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Best Readability Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from AI readability checkers ranked against Readability on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ToolsVale Readability Checker Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.6
    Readability vs ToolsVale Readability Checker
  2. 2
    Health Literacy Advisor Free trial AndroidiOSMacWebWin $41.58/mo7.4
    Readability vs Health Literacy Advisor
  3. 3
    Hemingway Editor Free trial MacWebWin $0.69/mo7.4
    Readability vs Hemingway Editor
  4. 5
    APIVerve Website Readability API Free plan apiWeb $29.99/mo7.3
    Readability vs APIVerve Website Readability API
  5. 6
    Text Inspector Free plan apiWeb Free7.2
    Readability vs Text Inspector
  6. 7
    Readability Formulas Free plan extensionMacWebWin Free7.0
    Readability vs Readability Formulas
  7. 8
    PageRefine Free plan Web Free6.9
    Readability vs PageRefine
  8. 9
    Tensetti Plain Language Checker Free plan Web €10/mo6.9
    Readability vs Tensetti Plain Language Checker
  9. 10
    VT Writer Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.9
    Readability vs VT Writer
  10. 11
    AI Readability Free plan Web Free6.8
    Readability vs AI Readability
  11. 12
    AI Readability Checker Free plan Web Free6.8
    Readability vs AI Readability Checker
  12. 13
    eReadable Free plan Web Free6.8
    Readability vs eReadable
  13. 14
    Etoolio Easy Read Checker Free plan Web Free6.8
    Readability vs Etoolio Easy Read Checker
  14. 15
    Readability Analysis Tool (RAT) Free plan LinuxWin Free6.8
    Readability vs Readability Analysis Tool (RAT)
  15. 16
    StyleWriter Free trial Win 6.8
    Readability vs StyleWriter
  16. 17
    A2Z Tools Plain Language Analyzer Free plan Web Free6.7
    Readability vs A2Z Tools Plain Language Analyzer
  17. 18
    ApyHub Readability Scores Documents API Free plan api $16/mo6.7
    Readability vs ApyHub Readability Scores Documents API
  18. 19
    Botoi Readability API Free plan api $9/mo6.7
    Readability vs Botoi Readability API
  19. 20
    Oanor Readability API Free plan api €6.80/mo6.7
    Readability vs Oanor Readability API
  20. 21
    WebFX Readability Test Tool Free plan Web Free6.7
    Readability vs WebFX Readability Test Tool

Readability alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ToolsVale Readability Checker7.6Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Health Literacy Advisor7.4No$41.58/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
3Hemingway Editor7.4No$0.69/moMac, Web, Windows
5APIVerve Website Readability API7.3Free plan$29.99/moAPI, Web
6Text Inspector7.2Free planFreeAPI, Web
7Readability Formulas7.0Free planFreeBrowser, Mac, Web, Windows
8PageRefine6.9Free planFreeWeb
9Tensetti Plain Language Checker6.9Free plan€10/moWeb
10VT Writer6.9No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11AI Readability6.8Free planFreeWeb
12AI Readability Checker6.8Free planFreeWeb
13eReadable6.8Free planFreeWeb
14Etoolio Easy Read Checker6.8Free planFreeWeb
15Readability Analysis Tool (RAT)6.8Free planFreeLinux, Windows
16StyleWriter6.8No—Windows
17A2Z Tools Plain Language Analyzer6.7Free planFreeWeb
18ApyHub Readability Scores Documents API6.7Free plan$16/moAPI
19Botoi Readability API6.7Free plan$9/moAPI
20Oanor Readability API6.7Free plan€6.80/moAPI
21WebFX Readability Test Tool6.7Free planFreeWeb
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Questions about Readability alternatives

What is the best alternative to Readability?

ToolsVale Readability Checker, number 1 in AI readability checkers with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: Health Literacy Advisor, Hemingway Editor, APIVerve Website Readability API and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Readability?

ToolsVale Readability Checker is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.