Grammarly vs Hemingway Editor
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Grammarly
Grammar, tone and rewriting help wherever you type, now part of Superh...
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Hemingway Editor
AI-powered clarity-focused writing editor
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.8 / 10 | 6.5 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free plan: spelling and grammar correction, tone detection and 100 AI prompts a month | Full browser version free forever |
| Paid from | $12/month for Pro billed annually ($144/year); $30 month to month | $19.99 one-time (desktop app); Editor Plus from $8.33/month billed annually |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | over 40 million daily active users (2025) | 5m+ monthly users |
| Founded | 2009 | 2013 |
| Maker | Superhuman Platform Inc. (formerly Grammarly) | Adam Long, Ben Long |
| Verdict | Grammarly remains the most widely deployed writing checker, and the core job of catching mistakes and adjusting tone in almost any text box is as reliable as ever. Language support has widened beyond English, and the fre... |
Hemingway Editor is a long-standing writing tool that highlights hard-to-read sentences, passive voice, adverbs, and complex phrasing, with a readability grade to push you toward clearer prose. The free web app remains g... |
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