Grammarly and ProWritingAid alternatives for editing a whole book
Grammarly and ProWritingAid help you while you write. Once the manuscript is finished, the job changes: someone has to edit the whole book. These are the options for that step, with what each costs.
Short answer
Bookfairy edits a finished non-fiction manuscript as one job and marks and explains every change.
- Six checks in one jobSpelling, grammar, style, sense and logic, facts and sources, final proofread.
- Fixed price by word countFrom $46.80 for up to 30,000 words, once per manuscript; the first 3,000 words are free.
- Subscriptions insteadGrammarly Pro $12 a month on the yearly plan, ProWritingAid Premium $10 a month billed yearly (US prices, 8 November 2026).
Alternatives to Grammarly and ProWritingAid for a finished manuscript
Writing assistants and editing for one book. US prices in USD; LanguageTool bills in euro. Tax is not stated on the pages unless noted.
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Edits the whole manuscript
Editing of the finished manuscript: spelling, grammar, style, sense and logic, facts and sources, then a final proofread. Every change is marked with a reason.
- Good for
- Non-fiction and guidebooks up to 100,000 words
- Runs on
- In the browser
- Price
- From $46.80390 tokens up to 30,000 words, once per manuscript, no subscription needed
- First 3,000 words edited free
- You accept or reject each change
- Full cover, typesetting and EPUB for the same book in the same account
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Grammarly Pro
Writing assistant for spelling, grammar and tone, with sentence rewrites and plagiarism and AI-text detection1
- Price
- $12 a month on the yearly plan ($144) or $30 on the monthly plan; free trial; Free plan $01
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ProWritingAid Premium
Writing software with grammar, style and line editing reports; one Chapter Critique a day2
- Price
- $10 a month billed yearly ($120) or $30 billed monthly; lifetime $399; free plan with 2 runs a day per report, up to 500 words2
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LanguageTool Premium
Grammar, punctuation, style and spelling checker, up to 150,000 characters per text field3
- Price
- Prices in euro: €59.89 a year, €39.90 a quarter, €19.90 a month or €99.90 for 2 years; free version up to 2,000 characters per text field3
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Freelance editor (Reedsy averages)
Copy edit by a freelance editor, priced by quote4
- Price
- $2,160 on average for a copy edit of 80,000 words, plus $1,600 for a proofread4
As of 8 November 2026, from the providers' websites (US prices in USD).
Grammarly, ProWritingAid, LanguageTool and Reedsy are trademarks of their respective owners. Bookfairy is not affiliated with them.
Two different jobs
- Reads the finished manuscript as a whole and checks that it holds together
- Returns the manuscript edited, every change marked with the reason
- Keep your writing assistant for drafting, hand over the finished text for the edit
What the edit checks
- Spelling and grammar
- Style, in your voice
- Sense and logic: contradictions, jumps in the argument, steps that do not follow
- Facts and sources: numbers and quotes that need a check or a source
- A final proofread reads everything once more
- You accept or reject each change
What it costs for one book
The price follows the counted words and is paid once per manuscript, with no subscription. The first 3,000 words come back edited for free.
After the edit, in the same account
- Full cover with front, spine and back, with the barcode and publisher logo on the back
- Translate the cover (same look, other language) $4.8040 tokens, new trim size $2.4020 tokens, audiobook cover $2.4020 tokens, swapping barcode and logo on the back $1.2010 tokens, changes in words $1.2010 tokens
- Typesetting with print PDFs for KDP and IngramSpark
- Reflowable EPUB for the ebook
- All prices on the price list
Frequently asked
Can Bookfairy edit a whole book, not just check spelling?
Yes. Bookfairy edits the finished manuscript as one job: sense and logic across the whole book, claims and numbers that need a source flagged, every change marked with the reason, and a final proofread, from $46.80.
Does Bookfairy replace Grammarly or ProWritingAid?
It does a different job. A writing assistant gives you suggestions while you draft; Bookfairy returns the whole manuscript edited, so you only accept or reject each marked change.
Do I need a subscription for Bookfairy editing?
No. You pay once per manuscript, by word count: $46.80 up to 30,000 words, $82.80 up to 60,000 and $118.80 up to 100,000.
Can I try Bookfairy on my own text?
Yes. The first 3,000 words of your manuscript are edited free, with every change marked and explained.
What does Bookfairy cost compared with Grammarly Pro and ProWritingAid Premium?
Bookfairy charges once per manuscript, from $46.80 up to 30,000 words. In the US, Grammarly Pro is $12 a month on the yearly plan ($144) or $30 monthly; ProWritingAid Premium is $10 a month billed yearly ($120), $30 monthly or $399 lifetime.
Sources (4)
- Grammarly Support, Pricing: plans in US dollars, the default currency (checked 8 Nov 2026). support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000090011
- ProWritingAid, Pricing, US view in USD (archived copy of 5 Oct 2026, checked 8 Nov 2026). prowritingaid.com/pricing
- LanguageTool, Premium: prices in euro as shown on the provider's site (accessed 7 Nov 2026). languagetool.org/premium
- Reedsy, How much does it cost to self-publish a book (average costs for an 80,000-word book, accessed 7 Nov 2026). reedsy.com/blog/cost-to-self-publish-a-book/