aText vs Text Blaze

aText replaces abbreviations you define with frequently used phrases in applications, helping speed up repeated typing on Windows and macOS. Snippets can insert formatted text, images, and attachments into applications such as Word, Mail, Outlook, Pages, and Gmail. It can capitalize new sentences and correct double capitals. Advanced snippets can use date and time scripts, editable fields, keystrokes, scripting, and mouse scripts; built-in options cover misspelling correction, HTML and JavaScript coding, and emojis. Data can sync between computers through OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, or a shared network folder, including across Windows and macOS. The maker describes collaboration in a multi-user environment and support for virtual machines and remote desktop clients. Its privacy policy says the app monitors keystrokes globally to expand abbreviations, but does not collect, save, or transmit keystrokes typed in other applications or transmit user-created data. A 21-day trial is available, and a free plan is listed. Personal One year costs $4.99 a year for one user on three computers and expires without automatic charge. Other listed options include lifetime and business licenses, with terms and limits varying by plan.

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.