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Grammarly vs Wordvice

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 starts at $12, Wordvice at $9.95. Both have a free tier.

GrammarlyGrammar, tone and rewriting help inside every appWordviceAI grammar and proofreading suite from an established academic-editing company, with paraphrasing and plagiarism checks built in.

Side by side

FactGrammarlyWordvice
CategoryGrammar & ProofreadingGrammar & Proofreading
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$12 month$9.95 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, Chrome Ext, Windows, macOS, iOS, AndroidWeb, Chrome Ext
CompanySuperhumanWordvice
Launched2009—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

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

Wordvice

Wordvice's advantage over pure AI grammar tools is that it's backed by an editing company with over a decade of academic and business proofreading behind it, and human editors are available as a fallback. The free tier's 5,000-word cap is tight for anyone working on long documents.

Pros

  • Backed by a proofreading company operating since 2013, not a pure AI startup
  • Bundles grammar, paraphrasing, translation, and plagiarism checks in one subscription
  • Human expert editing is available as a paid add-on, not just AI

Cons

  • Free tier's 5,000-word monthly cap is easy to exceed
  • Wide feature bundle means each individual tool (translation, summarization) may be less deep than a dedicated competitor

Which one fits

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

Choose Wordvice if you need

  • Students and academics needing citation-aware, research-oriented editing
  • Writers who want a human proofreading option alongside the AI tools
  • Teams of 10 or more, where per-seat pricing drops

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