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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.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Wordvice — $9.95/mo vs $12/mo for Grammarly
Free plan
Both have one
Best fit
Grammarly: Anyone writing in a browser, Word or email who wants corrections in place · Wordvice: Students and academics needing citation-aware, research-oriented editing
Platforms
Grammarly: Web, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android · Wordvice: Web, Chrome extension
Trust score
About even — Grammarly 94, Wordvice 91

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

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/mo$9.95/mo
Trust score94 / 10091 / 100
PlatformsWeb, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS, iOS, AndroidWeb, Chrome extension
CompanySuperhumanWordvice
Launched2009—
Last verifiedOct 16, 2026Oct 15, 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

Grammarly vs Wordvice: the questions people ask

Is Grammarly cheaper than Wordvice?

On published entry prices, Wordvice starts lower — $9.95/mo against $12/mo for Grammarly. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Grammarly or Wordvice have a free tier?

Both: Grammarly has a free tier, and Wordvice has a free tier.

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