Writing · Review
Grammarly
The writing assistant that follows you everywhere — now with full AI drafting on board.
Grammarly survived the chatbot earthquake by leaning into the one thing ChatGPT can't do: be everywhere. It lives in your email, your CRM, your docs, and your DMs, fixing writing at the point of typing.
What it does well
Real-time correction remains best-in-class — grammar, clarity, and tone suggestions appear inline with one-click fixes, and the tone detector genuinely saves careers on heated email days. Rewrite features tighten rambling sentences, and business plans enforce style guides across whole teams, which no chatbot workflow matches.
Where it falls short
Its generative features — drafting replies and paragraphs — are serviceable but clearly behind ChatGPT and Claude, which makes the Premium price harder to justify for drafting-focused users. Accept every suggestion and your writing converges on competent-but-beige; keep your voice by declining liberally.
Pricing
The free tier covers core grammar and spelling. Premium starts around $12/month with advanced rewrites; Business adds team controls.
Who should use it
Professionals whose writing scatters across many apps, non-native English speakers, and teams standardising their voice.
Pros
- Works in practically every app and browser field
- Tone and clarity rewrites, not just comma patrol
- Team style guides keep company writing consistent
- Trusted, mature product with low friction
Cons
- Full-drafting AI is weaker than dedicated chatbots
- Premium is pricey for what free chatbots now do
- Suggestions can sand personality out of prose
Verdict
Grammarly's moat is ubiquity — it improves your writing in the exact box you're typing in, no copy-paste ritual. As a proofreader and polisher it remains excellent; as a generator, a chatbot does more for less.