textlint vs WRITER
textlint
textlint.org
WRITER
writer.comSide by side
| Figure | textlint | WRITER |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Spec score · Writing Style Checkers | 8.4 (#9) | 8.4 (#10) |
| Integrations | The documentation lists integrations for editors including Visual Studio Code, Vim, Emacs, Atom, Sublime Text, micro, and NetBeans. | GetApp lists Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Windows 11, macOS, Slack, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Figma and Contentful integrations. |
| What it does | textlint is a pluggable utility that checks natural-language text for lint errors. | WRITER is an enterprise platform where AI agents plan and execute multi-step work using company knowledge, rules and connected systems. |
Plans
WRITER
- StarterPrice not published
- StarterPriced on request
- EnterprisePrice not published
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Starter$39 a month
In their own words
textlint
textlint is a free, open-source tool for checking natural-language text against rules users install and configure. It parses text into an abstract syntax tree, evaluates that structure, and reports errors or warnings. Markdown and plain text are supported by default, while plugins can add HTML and other formats. The tool has no bundled default rules, so users need to select and set up the checks they want. Its CLI can automatically fix problems and produce output in multiple formats. The project lists integrations for Visual Studio Code, Vim, Emacs, Atom, Sublime Text, micro, and NetBeans, and text checks can run in GitHub Actions workflows for commits and pull requests. The CLI can also run as an MCP server, allowing AI assistants to lint and fix text using a project’s textlint configuration. For browser use, @textlint/editor is described as an offline text-linting extension. Developers can use the package’s high-level APIs to integrate textlint into applications. It requires Node.js 20 or later and is MIT-licensed.