Vale vs write-good
| Vale | write-good | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Paid from | 19 /user/mo | — |
| Custom style guide | Yes | — |
| Terminology management | Yes | — |
| Brand voice rules | Yes | — |
| Editor support | VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Neovim, Sublime Text, Zed, Emacs, JetBrains IDEs, Obsidian, Oxygen XML, Qt Creator, Vim ALE | CLI, JavaScript API |
| Rule action | block | suggest |
| Team workflow | Yes | — |
| API access | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Writing Style Checkers. On Freedom251, Vale scores higher on our published basis.