Acrolinx vs. Grammarly

I have used Acrolinx as an integrated tool with Microsoft Office. I use Office tools on a regular basis and need new formatting options for not only presentations slides but also for document creation, email templates, etc., and here is where Acrolinx helps me on a daily basis. Acrolinx, however, suffers from some frequent unavailability of the tool, which results in some disturbance, but overall the experience is great with the software.

Incentivized

Grammarly is a step ahead of the traditional spelling and grammar checking tool that is in-built with Microsoft Word. There are scenarios when you have to write long-form content, and depending on your normal day-to-day way of speech, you tend to write content using the same tone and sentence constructs. There may be nothing "wrong" as such, but Grammarly points out those small glitches in your text, which you considered to be correct but is not really correct. One such area is the usage of "passive voice" in the sentences that I used to write. I find Grammarly really helpful here.

Incentivized

• Powerful theme suggestions when integrated with Microsoft Office
• Powerful syntax corrections when integrated with Microsoft Office
• Powerful formatting suggestions when integrated with Microsoft Office

Incentivized

• Integration with existing tools - Grammarly works in practically all text areas across your browser, including email and things like Google Docs, etc.
• Quality control - the meat of Grammarly is checking your text and writing in real-time, directly as you type. Most of the time, Grammarly provides very accurate recommendations and quality checks on your text.
• Analytics and reporting - Grammarly sends regular updates via email about your usage statistics and other detailed info. This type of reporting can be very helpful in tracking your progress over time.

Incentivized

• Noticed some frequent unavailability of the servers that results in loading of Acrolinx
• Need to add more formatting options
• Need to add more themes

Incentivized

• Somewhat expensive.
• Grammarly itself does not guarantee 100% correctness.
• Sometimes, it does not remove the marked error even when you have corrected it.
• Its MS office version faces some issues with plagiarism detection. I have to go on the web version to use plagiarism detection.

Incentivized

I can easily access it in Word by clicking on the menu widget - where I do most of my writing. (Would love one for Powerpoint too???)

Incentivized

I have not really used customer support. I used the FAQ page to see how to re-install Grammarly because it wasn't functioning properly in longer documents. It seems to be working better now, but it still does not always underline all of the issues in the actual text. Thus, it is sometimes difficult to know where the errors are located.

Incentivized

I only have Acrolinx integration with Microsoft Office and Outlooks suites.

Incentivized

I have not used anything like Grammarly before and that is probably why I love it so much. It works very well for what I need. Plus, it goes above and beyond. I don't need it all the time but it is great to use in any communication occasion. I love it

Incentivized

• I haven't calculated the exact financial benefits, but indeed Acrolinx has contributed greatly to the quality of the content my company has been producing
• With enhanced formatting, themes, and organization of the documents, emails, and presentations, we have been able to attract new customers, resulting in more business
• With the offerings Acrolinx have, team's productivity has increased manifolds

Incentivized

• Grammarly saves me time by making sure that my texts and emails are mistake-free, I don’t have to do a lot of research anymore while writing
• It gives me peace of mind knowing that all my sent messages are professionally written and correct

Incentivized