> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Grammarly vs Wordtune for Australian Business 2026: Which Writing AI Wins? - URL: https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/grammarly-vs-wordtune-australia-2026/ - Published: 2026-06-17T23:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-09T06:41:05.000Z - Description: Both bill Australians in USD, host data offshore, and offer no local support. Grammarly is the broader assistant that works everywhere you type; Wordtune is a narrow rewriter that does one job well. Here's who should pick which. - Author: Adam - Tags: Writing & Content AI, Grammarly, Wordtune, #comparison Head-to-head verdict [**18**/25GrammarlyWinner](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/grammarly-review-australia-2026/)[**15**/25Wordtune](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/wordtune-review-australia-2026/) **Our pick: Grammarly.** The verdict below says who should buy the other. > **Winner: Grammarly** for almost every Australian small business — it does everything Wordtune does and a lot more, works in nearly every text field you touch, and carries a far stronger security story for the same kind of money. **Pick Wordtune** only if you want a cheap, single-purpose sentence-rewriter and nothing else, and you're comfortable with its data default. Both have a catch worth stating up front: neither serves Australians well enough to be a category Top Pick. > > *Last reviewed: 20 September 2026 by Adam.* > > **ℹ Vendor note — 20 September 2026: Grammarly is now part of Superhuman.** Grammarly's homepage says "Grammarly is now a part of Superhuman" and its footer reads "2026 © Superhuman Platform". The parent renamed itself from Grammarly to Superhuman on 29 October 2025\. **Nothing in this comparison changes** — Grammarly's prices, plans and data hosting are unchanged at our 20 September check, and Pro is still US$12/month on annual billing and US$30 month to month. The name on your invoice is Superhuman Platform. > > *Sources:* [*grammarly.com*](https://www.grammarly.com/?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) *·* [*grammarly.com/plans*](https://www.grammarly.com/plans?ref=theaidirectory.com.au)*. Read 20 September 2026\. Wayback: capture pending (archive.org unavailable 20 Sep 2026).* This is the everyday choice for anyone who writes for a living in Australia: the broad assistant that follows you around the internet fixing and drafting as you go, or the tidy little tool that rewrites your clumsy sentences inside Docs and Gmail. Grammarly scores 18/25 in our review; Wordtune scores 15/25\. Both are honest, capable products. But they aim at different jobs, and the price gap is smaller than the sticker suggests once you convert from US dollars. Here's the read for a 35-year-old Melbourne business owner who just wants the right answer. ## At a glance | | Grammarly | Wordtune | | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Our score** | 18/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (AU Fit 2/5) | 15/25 ⭐⭐⭐ (AU Fit 2/5) | | **What it is** | Broad writing assistant — proofreading, tone, rewrites and generative AI everywhere you type | Narrow sentence-rewriter that lives inside Docs, Word and Gmail | | **Free tier** | Spelling, grammar, tone + 100 AI prompts | 10 rewrites/day, 3 summaries/mo, unlimited grammar | | **Entry paid plan (USD)** | Pro USD$12/mo billed annually (≈AUD$17) | Advanced USD$6.99/mo, or USD$4.89/mo annual (≈AUD$9.79) | | **Top individual plan (USD)** | Pro USD$30/mo month-to-month (≈AUD$42) | Unlimited USD$9.99/mo, or USD$6.99/mo annual (≈AUD$13.99) | | **Pricing in AUD** | No — USD only | No — USD only | | **GST** | Not disclosed (may be added by billing address) | Added at checkout, not in the headline price | | **Data residency (AU)** | None — AWS US East | None — processed offshore incl. US | | **Trains on your text** | On by default, but free + Pro can switch it off in settings | On by default; off only via separate paid "Traceless" plan | | **Security creds** | SOC 2 Type 2 + full ISO suite (27001/27017/27018/27701/42001) | None published — no SOC 2, ISO 27001 or IRAP | | **Local support** | None AU-specific (email/web, 48-hr goal) | None AU-specific (help centre/email) | | **Best for** | Anyone who writes across many apps and wants one tool for all of it | A sole trader who only wants cleaner sentences, cheaply | ## What both tools actually do Both live where you already write. Install a browser extension and the suggestions appear inline — in Gmail, Google Docs, Word and most text fields — so you never copy-paste into a separate window. Both fix spelling and grammar, both rewrite awkward sentences into cleaner versions, both let you shift the tone of a message, and both can summarise or draft a little from a prompt. For the narrow job of "make this sentence read better," the day-to-day experience is genuinely similar. The difference is scope. **Wordtune is built around one trick done well:** select a sentence, get several cleaner ways to say it — shorter, longer, more formal, more casual — and click the one you like. Around that sit grammar checks, a summariser and a basic text generator. It deliberately isn't a blank-page ghostwriter or a research tool, and doesn't pretend to be. **Grammarly does that same rewriting and then keeps going.