# ProWritingAid pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free). Among the 8 grammar checkers we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** prowritingaid.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA No · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Scrivener, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Apple Notes, Discord, Notion, Apple Pages, Atticus, Gmail, Milanote, LibreOffice
**Best for:** fiction authors; novelists; academic writers; long-form content creators
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | — | flat | 500-word limit per check, 2 report runs/day, 10 rephrases/day, 3 Sparks AI prompts/day, grammar/spelling/punctuation only. | prowritingaid.com |
| Premium (Monthly) | $30 | — | flat | VERIFIED 2026-06-16: month-to-month billing is now $30/mo (raised from $20 in the 2026 pricing restructure, confirmed by saaspricepulse.com and getapp). Prior dataset value of $20/mo was outdated and has been corrected. Unlimited word count, unlimited rephrases, 5 Sparks/day, 1 Chapter Critique/day, 25+ analysis reports, custom style guide, snippets, author comparison, citations. 3-day refund available on yearly/lifetime only (not monthly). | saaspricepulse.com |
| Premium (Annual) | $10 | −50% | flat | Billed $120/year (~$10/mo effective). Same features as monthly Premium. 50% saving vs monthly. 3-day money-back guarantee. | getapp.com |
| Premium (Lifetime) | Quote-only | — | flat | One-time payment of $399 for lifetime access. Same features as annual Premium. Not a recurring subscription; monthlyUsd set to null per schema convention — one-time cost noted in setupFeeUsd. | getapp.com |

**Key features:** SOC 2 Security compliance assessed by third-party auditors (per trust-center); CREST-approved penetration testing; 25+ writing analysis reports covering readability, structure, pacing, and style; Fiction-specific tools: Virtual Beta Reader, Chapter Critique, Story Canvas, author comparison across 90 writers; Never uses submitted text to train algorithms; lifetime (one-time purchase) plan available.

**Plan limits:** Free: 500-word limit per analysis, 2 report runs/day, 10 rephrases/day, 3 Sparks/day; Premium: unlimited word count, unlimited rephrases, 5 Sparks/day, 1 Chapter Critique/day; Premium Pro: unlimited word count, 50 Sparks/day, 3 Chapter Critiques/day.

Sources: 3 · Last verified 2026-06-15
Provenance: Official pricing page prowritingaid.com/pricing returned HTTP 405 on 2026-06-15. USD prices sourced from getapp.com/content-management-software/a/prowritingaid/pricing/ (2026-06-15): $20/mo monthly, $120/yr annual, $399 lifetime confirmed. Premium Pro shown in EUR on official page (€30/mo monthly, €10/mo annual) — USD equivalent not confirmed; omitted from dataset.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/grammar-checkers/prowritingaid/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, ProWritingAid's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/grammar-checkers/prowritingaid/
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