# ProWritingAid Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is ProWritingAid the right Proofreading solution for you? Explore 497 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/170745/ProWritingAid/reviews --- ProWritingAid 4.7 (497) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of ProWritingAid Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.5 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews BR Brian R IllustratorPublishing, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “No, its also great for checking readability, pointing out cluncky sentences, over used words, bad sentence structure, checking for plagiarism and so much more.“ September 3, 2025 MA Mohamad A CounselingMedical Practice, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “nevertheless - AI Detection. where ProWritingAid falls is its algorithms is being flagged by those wannabes sites - starving to sell for uncreative AI users.“ March 30, 2025 JJ Judith J AuthorWriting and Editing, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I incorporated the feedback immediately. When I shared the stories, updated with the suggestions, with my beta readers, they mentioned how much my writing had improved.“ June 8, 2024 JD Justin D Systems AdminGovernment Administration, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It has some UI issues, and it seems to not like certain webpages...“ March 7, 2025 JC Joe C AuthorWriting and Editing, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I used the free version and I found it most helpful. When I finish a chapter I copied and then pasted it into this program.“ December 30, 2024 Dawid Z Product ManagerInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I don't take it as a major flaw because it's just an extra feature on top of the Web app - but if it exists, it should work well. And it doesn't.“ September 1, 2024 KB Kirsten B authorWriting and Editing, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I also like the style guide and that you can choose what kind of writing you are doing so it gets looked at accordingly.“ August 20, 2024 MM MAX M Author, PublisherWriting and Editing, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Doesn't fully support company and product names and flags them as errors.“ October 29, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 497 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Michelle S. Customer Experience Consultant Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Love it, bought it for life" February 7, 2025 5.0 I tried out Grammarly along side ProWritingAid and found it better meets my needs. Of course, both have developed significantly since then. PWA feels more grounded and gave me better suggestions than the competition. I bought a lifetime subscription. I have it turned on, on most webpages and in Outlook, Word and PowerPoint. It supplements the MS editor well. When I have needed help, the support team have always been great. Pros I like that it integrates with my favourite apps and is available whenever I am typing. Cons It is brilliant for novelists and other fiction writers. I would love some of their functionality focused on business and non-fiction writing. Alternatives considered [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Reason for choosing ProWritingAid I tested both and found PWA better met my needs. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) I tested both and found PWA better met my needs. Review Source BR Brian R. Illustrator Publishing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Write of Passages" September 3, 2025 5.0 One of the best tools I use, if not daily, cetainly weekly. I've enjoyed using it from day one and will carryyon using it. Pros Prowritingaid is not just a plain writing tool, I've used a few of them and wasted a small fortune. No, its also great for checking readability, pointing out cluncky sentences, over used words, bad sentence structure, checking for plagiarism and so much more. All of which go to help the writing and learning experience. Cons The thing I least like regarding Prowritingaidis, it appears to require a reasonable large piece of text to check. Small stretches are generally ignored unless you join them to a larger paragraph.Also, the filing sytem I find it awkward at times, it's not as immediate as might be to locate a previously filed document. Switched from [Scrivener](https://www.capterra.com/p/180597/Scrivener/) Ease of use. I found strivener overly complicated for my requirements. Review Source JR Jeffrey R. bumb writer Writing and Editing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Helps in writing development " December 15, 2022 3.0 Nice causes discontinuity in my writing. Often changes meaning and disrupts the meaning but helps more than it causes issues. Pros I like the capability but my internet causes issues as it is unreliable hope to get upgraded soon. Cons Requires use of the internet. Should be more robust in the options I purchased from Oxford as it kept bringing up the mac dict which is useless and it does not bring up them anymore which is actually a plus. When it brought up a dictionary, it changed my stories. Causing issues. Review Source MA Mohamad A. Counseling Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Features are needed - so Pro don't go outdated." March 30, 2025 5.0 it helped me alot with alot of my task during my studies and it is still doing so during my normal daily task, Pros New features like paraphrasing