ActiveWords vs Text Blaze

ActiveWords turns typed words into triggers for Windows text expansion and automation. It can insert plain or formatted content, including RTF, HTML, and images, correct spelling in any context, launch programs, files, folders, and web pages, or run scripted sequences. One typed word can trigger multiple actions. Version 5’s ActionPad searches Words, applications, files, folders, and Start Menu items, and handles advanced and date calculations. Selected Text actions can search highlighted text, create email, open a URL, pass text to a custom script, or display it in Large Type. Sync stores Words, Actions, and Tags in a cloud-synced folder, commonly used with Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, and Google Drive. Enterprise deployments add read-only shared items, multiple shared files, centralized control, and support for Terminal Services, LAN, WAN, and NAS. ActiveWords supports Windows 10 and 11 and Windows Server 2019; Windows 7 is unsupported. There is no free plan, but a free 60-day trial requires no credit card.

Text Blaze saves text as snippets that users insert with shortcuts in Chrome. It works with Gmail, Google Docs, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Office 365, Blackboard, Epic and other Chrome sites. Templates can include forms, dynamic formulas, integrations, simulated clicks and key presses. Shared folders let colleagues edit snippets together and receive updates, and snippets can use rich formatting, tables and images. API calls can read data from or write data to apps with web APIs; Data Blaze helps manage tables and fill snippet values dynamically. Text Blaze is available as a Chrome extension and as Windows and macOS apps. The Free plan includes limited snippets and sharing, test form fields, Autopilot and Data Blaze access. Pro starts at $2.99 a month when billed yearly. Business starts at $6.99 a month when billed yearly and adds team sharing, management and reporting features. Enterprise pricing is customized and includes SAML SSO, SCIM and event audit logs. The listed support channels include documentation, community forums and contact support, with high-touch support for Enterprise.