Writing · replacement recipe

Go from Grammarly to Superhuman (Grammarly, Mail, Go)

The job: Writing assistant (Grammar, spelling and punctuation corrections, Works across browsers, desktop apps, Word and Google Docs, Full-sentence rewrites and fluency suggestions). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.

From · what you pay for now
Grammarly
Grammarly Pro · $30/mo
Year one+$130modeled
To · your pickBest fit
Superhuman (Grammarly, Mail, Go)
Pro plan · $15/mo
Change where you land

The money

$30/mo today , then $15/mo

Grammarly Pro

Year one, net+$130
Pays back in3.3 months

Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math

Does it do the job? 3 of 3 covered

  • Covered: Grammar, spelling and punctuation corrections
  • Covered: Works across browsers, desktop apps, Word and Google Docs
  • Covered: Full-sentence rewrites and fluency suggestions

The work

Setup
About 1 h
Upkeep
None
Watch out
Check first: You only rely on: Grammar, spelling and punctuation corrections, Works across browsers, desktop apps, Word and Google Docs…

Make the move in four steps

  1. Export from Grammarly

    Download your data and files before you change anything.

  2. Set up Superhuman (Grammarly, Mail, Go)

    Same company: Superhuman Pro bundles Grammarly's Pro writing features with Docs and Go for $15 a member billed monthly ($12 yearly)…

    Details
  3. Switch links and integrations

    Point links, embeds and integrations at Superhuman (Grammarly, Mail, Go), then send a test through every one.

  4. Cancel Grammarly

    Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the current subscription period (a free trial ends immediately).

    How to cancel Grammarly
Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Paths marked Tested by Stackcut were run end to end by us on our own products. They're our tests, not customer results. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

The whole recipe: 5 ways out, best first

What you use

  • Grammar, spelling and punctuation corrections
  • Works across browsers, desktop apps, Word and Google Docs
  • Full-sentence rewrites and fluency suggestions

Not covered

  • Tone detection and tone adjustments
  • Generative AI prompts
  • Plagiarism and AI-text detection
  • Style guide, brand tones and snippets
  • Team roles, permissions and analytics

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Grammar, spelling and punctuation corrections, Works across browsers, desktop apps, Word and Google Docs, Full-sentence rewrites and fluency suggestions
  • Export your data from Grammarly before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-grammarly") on the Stackcut MCP server.

5 ways out, best first

Switch vendorHarper (free tier)Saves $310 in year one
$30/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $360/yr · payback 1.7 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Free and open source, no account needed; checks run locally; English (American, British, Canadian, Australian, Indian) only).
Covers 33% of the core features (not: Works across browsers, desktop apps, Word and Google Docs, Full-sentence rewrites and fluency suggestions)
Free, open-source and private: Harper checks English grammar and spelling on your device in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, a macOS app and code editors, without AI rewrites or tone tools.
How we got this
You pay now: Grammarly Pro$30/user/mo × 1 user$30/mo
New cost: Harper (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$30 − $0+$30/mo
Over 12 months+$30 × 12+$360
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$360 − $50+$310
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $360 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Agent skillAgent skill: proofread and rewrite in your voiceSaves $135 in year one
$30/mo today → $0/mo + 0.25 h upkeep · setup 1.5 h · then $210/yr · payback 4.3 mo
1 person who pastes text into the agent they already pay for to proofread or rewrite it. The skill fixes grammar and spelling and rewrites in the person's voice from a voice guide; the person copies the result back.
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Works across browsers, desktop apps, Word and Google Docs)
The same Stackcut skill as the tested email path; its test included proofreading and rewriting pasted text. It doesn't check as you type in other apps. Assumes you already pay for an agent that runs skills; that agent's cost isn't counted. Setup (writing your voice guide) and upkeep are estimates of your own time. The $30 baseline is Grammarly Pro billed monthly ($12 a month billed annually), checked 2026-09-29.
How we got this
You pay now: Grammarly Pro, 1 member (monthly billing)$30/user/mo × 1 user$30/mo
New cost: Agent skill: proofread and rewrite in your voiceruns in the agent you already pay for$0/mo
Your upkeep time0.25 h/user/mo × 1 user × $50/h$12.50/mo
Difference each month$30 − $0 − $12.50+$17.50/mo
Over 12 months+$17.50 × 12+$210
Setup, once1.5 h × $50/h−$75
Year one+$210 − $75+$135
  • Not counting your time (4.5 h in year one): saves $360 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendorSuperhuman (Grammarly, Mail, Go)Saves $130 in year one
$30/mo today → $15/mo · setup 1 h · then $180/yr · payback 3.3 mo
Covers 100% of the core features
Same company: Superhuman Pro bundles Grammarly's Pro writing features with Docs and Go for $15 a member billed monthly ($12 yearly), half of standalone Grammarly Pro's $30 monthly price.
How we got this
You pay now: Grammarly Pro$30/user/mo × 1 user$30/mo
New cost: Superhuman (Grammarly, Mail, Go)$15/user/mo × 1 user$15/mo
Difference each month$30 − $15+$15/mo
Over 12 months+$15 × 12+$180
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$180 − $50+$130
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $180 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendorLanguageToolSaves $11 in year one
$30/mo today → $24.90/mo · setup 1 h · then $61/yr · payback 9.8 mo
Covers 100% of the core features
Suits writers who work in several languages: LanguageTool Premium is $24.90 a month or $69.90 a year for one user, with AI rewrites and add-ons for browsers, Word and Google Docs.
How we got this
You pay now: Grammarly Pro$30/user/mo × 1 user$30/mo
New cost: LanguageToolPremium plan$24.90/mo
Difference each month$30 − $24.90+$5.10/mo
Over 12 months+$5.10 × 12+$61
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$61 − $50+$11
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $61 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Open sourceLanguageToolCosts $1,100 more in year one
$30/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h
Covers 33% of the core features (not: Works across browsers, desktop apps, Word and Google Docs, Full-sentence rewrites and fluency suggestions)
For teams that want checks on their own server: the LGPL LanguageTool server gives rule-based checks in 30+ languages without AI rules, used from LibreOffice, editor plugins or its API (the official browser add-on now needs Premium).
License: open_source
How we got this
You pay now: Grammarly Pro$30/user/mo × 1 user$30/mo
New cost: LanguageToola small server (modeled)$5/mo
Your upkeep time2 h/mo × $50/h$100/mo
Difference each month$30 − $5 − $100−$75/mo
Over 12 months−$75 × 12−$900
Setup, once4 h × $50/h−$200
Year one−$900 − $200−$1,100
  • Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $300 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

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