and correcting, and repetition. Cons Switching authors in the web settings reveals a range of writing styles, making it difficult to recognise each writer's unique style without a reference. ProWritingAid tends to lag behind in reflecting market changes. Due to the prevalence of AI in our time, much of what is happening involves AI creation. nevertheless - AI Detection. where ProWritingAid falls is its algorithms is being flagged by those wannabes sites - starving to sell for uncreative AI users. What I wish for Pro is it has a humanizer .. Sparks are nice .. Yet, if someone is creative enough... not needed Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) They felt Robotic. and more demanding to the test. i needed to have a program to myself not to be another company payday. Review Source AY Alexandria Y. SAHM Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Keep it up! More Summits please! " March 11, 2025 5.0 Good! I bought the lifetime Premium Pro version, and I have no regrets! Pros Ease of use and help with my editing and writing. I love the writers summits you guys put on too! Cons I would love to see an add on for Scrivener like you have for Word. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) I still use Grammarly because they have a phone app. If PWA gets a phone app, I might delete Grammarly. I had an issue with Grammarly not loading up all suggestions years ago and that is how I found PWA. Grammarly's techs could not fix the issue but after about 6 months it cleared up on its own. I also use the plagiarism in Grammarly because it is free. Review Source TF Teyka F. Freelance Creative Writer Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best editing softwares" March 17, 2025 4.0 I've been using ProWritingAid for years. It has helped me improve the quality of my writing significantly. I've tried quite a few, and this is undoubtedly one of the best. Pros The rewrite option, grammar, and spelling suggestion corrections, and style suggestions. The summary/report of an entire document is awesome, too. Cons It's a great tool, but I can't afford the premium version. However, I appreciate the free version very much. Alternatives considered [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Reason for choosing ProWritingAid ProWritingAid seems to be a better option for my purpose/genre of writing. Review Source MB Michael B. Author Publishing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Standard for Authors" November 16, 2024 5.0 Wonderful. Took a small amount of time to get used to it after years on Word. But once acclimated, and it wasn't a hard learning curve, it has become by far my favorite. I recommend it to all my friends who write, sometime with the fervor of an evangelist. Pros I'm a pantser, trying to be more organized and become a little more of a planner. PWA makes that simple, and made my writing more impactful. Cons I wish there was an option to move from Premium Lifetime to Pro Premium Lifetime, through payments instead of only a lump sum. I would immediately upgrade if that was an option. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) I played with PWA on Scrivener at a friend's house on their laptop. It was OBVIOUSLY quantum levels better than Grammarly. Came home closed my Grammarly account and bought a lifetime PWA one. Review Source RP Robin P. Business Owner Publishing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very useful with all programs I use" April 4, 2025 5.0 I am still new to use it but I use Atticus and it has been good so far. Pros I love that it picks up the simplest things that I wouldn't have caught. Cons I wish the box could be made smaller or even the ability to move it to my other screen, it covers some of the text that it is suggesting that I change - I can't see the full sentence and have to move it side to side to see it all. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) You have more features and it is less expensive Review Source BWN Boon Wah N. Self Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Application and Cost Effective for Personal Usage" December 21, 2024 5.0 good and very cost effective for personal user Pros Online correct errors, Cost Economic for Personal Usage Cons Always repeat for confirming to restructure the grammar Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Too expensive for personal user, also not privacy Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best investments for a writer" September 1, 2024 5.0 Extremely positive. It's been a major help with my career over the years, as I started out as a freelance writer. To this day, I promote a writing culture at my company and writing is part of my everyday responsibilities. It's not a flawless experience, but it's reasonably close to being one. Pros One of the best ways to improve your writing is to just do it. But doing it blindly won't make you spot mistakes. ProWritingAid helped me do just that. It's one of the main things that improved my writing for the Web skills. I've been using it since 2018 and I'm using it to this day, even though my usage is getting more and more limited. My main goal when starting to use it was to simplify my writing style and make it more understandable for people, without sacrificing the quality of my content. With a few (out of LOADS) of reports, ProWritingAid helped me do that, and more. I use the Readability, Style, and Grammar reports. for everything I write, and then other reports depending on the situation and needs. I love