Sapling Logo

LanguageTool vs. Linguix

LanguageTool

LanguageTool is a multilingual grammar and spell checker. It includes an open-source edition as well as a premium business edition. The key languages support included English, German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

Screenshot of example edits by LanguageTool

Offerings

  • Free version provides basic grammar, punctuation, and style checking
  • Premium version has enhanced grammar, punctuation, and style checking as well as suggestions to improve style and tone, add-in for Microsoft Word, and add-on for Google Docs
  • Enterprise version provides everything the premium version does along with user management

Reviews

LanguageTool has 7,370 ratings and 1,000,000+ users on their Chrome Web Store with an average rating of 4.8 stars out of 5 (as of May 2022)

Pros

  • Can detect of incorrect names and titles in e-mails as well as incorrect numbers
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Separately there exists an open-source offering

Cons

  • Free version only provides checking for 10,000 characters of text
  • Premium version only allows up to 100,000 characters per text field
  • Grammar checker has limited capabilities as it has rule-based recommendations
  • Not focused on business use cases

Linguix

Linguix is an AI-based writing assistant that offers a spelling and grammar checker, plagiarism checker, shortcuts, and paraphraser. Like many of the other grammar tools, Linguix offers a variety of browser integrations as well as integrations for popular software such as Microsoft Word and Outlook.

Screenshot of example edits by Linguix

Offerings

  • Free plan provides basic grammar, punctuation checks and spelling suggestions
  • Premium version offers more tools including advanced suggestions, snippets, and synonyms
  • Enterprise plan offers teams style guides, shared documents, and analytics dashboard
  • Compatible with mobile devices for both iOS and Android

Reviews

Linguix has 292 ratings and 40,000+ users on their Chrome Web Store with an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 5 (as of May 2022)

Pros

  • Includes snippet shortcuts to help save time
  • Provides thesaurus and language learning features
  • Includes paraphraser tool to give you different variations of a sentence
  • Gives personalized language training so you can learn from your own mistakes
  • Offers a private mode where writing is deleted

Cons

  • Limited security certifications, no evidence of SOC 2 or HIPAA compliance
  • Not focused on business use cases, e.g. sales or support

Looking for the best AI copilot for business teams? Tired of scrolling through G2 and Reddit?

Get Sapling
More Comparisons

LanguageTool

Linguix

Sapling

Integrations
MS Word (Win/Mac)
MS Outlook (Win/Mac)
Google Docs
Products & Features
Style Guide
Tone Prediction
Autocomplete
Snippets / Macros
Suggested Responses
Customization
Built for Sales
Built for Support
Multiple Languages
Custom Models
Security
HIPAA
SOC 2 (Type II)
API Access
Self-Hosting