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    Grammarly

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AGrammarly in San Francisco provides its grammar improvement and AI driven writing assistance platform, available on free or paid premium and business plans.

    $30

    per month

    VisibleThread VT Writer

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AVisibleThread VT Writer (formerly Readability) is a one-click clear language analysis tool for writers looking to improve the clarity and quality of their content. It identifies plain language issues in documents, on a website or instantly as the user types.N/A
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    GrammarlyVisibleThread VT Writer
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    GrammarlyVisibleThread VT Writer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
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    Usability
    8.8
    (11 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.9
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    User Testimonials
    GrammarlyVisibleThread VT Writer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Grammarly
    When drafting important emails to clients, stakeholders, or partners, Grammarly ensures the tone is professional and polite while eliminating grammar or spelling errors.While preparing reports, proposals, or presentations for internal or external use, Grammarly helps maintain clarity, proper structure, and a formal tone. Employees whose first language is not English use Grammarly to enhance their writing, making it more fluent and grammatically accurate.
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    VisibleThread
    Having used VisibleThread VT Writer for both internal knowledge base documentation and external communications, I would highly recommend it to any writer who wants to simplify their content. VisibleThread VT Writer makes content way more digestible for a wider audience. VisibleThread VT Writer is great at identifying passive voice, long sentences and complex words. It will ensure that whatever you write is simple enough that a young kid can read and understand your content.
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    Pros
    Grammarly
    • Ease of use - Grammarly is super easy to use. Anyone can use the app whether in a text editor like Microsoft Word or on the Grammarly website.
    • Integration - This one is a game-changer. It integrates with the main programs I use on a regular basis including email, Microsoft Office, Firefox, desktop, phone and iPads. I didn't need to change to anything or use something different so it was an ideal match.
    • Goals - This is a really cool function of Grammarly. With Goals, you can choose your audience, formality and domain type. So it works for a wide range of users. Depending on the audience type, Grammarly automatically can suggest changes to your content to help ensure your goals are being met.
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    VisibleThread
    • Provides a grade level for the complexity of your writing
    • Quickly identifies long sentences and passive voice
    • Provides alternatives to complex words
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    Cons
    Grammarly
    • User experience/technical issues on certain tools - in Google Calendar, for instance, Grammarly checks text that you type into the "Email Guests" modal window on calendar events. However, because of the way Google calendar works, if you right-click a word that Grammarly highlighted, the calendar event modal window will close and you will lose everything you typed. This is an extremely frustrating experience that has gotten me multiple times.
    • Incorrect suggestions - it doesn't happen that often, but occasionally Grammarly does highlight words or make suggestions that don't make sense or aren't optimal. I'm sure the Grammarly team is working continuously to improve the tool to make it smarter and smarter.
    • Lack of support on all platforms - although Grammarly works on most text areas you encounter online, there are still some areas it doesn't work - I'm not sure if this is an issue with Grammarly or not, but I haven't been able to figure it out.
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    VisibleThread
    • More automation, other software in this space is able to completely rewrite content and even provide multiple iterations at once
    • Ability to tailor results and desired output based on target audience, i.e. desired grade level might vary based on audience
    • Would be nice if VT can start writing content based on bullet points, again more automation
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Grammarly
    Either I'm as dumb as a bag of nails, or Grammarly has been an invaluable tool in our communication arsenal since we've been users since 2017. I don't recall which podcast we heard it on, but it may have been when Jordan Harbinger was on Art of Charm. I listen to about 8 podcasts a day, so it was probably on something I listened to, demo'd it, and then ponied up for a paid subscription.
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    VisibleThread
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    Usability
    Grammarly
    It was very easy. I have it applied to all of my browsers as an extension so that I know I have entirely accurate grammar in anything I write for my company. I appreciate having something that will always be applied to anything on my computer. I wish I didn't need to use the Grammarly keyboard on mobile; I want it to read my text boxes like my computer does.
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    VisibleThread
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    Support Rating
    Grammarly
    I have not really used customer support. I used the FAQ page to see how to re-install Grammarly because it wasn't functioning properly in longer documents. It seems to be working better now, but it still does not always underline all of the issues in the actual text. Thus, it is sometimes difficult to know where the errors are located.
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    Implementation Rating
    Grammarly
    Perhaps if you have a team that is not overly computer savvy, which in that case, I'd challenge your hiring decision, there's not much involved. I'm sure there are YouTube videos that go in-depth about implementation but it's really quite simple.
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    VisibleThread
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    Alternatives Considered
    Grammarly
    Nothing comes close to Grammarly in terms of ease of use and quick setup. It practically works right out of the box without any rigorous configuration. It also allows you to pick a specific dialect which isn't available in other apps. And since Grammarly introduced AI features, its counterparts lost their advantage.
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    VisibleThread
    VisibleThread VT Writer is better at identifying passive voice, run-on sentences and complex words and actually shows you where the problem in your writing is happening. Wordtune is better at providing suggestions or completely rewriting the content, which can save time but also doesn't give the user the ability to self-correct in the future.
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    Return on Investment
    Grammarly
    • It saves me time.
    • It allows me to produce enormous quantities of writing to the highest quality with great speed.
    • Overall, it has greatly improved the quality of my writing .
    • Helps me get those pesky commas in the right place to improve readability.
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    VisibleThread
    • It has made our content more readable
    • It makes us sound relevant to our clients
    • Ensures the content everyone writes is consistent
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