# Sapling review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Writing assistant and AI detector for support and sales teams Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Writing Tools - **Made by:** Sapling Intelligence, Inc. - **Website:** https://sapling.ai - **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need it on every site for free, as unlimited use on premium domains needs Pro. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Sapling has a free plan, and paid plans start at $12 per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $12 per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) | Advanced suggestions, autocomplete, rephrase, unlimited snippets, and AI detection up to 100,000 characters. | | API | $5 one-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 https://sapling.ai/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sapling before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 52% with annual billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows Pro at $12 a month when billed annually, against $25 a month billed monthly. Source: https://sapling.ai/pricing - **Student and nonprofit discount** (Education): The pricing FAQ says Sapling has a discounted plan for students and nonprofits; terms are by contacting the company. Source: https://sapling.ai/pricing ## 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. ## Good for - Support and sales agents who write many similar replies - Developers adding grammar or AI detection to their own software - Individuals who want a free checker across many websites ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: C.** $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. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The 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. - **Features: C.** Grammar, autocomplete, rephrase, AI detector and an API. The listing puts chat assist on Enterprise only. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You install an extension or add-in and connect it to each place you write. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Browser extension and add-ins for Google Docs, Word, Outlook, Gmail and Slack, plus an API. No desktop or phone app listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it stands among writing tools - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/writing ## Keep it, 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. - You could not: Grammar checking as you type, wherever you type. - You could not: Text expansion that works in every app. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Zendesk, Salesforce and Slack among them, and has an API. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Zendesk, Salesforce, Slack, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Gmail, Outlook, TinyMCE **Tags:** Grammar & style, Text expansion, AI features, Public API ## Alternatives - [Grammarly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/grammarly): Writing assistant for grammar, tone and rewrites in any app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/grammarly-vs-sapling) - [LanguageTool](https://toolgpa.com/tools/languagetool): Grammar and style checker for more than 30 languages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/languagetool-vs-sapling) - [ProWritingAid](https://toolgpa.com/tools/prowritingaid): Grammar, style and story-critique toolkit for book writers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/prowritingaid-vs-sapling) - [Wordtune](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wordtune): AI rewriting, grammar and summarizing assistant for English. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/sapling-vs-wordtune) - [QuillBot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/quillbot): AI paraphraser with grammar, summarizing and AI-detection tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/quillbot-vs-sapling) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://sapling.ai/pricing - https://sapling.ai/ - https://sapling.ai/integrations Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/sapling Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).