Best Grammarly Alternative
Looking for a Grammarly alternative? Schriftly offers better privacy, flexible AI models, and costs $39 once — not $144/year. Your text never touches our servers, you choose from 200+ AI models, and there's no subscription required.
Your text stays private
Grammarly sends all your text to their cloud servers. Schriftly's BYOK model sends text directly to your AI provider — we never see it.
$39 once, not $144+/year
Grammarly Pro costs $12-30/month ($144-360/year). Schriftly is $39 one-time with BYOK, or $9/month hosted. No annual commitment.
200+ AI models, not one
Grammarly locks you into their proprietary AI. Schriftly lets you choose from 200+ models including GPT-4, Claude, Llama, and Mistral.
Feature comparison
Privacy
Your text goes directly to your chosen AI provider. Schriftly never sees, stores, or processes your content. No browser extension reading everything you type.
All text is processed on Grammarly's cloud servers. Their browser extension has access to everything you type in your browser. Broad data collection policies.
Pricing
$39 one-time payment for lifetime access with BYOK, or $9/month for the hosted plan. No annual commitment. Most BYOK users spend less than $1/month on API costs.
Free tier with basic grammar and 100 AI prompts/month. Pro costs $12-30/month ($144-360/year). Business plans start at $15+/user/month.
AI flexibility
Choose from 200+ models via OpenAI and OpenRouter — GPT-4, Claude, Llama, Mistral, and more. Switch models anytime for different tasks.
Locked to Grammarly's proprietary AI. No model choice, no transparency about which model is used, no ability to switch.
What it can do
Fix grammar, translate between languages, summarize long texts, rewrite for tone, explain code, or run any custom prompt you create. Unlimited use cases.
Primarily grammar and style corrections. AI writing assistant has monthly prompt limits. No translation. Limited summarization.
Workflow
Select text in any app, press a keyboard shortcut, get instant AI transformation. No pop-ups, no sidebar, no distractions. Review changes with diff view.
Inline suggestions and pop-ups appear while you type. Can be intrusive during focused work. Sidebar takes up screen space.
Bottom line: Grammarly is a grammar checker. Schriftly is a universal AI text assistant that also fixes grammar — plus translates, summarizes, rewrites, and runs any prompt you create. If privacy, pricing, or AI flexibility matter to you, Schriftly is the better choice.
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