Novelcrafter vs ProWritingAid

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Novelcrafter

Novel planning and writing workspace with a story codex and optional AI

From $4/moVisit site

ProWritingAid

Grammar checking, style reports and story critique for fiction writers

Free · from $10/moVisit site

Choose Novelcrafter if…

you want the lower entry price ($4/mo vs $10/mo)
you want to trial it before paying
you're in its core audience: novelists, series and fantasy authors

Choose ProWritingAid if…

you want a free plan to start with
you work on Windows, macOS, Chrome
you're in its core audience: novelists, fiction writers

Side by side

FeatureN

NovelcrafterP

ProWritingAid

Pricing modelFree trialFreemium

Starting price$4/mo$10/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Trains AI on your content—No

Data retention—Analysed text deleted after checking; only explicitly saved documents are kept

Security and compliance—GDPR

PlatformsWebWeb, Windows, macOS, Chrome

CategoryStory & Fiction WritingGrammar & Proofreading

CompanyNovelcrafterOrpheus Technology Ltd · United Kingdom · since 2013

Full feature lists

N Novelcrafter

Codex story bible linking characters, places and lore
Shared Codex across books in a series
Scene card grid and other planning views
Bring your own AI key from many providers
Local model support via LM Studio and Ollama
Scene summarization and character extraction
Prose generation from scene beats
Co-author and editor collaboration with teams

P ProWritingAid

Grammar, spelling and punctuation checker
25+ writing analysis reports
Rephrase tool for rewriting sentences
Chapter Critique and Manuscript Analysis
Virtual Beta Reader and Marketability Analysis
Story Canvas and Plot Analysis for planning
Integrations with Word, Google Docs and Scrivener
Plagiarism checker

Their home pages

What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.

Novelcrafter home page — N Novelcrafter · novelcrafter.com

ProWritingAid home page — P ProWritingAid · prowritingaid.com

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	Novelcrafter	ProWritingAid
1 person	$3.33 Scribe	$10 Premium
5 people	$16.67 Specialist	$10 Premium
20 people	$16.67 Specialist	$10 Premium

Work it out for your team

People

NovelcrafterScribe$3.33/mo
ProWritingAidPremium$10/mo

The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.

What the free plans include

Novelcrafter

No free plan.

ProWritingAid

Each line editing report can be run 2 times per day on 500 words of text
10 Rephrases per day
3 Sparks per day
3 Creative Nudges per day

All plans and prices

Novelcrafter

Scribe$4/mo

Hobbyist$8/mo

Artisan$14/mo

Specialist$20/mo

ProWritingAid

Free$0

Premium$30/mo billed monthly, $10/mo billed yearly ($120), or $399 one-time

Premium Pro$36/mo billed monthly, $12/mo billed yearly ($144), or $699 one-time

Price changes we've recorded

We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.

Novelcrafter

No changes since we started tracking.

ProWritingAid

Nov 5, 2026Starting price: none → $10/mo; Premium: USD price not shown → $30; Premium Pro: USD price not shown → $36
Nov 5, 2026Free: €0 → $0; Premium: €30/mo monthly, €10/mo billed yearly (€120), or €399 lifetime → USD price not shown; Premium Pro: €36/mo monthly, €12/mo billed yearly (€144), or €699 lifetime → USD price not shown