ProWritingAid
Ulysses
| Feature | ProWritingAid | Ulysses |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10/mo | From $5.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Best For | authors, fiction-writers, bloggers, students | bloggers, journalists, apple-users, writers |
| Founded | 2012 | 2013 |
| Grammar Check | ✓ | ✗ |
| Style Reports | ✓ | ✗ |
| Plagiarism Check | ✓ | ✗ |
| Readability | ✓ | ✗ |
| Overused Words | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Markdown Editor | ✗ | ✓ |
| Library Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Publishing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Goals | ✗ | ✓ |
| Icloud Sync | ✗ | ✓ |
| Themes | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ ProWritingAid Pros
- Detailed writing reports
- Lifetime plan available
- Good for fiction
- Many integrations
✗ ProWritingAid Cons
- Can be overwhelming
- Slower than Grammarly
- Less accurate suggestions
✓ Ulysses Pros
- Beautiful interface
- Markdown support
- iCloud sync
- Direct publishing
✗ Ulysses Cons
- Apple only
- Subscription model
- Limited formatting
The Verdict
ProWritingAid is built for authors and fiction writers, with a focus on grammar-check and style-reports. Ulysses targets bloggers and journalists and leads with markdown-editor and library-management.
Pricing is close: Ulysses starts at $5.99/mo versus $10/mo for ProWritingAid — not a deciding factor on its own.
ProWritingAid has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Ulysses requires a paid subscription from day one.
Both tools are a solid fit for bloggers — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.