AutoCrit vs Grammarly

AutoCrit

• Novelists self-editing a draft before paying a human editor
• Genre fiction writers who want comparison with published books
• Authors who want planning, editing and formatting in one place
• Writers looking for a members' community and live workshops

Grammarly

• People who write across many apps and want the same checks in each
• Teams of up to 149 that need a shared style guide and brand tone
• Students who want citation, plagiarism and AI-detection checks in one editor

AutoCrit

• The Free Forever account includes only select editing tools; the Summary Report, Story Analyzer+, readers and formatting need Pro.
• It is web-based only. The site works on phones, but AutoCrit recommends a desktop or laptop for editing.
• Monthly subscriptions are not refundable. Annual plans can be refunded within 60 days, prorated at $30 a month.
• The editing reports are algorithmic; generative AI is used only in the optional Inspiration Studio.

Grammarly

• The Free plan is capped at 100 AI prompts a month and leaves out full-sentence rewrites and tone adjustments.
• Pro costs $30 per member a month on monthly billing, against $12 a month when billed annually.
• Pro stops at 149 seats; larger organizations need Enterprise, which is priced through sales.
• Advanced grammar, clarity and tone suggestions cover six languages; the other supported languages get spelling and basic grammar only.

AutoCrit

Line editing reports

More than 25 interactive reports cover pacing, dialogue, strong writing, word choice, repetition and readability, with a spelling and grammar checker.

Genre comparison

Guided editing compares a manuscript with published work in a chosen fiction or non-fiction genre and gives a summary score to track edits against.

Story Analyzer+

Reviews a whole book for character arcs, conflict, timeline, contradictory events, foreshadowing and story beats, and can analyze a full series.

Alpha and beta readers

Automated readers give impressions of a draft from a reader's point of view, from 20+ ready-made reader avatars or a custom-built one.

Story Builder and Inspiration Studio

Story Builder holds the premise, world-building, characters and beat sheets. Inspiration Studio uses generative AI to suggest ideas when a story stalls.

Formatting and export

Formatting tools set margins, fonts, trim size and front matter, then export a manuscript to EPUB or a print-ready PDF.

Grammarly

Grammar, spelling and tone checks

Corrects spelling and grammar and shows the tone of a message on every plan. Full-sentence rewrites and one-click tone adjustments are part of Pro.

Works inside other apps

Desktop apps for Windows and Mac, extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge, and iPhone, iPad and Android apps bring suggestions into tools such as Gmail, Google Docs, Word and Slack.

Docs and AI agents

Docs is a browser-based document editor with agents including AI Grader, Citation Finder, Reader Reactions, Humanizer and Paraphraser. Some agents are limited to Pro.

Generative AI prompts

Drafts and reworks text from a prompt. The allowance is 100 prompts a month on Free, 2,000 per member on Pro and unlimited on Enterprise.

Plagiarism and AI detection

Scans a document for text that matches other sources and for passages likely to be AI-generated. The plans page lists both checks under Pro.

Team style controls

Pro team accounts get style guides, brand tones, knowledge share, snippets and usage analytics, so a group writes with the same terms and voice.

AutoCrit

• Free Forever$0

  Write and edit without word limits, with noteboards and cards for planning and a small set of interactive editing tools.

• AutoCrit Pro Annual$15

  per month, billed annually

  Everything in Pro Monthly at half the monthly rate, described by AutoCrit as 6 months free every year.

• AutoCrit Pro Monthly$30

  per month

  All features: 25+ editing tools, the Summary Report and AutoCrit Score, Story Analyzer+, alpha and beta readers, formatting, Market Fuel and the community.

Grammarly

• Free$0

  Spelling and grammar corrections, tone detection and 100 AI prompts a month, for individuals.

• Pro$12

  per member / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)

  Full-sentence rewrites, tone adjustments, style guides and brand tones, and 2,000 AI prompts a month. Sold for 1 to 149 seats.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited members and AI prompts, dedicated support, confidential mode, granular roles and data loss prevention. Sold through Superhuman Go.

AutoCrit

• Annual discount

  50% off with annual billing

  AutoCrit Pro costs $15 a month when billed annually against $30 on the monthly plan, which the pricing page describes as 6 months free every year.

Grammarly

• Annual discount

  Save up to 60% with yearly billing

  Pro is $12 per member a month when billed annually and $30 when billed monthly. The plan toggle advertises a saving of up to 60% on yearly billing.

• Education

  Discounts for educational institutions

  The plans page FAQ says Grammarly offers discounts for educational institutions. Grammarly for Education is quoted through its education sales team.