ProWritingAid vs Grammarly: Quick comparison

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Side-by-side comparison

Whether you’re crafting novels or polishing a business proposal, the right tool makes a difference. Information effective March 1, 2026.

Feature

ProWritingAid

Grammarly

Grammar checking

Paraphrasing

Tools to beat writer’s block

Writing style analysis

25+ advanced style reports

Basic style corrections

Story analysis and feedback

Tools to market your book

Author comparison

Genre-specific suggestions

Integrations

Desktop, browser extensions, online editor

Desktop, browser extensions, online editor, mobile

Privacy

Never uses your data

Trains AI on your writing

Key differences

While Grammarly and ProWritingAid are both useful tools for refining writing, they serve different purposes. Here’s a brief overview of the key differences:

  • While ProWritingAid has been specifically designed for creative writers, Grammarly caters more to business and academic writing, with suggestions that prioritize clarity and efficiency over creative expression.

  • Grammarly’s AI-driven features are built for speed and ease, allowing users to quickly generate, rewrite, and refine text with minimal input—whereas ProWritingAid is designed to support creativity, offering suggestions that help you improve your craft rather than doing the work for you.

  • ProWritingAid provides in-depth editing tools, including detailed style reports, pacing analysis, and dialogue insights, along with genre-specific suggestions tailored to fiction.

  • ProWritingAid also includes story-level analysis, giving you feedback on elements like plot, character, and world-building across an entire manuscript, as well as tools to support book marketing.

Why choose ProWritingAid?

ProWritingAid is the essential toolkit for storytellers, helping over 4 million writers craft their stories and bring them to life.

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In-depth analysis & actionable feedback

Tailored analytical tools assess every aspect of your writing in seconds and teach you how to improve.

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Works with your favorite writing app

ProWritingAid works wherever you do, fitting neatly into any writing app like Word, Google Docs, or Scrivener.

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Your writing is safe with ProWritingAid

Your writing is sacred, so we use bank-level security to keep it safe and never use your text to train our algorithms.

Written with ProWritingAid

Join the bestselling authors who used ProWritingAid to edit their books.

All of Me by Leeanna Morgan

All of Me

USA Today bestselling author Leeanna Morgan’s poignant romance is about a young widow finding a second chance at love in a small mountain town.

Stone of Fire by J F Penn

Stone of Fire

J.F. Penn, New York Times bestselling author, delivers a thrilling archaeological adventure filled with danger, conspiracy, and ancient secrets.

Sanctuary by Melle Amade

Sanctuary

A spellbinding tale of magic, romance, and adventure set in a secret school for supernatural beings, from USA Today bestselling author Melle Amade.

Your masterpiece is just a few clicks away

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Actionable advice to improve your writing

Make your writing more powerful in seconds. Enhance your sentences instantly by adding sensory details, eliminating weak words, and fixing common mistakes.

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Features: Chapter Critique, Manuscript Analysis and Virtual Beta Reader

In-depth feedback on your story

Get instant feedback on a single chapter with Chapter Critique. Want feedback on your entire manuscript—in minutes? Try Manuscript Analysis and Virtual Beta Reader.

Suggestions to help keep your readers hooked

Make your story come to life with “show, don’t tell” suggestions. Our sensory reports and pacing improvements will help you identify places to further engage your readers.

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Sparks Inspire

Tools for finding inspiration

Beat writers block for good with tools to help you start or continue writing. With ProWritingAid, the right words are always at your fingertips.

Works in all your favorite writing apps

Access all ProWritingAid’s features directly in your writing app of choice.