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Grammarly vs Lavender

Grammarly logo

Grammarly

Documentation

Great writing, simplified

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Lavender

Sales Enablement

Real-time email coaching that scores sales emails as you write them in your inbox

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Grammarly occasional false positives and grammatically incorrect suggestions that can introduce errors; Lavender the free tier allows five emails a month, which is a demonstration rather than a usable plan, so anyone doing real outbound is on a paid seat within the first day.
  • They diverge on capability: Grammarly covers Grammar checking, Lavender covers Real-time email score.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Grammarly and Lavender actually diverge.

Attributes where Grammarly and Lavender differ
AttributeGrammarlyLavender
Pricing modelUnknownPer user per month
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, AndroidWeb, Chrome extension, Gmail, Outlook
CategoryDocumentationSales Enablement
Founded2009Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Grammarly

  • Grammar checking
  • Spelling correction
  • Punctuation
  • Clarity suggestions
  • Engagement feedback
  • Delivery insights
  • Plagiarism checker
  • Citation generator

Only in Lavender

  • Real-time email score
  • Rewrite suggestions
  • Recipient personalisation
  • Mobile-preview check
  • Tone and reading level analysis
  • Team analytics
  • Coaching dashboard
  • Ora agent

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Grammarly

  • Email writingnot Lavender
  • Document editingnot Lavender
  • Academic writingnot Lavender
  • Business communicationnot Lavender
  • Content creationnot Lavender

Lavender

  • A sales enablement lead trying to raise reply rates across a 30-person team without rewriting every email themselvesnot Grammarly
  • A new sales development representative who needs feedback on cold email technique between manager one-to-onesnot Grammarly
  • A founder writing their own outbound who wants a check on length and reading level before sendingnot Grammarly
  • A manager wanting to see which reps write emails that correlate with replies rather than guessing from activity countsnot Grammarly

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Grammarly

  • Occasional false positives and grammatically incorrect suggestions that can introduce errors
  • Privacy concerns about sending text to Grammarly's servers for analysis
  • AI capabilities sometimes produce hallucinations and fabricated citations that appear grammatically correct

Lavender

  • The free tier allows five emails a month, which is a demonstration rather than a usable plan, so anyone doing real outbound is on a paid seat within the first day.
  • The scoring model is calibrated on cold business-to-business sales email; applied to customer success, recruiting or long-form relationship email it penalises length and formality that those contexts legitimately require.
  • It coaches the message and ignores the list, so representatives writing beautifully scored emails to badly chosen prospects still get no replies and conclude the tool does not work.
  • Team pricing at 99 US dollars per seat a month is well above what most sales tooling budgets allocate for a writing assistant, and the improvement is hard to attribute cleanly against everything else changing in a quarter.
  • The newer Ora agent is priced around 500 US dollars per agent per month, a completely different commercial bracket from the coach, and conflating the two makes budget conversations go wrong.

Pricing, plan by plan

Grammarly

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic grammar and spelling checks
    • Tone visibility
    • 100 AI prompts per month
  • Pro$12/month
    • Sentence rewrites
    • Tone adjustment
    • Plagiarism and AI detection

Lavender

Free
  • BasicFree
    • Analyse 5 emails per month
    • Personalise 5 emails per month
    • Email score and basic suggestions
  • Starter$29/month
    • Unlimited email analysis
    • Unlimited personalisation assistant
    • Rewrite suggestions
  • Individual Pro$49/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Advanced personalisation
    • Deeper recipient research
  • Team$99/month
    • Everything in Individual Pro
    • Aggregated email analytics dashboard
    • Manager coaching views

Which should you pick?

Choose Grammarly if

  • You need grammar checking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android.
  • You also want spelling correction.
Grammarly review

Choose Lavender if

  • You need real-time email score.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Chrome extension, Gmail, Outlook.
  • You also want rewrite suggestions.
Lavender review

Questions people ask

Is Grammarly or Lavender better?
Neither clearly leads. Grammarly starts at Free and Lavender at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Grammarly or Lavender?
Grammarly starts at Free and Lavender at Free.
Does Grammarly or Lavender run on more platforms?
Grammarly runs on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android. Lavender runs on Web, Chrome extension, Gmail, Outlook.
Can I use Grammarly for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Grammarly best used for?
Grammarly is most often used for email writing, document editing, academic writing, business communication. Of those, email writing and document editing are not what Lavender is typically brought in for.
What can Grammarly do that Lavender cannot?
Grammarly covers Grammar checking, Spelling correction, Punctuation, Clarity suggestions. Lavender covers Real-time email score, Rewrite suggestions, Recipient personalisation, Mobile-preview check.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Grammarly: Does Grammarly have a free version?

Yes, Grammarly offers a free tier with basic spelling, grammar, and punctuation checks, tone visibility, and 100 AI prompts per month. The Pro plan ($12/month annual) adds sentence rewriting, plagiarism detection, and 2,000 AI prompts.

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Lavender: Does Lavender send emails?

The coach does not. It scores and rewrites inside your existing inbox or sequence tool. The separate Ora product does draft and send autonomously.

Grammarly: What platforms does Grammarly work with?

Grammarly works across 1 million+ apps including Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Slack, Gmail, and web browsers. It also integrates with productivity tools like Asana, Jira, Monday.com, Confluence, and HubSpot.

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Lavender: Is there a genuinely free version?

Yes, five analysed and five personalised emails per month, forever.

Grammarly: Can I use Grammarly offline?

Grammarly requires an internet connection to function, though the browser extension works with some offline text areas. For offline use, the desktop app and browser extensions sync when reconnected.

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Lavender: Does it work in Outlook?

Yes, alongside Gmail and the major sequence platforms.

Grammarly: What is included in the Enterprise plan?

The Enterprise plan includes unlimited team members, dedicated support, custom roles and permissions, data loss prevention, bring-your-own-key encryption, and unlimited AI prompts. Pricing is custom and available by contacting sales.

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Lavender: Will it improve reply rates?

It reliably improves the mechanics that correlate with replies: length, reading level and personalisation. It cannot fix a bad target list.

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