Hemingway Editor vs PerfectIt

Hemingway Editor scores writing for readability and highlights sentences and issues that may weaken or complicate a message. Editor Plus adds rewriting for wordy sentences and passive voice, grammar fixes, and controls for tone, length and style. It also provides document review with writing feedback and suggestions, and supports importing and exporting Word, Markdown and HTML files. The Classic desktop app works offline and keeps writing on the computer; it can publish to WordPress or export HTML and Markdown for a blogging platform or CMS. Hemingway Editor is available on web, macOS and Windows. The free plan is available. Individual 5K annual access costs $8.33 a month, billed as 100 USD annually, and includes 5,000 AI sentences per month. Hemingway Editor 3 desktop costs $19.99, paid once and does not include new AI features. Hemingway says document content is discarded after processing and is not used to train AI models. For analysis or rewriting, content is sent through Hemingway to an LLM provider, currently OpenAI, Google or Anthropic, and then discarded. Editor Plus does not yet have SOC 2 or ISO certification.

PerfectIt checks professional documents for consistency mistakes and style issues, including hyphenation, list punctuation, acronym definitions, spelling, capitalization, numbers in sentences, headings, comments, extra spaces, and placeholder text. Its built-in styles cover UK, US, Canadian, and Australian spelling, as well as styles for organizations including the European Union, United Nations, World Health Organization, Government Publishing Office, Australian Government, and American Legal writing. Users can create custom style guides and manage terminology and brand voice rules. PerfectIt works inside Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, though PowerPoint access is limited to Elite, Team, or Enterprise subscriptions. Chicago Manual of Style checking requires a CMOS Online subscription. The Windows edition does not connect to the internet or a local network, keeping documents on the computer. PerfectIt Cloud sends documents securely for checking and deletes them afterward; the site says no one else can access them during checking. It does not generate or rewrite text, leaving editorial decisions to the user. Plans are billed per month, and a free 14-day trial is available without credit card information. PerfectIt is based in London and was founded in 2009.