read lengthy paragraphs for research. There is also a feature called “Spice”. This can continue the sentence for you and write conclusions, counter arguments or give an analogy.
The free version offers unlimited fixes and works similarly to Grammarly. It was accurate and spotted the obvious flaws in my sample text. It also identified several areas that can improve sentence clarity, but require monthly subscription. I also enjoyed the paraphrasing tools provided at the top like Rewrite, Casual, Professional, Shorten, and Expand. Overall, WordTune is genuinely a decent replacement for a text editor like Google Docs, but not so much for Grammarly.
PROS CONS Useful AI writing tools and templates Daily limit on Spice and Rewrite features The Spice tool can complete sentences for you Text editor can have some more features Paraphrasing options are easily accessible at the top A good text editor with the necessary formatting options
Price: Free, Premium for $9.99/month effective with annual plan
4. ChatGPT
Dedicated grammar check tools are great but some of the best AI tools like ChatGPT are in a league of their own. While they may not provide the cohesiveness and ease of use that other writing tools do, they can fix issues while helping you get better at writing. Solving issues with writing is an extremely elementary problem for AI tools. What’s more, some of its language models are completely free and more than capable of spotting and fixing even complex grammar mistakes.
ChatGPT can also rewrite and rephrase your writeups with ease. It can also suggest synonyms and other details that would improve your writing. The only issue with the tool is that there’s no extension available and you need to fire up the website each time you want to enhance your writing.
However, third-party browser extensions do bring ChatGPT into a sidebar. We suggest being wary of them as they could be a privacy nightmare. Overall, ChatGPT is one of the best Grammarly alternatives you can use.
PROS CONS Excellent tool for writing suggestions Not very cohesive experience Completely free and comprehensive Suggests synonyms, punctuations, and readability issues Can also generate content for you Available on phones and tablets
Price: Free
5. Google Gemini
Google Gemini is arguably on par with ChatGPT but we’ve found hallucinations to be still a thing on the former. However, that was on complex questions but Gemini is as good as ChatGPT in identifying mistakes and suggesting corrections. Besides, it can rephrase, suggest alternate versions of your writeups, or literally generate paragraphs for you, just like ChatGPT.
However, the problem with Gemini is the same as ChatGPT, i.e., there’s no cohesive way to use it where you’re penning down words and need a quick suggestion. However, that limitation is eased a bit as most Google apps come with Gemini built-in, including Gmail and Google Docs. Not to mention, like ChatGPT, the Gemini app on Android makes it easier to access. Hence, if you mainly use an Android phone or tablet, or even a Chromebook, you’ll have an easier time getting grammar suggestions from Gemini.
Overall, while still not as easy as using an extension in a browser, Gemini offers great help in correcting mistakes and is easily one of the best Grammarly alternatives you can use.
PROS CONS Great tool for writing suggestions Not as good as ChatGPT Free to use Can ask synonyms, punctuations, and readability issues Can also generate content for you Can ask about synonyms, punctuations, and readability issues
Price: Free
6. LanguageTool
Taking a break from these feature-rich tools, I looked for something simple and came across LanguageTool. This grammar-checking and paraphrasing tool does only a few things but it does them well. It can help paraphrase entire sentences to a short, formal, or fluent tone. You can also double-click on certain words to look up their synonyms, similar to ProWritingAid, which I like.
This tool also supports multiple languages. Although the list of languages isn’t long, it covers most of the essential ones. You can even interpret your sentences in said languages.
Like Grammarly and other tools we have discussed in this list, it provides suggestions to fix grammatical problems in your sentences. Given it is a machine learning tool, I cannot comment on how good of a job it did because it gets better with usage but for my few tests, it did well enough. It spotted the mistakes that it needed to.
You can install its extension and use it to bring it up no matter where you write. But what irks me here is that it doesn’t offer fixes for long texts in the free version. You can upgrade to its premium plan which has 150,000 characters per text field limit. This is an issue we faced with Ginger as well. So for someone like me who writes long blogs and articles, it is best to move on to other tools.
PROS CONS Cheapest premium plan pricing Does not work with long texts in the free version Can help paraphrase sentences with a click Certain grammatical corrections work only with the paid subscription Provides word synonyms and clarity suggestions Supports multiple languages
Price: Free, Premium plan starts at $24.99 per month (comes down to $4.99 per month with the 2-year plan
7. Ginger
At first glance, you might confuse Ginger as a knockoff of Grammarly because of its logo and color scheme and I have to say that it isn’t far behind. This is another popular substitute that does offer a few neat tricks and a clean interface. This is a blessing because writing is already tough and you don’t want to deal with a complex page filled with multiple options in attempts to improve it.
The next good thing is that instead of having you fix each mistake one by one, it automatically fixes errors with just one click while highlighting the things that changed. Like Grammarly, you can also switch between U.S. and U.K. English.
