# Zoho Writer

> Free online word processor with AI and document automation

Zoho Writer is an online word processor with real-time collaboration, tracked changes and comments, and support for Word and Google Docs formats. Its Zia assistant drafts and rewrites text, checks grammar and translates into more than 70 languages, and built-in automation generates documents, fillable forms and signature requests from templates. Writer itself is free; businesses get the paid edition with Zoho WorkDrive, and automation beyond a monthly allowance is bought in credits.

- **Category:** Docs & Wikis
- **Made by:** Zoho Corporation (since 2005)
- **Website:** https://www.zoho.com/writer/
- **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Zoho Writer has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.50 per user / month, billed annually (Zoho WorkDrive Starter).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free for individuals and organizations with all editing features and no limit on the number of documents, plus 200 free document automation credits a month per organization.
- **Free trial:** 15-day free trial of Zoho WorkDrive, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | The full word processor on web, desktop and mobile, with unlimited documents and 200 free automation credits a month per organization. |
| WorkDrive Starter | $2.50 per user / month, billed annually ($3 monthly); min. 3 users | Zoho WorkDrive with the Zoho Office Suite, including Writer, 1 TB of team storage for 3 to 10 users and 1,000 free automation credits a month. |
| Workplace Standard | $3 per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly) | Zoho Workplace: Writer, Sheet and Show alongside Mail with 30 GB per user, WorkDrive, Cliq and Meeting. |
| WorkDrive Team | $4.50 per user / month, billed annually ($6 monthly); min. 3 users | 3 TB of team storage for 3 to 10 users, a 50 GB upload limit per file and data recovery for up to 120 days. |
| Workplace Professional | $6 per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly) | 100 GB of mail storage per user, 1 TB of team file storage for 3 to 10 users and the Connect intranet. |
| WorkDrive Business | $9 per user / month, billed annually ($11 monthly); min. 3 users | 5 TB of team storage for 3 to 10 users, custom workflows, data loss prevention policies and an admin audit trail. |

Read from https://www.zoho.com/writer/pricing.html on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Zoho Writer before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower WorkDrive rates with annual billing** (Annual discount): WorkDrive Starter is $2.50 per user a month billed annually against $3 billed monthly. Team is $4.50 against $6 and Business $9 against $11. Source: https://www.zoho.com/workdrive/pricing.html
- **Lower Workplace rates with annual billing** (Annual discount): Workplace Standard is $3 per user a month billed annually against $4 billed monthly, and Workplace Professional is $6 against $7. Source: https://www.zoho.com/workplace/pricing.html

## Key features

- **Real-time collaboration and review:** Documents are shared with set permissions and edited together in real time, with tracked changes to accept or reject, comments with @mentions and document versions.
- **Zia writing assistant:** Zia generates, rewrites, shortens and summarizes text, checks grammar and spelling in English, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, and translates into more than 70 languages.
- **Document automation:** Merge, fillable and sign templates generate personalized documents, PDFs and web forms from business data, with a visual flow builder. Generating documents uses credits.
- **Word and Google Docs compatibility:** Writer imports, edits and saves DOCX and Google Docs files along with RTF, ODT, TXT, HTML and PDF. Imports are limited to 50 MB for DOCX and 10 MB for other formats.
- **Offline mode and apps:** Desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux have a full offline mode, and there are iOS and Android apps. Changes made offline sync when you are back online.
- **Plagiarism check and publishing:** An in-document plagiarism checker reports the degree of overlap with links to matching sources, and documents can be published to WordPress, Medium or Blogger from Writer.

## Good for

- Individuals who want a free word processor on every device
- Businesses generating contracts, letters and forms from CRM data
- Teams already using Zoho WorkDrive or Zoho Workplace

## Worth knowing

- There is no standalone paid Writer plan; the pricing page sends businesses to a Zoho WorkDrive subscription for the paid edition.
- Document automation is metered: 200 free credits a month per organization (1,000 on the paid edition), then $0.05 a credit, falling to $0.01 at high volume.
- WorkDrive plans start at 3 users; buying 1 or 2 seats means contacting Zoho's sales team.
- Zia's grammar, spelling and style checks cover English, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.

## Works with

Zoho CRM, Zoho Sign, Docusign, Adobe Sign, Signeasy, WordPress, Medium, Zotero

**Tags:** Documents, Real-time collaboration, AI features, Grammar & style, Templates, Works offline, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Google Docs](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-docs): Browser-based word processor, free with a Google Account. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-docs-vs-zoho-writer)
- [Microsoft Word](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-word): Word processor sold with Microsoft 365, free in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-word-vs-zoho-writer)
- [ONLYOFFICE](https://toolgpa.com/tools/onlyoffice): Open-source office suite for documents, sheets, slides and PDFs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/onlyoffice-vs-zoho-writer)
- [Proton Docs](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proton-docs): End-to-end encrypted collaborative documents inside Proton Drive. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/proton-docs-vs-zoho-writer)
- [Collabora Online](https://toolgpa.com/tools/collabora-online): Self-hosted, open-source office suite based on LibreOffice. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/collabora-online-vs-zoho-writer)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.zoho.com/writer/pricing.html
- https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/json/pricing/writer-pricing-val.json
- https://www.zoho.com/writer/
- https://www.zoho.com/workdrive/pricing.html
- https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/json/pricing/workdrive-pricing-val.json
- https://www.zoho.com/workplace/pricing.html
- https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/json/pricing/workplace-pricing-val.json
- https://www.zoho.com/aboutus.html

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