Integrations, team features and security side by side, then each product's plans, pros and cons.
Feature comparison of Hemingway, QuillBot and Sapling
Feature
Hemingway
QuillBot
Sapling
Integrations
Microsoft Word
–No
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Outlook
–No
–No
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
–No
Yes
Custom models
–No
–No
Yes
Security
HIPAA
–No
–No
Yes
SOC 2 Type II
–No
–No
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
QuillBot
QuillBot is a paraphrasing tool that helps millions with their writing. It offers different modes to help with rephrasing and enhancing text. Beyond paraphrasing, QuillBot also offers summarization and grammar checking tools.
Plans
Free version offers 125 paraphraser word limit with Standard and Fluency modes
Premium version offers unlimited words for paraphraser as well as expand, shorten, formal, simple, and creative modes. Premium also offers faster processing speeds and plagiarism checker.
Pros
Offers paraphraser, grammar checker, and summarizer
Website includes interface called Co-Writer
Includes additional tools for academics, including a citation generator
Cons
Not designed for business teams
Limited custom integrations or API access
Reviews
QuillBot has 99 ratings and 400,000+ users on their Chrome Web Store with an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 (as of May 2022)