that ProWritingAid has a lifetime plan and it's a tool well worth the money. Cons The Web app has bugs here and there, but most of them get patched quickly. The uptime is high, probably 99.99%, but there have been a few instances when the site was down when I wanted to use it. It's not a deal-breaker, but it's also noticeable enough. And finally, the Chrome extension is rather unreliable and limited. I don't take it as a major flaw because it's just an extra feature on top of the Web app - but if it exists, it should work well. And it doesn't. Alternatives considered [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Reason for choosing ProWritingAid It offers more at a cost of some simplicity and the browser extension issues. I also preferred paying a one-time license rather than subscribing to Grammarly. Review Source HD Harrison D. Knowledge Management Specialist Information Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A class act." September 25, 2024 4.0 Less frustrating than thinking about commas. Pros Swift and efficient way of working. It has enhanced my daily routine. Cons No proper MacOS MS Word inline support. The pop ups for suggestions or sparks tend to get in the way of the text. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Cumbersome way of working that didn't suit my style. Review Source bC barry C. none Writing and Editing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My Writing Partner" July 14, 2024 5.0 I've used ProWritingAid for two years and have written two novels using it as my writing partner. Pros ProWritingAid is invaluable in my writing. Not only does it identify normal grammar issues, and voice issues, but also provides AI assistance and suggestions to make my writing better Cons I don't have any issues with ProWritingAid. It's been a great tool Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) didn't have the functionality ProWritingAid has Review Source PV Paul V. Senior System Analysis Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best integrations" May 16, 2024 5.0 I used Grammarly for 10 years but recently they keep threatening to discontinue support of integrations. Thier Microsoft Office Integration was official discontinued over a year ago although it is still available and functional but not promoted. Grammarly integrations are not that great and their where no improvements, things just got worse. The integrations in ProWritingAid all work and are easy to install. Pros ProWritingAid has the best integrations into Microsoft Office Suite, Windows Applications, and Web Browsers. Its standalone editor although based on Chrome, is very function and works well and imports a wide range of file formats. Rephrase sentence is a key functionality of ProWritingAid. If it determines something is not correct in your sentence, it will offer two alternatives. Often it will combine sentences when that makes sense to do so. It is quite uncanny how it can understand the meaning in your sentence and say the same thing in less words. Sometimes it gets the meaning of the sentence all wrong but I have learned ProWritingAid can't understand my grammar, neither will my readers and I best start again. Cons ProWriting Aid works differently than other products, such as Grammarly. Corrections in Grammarly are series of changes to each sentence till is "right" it is interactive, and each correction takes several edits. ProWritingAid offers to rephrase your sentences. The approach is different, and it takes some getting use too, but now that I've been using ProWritingAid for a while I prefer its approach. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Poor support of their integrations. Several announcements of discontinued support of integrations that never materialized. Arbitrary dropping support of selected Windows applications with no option to turn support back on and no explanation or time line on fixing the problems. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "ProWritingAid is ideal for Professionals and Students alike" July 19, 2019 5.0 Not a bad thing to say about ProWritingAid thus far. It's inexpensive, and has helped tune my writing style so I'm faster and more confident about it. With all the tweaking options available (and plug-ability), you're almost never without it. That said, Grammarly has its purpose, and I'd perhaps consider keeping free Grammarly around for its browser-based tool. While I'd advocate using both, if only choosing one I'd opt for ProWritingAid. Pros I love how ProWritingAid plugs into MS Word and Scrivener, so both authors and other professionals can utilize the power of this service. The price is very affordable, and the features aren't matched by any competitors to my knowledge. It's great to also 'tune' PWA to your writing style, so it doesn't offer irrelevant suggestions. Another cool feature is Plagiarism checks, so if you hire blog content writers, you can check to see if their content is unique. The same is useful for students who want to check their work against internet sources. Cons While ProWritingAid is great, for some platforms that requires short snippets of content like e-commerce product pages, you may be better off with Grammarly. This is because PWA has more of a 'style' focus rather than 'grammar' focus. Perhaps the ultimate approach is to start with PWA to get your writing style mastered offline, then use Grammarly for browser-based usage when writing emails and short snippets of online content (to not get style suggestions where its superfluous). Alternatives considered [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Reason for choosing ProWritingAid I liked the granular control with PWA over Grammarly. Also less concerned with potential privacy issues using PWA. Review Source JB Judy B. Book to MoneyMaker Coach Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Write Well with ProWritingAid" May 27, 2024 5.0 It improves my communication and saves me time and money. It is a must-have tool for writers of all genres. Pros It is thorough. I learn how to write with more clarity and accuracy. I can clean up my writing before I hand it off to a human editor for the final editing. It saves me time and money. Cons The learning curve was steep when I started using the software. