Duden-Mentor vs Ginger

Duden-Mentor checks German text for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style, then suggests corrections. It can flag filler words, repeated wording, and overly long sentences, with suggestions for readability. The service supports German variants for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, but checks German only. Browser extensions are available for Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, and the plug-in works in text fields on services including Gmail, Web.de, GMX.de, Trello, Facebook, and WordPress. A Microsoft Word add-in supports macOS from Word 2016 and Windows from Word 2019. An internet connection is required. Duden says text is encrypted in transit, not used for AI training, and deleted after checking. Basis is free and lists a 10-word personal dictionary and 500 characters without an account. Pur costs €2.99 a month, billed 35,88 € pro Jahr, with 10 test corrections or rewrites monthly. Premium costs €7.95 a month, billed 95,40 € pro Jahr, with 250 monthly text optimizations; Premium Plus costs €9.95 a month, billed 119,40 € pro Jahr, with unlimited optimizations. Paid plans are annually payable and annually cancellable.

Ginger is an AI-powered grammar and spell checker focused on English. Its writing tools include grammar, spelling and punctuation checks, sentence rephrasing, translation, proofreading, essay checking and a Personal Trainer. Core writing features focus on English, with UK and American English options. The free version offers essential functions with some limitations; Premium includes unlimited corrections and rephrasing, a synonyms dictionary, a text reader and translation between over 40 languages. Ginger integrates with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook on Windows, and provides Chrome and Edge extensions that work on sites including Gmail, Google Docs, Facebook and LinkedIn. Its API is intended for organizations with high-volume text processing needs and can be installed on customer servers. Ginger says submitted text is sent to correction servers and returned without being stored or transferred to third parties. Text analysis and correction require a stable internet connection. Pricing notes list paid plans from $6/mo (annual); listed examples include Monthly at $7.99 a month and Annual at $4.99 a year, billed as one payment of $59.88.