** On top of the proofreading it's always been known for, Pro now rewrites full sentences, re-tones a whole message in one click, generates text from a prompt (up to 2,000 prompts per member each month), runs AI "agents" that brainstorm or pressure-test an argument, and includes plagiarism and AI-content detection. It also works in more places — browser, Windows and Mac desktop apps, a mobile keyboard for iOS and Android, and a Word add-in — where Wordtune is browser extensions, a web app and iOS only, with no Android app and no desktop application. Neither vendor publicly names the underlying AI model powering its generative features. ## Pricing in Australia Here's the thing both tools share and neither hides well: **you pay in US dollars.** Neither offers native AUD pricing, so your card wears the exchange-rate risk, and the AUD figures below are our own conversions at USD→AUD 1.4045 (ECB reference rate, 18 September 2026), shown ex-GST — indicative only. **Wordtune is cheaper on the sticker.** Basic is free (10 rewrites a day, 3 summaries a month, unlimited grammar). Advanced is USD$6.99/month, or USD$4.89/month billed annually — about AUD$9.79/month. Unlimited is USD$9.99/month, or USD$6.99/month annual — about AUD$13.99/month — and Teams runs USD$15.99/seat/month (USD$7.99 annual). The catch sits in the fine print: **GST is added at checkout rather than shown in the headline**, there's no GST-inclusive Australian tax invoice, and to stop Wordtune training its models on your text you need the separate, extra-cost "Traceless" arrangement. We confirmed these prices live on Wordtune's pricing page on 18 June 2026 — unchanged since our review. **Grammarly is priced like a premium product but lands close once you do the maths.** Free gives you spelling, grammar, tone and 100 AI prompts to try the generative layer. Pro is USD$12/month *if you commit to a year up front* (about AUD$17/month), USD$20/month on a quarterly plan, or a steep USD$30/month (about AUD$42) month-to-month. Grammarly's public pages list the headline USD$12/month Pro rate, which we re-checked on 18 June 2026 and found unchanged; on GST, Grammarly only says it "may charge applicable taxes based on your billing address," shown separately or included — it doesn't name Australia or GST, so the exact AU line isn't disclosed. Enterprise is custom-quoted. So the real gap is narrower than it looks. Wordtune Advanced (≈AUD$9.79) undercuts Grammarly Pro (≈AUD$17 annual) by roughly AUD$7 a month — but Grammarly Pro buys you a vastly broader product. For most people that AUD$7 is the best-value spend in this comparison. ## Where Grammarly wins - **It does everything Wordtune does, and far more.** Rewrites and tone changes are table stakes for both; Grammarly adds full generative drafting, AI agents, plagiarism detection and AI-content detection on top. If you buy one writing tool, this is the one that covers the most ground. - **It works in more places.** Browser, desktop apps for Windows and Mac, a mobile keyboard and a Word add-in — versus Wordtune's browser-and-iOS-only footprint. The same help follows you across nearly every app you use. - **The security story is in a different league.** Grammarly publishes SOC 2 Type 2 (audited by Ernst & Young) plus ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 27701 and 42001\. Wordtune publishes no SOC 2, ISO 27001 or IRAP at all. For any business with a procurement checklist, that's decisive. - **You can turn off model training without paying extra.** Both default to training on, but Grammarly lets free and Pro users switch it off in account settings. Wordtune only lets you escape the default by buying the separate "Traceless" plan. - **The free tier is genuinely worth installing on its own.** Spelling, grammar, tone and 100 AI prompts at no cost — most people get real value before paying a cent. ## Where Wordtune wins - **It's cheaper at the entry level.** Advanced at USD$6.99/month (≈AUD$9.79) is the lowest paid price here, and for someone who only wants cleaner sentences that's money not wasted on features they'll never open. - **The rewrite controls are excellent and focused.** Shorten, expand, formal, casual — turning one clumsy line into several clean options is fast, reliable, and arguably its single best feature. A narrow tool that nails its one job has a real place. - **Unlimited grammar and spelling even on the free tier.** A solid always-on proofreader at no cost, with a generous free allowance for light users. - **It's a mature, proven product.