PerfectIt on the BookBird Author Score
Author Score · editing & grammar · #9 of 10
Best for: Authors and editors enforcing consistent style across a Word manuscript
51.3 of 100 points = 5.1 out of 10. How this score is calculated
Author jobs, from PerfectIt’s own pages
- Not stated: Grammar and spelling (not stated)
- Not stated: Style reports (not stated)
- Not stated: Fiction reports (not stated)
- Yes: Handles a whole manuscript
- Yes: Works in Word, Google Docs or Scrivener
- Yes: Custom dictionary or style rules
- Yes: Your text is not used for training
PerfectIt pricing
Subscription. Free trial: 14 days. The plans as PerfectIt’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:
- Professional: $115 a year (shown as $10/month billed annually; 1-3 users)
- Elite: $145 a year (adds PowerPoint version)
- Team: $155 a year (3-100 users; per-user basis not stated in captured text)
- Enterprise: $7000 a year
USD from store.perfectit.com/pricing (store default currency usd); taxes and discount codes added at checkout.
What PerfectIt offers
From PerfectIt’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:
- Scans a whole document for consistency errors
- Hyphenation, capitalisation and spelling variants
- Undefined or repeated acronyms, with an acronym table
- Enforces your house style or a built-in style guide
- Chicago Manual of Style checks with a CMOS Online subscription
- List and table punctuation and numbering checks
- Windows edition works fully offline; Cloud edition for Mac
- PowerPoint version on Elite and above
Runs on: Windows and Mac. Works offline. Launched: 2009.
Who PerfectIt suits, and what its pages do not say
Best for: Authors and editors enforcing consistent style across a Word manuscript.
Not confirmed on PerfectIt’s pages when we checked: grammar and spelling, style reports and fiction reports. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.
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PerfectIt alternatives
| Software | Score | Price from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProWritingAid | 8.8 | Free plan; paid from $120 a year | Fiction authors wanting line edits plus whole-manuscript story feedback |
| Grammarly | 8.1 | Free plan; paid from $144 a year | Authors wanting grammar checks inside Word, Google Docs and browsers |
| AutoCrit | 8.0 | Free plan; paid from $180 a year | Fiction authors self-editing a full draft in a browser |
| LanguageTool | 7.3 | Free plan; paid from $69.90 a year | Authors writing in several languages, inside Word or Google Docs |
| Marlowe | 7.0 | Free plan; paid from $29.95 one-time | Novelists wanting a structural critique of a full draft, per report |
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PerfectIt questions
How much does PerfectIt cost?
$115 a year. PerfectIt lists 4 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.
What does PerfectIt run on?
Windows and Mac, according to its own site.
Is there a free trial of PerfectIt?
Yes, 14 days.
How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from PerfectIt’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.