What to use instead of Grammarly

Hemingway Editor is the cheapest verified alternative to Grammarly: Hemingway Editor Individual 5K costs $100 a year against the $144 Grammarly Pro costs, so $44 stays in your account. 5 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.

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Grammarly Grammarly Pro

Current price

$30 / member / month

$144 a year

Cancellation

Easy

≈ 2 minutes · Web or app store

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Verified alternatives to Grammarly

5 verified · checked 6 Aug 2026

Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.

Biggest saving hemingwayapp.com

He Hemingway Editor Hemingway Editor Individual 5K plan $10 / month

$44 stays with you
every year

$144 $100 a year

$100 you pay $44 you keep

Cancels in about 2 minutes Free plan to fall back on

Switch to Hemingway Editor Or read our Hemingway Editor guide

Cheaper than Grammarly prowritingaid.com

ProWritingAid ProWritingAid Premium plan $30 / month

$24 stays with you
every year

$144 $120 a year

$120 you pay $24 you keep

Cancels in about 2 minutes Free plan to fall back on Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to ProWritingAid Or read our ProWritingAid guide

Free plan wordtune.com

Wordtune Wordtune Advanced plan $13.99 / month

Higher listed entry price

Cancels in about 2 minutes Free plan to fall back on Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to Wordtune Or read our Wordtune guide

Free plan claude.ai

Claude Claude Pro plan $20 / month

Higher listed entry price

Why this one - AI assistant for careful editing and rewriting

Strong long-form editing Free plan available No automatic grammar checks across every app

Switch to Claude Or read our Claude guide

Free plan chatgpt.com

ChatGPT ChatGPT Plus plan $20 / month

Higher listed entry price

Why this one - General AI assistant for drafting and rewriting

Strong drafting and rewriting tools Free plan available No automatic grammar checks across every app

Switch to ChatGPT Or read our ChatGPT guide

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