Sapling review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Sapling report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for grammar and rewrites inside email and support chat
Sapling checks grammar, completes sentences, rephrases and flags AI-written text, in a browser extension and add-ins for Google Docs, Word and Outlook. Pro is $12 a month billed yearly, and the free plan works on free sites only. If you want chat assist or a team plan with a real price, that's Enterprise and a sales call.
Who Sapling is for
- Fits if you write support replies or sales emails all day and want saved snippets
- Works for developers who want a grammar or AI-detection API
Who Sapling is not for
- Skip it if you need it on every site for free, as unlimited use on premium domains needs Pro
- Tight if you stay on Free: 20 snippets and AI checks capped at 2,000 characters
- Watch out: the API is billed separately, per character, with a $5 minimum
- Pricey if you're buying for a team, as Enterprise starts at 10 seats and chat assist is only there
Why Sapling gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$12 a month on yearly billing, $25 if you pay monthly. That's just under the dearer quarter of writing tools, which start at $12.50.
- CFree plan and trialThe free plan gives basic suggestions, 20 snippets and AI checks up to 2,000 characters, on free domains only. A 1-month Pro trial needs no card.
- CFeaturesGrammar, autocomplete, rephrase, AI detector and an API. The listing puts chat assist on Enterprise only.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You install an extension or add-in and connect it to each place you write.
- BPlatforms and integrationsBrowser extension and add-ins for Google Docs, Word, Outlook, Gmail and Slack, plus an API. No desktop or phone app listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sapling's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Sapling's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 23 of the 100 other writing tools we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 51 of 100) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12 a month, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 42 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 26 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 101 writing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sapling’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 17 of 100, level with 35
- CFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 100, level with 55
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 100, level with 63
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 100, level with 52
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 51 of 100, level with 41
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 79 writing tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Sapling, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Sapling does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 62 of the 100 other writing tools grade higher. It costs $144 a year.
What you could not
- Grammar checking as you type, wherever you type.
- Text expansion that works in every app.
- It plugs into other products, Zendesk, Salesforce and Slack among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Sapling’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Sapling?
Sapling checks grammar, completes sentences, rephrases text and flags AI-generated writing. It runs as a browser extension and as add-ins for Google Docs, Word and Outlook, and it integrates with support and sales tools. A separate API lets developers call the same language features.
Worth knowing
- Unlimited use on premium domains needs Pro or Enterprise; the free plan works on free domains only.
- Chat assist is listed for Enterprise only, not for Pro.
- The API is billed separately from Pro, per character, with a $5 minimum.
- Team pricing is not published beyond a start at 10 seats and $15 per seat per month.
Key features
- Grammar and spelling checks
- Real-time suggestions as you type in browser editors and in Google Docs, Word and Outlook add-ins.
- Autocomplete and snippets
- Autocomplete Everywhere finishes sentences on paid plans, and snippets insert saved replies. The free plan allows 20 snippets.
- Rephrase
- Rewrites a selected sentence in other wording. It is part of Pro and Enterprise and is not on the free plan.
- AI detector
- Scores text for AI-generated passages. Free checks stop at 2,000 characters; Pro and Enterprise allow 100,000 per check.
- API and SDK
- Grammar, autocomplete, AI detection, paraphrasing and sentiment through HTTP requests, with Python and JavaScript client libraries.
Sapling pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sapling has a free plan, and paid plans start at $12 per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $12 per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Basic writing suggestions, 20 snippets and AI detector checks up to 2,000 characters each, on free domains.
- Free trial
- 1-month free trial of Pro, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Basic suggestions, 20 snippets, and AI detection up to 2,000 characters per check. |
| Pro | $12per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) | Advanced suggestions, autocomplete, rephrase, unlimited snippets, and AI detection up to 100,000 characters. |
| API | $5one-time minimum top-up, used as you go | Usage-based language and AI detection APIs for developers, billed per character. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Adds chat assist, team analytics, SSO and SCIM, and self-hosting. The page says it starts at 10 seats. |
Read from sapling.ai on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sapling before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 52% with annual billing
The pricing page shows Pro at $12 a month when billed annually, against $25 a month billed monthly.
Stated on sapling.ai - EducationStudent and nonprofit discount
The pricing FAQ says Sapling has a discounted plan for students and nonprofits; terms are by contacting the company.
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Common questions
Does Sapling have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sapling is listed for Web.
Does Sapling have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sapling is listed for Web.
Is Sapling open source?
Sapling is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Sapling have an API?
Yes. Sapling offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.