Duden-Mentor vs WProofreader
Duden-Mentor
mentor.duden.de
WProofreader
wproofreader.comSide by side
| Figure | Duden-Mentor | WProofreader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €2.99/mo | €28.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 6 |
| Spec score · Grammar checkers | 9.4 (#1) | 8.5 (#28) |
| Browser extension | Yes | Yes |
| Browser support | Browser extensions are available for Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge. | The browser extension supports Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The Word add-in supports Microsoft Word for macOS from version 2016 and Windows from version 2019. | Supported integrations include CKEditor 5, CKEditor 4, Froala, TinyMCE, Quill, Tiptap, Syncfusion, Slate, Draft.js, Moodle, Drupal, and WordPress. |
| Security | The maker says texts are transmitted encrypted, are not used for AI training, and are deleted after checking. | The security page states that data in transit uses TLS 1.3 and data at rest uses AES-256, and that processed texts are not collected for further use. |
| Style suggestions | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The FAQ says Duden customer service can provide personal help if its answers do not resolve a question. | The product team says it responds to technical and sales requests within one business day and can guide customers through setup. |
| What it does | Duden-Mentor is an online German writing assistant for spelling, grammar, punctuation and expression. | WProofreader provides multilingual spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style checking, with AI writing assistance for rewriting and summarizing text. |
Plans
Duden-Mentor
- BasisFree
- BasisFree
- Duden Pur€2.99 a month
- Pur€2.99 a month
- Premium€7.95 a month
- Premium€7.95 a month
- Premium Plus€9.95 a month
- Premium Plus€9.95 a month
WProofreader
- FreeFree
- Growth€34 a month
- Scale€62 a month
- Growth€340 a year
- Scale€620 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Duden-Mentor
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.
WProofreader
WProofreader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.