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Microsoft Editor vs. Reverso

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

Offerings

  • 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

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)

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

Reverso

Reverso is a translation, contextual dictionary, and grammar and spell checking service. Active since 1998, Reverso now boasts 50 million users.

Screenshot of example edits by Reverso

Offerings

  • Translation between various languages using neuralm machine translation
  • Electronic dictionaries with contextual information
  • Grammar, spell checking, and paraphrasing

Reviews

Reverso has 1,129 ratings and 200,000+ users in the Chrome Web Store with an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 5 (as of June 2022)

Pros

  • Offers a combination of translation services and contextual dictionaries
  • Provides mobile and desktop applications for many languages
  • Especially fully-featured for French

Cons

  • Not designed for collaborative use by teams
  • No official API access
  • Translation support is not as comprehensive as other services such as Google Translate or DeepL

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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