After installing Ginger’s extension and using it for a brief period, I can say that the tool has its ups and downs. It offers real-time suggestions as I write and even includes a rephrase button to change the sentence which is something we have seen in other options above. But when it spots a mistake, it previews how sentences would look like when you fix the word rather than just the word itself. This can be useful as you can see whether correcting said mistake makes the sentence read better or not.
But it is not perfect. It could not correct some obvious issues. It also does not help that it can only check 900 characters at a time in the free version. Meanwhile, Grammarly has no such limit. So more often than not, you would be reaching the weekly limit if you are working on a long document. Also, it provides some unnecessary suggestions like Grammarly that do not improve the sentence. However, I would say it can be a good alternative if you do casual writing.
PROS CONS Rephrasing is available in the free version Can only check for 900 sentences at a time Corrects multiple mistakes with one click Sometimes it overlooks obvious mistakes Works well on most websites with web extensions Provides unnecessary suggestions Offers multiple options to correct a mistake
Pricing: Free, paid plan starts at $13.99 per month
8. Hemingway Editor
I feel that Hemingway Editor is a writing tool best suited for those who write long, complex sentences, rather than for people like me who need help with grammar. The tool focuses more on the readability aspect than fixing your grammar issues. Its name comes from American novelist Ernest Hemingway and, like his writing, the tool makes your writing easily readable.
The editor is simple in approach as it highlights words and sentences in five different colors. Each one uniquely identifies different issues. Yellow is for sentences that are hard to read, red is for lines that are even more difficult. Blue is for adverbs, green is for words in passive voice, and purple marks words with simpler alternatives.
When I tried Hemingway Editor, I found its interface to be its best part, as it was pretty easy to get used to. It showed all the info I needed in a simple color-coded format. I could easily tell what the issue was with my sentences depending on the color they were highlighted in.
Hemmingway has moved away from the free version. Its latest iteration, the Hemmingway Editor 3 is paid and costs $20 for a licence. It isn’t bad at all and in some cases is better than paying a monthly or yearly fee for Grammarly. Overall, it’s definitely one of the best Grammarly alternatives.
PROS CONS Helps improve readability No free version Highlights issues with different colors Easy-to-understand interface Replaces complex words with simpler ones
Price: Paid, $20/license
9. Slick Write
Slick Write is the second last online tool in this list not because it is bad but because, unlike other tools that correct your mistakes, it critiques them instead. This caters to those who want to improve the writing, grammar, and readability of their sentences.
It shows you various metrics about your writing like the use of varied vocabulary, the structure of your sentence, flow, passive voice, and more. Everything is cleanly laid out in color-coated highlights, pie charts, and graphs to help you understand which areas you can improve in.
It is already apparent that it is not the right Grammarly substitute that most people might have clicked for. But it can help you be that alternative if you write on a professional level. In my experience with these tools, none of them are a hundred percent perfect, and at times we’re mostly second-guessing if the mistakes are real. Slick Write just helps you stop that and get the confidence to make that decision.
Will I use it instead of Grammarly? No. But I will utilize it to see in which areas I can improve and there is nothing wrong with some insightful analysis of my work. Also, it is completely free so that’s another plus. Also, we’d recommend trying the website instead of the extension because users complain the latter is full of issues.
PROS CONS Offers detailed analysis of your writing Does not auto-correct grammar or spelling mistakes Displays data in charts and colored highlights Completely free to use Helps improve your writing skills
Price: Free
10. Microsoft Editor
The reason behind including the Microsoft Editor in the end is that the free version is severely watered down. Sure, it takes care of the basic spelling and grammar corrections but using more correction options like punctuation, conciseness, and clarity requires a premium subscription. Microsoft Editor is included with Microsoft 365 for $9.99 a month which is decent.
In the time we spent using it, we found it to be decent at identifying mistakes and autocorrecting them. However, it does struggle sometimes for no reason; for example, it sometimes refused to fire up and required frequent Chrome restarts before we could use it.
There are definitely better Grammarly alternatives out there but you could use the Microsoft Editor as it gets the basics right. You could also stick to it if you already have a Microsoft 365 subscription and don’t want to buy Grammarly separately.
PROS CONS Synonym suggestions Doesn’t work reliably well Autocorrect work well Most features are locked behind a paywall Support for Multiple languages
Price: Free, Comes with Microsoft 365 for $9.99/month
There are a lot of good tools in this list but in 2025, we’d pick QuillBot or ProWritingAid for professionals and ChatGPT or Gemini for those who want to write clear content for Emails.
The reason for going with the free plan is that I know I am not going to be using most of the other features, and they will also influence my writing a lot which is why it’s better to stick with the free plan. What did you think about these tools? Tell us which one you liked the most in the comments below.
