Acrolinx vs Vale
| Acrolinx | Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Custom style guide | Yes | Yes |
| Terminology management | Yes | Yes |
| Brand voice rules | Yes | Yes |
| Editor support | Adobe FrameMaker, Arbortext Editor, Figma, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, MadCap Flare, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Oxygen XML Author, Oxygen XML Editor, Oxygen XML Web Author, Visual Studio Code, XMetaL | VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Neovim, Sublime Text, Zed, Emacs, JetBrains IDEs, Obsidian, Oxygen XML, Qt Creator, Vim ALE |
| Team workflow | Yes | Yes |
| API access | Yes | — |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Paid from | — | 19 /user/mo |
| Rule action | — | block |
Both are listed in Best Writing Style Checkers. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Vale scores higher on our published basis.