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) PWA offered more ways to improve my writing than Grammarly Review Source MM MAX M. Author, Publisher Writing and Editing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "ProWritingAid is great!" October 29, 2024 4.0 It has been great. I like I can use it in Atticus and other apps. Pros Easy to use. Accurate and helpful. Good feedback is provided. Cons Still has some problems like effect and affect. Doesn't fully support company and product names and flags them as errors. Review Source AL Albeo L. President Motion Pictures and Film Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "From Bad to Best" August 28, 2024 5.0 At this time, I have the free version, but I plan to get the full version next week. Pros I love it. I would like to get the full program. Cons I love it. There is nothing I didn't like. This program makes me a better writer, thank you, Grammarly, for that. Review Source KB Kirsten B. author Writing and Editing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Should have got this sooner" August 20, 2024 5.0 It's intuitive, easy to use and motivates the corrections, and lets you choose at the end. I also like the style guide and that you can choose what kind of writing you are doing so it gets looked at accordingly. Pros It helps you become a better writer. You decide in the end, but it makes you think about possible errors. It helps me correct those before I send my manuscript to a professional editor. That helps me save money. I love it! Also, the critiquing is great. I can do one a day on my plan and I love waiting until I am happy about my work and then enter it for a critique, as this gives my confidence quite a boost as well as point out weak areas, if any :) Cons Let me think... No, I can honestly not think of anything other than I wished I got it sooner. Review Source HM Helgurd M. Head of Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Buy it you not regrated! " July 31, 2024 5.0 I'm pleased to possess it. It's the only app where I haven't lost any money. It worth to buy it. Pros Your fingerprints hold a world of writing. Cons Old customers with lifetime subscriptions may not receive certain features when they update. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) I found better in functions and less money. Review Source DJ Daniele J. Owner Publishing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best program for editing" June 8, 2021 5.0 Not only does this do a great job of highlighting a large variety of issues, there are also explanations and consistent usage has helped authors learn better writing habits in their future manuscripts. This company also has excellent customer service and continues to improve and add to the software. They also have an option for an extremely affordable lifetime purchase. By far better than other popular programs. Pros The sheer number of options and variety of checkers in this program are incomparable. Absolutely the best program to use to prepare your writing. Two of my favorite features are the repeats and echoes. It does an excellent job of identifying repetitive phrases and words, and the same words used too closely together. It's harder for a human editor to pick up on that as consistently as a computer and in this specific area, I feel it does a better job than a person. Obviously no program can replace a human, but this one does a fabulous job of trying. Cons I really have a hard time thinking of something bad to say about this software. I think there can be some improvements made in style choices and the thesaurus, but they aren't bad. I just feel like maybe they can be upgraded slightly. Review Source ND Naomi D. Owner Writing and Editing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I use ProWriting Aid daily to keep my editing polished and professional" July 28, 2022 5.0 My overall experience with ProWritingAid is excellent! It has made a definite difference in both my personal writing and my business as an editor. So much so, that I purchased the lifetime subscription. Thank you. Pros I find this one of the best tools for my own writing, as an author, and editing the writing of others. What I like most is that I can run reports on all aspects or specific aspects of the writing. It's like having an editorial analysis at my fingertips without having to input everything myself. This is invaluable to me. Cons What I like least is that there is a difference in American and British spellings in many circumstances. These present as errors, and can be bothersome to repeatedly encounter. It would be nice to be able to select the American version or the British version of the software to avoid this issue. Reason for choosing ProWritingAid as stated above. Review