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ProWritingAid Review: Price, Features and Score

ProWritingAid at a glance: Free plan; paid from $120 a year, on web, Windows, Mac and browser extension. Below are its plans, what its own site says it does for an author, its score and the products to compare it with. We did not test it ourselves; the data was checked on October 7, 2026.

Prices and data checked October 7, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

ProWritingAid on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · editing & grammar · #1 of 12 ·

Best for: Fiction authors wanting line edits plus whole-manuscript story feedback

BookBird Author Score8.8/10 #1 of 12 editing & grammar. Worked out from ProWritingAid’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts50/50Each of the 7 author jobs on the editing & grammar list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when ProWritingAid’s own pages confirm it. 7 of 7 confirmed = 50 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts13.5/25Searches, 20 points: 18,100 a month for “prowritingaid”, against Grammarly, the most searched in this category (2,740,000), on a log scale = 13.2. Trend, 5 points: down 45% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 0.2; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 88.5 of 100 points= 8.8 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from ProWritingAid’s own pages

  • Yes: Grammar and spelling
  • Yes: Style reports
  • Yes: Fiction reports
  • 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

ProWritingAid pricing

Free plan + paid plans, one-time option. There is a free plan. The plans as ProWritingAid’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:

  • Free (2 runs per report a day on 500 words)
  • Premium: $30 a month
  • Premium: $120 a year ($10/month billed yearly)
  • Premium: $399 one-time (lifetime)
  • Premium Pro: $36 a month
  • Premium Pro: $144 a year ($12/month billed yearly)
  • Premium Pro: $699 one-time (lifetime)

USD shown on the pricing page. 3-day money-back guarantee on yearly and lifetime plans. Manuscript Analysis runs on Story Credits bought separately (Premium up to 40% off, Premium Pro up to 65% off).

What ProWritingAid offers

From ProWritingAid’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:

  • Grammar, spelling and punctuation checks
  • 25+ line-editing reports: readability, overused words, sensory detail
  • Custom dictionary and custom style guide on Premium
  • Chapter Critique and Story Canvas idea feedback
  • Manuscript Analysis of up to 300,000 words: pacing, dialogue, structure, timeline
  • Compare your style with well-known authors
  • Works in Word, Google Docs, Scrivener and other apps
  • Premium Pro adds live workshops and cowriting sprints

Runs on: web, Windows, Mac and browser extension. Launched: 2013.

Who ProWritingAid suits, and what its pages do not say

Best for: Fiction authors wanting line edits plus whole-manuscript story feedback.

ProWritingAid’s pages confirm every author job we check in its category.

About 18,100 people a month search Google in the US for “prowritingaid”, down 45% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).

ProWritingAid alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Grammarly8.1Free plan; paid from $144 a yearAuthors wanting grammar checks inside Word, Google Docs and browsers
AutoCrit8.0Free plan; paid from $180 a yearFiction authors self-editing a full draft in a browser
LanguageTool7.3Free plan; paid from $69.90 a yearAuthors writing in several languages, inside Word or Google Docs
Marlowe7.0Free plan; paid from $29.95 one-timeNovelists wanting a structural critique of a full draft, per report
Hemingway Editor6.6Free plan; paid from $19.99 one-timeWriters tightening prose; one-time desktop app or AI subscription

Compare: ProWritingAid vs Grammarly · All editing & grammar · All software for authors

ProWritingAid questions

How much does ProWritingAid cost?

Free plan; paid from $120 a year. ProWritingAid lists 7 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.

What does ProWritingAid run on?

web, Windows, Mac and browser extension, according to its own site.

How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from ProWritingAid’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.