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Head-to-head · AI writing assistants · facts checked 15 Sept 2026

Grammarly vs QuillBot

Grammarly scores 8.3 to QuillBot's 7.3 among the AI writing assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

Grammarly
#1 of 7 AI writing assistants
8.3
/ 10
From
$12/mo (Pro plan, billed annually)
Free plan
Yes
QuillBot
#2 of 7 AI writing assistants
7.3
/ 10
From
$19.95/mo (Premium, monthly billing; $8.33/mo billed annually)
Free plan
Yes
The verdict

Grammarly wins, 8.3 to 7.3

QuillBot's Premium plan costs $19.95 a month against Grammarly's Pro at $30 a month. Grammarly holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification; QuillBot's trust center lists neither. Grammarly also works inside Word, Google Docs, Outlook, Gmail and Slack, where QuillBot's add-in list is Word alone. Both check grammar and plagiarism, generate new text from a prompt, detect AI writing and rewrite AI text to read as human.

Pick Grammarly if you want SOC 2, ISO 27001 and wider app coverage.

Pick QuillBot if you want a cheaper plan and don't need extra add-ins.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

Everyday writing at work
Grammarly
Grammarly 10.0 · QuillBot 9.0 on what it helps with and where it works
  • Word, Google Docs, Outlook, Gmail and Slack add-ins: Word, google_docs, outlook, gmail, slack against Word
  • Browsers it has an extension for: Chrome, edge, firefox, safari against Chrome, edge, safari
Writers on a budget
QuillBot
Grammarly 4.0 · QuillBot 7.0 on pricing
  • Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $19.95 against $30
Teams with a house style
Grammarly
Grammarly 10.0 · QuillBot 6.0 on teams and control
  • Your own style guide and terms: Grammarly yes, QuillBot does not say
  • API: Grammarly yes, QuillBot does not say
  • Single sign-on: Grammarly yes, QuillBot does not say
Companies strict about privacy
Grammarly
Grammarly 8.0 · QuillBot 2.0 on privacy and security
  • SOC 2: Grammarly yes, QuillBot no
  • ISO 27001: Grammarly yes, QuillBot no
Section 01

How they score

Both are scored the same way, against the other AI writing assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Grammarly leads on 3 of 5 criteria.

What it helps with30% of the score
Grammarly10.0
QuillBot10.0
Pricing25% of the score
Grammarly4.0
QuillBot7.0
Where it works20% of the score
Grammarly10.0
QuillBot7.5
Teams and control15% of the score
Grammarly10.0
QuillBot6.0
Privacy and security10% of the score
Grammarly8.0
QuillBot2.0
How the score works →
Section 02

Where they differ

Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.

Monthly price, cheapest paid plan
QuillBot
Grammarly
$30
source ↗
QuillBot
$19.95
source ↗
Browsers it has an extension for
Grammarly
Grammarly
Chrome, edge, firefox, safari
source ↗
QuillBot
Chrome, edge, safari
source ↗
Word, Google Docs, Outlook, Gmail and Slack add-ins
Grammarly
Grammarly
Word, google_docs, outlook, gmail, slack
source ↗
QuillBot
Word
source ↗
SOC 2
Grammarly
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
No
source ↗
ISO 27001
Grammarly
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
No
source ↗

Published by only one of them

Your own style guide and terms
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Not published
API
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Not published
Single sign-on
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Not published
Personal dictionary
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Not published
Does not train AI on your writing
Grammarly
Unless you opt out
source ↗
QuillBot
Not published
Where they match (10)
Fixes spelling and grammar
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Checks for plagiarism
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Writes new text from a prompt
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Writes in a saved voice or style
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Builds citations
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Detects AI-written text
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Rewrites AI text to read as human
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Works as you type in other apps
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Phone keyboard that checks as you type
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Team plan with shared settings
Grammarly
Yes
source ↗
QuillBot
Yes
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

Grammarly

Free
Free
Write without mistakes, see writing tone, 100 AI prompts/month
Pro
$30/mo · $144/yr
Full sentence rewrites, tone adjustment, plagiarism/AI detection, 2,000 AI prompts/month, 7-day free trial
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Unlimited members, dedicated support, BYOK encryption, data loss prevention, custom roles, unlimited AI prompts

QuillBot

Premium
— · $99.96/yr
Teams
Custom

For everything else about each tool, read the full Grammarly review and QuillBot review.

Section 04

Grammarly vs QuillBot: common questions

Which is better, Grammarly or QuillBot?

Grammarly scores 8.3 and QuillBot 7.3 out of 10 among the AI writing assistants we rate. Grammarly is ahead on where it works, teams and control and privacy and security. QuillBot is ahead on pricing.

Is Grammarly or QuillBot cheaper?

Grammarly's cheapest paid plan is $12/mo (Pro plan, billed annually) and QuillBot's is $19.95/mo (Premium, monthly billing; $8.33/mo billed annually). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

What can Grammarly do that QuillBot cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: sOC 2 and iSO 27001.

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