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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 26th, 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 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 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 DC Diwakar Dixit C IT ManagerInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I have been using ProWritingAid since March 2020 as a replacement of Grammarly,  as this provides lifetime subscription, which is very much cheaper compared to Grammarly. Since it uses your account to authenticate, you can install this on an unlimited device.“ March 25, 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 TJ Tomara J GhostwriterPublishing, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The one time lifetime license purchase works far better for my budget than a monthly subscription.“ October 28, 2024 HD Harrison D Knowledge Management SpecialistInformation Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The pop ups for suggestions or sparks tend to get in the way of the text.“ September 25, 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](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](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](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](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](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 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](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](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Too expensive for personal user, also not privacy Review Source CG Cabbie G. Author Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An Invaluable Resource. " March 20, 2025 5.0 ProWritingAid is an invaluable resource. Pros I am a long-time user of ProWritingAid. It has helped me become a better writer, whether posting comments on Facebook, composing an email, or working on a chapter for my novel. Practice has helped me become more articulate by reducing the clutter in my writing. I recommend it to anyone who wishes to express themselves more succinctly. , Cons The trend today is to avoid adverbs. Sometimes, I find this annoying. I sometimes prefer to express my thoughts without the constant intrusion of an expert. I will revise later, thank you. Review Source Malika B. author Writing and Editing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "From Sloopy Errors to Sleek Document" March 14, 2025 5.0 Fabulous tool. I'm glad I bought a Lifetime membership. Pros I am grateful for ProWritingAid. I've edited my manuscript, and it seems fine. When I use ProWritingAid, I have made 100 sloppy mistakes. I'm saved from embarrassment with a chance to improve before printing. Cons Sometimes a little slow. But it may be the internet. 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](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 KM Kory M. Theapist Mental Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I like it so far!" December 7, 2024 5.0 Pros It makes brilliant suggestions. I think the interface is easy now that I've had it a few days. Cons It was hard to get it to work at first. It conflicted with my browser until I found out a conflicting ext and turned it off. Switched from [Grammarly](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) mostly the cost and because I just wanted to try something new Review Source TJ Tomara J. Ghostwriter Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Professional with ProWriting Aid" October 28, 2024 5.0 It's wonderful and the reports generated help target areas of improvement in my writing Pros The one time lifetime license purchase works far better for my budget than a monthly subscription. Cons Running out of free plagiarism checks is annoying, but it's not a deal breaker. Alternatives considered [Grammarly](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Reason for choosing ProWritingAid The cost was cheaper and better than monthly license fees 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](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 Integrated Marketing Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Way better than Grammarly" July 30, 2019 5.0 ProWritingAid has helped reduce the time it takes to get from first to final draft by half. Our content and copy is written by many people, with all kinds of writing backgrounds. It used to be a chore to pinpoint typos and makes corrections. Now, after running a few reports and working through them, we get great, readable SEO content in a fraction of the time. Pros I love ProWritingAid because there are so many helpful reports that allow you to get as detailed as you want when editing. I use the summary, style and grammar reports all the time. When I'm working on a larger marketing piece, I use the readability, pacing and other reports to help tighten my writing up. I also love how well the software integrates with Microsoft Word and Google Chrome. And one of my all-time favorite features is the word explorer. It's helped me pick the perfect word or phrase on numerous occasions. It's also nice that it's regularly updated with new and improved features. Cons I wish there was a way to use this on a mobile device. I'm writing this review on my phone, and I feel like I'm flying blind with ProWritingAid there to let me know about spelling, grammar and readability mistakes. I'd never produce marketing material on my phone, but I certainly write enough emails that I want to look and read professional. Switched from [Grammarly](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) At the time, we were using Grammarly and paying for it every month. Because it was only available online, I didn't use it that much. As soon as ProWritingAid offered a lifetime version, I jumped on the opportunity and I'm glad I did. As a nonprofit, we have limited budget and it's hard to continue to pay for numerous software solutions month by month. ProWritingAid has allowed us to create and edit great content without constantly renewing a tool we hardly used before. Review Source WA William A. Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ProWritingAid gives professional tools to everyone" June 29, 2022 5.0 I have edited over 3,000,000 words using this software, over several years. It is formidable, and thorough. From novels to articles, blog posts to emails ProWritingAid delivers the goods. It is flexible, and you can denote both tone and style. Pros For instance, picking an Academic Style, with a formal tone, vs a Romance Novel and casual style. The suggestions can be modified according to native language as well! An excellent tool, and one I use every day. Cons It has a bit of a tendency to initially be very conservative regarding passive / active voice and reading levels. While this is good for casual articles, when using it to proof academic papers, it can be too aggressive. Luckily, it is tunable. Another thing is that having to pay an additional fee to purchase 'credits' for use in detecting plagiarism is a bit problematic. Alternatives considered [Grammarly](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Reason for choosing ProWritingAid Better performance, but twice the cost. Then I obtained PWA as part of a bundle, and the cost was competitive. Switched from [Grammarly](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Better performance, but twice the cost. Then I obtained PWA as part of a bundle, and the cost was competitive. 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](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 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 David T. Producer/Director Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Pro Writing Aid - very useful" July 27, 2021 5.0 Not business as such, but in my book series, I use this as a first step in cleaning up an initial draft, so that by the time the manuscript gets to my editor, there are fewer problems to clean up. Pros It's both stand alone and a plug-in for Word. Therefore I can fire it up and have it check a chapter while I am in Word, or I can have it proof the whole document while not in word. If that makes sense. It certainly helps to clean up that initial fast draft. Cons I'm not very fond of the subscription model. I tends to think I need to write in a classic style, but I write fantasy, and as such, I will craft sentences that this will flag. Thus I have to wade through crotch-deep false flags, versus where I actually have a problem. Switched from [SMART EDITOR](https://www.capterra.com/p/174099/smartEDITOR/) Pro Writing Aid is a bit more robust. Review Source AC Alison C. Proprietor ali macgee ink Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best there is" July 28, 2022 4.0 Pros ProWritingAid is the best editing program out there. It can distinguish between British and American English and is remarkably complete when you let it review an entire document at once for all that it can catch. It can catch inconsistent useage, for instance, along with wordy or muddy prose with overused words and clichés. This functionality matters most, but I also dearly love the fact that you can buy a permanent licence. I hate subscription software. Cons The program is best used as you write for my purposes. When it goes over an entire document with full reports after the fact, it can take a very long time to get through them all, and many of the suggestions might well be useful to a novice writer, but less so to an experienced professional who knows when to break the rules. 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! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Project Manager Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Peace of mind that follows you around" October 14, 2021 5.0 Pros First of all, contrary to other similar software I used in the past, this one doesn't slow my computers to a crawl. It does everything it says, does it well, and offers a web version as well as an installable version which can be conjured to use within most windows applications. Great for my Scrivener workflow. Cons Bit bare-bone and the windows app seems bulky and clumsy to use at times but under the hood it packs a lot of powerful features and quality tools Switched from [Grammarly](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Grammarly was a complete resource hog Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.