Integrations, team features and security side by side, then each product's plans, pros and cons.
Feature comparison of Hemingway, Microsoft Editor and Sapling
Feature
Hemingway
Microsoft Editor
Sapling
Integrations
Microsoft Word
–No
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Outlook
–No
Yes
Yes
Google Docs
–No
Yes
Yes
Products and features
Style guide
Yes
–No
Yes
Tone prediction
–No
–No
Yes
Autocomplete
–No
–No
Yes
Snippets / macros
–No
–No
Yes
Suggested responses
–No
–No
Yes
Customization
Built for sales
–No
–No
Yes
Built for support
–No
–No
Yes
Multiple languages
–No
Yes
Yes
Custom models
–No
–No
Yes
Security
HIPAA
–No
–No
Yes
SOC 2 Type II
–No
Yes
Yes
API access
–No
–No
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
Microsoft Editor
Microsoft Editor is a grammar and spell check tool that catches grammar, capitalization, and punctuation errors. Beyond the basics, Microsoft Editor provides checks for clarity, conciseness, and formality. Support is offered for 20 different languages.
Plans
Free version allows use for 1 person and includes basic spelling and grammar
Premium Microsoft 365 Personal allows use for 1 person and includes advanced grammar, clarity, conciseness, formal language, vocabulary, and punctuation conventions
Microsoft 365 Family allows use for 2-6 people and includes everything in Microsoft 365 Personal
Pros
The premium version offers advanced grammar checking including checks for clarity, conciseness, and formality
Supports 20 different languages
Integrations for most of Microsoft Office Suite
The premium version includes the desktop office apps Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneDrive cloud storage
Cons
Free version has limited features and its grammar checker is not thorough
Intended more for personal use; not built for teams
Does not offer autocomplete or snippets/macros
Doesn't offer API access or self-hosting
Reviews
Microsoft Editor has 2,447 ratings and 1,000,000+ users on their Chrome Web Store with an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 (as of May 2022)
