Grammarly vs Scribens (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Grammarly: it is second in our ranking of writing tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.8.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Grammarly grades higher on features and platforms. Scribens grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Grammarly
Writing assistant for grammar, tone and rewrites in any app
Scribens
Free grammar checker with explanations, in over 40 languages
Which one is for you
Pick Grammarly if
- Fits if you write in lots of places and want the same checks in each
- Works for people writing English as a second language, and students who want citation and plagiarism checks in one place
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if a spell checker is all you need, as your browser has one
- Pricey if you pay month to month: $30, against $12 on yearly billing
- Not for you if you write in a language outside its main six, which only get spelling and basic grammar
- Tight if you lean on AI for free, with 100 prompts a month and no full-sentence rewrites or tone changes
- Watch out: Pro stops at 149 seats, Enterprise has no public price, and reviewers say it flags correct text and nags you to upgrade
Pick Scribens if
- Fits if you check short texts and want to learn why each correction was made
- Works for people writing in a language other than English
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you check long documents, as Free stops at 8,000 characters a day
- Tight if ads bother you, since Free shows them and removing them needs Premium
- Pricey if you pay monthly: €9.90 against €4.99 on the one-year term
- Watch out: prices were read in euros and sit on the app page, and the homepage footer carries a 2020 copyright
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAGrammarlyVery good | 2.8GPAScribensGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$12 a member a month on yearly billing is the top of this category's normal range, where the dearer quarter starts at $12.00. Pay month to month and it's $30, nearly four times the $8.33 middle. LanguageTool, on its own list of rivals, asks less. | B€59.90 for a year, about €4.99 a month, which is in the cheapest quarter. The one-month price is €9.90. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree lasts as long as you like, and the checking isn't capped: spelling, grammar and tone detection on everything you write. Rewrites are Pro only, AI stops at 100 prompts a month, and reviewers say it nags you to upgrade. | BFree checking of up to 8,000 characters a day, with ads. One person can get through short documents on that. |
| Features | BSpelling, grammar and tone everywhere you type, full-sentence rewrites, AI drafting, plagiarism and AI-text checks, Docs with agents that find citations and guess reader reactions, and team style guides. Advanced suggestions only cover six languages, and Docs is English only. | CGrammar, paraphrasing in tones, 40 languages, extensions and a mobile app. The listing notes extensions appear under Premium, so what Free includes is unclear. |
| Ease of use | B4.66 on the App Store from 225,387 ratings. That's a B, not an A, because an A wants 4.7, and 4.66 is 4.66. There's nothing to learn, mind: install it, type as normal, click what it underlines. | BNo store rating on record, but it's paste-and-check on the web with nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWindows, Mac, four browsers, iPhone, iPad and Android, so every device type, and it works inside Gmail, Google Docs, Word, Outlook, Slack, Salesforce, Zendesk and Jira. No Linux app is listed. | BWeb, Chrome extension, Office and Google add-ins, plus iPhone and Android. No desktop app. |
| Best for | checking your writing in every app | a free grammar check that explains each mistake |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Grammarly and Scribens. How we grade
Price against what you get
Grammarly starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Scribens starts at about $5.57 a month and scores 2.7.
Grammarly scores higher, and starts $6.43 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other writing tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Grammarly for less, and 6 score higher than Scribens for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Grammarly also covers AI agents, citations and documents.
At a glance
| Grammarly | Scribens | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per member / month, billed annually | €4.99 per month on the 1-year term (€59.90 per year) |
| Free plan | Spelling and grammar corrections, tone detection and 100 AI prompts a month. Docs is free to use, though some of its agents are limited to Pro. | Grammar checking with explanations, dictionaries and 40 languages, limited to 8,000 characters per day and shown with ads. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Pro for eligible individuals and teams, with $0 due at sign-up and an email reminder 2 days before it ends. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Superhuman Platform Inc. | Scribens |
| Price read from | grammarly.com | scribens.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Scribens
- The free version is limited to 8,000 characters a day and shows ads.
- Prices were read in euros; no dollar price was displayed.
- Extensions are listed under Premium on the homepage comparison, so check what the free version includes.
- The homepage footer carries a 2020 copyright and the pricing sits on the mobile app page, not a dedicated pricing page.
Key features
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.
Scribens
- Grammar and spelling checks
- Covers conjugation, agreement, prepositions, homonyms and punctuation, with an explanation attached to each mistake.
- Rewriting and paraphrasing
- Rewrites text in 20 possible tones. Unlimited paraphrasing is a Premium feature.
- Over 40 languages
- The checker works in more than 40 languages, including English, French and Spanish, with dictionaries for definitions and synonyms.
- Extensions and add-ins
- A Chrome extension and add-ins for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, per the homepage.
- Mobile app
- A keyboard on iOS and an accessibility-based overlay on Android offer correction, rephrasing and translation in other apps.
Plans
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.
Scribens
Free$0
Grammar and spelling checks with explanations, up to 8,000 characters per day, with ads.
Premium 1 month€9.90
per month, billed monthly
Up to 5 million characters a month, 100,000 per check, unlimited paraphrasing and no ads.
Premium 3 months€24.90
per 3 months (€8.30 a month)
Same Premium features. The page marks this term as 16% off the monthly rate.
Premium 1 year€59.90
per year (€4.99 a month)
Same Premium features. The page marks this term as 50% off the monthly rate.
Ways to pay less
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.
Scribens
- Annual discount
50% off the yearly term
The mobile app page shows the 1-year Premium term at €59.90, marked 50% off the monthly rate, against €9.90 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Grammarly or Scribens?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Grammarly starts at $12 per member / month, billed annually, and Scribens starts at €4.99 per month on the 1-year term (€59.90 per year). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Grammarly or Scribens?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Grammarly and Scribens have a free plan.
Which platforms do Grammarly and Scribens run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Grammarly lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.