Open-source alternative
Replace Grammarly with LanguageTool
The best open-source alternative to Grammarly is LanguageTool, self-hosted on Railway. Grammar and style you host. LanguageTool is the LGPL checker for 25+ languages — Grammarly without the Pro seat.
Estimated save $1,440 a year.
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How Grammarly compares
| Grammarly | LanguageTool | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per-member writing subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | $12/mo Pro source | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
- LanguageTool
Open-source style and grammar checker
FAQ
- Is it free?
- The LanguageTool licenses are open source or fair-code. You still pay hosting (Railway or any VPS) and any APIs the stack calls. There is no Grammarly seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Grammarly?
- Yes. Start with the workflows or data you actually use, then cut over. The LanguageTool stack page has the agent prompt and the cost table; most teams rebuild the slice that matters and leave old Grammarly links until they expire.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open the LanguageTool stack, copy the agent prompt, and deploy on Railway (one service, PORT, and a volume when the app needs disk). Placeholder: LanguageTool HTTP server. Optional n-gram volume for better suggestions. Point the browser add-on at your API URL.
- What does this replace?
- Grammarly. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $1,440 a year.
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