Integrations, team features and security side by side, then each product's plans, pros and cons.
Feature comparison of Hemingway, Linguix and Sapling
Feature
Hemingway
Linguix
Sapling
Integrations
Microsoft Word
–No
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Outlook
–No
–No
Yes
Google Docs
–No
Yes
Yes
Products and features
Style guide
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tone prediction
–No
–No
Yes
Autocomplete
–No
–No
Yes
Snippets / macros
–No
Yes
Yes
Suggested responses
–No
–No
Yes
Customization
Built for sales
–No
–No
Yes
Built for support
–No
–No
Yes
Multiple languages
–No
–No
Yes
Custom models
–No
–No
Yes
Security
HIPAA
–No
–No
Yes
SOC 2 Type II
–No
–No
Yes
API access
–No
Yes
Yes
Self-hosting
Yes
–No
Yes
Sapling is shown for reference.
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.
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
Linguix
Linguix is an AI-based writing assistant that offers a spelling and grammar checker, plagiarism checker, shortcuts, and paraphraser. Like many of the other grammar tools, Linguix offers a variety of browser integrations as well as integrations for popular software such as Microsoft Word and Outlook.
Plans
Free plan provides basic grammar, punctuation checks and spelling suggestions
Premium version offers more tools including advanced suggestions, snippets, and synonyms
Enterprise plan offers teams style guides, shared documents, and analytics dashboard
Compatible with mobile devices for both iOS and Android
Pros
Includes snippet shortcuts to help save time
Provides thesaurus and language learning features
Includes paraphraser tool to give you different variations of a sentence
Gives personalized language training so you can learn from your own mistakes
Offers a private mode where writing is deleted
Cons
Limited security certifications, no evidence of SOC 2 or HIPAA compliance
Not focused on business use cases, e.g. sales or support
Reviews
Linguix has 292 ratings and 40,000+ users on their Chrome Web Store with an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 5 (as of May 2022)
