# 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/Tettra/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 PV Paul V Senior System AnalysisHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “ProWritingAid has the best integrations into Microsoft Office Suite, Windows Applications, and Web Browsers.“ May 16, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 MW Matt W. CTO Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "ProWritingAid review. Notes from a small island (in the south pacific)" September 11, 2019 5.0 I've used the premium version for 18 months and have based my comments on my experience in that time. I use it both for work and for some of the creative writing I do. I'm a massive fan of using technology to improve how I work and ProWritingAid is right up there as one of the most useful tools I use. It makes a significant difference to how long it takes me to write a document. I write fewer iterations and am more confident in the quality of my first draft because of it. I feel like it's not just correcting my grammar, but also helping me to become a better writer. They have a free version as well as premium versions offering: - monthly subscription - yearly subscription - lifetime license (approx 3.5x annual subscription) I would strongly recommend it to anyone writing at work or at home. In my view, it is significantly better value than other editing and reviewing software on the market. Pros I like the fact that I can use it everywhere. It's available in Word, Chrome, and Google Docs. There's even a desktop application. I like the real-time checker that identifies the quick fixes. But the real value is in the deeper reports. Don't be put off by the number of them - my advice is to have find out which ones you find most useful. My favourites are: 1. Thesaurus report, which lets me quickly find better words to use. 2. Readability report, which focuses me on areas that I can improve. 3. Sticky sentences report, which helps me get straight to the point. Once you know which ones you use most, you can combine them (it's called a Combo report) and with one click, you've got detailed analysis of your writing. Cons All software has pros and cons. While ProWritignAid is no different, it is worth saying that they do seem focused on continual improvement. My main criticisms over the last 18 months have been: 1. No integration with Google Docs - this has now been released and works well. 2. It can be daunting how much it tells you about your writing but this is necessary - writing is complex. The more you use it, the better it gets. 3. When I was using the free version, the 500-word limit caught me out a few times. It's not an issue for any premium users, however. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Privacy concerns initially, but in the end the features were better in PWA. Review Source Dr Mekhala S. Senior Editor Publishing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Useful software if you know what you want from it. " July 13, 2022 5.0 Useful software if you know what you want from it. I couple it with macros and other professional software to perform my duties in my fiction editing business. I will be buying it again, as I have integrated the parts I like into my daily working. Pros Things I really like and use daily: 1. Check for echoes 2. Repetition/word phrase overuse. 3. Punctuation check Cons Things I don't like or use: 1. Working on long documents is difficult 2. Analyzing the whole document is hard, and it crashes my word, this caused me to lose time and money. Hence why I only choose the above checks. 3. The style guides were difficult to set up, so i never used it to its full potential Alternatives considered [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/)[Hemingway Editor](https://www.capterra.com/p/233308/Hemingway-Editor/) Reason for choosing ProWritingAid It was the most useful for what I needed it for. Lots of choices, and it was accurate. Takes some getting used to. but once you have cracked it, it is easy enough to work with. Review Source AJ Ann J. President Publishing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "24-hour Employee" May 25, 2024 5.0 ProWritingAid is a tool I use every week, and sometimes every day. As a novelist, it's a blessing to have a set of tools that elevate my writing, enhance my editing abilities, and shave off multiple revisions on my part. Pros There are so many functions available. As a publisher, I can use the tools I need for editing or writing as needed. Cons There is a steeper learning curve because there are so many functions. This is not a complaint about the product. It takes some time to become proficient with all the tools. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) ProWritingAid was more robust and able to handle large files. Review Source BD Bethany D. Editor Publishing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best software of its kind" April 20, 2021 4.0 I personally find the Grammar and Spelling filters on the ProWritingAid checker to be most relevant to my personal needs. I would love to see ProWritingAid keep expanding and refining those particular checks! Right now, I feel that the software focuses more on passive voice and optional stylistic refinements than necessary while failing to catch some fairly obvious typos, but I have confidence that the software will just keep improving over time. Pros As a full-time editor, I get the editing software question almost weekly. I like to think of editing software as Microsoft Word's spelling and grammar check on steroids—it's a very similar process, but much more thorough. ProWritingAid is a fantastic last line of defense against rogue typos and subtle style errors. Cons Many users don't understand that editing software can't be used as a substitute for human eyes on their manuscript. Accepting all of ProWritingAid's changes without reviewing them will result in a stilted, strange manuscript! Instead, for best results, review changes individually, evaluating whether you feel that each change is relevant and necessary for your manuscript. This is also a great way to identify areas for improvement in your writing and improve over time! I would love to see ProWritingAid one day check for errors while users type or underline errors within the body of a Word document (as they do on their online interface) but I understand that their MS Word integration is new and features along those lines may be coming in the future! Alternatives considered [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) Reason for choosing ProWritingAid I compared the two and determined that ProWritingAid was a much better fit for my needs. Switched from [Grammarly Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/170306/Grammarly-Business/) I personally prefer the one-time fee to a subscription model and feel that ProWritingAid is much more thorough, with much more accurate suggestions, than Grammarly. ProWritingAid also has a stronger MS Word integration and is able to check longer documents without requiring them to be split into multiple parts. 