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Grammar Checker.cc 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.

The short answer

Free plan
Both — Grammar Checker.cc is free to use, Grammarly has a free plan
Higher Trust score
Grammarly — 94 vs 66 for Grammar Checker.cc
Best fit
Grammar Checker.cc: quick, no-signup grammar checks on short pieces of text · Grammarly: Anyone writing in a browser, Word or email who wants corrections in place
Platforms
Grammar Checker.cc: Web · Grammarly: Web, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Status
Both up at our last check — Grammar Checker.cc Oct 14, 2026, Grammarly Oct 16, 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

Side by side

FactGrammar Checker.ccGrammarly
CategoryGrammar & ProofreadingGrammar & Proofreading
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Starts at—$12/mo
Trust score66 / 10094 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Company—Superhuman
Launched—2009
Last verifiedOct 14, 2026Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Grammar Checker.cc

There's no signup wall and no word-count trap that pushes you toward a paid plan, which is rare for a grammar checker since most competitors gate the useful corrections behind an account. The weak point is accountability: the privacy policy and terms are generic templates that name no operator and say nothing specific about pasted text, which matters for a tool that has you paste your own writing into a box.

Pros

  • completely free with no account required
  • checks grammar, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure in one pass
  • includes basic paraphrasing and style suggestions
  • results appear immediately on the same page

Cons

  • 1,000-word cap per check with no way to extend it
  • no browser extension found, only the standalone page
  • privacy policy and terms name no company and do not say how pasted text is stored or used

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 Grammar Checker.cc if you need

  • quick, no-signup grammar checks on short pieces of text
  • users who don't want to create an account just to fix a paragraph

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

Grammar Checker.cc vs Grammarly: the questions people ask

Is Grammar Checker.cc cheaper than Grammarly?

Grammar Checker.cc is free to use; Grammarly starts at $12/mo.

Does Grammar Checker.cc or Grammarly have a free tier?

Both: Grammar Checker.cc is free to use, and Grammarly has a free tier.

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