** AI21 Labs claims 10 million-plus users and a well-rated extension — this isn't a weekend project. Be clear-eyed about the trade-off, though: Wordtune's wins are all "cheaper and simpler," not "better." The moment you need drafting, research, broader app coverage or a defensible security posture, it runs out of road. ## Australian fit: a dead heat at the bottom Both score **2/5 on Australian Fit**, and the reasons rhyme. Neither prices in AUD — you pay in USD and ride the exchange rate. Neither hosts data onshore: Grammarly sits entirely in AWS US East, Wordtune processes offshore including in the United States. Neither offers AU-specific support. On GST, Grammarly is silent and Wordtune adds it at checkout rather than showing it up front. Wordtune carries two extra Australian frictions: its contract is governed by **Israeli law** (disputes heard in Tel Aviv-Yafo courts), and it **trains on your text by default** unless you pay for Traceless. Grammarly's saving grace is its compliance stack — the ISO/SOC suite isn't AU-specific, but it's the kind of evidence an Australian buyer's procurement team actually asks for. **The decisive point under our** [**Methodology**](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/methodology/)**:** Australian Fit is the publication's defining criterion, and a category Top Pick requires Australian Fit of at least 4/5\. Both tools sit at 2/5\. So while Grammarly clearly wins this head-to-head on capability, **neither can be named the Top Pick in our Writing & Content AI category** — both are recommendable, but neither is excellent *for Australians*. If onshore data residency, an AUD GST invoice, or local support is a hard requirement, look at a tool built for the local market or one already inside your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace agreement. *This comparison is general information, not legal or business advice. If you handle client, health or commercial data, confirm the data-residency, training and contractual terms with the vendor in writing before you roll either tool out.* ## Which to pick — decision framework - **You write across lots of apps and want one tool to do all of it** → **Grammarly**. The breadth, the desktop and mobile coverage, and the generative layer make it the obvious single buy. - **You only want cleaner sentences and want to spend as little as possible** → **Wordtune Advanced**. It does that one job well for about AUD$9.79/month. - **You're buying for a team or anyone with a procurement checklist** → **Grammarly**. The SOC 2 / ISO suite versus Wordtune's nothing isn't a close call. - **You handle sensitive client or commercial text** → **Grammarly**, and switch off training in settings — or step outside this pair entirely. Wordtune's train-by-default plus Israeli governing law is the wrong starting point for confidential work. - **You already pay for Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace** → consider neither first. The built-in AI rewrites your text under an enterprise agreement you already hold, then add Grammarly's free tier on top if you want better proofreading everywhere. ## The verdict **Winner: Grammarly, for almost every Australian who writes for work.** It scores 18/25 to Wordtune's 15, and the gap is exactly what you'd expect: Grammarly is the broad assistant, Wordtune the narrow rewriter. Grammarly does everything Wordtune does, then adds generative drafting, wider app coverage, a serious security story, and the ability to turn off model training without paying extra. For the roughly AUD$7/month more it costs at the annual rate, you get a materially bigger and safer product. Start on Grammarly's free tier today; if you write for a living, Pro at the annual rate (about AUD$17/month) is the one to buy — just go in knowing the bill is in US dollars. **Wordtune still earns a recommendation in one lane:** the sole trader or student who wants nothing more than cleaner sentences, cheaply, and is happy on the free or Advanced tier. It does its one job well. But read the data section before you paste anything sensitive in — training-on-by-default, reversible only by paying for Traceless, is a real asterisk for a tool whose whole purpose is editing your private emails and documents. The honest truth for Australians: both bill in USD, both host offshore, neither offers local support, and **neither can be our category Top Pick** because of it. Grammarly is the better tool and the safer buy by a clear margin. Wordtune is the cheaper, narrower one. Pick on how much you write and how much you care about the security and data terms — not on the sticker price alone. Update history - **21 Sep 2026** — **The FAQ was still on the retired 1.55 basis while the body was on 1.40, so the piece quoted two different Australian prices for the same two plans.