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 CS Charles S. Author Writing and Editing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very Glad I Found It" August 3, 2024 5.0 I am very much enjoying this tool and do not see myself not using it in the future. Pros It works with the apps I use for writing and so far all the prompts have been useful so far. It is much more useful than the basic word processor spell and grammar checker. Cons The plug in seems to slow my cloud based tools slightly (there is a very slight but noticeable delay when writing online) but this is not enough to take me out of what I am doing. Review Source PD Paul D. student Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Use Pro Writing Aid" August 29, 2024 5.0 Positive because it is more exacting than its competitors. Pros Comprehensive in its editing and offers the rephrasing option. Cons Using rephrasing component ups my AI use score to dangerously high levels and can flag my work in an academic setting. I wish there was an AI use checker in the program. Review Source JG Julie G. Writer Writing and Editing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best writing partner ever!" June 2, 2024 5.0 ProWritingAid has been a game-changer for me. Having it there to help me out has boosted my confidence and made me more productive. Pros ProWritingAid is always there, wherever I am working. I am always in control, but it's nice to have the program catching errors in real time. But the best part is when I can use it to read what I've written and make suggestions about how to say it better. Sometimes I just can't think of the right word, and it comes up with something perfect. Cons Occasionally it gets in the way when I'm not editing, but it's easy enough to turn it off. Review Source AS Amanda S. Author Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It's good but not my first choice." June 6, 2024 4.0 It's alright. The price point doesn't make it worth my while. The AI suggestions are alright. The system could use some tweaking to bring in more accuracy with the content being analyzed. Pros I love the ease of use. ProWritingAid is very easy to use. Cons When I submitted my manuscript to my proofreader, I was annoyed to hear my document was riddled with grammar mistakes. I spent hours using this software to proofread and it didn't really do what I had hoped...which is to catch grammar mistakes. Review Source Kathleen B. Freelance Copywriter Writing and Editing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Best Software Investment for Writers" May 4, 2022 5.0 I switch between many different kinds of writing: fiction, web, sales copy, and business copy. ProWriting Aid is like a live-in assistant to help me keep my writing styles for each type within the necessary parameters. No second-guessing myself. It also has this really nifty tool where it analyzes your writing style and compares it to famous writers. Believe it or not, this is more than a gimmick! This teaches you what works in their writing which means you can extrapolate how to make it work for you! Pros I loved the fact that it was fairly inexpensive to buy and that it had enough functionality for different types of writing. Everything from different fictional genres to web copy. Best of all, when ProWriting Aid has special events, you get FULL access to all of the sessions with membership. These are webinars that have loads of useful information in them and are worth buying the software just to have access. Cons I disagree with the metric which measures "sticky" sentences. But, I understand why it's there and while it doesn't necessarily fit with my own personal writing style, it makes me more mindful. Review Source Megan B. Freelance copywriter Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ProWriting Aid is a Pro Writers tool!" February 20, 2023 5.0 I've used ProWriting Aid for years now and I love it. It's so handy to have the browser extension so I can use it wherever I'm writing anything. Overall I really love this tool Pros I love that it helps improve my writing in no time at all. The suggestions can help me become a better writer too as I see myself improving over time as I use the tool. I like how it can find over used words and sentences that don't flow correctly and help me to fix them. Generally just helps to improve my writing. Cons Some of the spelling and grammar suggestions aren't right so I use it with Grammarly free and take suggestions on board but don't accept every one of them. Reason for choosing ProWritingAid Grammarly 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 MB Michael B. Writer Writing and Editing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Share in the best editing program I have discovered." September 7, 2022 5.0 Pros It provide flexibility. With it been integrated with another program I use it will instantly highlight mistakes. If you choose you can disable that function and just write. At a later stage you can enable the function again and carry out your audit. I often do that because I do not want interruptions when I am in "the zone" if I can call it that. Their newest addition also allow for auditing where someone else assists and you provide a link for the other person to assist with auditing. There is also provision to make changes without changing the original text. It is an amazing addition. Cons Currently struggling with the integration with a program called Atticus. The staff is very helpful, but it problem has not been solved. Part of the problem is that I am a writer and not a technical expert, and often it take me a lot of time to complete requests from their staff. A far more pertinent issue is that you cannot use the program if there is no electricity available. Unfortunately living in South Africa we have "load shedding" up to three times a day. From 09h00 until 11h00 this morning it happened unannounced. 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