Gramara vs QuillBot

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.

The short answer

Free plan: Both — Gramara is free to use, QuillBot has a free plan
Best fit: Gramara: Non-native speakers polishing English emails, essays or posts · QuillBot: Students and non-native writers rewording essays and emails sentence by sentence
Platforms: Gramara: Web · QuillBot: Web, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Trust score: About even — Gramara 95, QuillBot 93
Status: Both up at our last check (Sep 6, 2026)

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

GramaraGrammar and phrasing fixer for people writing English as a second language, with tone presets.

QuillBotParaphrasing, summarising and citation tools for students

Side by side

Fact	Gramara	QuillBot
Category	Grammar & Proofreading	Paraphrasing & Rewriting
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Starts at	—	$19.99/mo
Trust score	95 / 100	93 / 100
Platforms	Web	Web, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Company	Vectica Systems Ltd.	Learneo, Inc.
Last verified	Sep 6, 2026	Sep 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

QuillBot

QuillBot remains the fastest way to reword a paragraph you have already written, and the free tier is enough for occasional use; Premium at roughly $8 to $20 a month depending on term buys the extra modes, longer inputs and the plagiarism checker that students actually want. Against a general chatbot it wins on speed and a purpose-built interface, not on writing quality, and against Grammarly it is cheaper but narrower.

Pros

Free tier includes grammar checking, two paraphrase modes, translation and AI detection
Extensions and apps for Chrome, Windows, macOS, Safari, iOS and Android keep it inside the writing surface
Paraphrase modes and a synonym slider give more control than a one-shot rewrite prompt
Backed by Learneo, a large education group, rather than an anonymous operator

Cons

Month-to-month Premium is about 2.4 times the annual rate, so the headline low price assumes a year up front
The site blocks automated access, so none of the figures here come from its own pricing page
The App Store listing itself disagrees on how many Premium paraphrase modes exist (8 versus 10+)
The heavy student use and the AI detector attract academic-integrity scrutiny that can rebound on users

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 QuillBot if you need

Students and non-native writers rewording essays and emails sentence by sentence
Anyone who wants grammar, paraphrase, summary and citation tools in one browser extension
Occasional users, since the free tier handles short rewrites without an account upsell wall