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Gramara vs Grammarly

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Grammarly publishes a starting price ($12); Gramara does not. Both have a free tier.

GramaraGrammar and phrasing fixer for people writing English as a second language, with tone presets.GrammarlyGrammar, tone and rewriting help inside every app

Side by side

FactGramaraGrammarly
CategoryGrammar & ProofreadingGrammar & Proofreading
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Starts at—$12 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome Ext, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
CompanyVectica Systems Ltd.Superhuman
Launched—2009
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Gramara

Narrower than Grammarly and better for one specific job: turning non-native English into sentences a native speaker would write, then showing you the result in your own language so you can check the meaning survived. It is free, which is the main reason to try it, and also the reason to keep a backup — a free single-page tool with no visible business model can vanish.

Pros

  • Rewrites awkward sentences rather than only flagging errors
  • Shows the corrected sentence translated into your native language
  • Three tone presets: formal, informal, concise
  • Free with no visible paywall or word cap

Cons

  • Web editor only — no browser extension, desktop app or API
  • No pricing page, terms detail or roadmap published
  • Nothing on the site states when the product launched or how it is funded

Grammarly

Still the default for catching mistakes inside other people's software, but the free tier has quietly become an AI-prompt meter and the honest price is $30 unless you commit to a full year.

Pros

  • Runs inside the apps people already write in rather than as a separate editor
  • Free tier still covers spelling, grammar and tone detection with no time limit
  • Pro folds in plagiarism and AI-text detection that rivals charge for separately

Cons

  • The $12 headline is the annual rate; paying monthly costs $30
  • Free AI allowance is 100 prompts a month and depletes quickly
  • No public API, so it cannot be embedded in another product
  • Enterprise pricing is not published anywhere on the site

Which one fits

Choose Gramara if you need

  • Non-native speakers polishing English emails, essays or posts
  • Checking that a rewrite kept your intended meaning via native-language translation
  • Switching a draft between formal, informal and concise registers

Choose Grammarly if you need

  • Anyone writing in a browser, Word or email who wants corrections in place
  • Teams enforcing a house style guide across people who are not writers
  • Non-native English speakers who want fluency rewrites, not just error flags

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