Comparisons and tests with a transparent method

Independent overviews with an open method

This hub collects our overviews of providers, products and tools. Each comparison names the reviewer and follows the same method, so you can see how a choice was made and how up to date it is.

Reviewed by Benjamin Lohrer, B.A. Linguistics (our team). Reviewed on 28 July 2026.

How to use the overviews

Start with the decision you actually have to make. Choosing a tool, a provider or a way of working calls for different criteria than a pure price question. Open the matching overview first and check the target group, the scope and the review date there.

For software tests we separate measurable functions from our own assessment. Spelling checkers, for example, can be tested with fixed texts containing known errors. Data protection, contract terms and support are judged from publicly documented information.

One method for every comparison

Every page follows the same principles: we disclose the selection, the criteria, the data basis, possible limitations and the date of the last update. Whether a result comes from a hands-on test or from a document-based review is stated on the page. Where we compete in the market ourselves, as with proofreading services, our own offer is listed in the same table as the others, with prices and the date they were retrieved.

Checklist before you decide

• Does the target group of the test match your use?
• Was the product tested in practice, or compared from primary sources?
• Are price, scope and review date still current?
• Are limitations, own interests and possible commissions disclosed?
• Can you verify the key statement from the linked source?

For close decisions, put two or three pages side by side and weigh only the criteria that matter in your case. For a thesis, data protection, file limits and a traceable check of matching passages can matter more than a long feature list.

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