Rephrasa and Grammarly side by side
| Rephrasa | Grammarly (as published) | |
|---|---|---|
| Paraphraser price | Free; Premium optional | Page title: "Free Paraphrasing Tool ... (No Sign-up)" |
| Stated free limit | 500 words per request, 2,000 words per day | No word or usage limit stated on the paraphraser page |
| Styles or modes | Academic, Simple and Formal, all free | "six preset styles" plus custom tone |
| Citation styles | APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 18 and 17, Harvard (Cite Them Right), IEEE, AMA 11 | "APA, MLA, and Chicago-style citations" |
| Citation inputs | DOI, URL, ISBN, manual form (9 source types) | Form fields including DOI and URL |
| Paid plan | Rp29,000 for 30 days, paid once with QRIS in Rupiah, no auto-renewal | Pro "$12 USD" (billing period not shown in page text) |
| Text handling stated on the page | Not stored after processing (see About) | Links to policies; no statement on the page |
Citation styles: the clearest difference
Grammarly's citation page names three styles: APA, MLA and Chicago. Rephrasa adds Harvard in the Cite Them Right version, IEEE for engineering and computing, and AMA for medicine and health sciences, all from official CSL style files. If your course uses Harvard or your journal uses IEEE or AMA, that difference decides the choice.
Rephrasa also exports your list as .ris and .bib for reference managers and LaTeX. See the Harvard referencing generator, the IEEE citation generator and the AMA citation generator.
Paraphrasing: broad assistant or focused tool
Grammarly's paraphraser offers six preset styles and custom tone directions. Rephrasa offers three modes built around academic and professional writing, and it protects in-text citations, numbers and technical terms so they come back unchanged. It states its free limit plainly, and the counter under the box shows what you have left today.
Neither page is a grammar course. Rephrasa does not check grammar line by line; it rewrites text, and grammar improves as a side effect.
When Grammarly may suit you better
- You want grammar and spelling checks as you type in many apps.
- You need more tones or custom tone instructions for non-academic writing.
- You paraphrase in languages other than English and Indonesian (Grammarly mentions multilingual paraphrasing with a free account).
- Your institution already provides Grammarly.
Rephrasa fits better when you need academic modes, Harvard, IEEE or AMA citations, and a paraphraser that does not keep your text.
What happens to your text
Grammarly's paraphraser page links to its terms and privacy policy without describing text handling on the page itself, as read on October 25, 2026; read those documents if this matters to you. Rephrasa states its handling on the tool pages and in detail on the About page: text is sent once to the AI provider, is not stored by Rephrasa, and the providers say API data is not used for training by default.
Using Rephrasa next to a grammar checker
A grammar checker and a paraphraser do different jobs. A sensible order is: write, paraphrase the paragraphs that feel clumsy, cite your sources, then run a final spelling and grammar pass in the editor you already use. Rephrasa does not install anything in your browser or documents, so it does not conflict with other writing tools.
If you mainly need citations, start with the citation generator; it is free with no daily cap and works on its own without the paraphraser.
Cost for a student year
If you only need more paraphrasing during exam season or a thesis semester, a one-time Rephrasa Premium for 30 days costs Rp29,000, paid once by QRIS with no subscription to cancel afterwards. Citations stay free either way. Compare that with the plan you would otherwise buy for the features you actually use.