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AI Writing Comparison

DeepL Write vs. QuillBot

At a glance

At a glance

DeepL Write

Best for

Best for organisations that want one enforced house style across business writing in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

QuillBot

Best for

Best for students, writers and researchers who need paraphrasing, summarizing and grammar help.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion DeepL Write QuillBot
Starting price Not stated Free tier; Premium from $8.33 / month $8.33 per month billed annually ($99.95 per year); $19.95 billed monthly. Team plan from $3.75 per seat.
Free trial Not stated Free tier with a 125-word paraphraser and unlimited grammar checker
Commercial use Not stated Yes
Output Rewritten and corrected text with alternative wordings Paraphrased and summarized text, grammar fixes and translations
Languages 6 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Not stated
Made in Germany, DeepL SE in Cologne Not stated
Content types Rewrites existing text such as emails, reports and presentations Paraphrasing, summaries and grammar fixes
Brand voice Yes, Style rules apply one set of style and tone rules to every suggestion No brand voice controls
Content scoring No score or readability rating. The result is a corrected text, not a measurement No content performance scoring; includes grammar and plagiarism checks
Drafting tools Yes, rewriting and paraphrasing, grammar, punctuation and spelling correction, tone and style presets, word and sentence alternatives Yes, paraphraser, grammar checker, summarizer, AI writer and translator
Templates No content templates. It reworks text you bring to it rather than starting one from a preset No template library
Team workflows Yes, centralised app management, domain-based provisioning, single sign-on, multifactor authentication and audit logs Yes, Team plan with team dictionary and style guide
API Yes, DeepL API for Write, which rewrites and corrects text and sets style and tone No official public API
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Community forum Not stated
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base Not stated
Company size more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Integrations Microsoft 365, Google Workspace Not stated

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Company size DeepL Write Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise QuillBot Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
  • Output DeepL Write Rewritten and corrected text with alternative wordings QuillBot Paraphrased and summarized text, grammar fixes and translations
  • Content types DeepL Write Rewrites existing text such as emails, reports and presentations QuillBot Paraphrasing, summaries and grammar fixes
  • Brand voice DeepL Write Yes, Style rules apply one set of style and tone rules to every suggestion QuillBot No brand voice controls
  • Content scoring DeepL Write No score or readability rating. The result is a corrected text, not a measurement QuillBot No content performance scoring; includes grammar and plagiarism checks

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

DeepL Write

Strengths

  • Style rules apply one house style across all suggestions
  • Runs in Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, browser extensions and desktop apps
  • Rewriting is available to developers through the DeepL API for Write
  • ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and HIPAA certifications, with SSO, audit logs and customer-managed keys

Limitations

  • Six languages, considerably fewer than DeepL's translator
  • Rewrites existing text rather than generating drafts from a prompt

QuillBot

Strengths

  • Strong paraphrasing and summarizing tools
  • Free grammar checker with no word limit
  • Cheap annual and team pricing

Limitations

  • Free paraphraser is capped at 125 words
  • Free plan includes only two paraphrasing modes

Plans

Pricing

QuillBot

  • Free $0 125-word paraphraser, unlimited grammar checker.
  • Premium $8.33 Per month billed annually ($99.95 per year). $19.95 billed monthly.
  • Team $3.75 Per seat per month billed annually, 2 to 10 seats.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

DeepL Write

Ease of use
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QuillBot

Ease of use
Not rated yet
User interface
Not rated yet
Onboarding
Not rated yet
Support and service
Not rated yet
Value for money
Not rated yet
Features
Not rated yet

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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-17

QuillBot https://quillbot.com · no check date recorded yet

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.