Source Simon M. Senior Marketing Manager Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Useful software with much room for improvement" March 3, 2023 4.0 I don't regret the purchase but I am not sure there is enough of a ROI compared to standard grammar and spell checks. I mainly purchased it for stylistic advice but that aspect still leaves a lot to be desired. In the age of AI one would expect more intelligent suggestions analysis of similar documents, specific conventions within that style of writing. Pros Integrated well into Word for Mac and hasn't crashed on me so far. Compared to the market leader I managed to get this license at a more attractive price. The support does respond to queries and there seems to be an effort to bring users together in a writing community. Cons The UX can be quite confusing. The scores seem to be very arbitrary and differ between the quick editor and the full editor. You can select the type of document you are writing like "academic essay" but the stylistic suggestions are not adjusted for that. References are flagged as spelling errors. Passive voice constructions are always flagged as undesirable. Sometimes the tool recommends changing a phrase/word to a more formal expression only to afterwards recommend changing it to a less formal expression. Review Source DS David S. Author Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A mixed bag" August 18, 2019 4.0 Overall, it's been a useful tool which has helped me improve my writing style. I try to find amusement in its bizarre, triggered reactions to individual words without considering context. For now, I'll continue to use it, but I can foresee a time when I feel I don't need it anymore - unless the improvements I've mentioned above get addressed. Pros It's a Microsoft Word plug-in, making it readily available whenever I'm working. The report descriptions are clear and concise, and the results are often helpful. The most useful reports are the Sticky Sentence Check (which helps me minimise fluffy writing), the Overused Words Check (which picks up the most common instances), and the Pronoun check (which helps me avoid excessive pronoun usage). Other reports (the Sentence Length and Dialogue Tags checks) offer useful information too, but they satisfy my interest in document statistics. Cons Three things stand out. 1. The Grammar Check for the Word plug-in doesn't have a user-custom dictionary. (Grammarly and Word both provide this feature.) Since I'm writing fantasy, the Grammar Check throws out an irritating stream of unrecognised words - which I've trained Grammarly and Word to accept. 2. The Grammar Check and Writing Style Check have a limited view of context, which often leads to me rejecting every suggestion. For example, it recently flagged "like", suggesting that I consider a stronger verb: examination of the surrounding words would have shown that it wasn't a verbal usage. Some tautology suggestions seem bizarre: it flags "cool" and "smooth", but these are only synonymous in a very limited language community; and it flags "heavy" and "wet" as synonymous, for some unfathomable reason. 3. There are settings to restrict certain checks within dialogue. I'd like to prevent checks for "emotion tells" in dialogue: people often say "I'm delighted to meet you", or "I'm afraid you're wrong." Such utterances shouldn't be flagged. Review Source AB Andrew B. propriater Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good Solid Produce" November 3, 2023 5.0 Pros "I've been using ProWritingAid for quite some time, and as a person with profound dyslexia, it played a crucial role not only in helping me get through my degree and my MA but was also paramount during my PhD. One of the main selling points for me was the one-time payment option, although I'm not sure if they still offer it.The tool corrected all my spelling errors and helped me reconstruct sentences. Over time, I've noticed that this product has improved significantly. I especially appreciate the dedicated app for my Apple Mac, and its seamless integration with Word and other office programs." Cons While using ProWritingAid extensively, I've come across a few drawbacks. First, on the Apple platform, it's relatively easy to work around most issues, but the tool may not integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Word as you might expect.However, the dedicated app provides a wealth of information and is quite useful for more in-depth analysis. It's important to note that ProWritingAid may not be as fully functional as a dedicated AI writing program, but it's essential to understand that this tool was never intended for rewriting or completely generating crucial documents." Reason for choosing ProWritingAid That being you are using for a long time and used it extensively at the time you had a lifelong license and a special offer on it but I took and never regretted it as I don't like a regular payment. Review Source DG Daniel G. Author Writing and Editing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An incredible and flexible tool for authors who want to conjure amazing products!" October 27, 2023 5.0 I am most amazed and fascinated! I hope you continue to exist forever! Pros All the tools are intuitive and paraphrasing has done me wonders! Cons Managing documents is a bit awkward. I wanted to transfer all my chapters under the title of my book, and I had to do it one by one. Oh boi. Good thing it wasn't a big book! 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