Textmetrics review (2026): is it worth it?
Content governance editor for SEO, readability and brand guidelines
Textmetrics report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for holding many writers to one style guide
Textmetrics checks text as people write for SEO and GEO, readability, inclusive language, accessibility and your own tone of voice, and monitors published pages against the same rules. No price is published, and a trial account only comes after a demo. Rules are set up in onboarding, and changes go through a customer success manager.
Who Textmetrics is for
- Fits if your organization has many writers who must follow one writing guide
- Works for recruitment teams writing inclusive job ads inside their ATS
Who Textmetrics is not for
- Skip it if you want to see a price first, as quotes come only through sales
- Not for you if you want to try it yourself, as a trial comes only after a demo
- Watch out: language checks cover twelve languages, and Russian only in part
- Tight if you change things often, as adding domains or users goes through a customer success manager
- Watch out: the API, single sign-on and trainable custom functions are listed under the Advanced features
Why Textmetrics gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo price is published. Textmetrics quotes by usage and organization size, so the price is only given on a sales call.
- DFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial you can start yourself. A trial account is arranged only after a demo.
- CFeaturesA real-time editor for SEO, GEO, readability, inclusive language and tone, a content dashboard, custom rule sets and WCAG checks. It polices writing rather than planning it: no keyword research or briefs on record, and language checks cover twelve languages.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Rules are set up from your writing guide during onboarding, and adding domains or users goes through a customer success manager.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, Chrome and Edge extensions, and add-ins for Word, Outlook and Google Docs, plus WordPress, Drupal, Adobe Experience Manager, Optimizely and SmartRecruiters. The API sits under the Advanced features. No app of its own.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Textmetrics's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Textmetrics's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 87 other SEO content tools we grade, and level with 20.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 24 of 87) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 16).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 88 SEO content tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Textmetrics’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 19 of 87, level with 45
- DFree plan and trialAbove 16 of 87, level with 20
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 87, level with 40
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 87, level with 82
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 24 of 87, level with 63
Keep Textmetrics, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Textmetrics you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 53 of the 87 other SEO content tools grade higher.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover.
- It plugs into other products, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and Google Docs among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Textmetrics’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 Textmetrics?
Textmetrics is a content governance platform from the Dutch company Textmetrics BV. Its editor gives writers suggestions as they type on SEO and GEO, readability, inclusive language, accessibility and the organization's own tone of voice, and its dashboard monitors published content against the same rules. It is sold to larger organizations on a quote, with the rules set up during onboarding.
Worth knowing
- Prices are not published; the vendor quotes by usage and organization size, and a trial account is arranged only after a demo.
- Language checks cover twelve languages, Russian only in part; the SEO suggestions work in more than 60.
- API access, trainable custom functions and single sign-on are listed under the Advanced features.
- Changes such as adding domains or users to the dashboard go through a Customer Success Manager.
Key features
- Real-time editor
- Suggestions while writing on keywords in titles, headings and metadata, reading level, inclusive language, sentiment and tone of voice.
- GEO guidelines
- Advice on matching text to specific questions and structuring it so AI assistants such as Copilot and Gemini can draw answers from it.
- Content dashboard
- Monitors a website's published content weekly for SEO, readability, inclusion, accessibility and branding, broken down by team or writer.
- Custom rule sets
- Rules are configured from your own writing guide and policies, with separate rule sets for teams that follow different style guides.
- Accessibility checks
- Checks text against WCAG guidelines and a target reading level such as B1, including heading structure and semantic layout.
- Plugins where people write
- Add-ins for Word, Outlook and Google Docs, Chrome and Edge extensions, and plugins for CMSs and applicant tracking systems.
Textmetrics pricing
We could not confirm Textmetrics’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See textmetrics.com for current prices.
Works with
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Google Docs
- WordPress
- Drupal
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Optimizely
- SmartRecruiters
Textmetrics alternatives
- Textmetrics vs MarketMuse
Free plan
- Textmetrics vs Clearscope
Free trial · from $129/mo
- Textmetrics vs Contadu
Free trial · from $37/mo
- Textmetrics vs Surfer
Free trial · from $49/mo
Common questions
Does Textmetrics have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Textmetrics is listed for Web.
Does Textmetrics have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Textmetrics is listed for Web.
Is Textmetrics open source?
Textmetrics is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Textmetrics have an API?
Yes. Textmetrics 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 Oct 23, 2026.