** "Which is cheaper in AUD?" read *Wordtune Advanced about* *AUD$10.83* *, Grammarly Pro about* *AUD$19* *, a gap of* *AUD$8* *" — those are USD$6.99 and USD$12 at 1.55 — while the pricing section four screens up read AUD$9.79 and AUD$17 at 1.40\. Now* *AUD$9.79 / AUD$17 / a gap of AUD$7* *, matching the body, in the FAQ and in its JSON-LD twin (fixing only the prose would have left the retired basis in the structured data). The "who should pick which" line carried the same residue at* *AUD$11* *for Wordtune Advanced — now AUD$9.79 — and the derived gap of* *AUD$8* *in the body and verdict is* *AUD$7*\* at the corrected figures. No USD price moved and no score changed. Conversion basis restated inline as USD→AUD 1.4045 (ECB reference rate, 18 September 2026), ex-GST per our GST rule. Superseded figures kept visible per our price-history rule; `reviewed:` untouched per our dating rule. - **20 Sep 2026** — **Ownership note: Grammarly is now part of Superhuman.** Grammarly's homepage carries the line and the footer reads "2026 © Superhuman Platform"; the parent renamed itself on 29 October 2025\. Grammarly's plans page now describes Enterprise as "available through Superhuman Go". **No price moved: Pro is still US$12/month billed annually and US$30/month month to month**, confirmed from the plans data served to an Australian IP (Monthly US$30, Quarterly US$60, Annual US$144). [Source](https://www.grammarly.com/?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) · [Plans](https://www.grammarly.com/plans?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) · Wayback: capture pending (archive.org unavailable 20 Sep 2026) - **18 Jun 2026** — First published. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is better for Australians, Grammarly or Wordtune? Grammarly. It scores 18/25 to Wordtune's 15/25, does everything Wordtune does plus generative drafting, AI agents and detection tools, works in more apps, and carries a far stronger security stack (SOC 2 Type 2 and a full ISO suite). ### Which is cheaper in AUD? Wordtune, at the entry level. Its Advanced plan is USD$6.99/month (about AUD$9.79), undercutting Grammarly Pro's annual rate of USD$12/month (about AUD$17) by roughly AUD$7\. Both bill in USD only — no native AUD pricing. ### Is there a free plan? Yes, both have one. Grammarly's free tier gives spelling, grammar, tone and 100 AI prompts. Wordtune's free Basic tier gives 10 rewrites a day, 3 summaries a month and unlimited grammar. ### Do either store data in Australia? No. Neither hosts data onshore — Grammarly sits entirely in AWS US East and Wordtune processes offshore including in the US. Both score 2/5 on Australian Fit, so neither can be our category Top Pick. ### Can I stop them training on my text? Grammarly lets free and Pro users switch off model training in account settings at no extra cost. Wordtune trains on your text by default and only lets you opt out via its separate, paid "Traceless" plan. ## Sources This comparison draws on The AI Directory Australia's underlying reviews of [Grammarly](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/grammarly-review-australia-2026/) (18/25, Australian Fit 2/5) and [Wordtune](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/wordtune-review-australia-2026/) (15/25, Australian Fit 2/5), each scored against our five-criteria framework and verified against the vendors' own pricing, product, security and terms pages on 3 June 2026\. We re-checked both vendors' live pricing pages on 18 June 2026 — Grammarly Pro (USD$12/month at the annual rate) and Wordtune's Advanced (USD$6.99/month) and Unlimited (USD$9.99/month) tiers were unchanged. Both bill in USD and add or omit GST differently — confirm the live price and tax treatment at checkout before you buy. Scores and Australian Fit ratings are carried verbatim from the underlying reviews and were not re-scored for this piece. See our [Methodology](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/methodology/) for the scoring framework and the Australian Fit gate. ## Read next - Full review: [Grammarly](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/grammarly-review-australia-2026/) (18/25) and [Wordtune](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/wordtune-review-australia-2026/) (15/25) - Category guide: [Best AI Writing Tools in Australia 2026](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/best-ai-writing-tools-australia-2026/) --- *The AI Directory Australia is an independent editorial publication. Read our* [*Methodology*](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/methodology/) *and* [*Affiliate Disclosure*](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/affiliate-disclosure/)*.* *Synthesised from The AI Directory's verified Grammarly and Wordtune reviews (facts checked against each vendor's own pages, 3 June 2026; live pricing re-confirmed 18 June 2026). Confirm live pricing and GST treatment before purchase.*