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Microsoft Editor vs. Sapling

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

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

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.

Screenshot of example edits by Microsoft Editor

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)

Sapling

Sapling is the language model copilot for customer-facing teams. Sapling sits on top of CRMs and messaging platforms to help sales, support, and success teams more efficiently compose personalized responses. Managers gain conversational insights to coach and prepare teams.

Screenshot of example edits by Sapling

Plans

  • Free version includes basic suggestions and 20 snippets
  • Pro version includes advanced suggestions, unlimited snippets, paraphrasing, autocomplete everywhere, unlimited use on premium domains, and email/ticket support
  • Enterprise plan includes chat suggest, conversational insights, self hosting, API, advanced security options, and team analytics

Pros

  • Catches 60% more grammar errors than leading competitors
  • More than just a grammar checker, has tools including chat macros, autocomplete, and suggested responses
  • Built for teams, with dashboard analytics
  • Superior enterprise-grade security with self-hosting available
  • Supports multiple languages and provides custom models
  • Dashboard analytics allow managers to gain conversational insights to coach and prepare teams

Cons

  • No tone or plagiarism checks
  • Limited error explanations

Reviews

Sapling has 78 ratings and 40,000+ users on their Chrome Web Store with an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 5 (as of May 2022)

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