European alternatives to Grammarly
American AI writing assistant that checks grammar, tone, and style.
Grammarly, Inc. · Outside Europe
About Grammarly
- Company
- Grammarly, Inc.
- HQ
- United States
- Zone
- Outside Europe
Key concerns
Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act
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LanguageTool
100 · Certified EuropeanA grammar, spelling, and style checker from Germany that supports more than 30 languages. The core engine is open source and can be self-hosted, and the company processes data in Germany under GDPR - a privacy-respecting European alternative to Grammarly.
Freemium · from Free Free tier Partly open source 🇪🇺 EU
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Did you know? Storing data on European servers does not protect you from US law if the company is American-owned.
Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.
FISA Section 702
Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.
GDPR vs US law
Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.