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Alternatives to Vale

Vale suits documentation teams and developers who want style rules enforced beside their code. This open-source command-line linter runs offline as a single binary, without an account, server, or model. It handles many markup and structured-content formats, extracts comments from 19 programming languages, and supports custom YAML rules, ready-made style packages, editor integrations, a language server, GitHub Actions, and pre-commit hooks. Its free plan is MIT-licensed, with…

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DeepL Write

DeepL Write is a writing assistant for revising text.

Free planAndroidiOSWeb

From $8.74 a month

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27.5

textlint

textlint is a free, open-source tool for checking natural-language text against rules that users install and configure.

Free planOpen sourceWebAPIExtension

Free plan

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37.5

Trinka

Trinka is an AI grammar correction and language enhancement assistant designed for academic and technical writing.

Free planWebAPIExtension

From $300 a year

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WRITER
WebAPIExtensionmacOS
7.5From $39 a month
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Sapling
Sapling combines writing assistance with developer tools for adding language model-powered functionality to applications.
Free planWebAPIExtensionSelf-hosted
7.4From $144 a year
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Revise
Revise is a browser-based document editor and word processor that pairs documents with AI models.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted
7.3From $8 a month
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ProWritingAid
ProWritingAid is a writing tool that provides grammar and style suggestions through browser extensions and a desktop editor.
Free planExtension
7.1From $120 a year
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JSS Style Checker
JSS Style Checker checks LaTeX and BibTeX manuscripts against the Journal of Statistical Software style guide.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPIExtensionSelf-hosted
7.0Free plan
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Readable
Readable is an online toolkit for analyzing and improving writing readability and quality.
WebAPI
7.0From $12 a month
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Hemingway Editor
Hemingway Editor helps writers assess readability by scoring text and highlighting sentences and issues that may make a message harder to understand.
WebmacOSWindows
6.8
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StyleMCP
StyleMCP checks AI-generated drafts against brand rules and can rewrite copy to follow a brand voice.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
6.7From $9 a month
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Claritar
Claritar is web-based brand voice software for agencies that evaluates drafts against saved client guidelines, flags mismatches, and offers rewrites.
Free planWeb
6.6From $19 a month
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Content Checker
Content Checker helps writers apply Government Digital Service style and content design guidance.
Free planAndroidiOSWebmacOS
6.6Free plan
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StyleGuard
StyleGuard Pro is a text proofing system that checks spelling, style, word usage, and proper names while you write.
WebAPIExtensionmacOS
6.6
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Markup AI
Markup AI reviews written content before publication against brand, style, quality, and citability requirements.
WebAPIExtensionmacOS
6.5From $249 a month
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PerfectIt
PerfectIt is a paid document-checking tool for finding consistency mistakes and style issues in professional writing.
iOSWebmacOSWindows
6.5
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StyleWriter
StyleWriter is a Windows desktop manuscript editor and English grammar and style checker that integrates with Microsoft Word.
Windows
6.5$30 one-time
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Lingofy
Lingofy is a proofing and style tool that checks writing against dictionaries, published references, and custom rules.
WebAPIExtensionmacOS
6.3From $49.99 a year
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Typerighter
Typerighter is an open-source document checker that applies user-defined rules to copy, in a role similar to a spelling or grammar checker.
Free planAPISelf-hosted
6.2Free plan
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write-good
write-good is a free, MIT-licensed linter for English prose, available as a command-line tool and JavaScript API.
Free planLinux
5.8Free plan
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proselint
proselint is a free, open-source linter for English prose.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted
5.7Free plan
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WordRake
macOSWindows
5.7
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Congree Authoring Server
Congree Authoring Server helps organizations check spelling, grammar, terminology, and style while reusing approved wording.
WebAPISelf-hostedWindows
5.5
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RedPen
RedPen is a free, open-source proofreading tool for writers and programmers preparing technical documents or manuals that follow a writing standard.
LinuxmacOSWindows
5.5
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alex
alex is free, open-source software for finding gender-favouring, polarising, race-related, religion-inconsiderate, and other unequal phrasing.
WebAPIExtension
5.4
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Monostyle
Monostyle is a free, GPL-3.0 Linux framework for linting documentation against a style guide.
Linux
5.2
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prosesmasher
4.8
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Acrolinx
4.3
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