Readable vs Text Inspector

Readable9.2Visit TIText Inspector8.4Visit

Higher score Readable #2 in Readability Checkers 9.2/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Readable

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TI Text Inspector #6 in Readability Checkers 8.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Text Inspector

• Readable fits best

  Professional teams needing deep web analysis

• Text Inspector fits best

  English analysis with vocabulary depth and API access

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Side by side

Feature	Readable 9.2/10 Visit ↗	TIText Inspector 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Readability Checkers	#6 in Readability Checkers
Best for	Professional teams needing deep web analysis	English analysis with vocabulary depth and API access
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$12/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	7 days	30 days
Free trial length	7 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Readable 3/4 · Text Inspector 3/4
Sentence analysis	✓	✓
Clarity recommendations	✓	✓
Browser extension	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Readability formulas	17 formulas (best)	3 formulas
Language support	English	English
Our review
Pros	17 named readability formulas and detailed sentence analysis Analyzes text, documents, URLs, emails, spreadsheets, and websites AgencyPro adds API access plus Dropbox and Slack integrations	Combines three named readability formulas with sentence statistics Adds CEFR, lexical diversity, corpus and vocabulary analysis Offers API access for integrating text analysis into applications
Cons	No free plan is available The lowest plan supports one user English is the listed language support	Analysis is limited to English text The Free plan has a 250-word limit Export and advanced vocabulary tools require paid plans
Our verdict	Readable is a web-based readability and writing analysis toolkit for writers, authors, educators, marketers, government bodies, insurers, and medical organizations. It evaluates text, documents, URLs, emails, spreadsheets, and websites for… Read the review →	Text Inspector is a web-based English text analysis tool for language educators, exam boards, researchers, material developers and organisations. It evaluates text difficulty, CEFR levels, vocabulary, lexical diversity and readability. Its… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Readable — where it wins

  • 17 named readability formulas and detailed sentence analysis
  • Analyzes text, documents, URLs, emails, spreadsheets, and websites
  • AgencyPro adds API access plus Dropbox and Slack integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • The lowest plan supports one user
  • English is the listed language support

• Text Inspector — where it wins

  • Combines three named readability formulas with sentence statistics
  • Adds CEFR, lexical diversity, corpus and vocabulary analysis
  • Offers API access for integrating text analysis into applications

  Where it doesn't

  • Analysis is limited to English text
  • The Free plan has a 250-word limit
  • Export and advanced vocabulary tools require paid plans

• Readable9.2/10 · 7-day trial

  A deep web and document readability checker for professional content teams.

  Visit ReadableFull verdict →
• TIText Inspector8.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A focused English analysis tool with deep vocabulary measures and API access.

  Visit Text InspectorFull verdict →