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Ginger vs. Hemingway

Integrations, team features and security side by side, then each product's plans, pros and cons.

Feature comparison of Ginger, Hemingway and Sapling
Feature Ginger Hemingway Sapling
Integrations
Microsoft Word YesNoYes
Microsoft Outlook YesNoYes
Google Docs NoNoYes
Products and features
Style guide NoYesYes
Tone prediction NoNoYes
Autocomplete NoNoYes
Snippets / macros NoNoYes
Suggested responses NoNoYes
Customization
Built for sales NoNoYes
Built for support NoNoYes
Multiple languages NoNoYes
Custom models NoNoYes
Security
HIPAA NoNoYes
SOC 2 Type II NoNoYes
API access YesNoYes
Self-hosting NoYesYes

Sapling is shown for reference.

Ginger

Ginger is an AI writing assistant that helps correct texts and improve style. Besides grammar checking, Ginger also includes rephrasing and synonym functionality. It includes add-ins for various programs as well as school and business editions.

Screenshot of example edits by Ginger

Plans

  • Free version provides definitions and limited corrections
  • Premium version provides unlimited grammar checking corrections, synonyms, and sentence rephrasing
  • Does not have any enterprise plans

Pros

  • Premium offering includes rephrasing through Ginger Rephraser
  • Includes advanced synonyms
  • Provides a Microsoft Office add-in
  • Provides translation between 40+ languages

Cons

  • Limited to just grammar checking as there is no snippets/macros or suggested responses tools
  • Limited functionality for teams; built mainly for personal use as there is no enterprise plan or dashboard analytics
  • Does not provide a style guide or tone prediction
  • Limited security certifications; does not provide HIPAA compliance or SOC 2 certification information

Reviews

Ginger has 1,600 ratings and 700,000+ users on their Chrome Web Store with an average rating of 3.7 stars out of 5 (as of May 2022)

Hemingway

Hemingway is a popular editor that helps writers make their writing more bold and clear. Given a document, Hemingway provides statistics such as number of words and paragraphs, a readability score, and suggestions for passive voice, complex phrases, and hard to read sentences.

Screenshot of example edits by Hemingway

Plans

  • Web and desktop editor
  • Statistics including reading time, words, sentences, and paragraphs
  • Flagging of adverbs and passive voice
  • Flagging of complex phrases and sentences

Pros

  • Quick to use
  • Simple design and colorful interface that highlights different categories of errors
  • Desktop application runs offline

Cons

  • Not focused on business use cases
  • Relies on relatively simple heuristics
  • Doesn't suggest edits and no browser extension

Reviews

Hemingway does not have a Chrome Web Store listing, so public review data is unavailable

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