BetterSend vs DeepL Write
DeepL Write vs BetterSend for rewriting messages
Pick DeepL Write if you already write in the target language and want it polished, with presets such as Business or Diplomatic, in a web editor, Word or Google Workspace. Pick BetterSend if you write in your own language and want the message to arrive as natural English in a chosen tone, in one click inside Slack, Teams or WhatsApp. DeepL Write improves text you already wrote in the target language; it does not combine translation and rewriting in one step.
By Rubens Jr, Founder of BetterSend
DeepL Write is the rewriting product from the company behind DeepL Translator. It corrects grammar, suggests better wording and offers writing styles (Simple, Business, Academic, Casual) and tones (Enthusiastic, Friendly, Confident, Diplomatic). DeepL lists English, German, French and Spanish on its Write page, and its developer docs list style and tone support for German, English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. Write Pro is a paid add-on.
BetterSend is built around the chat message. It adds Improve, Translate and Explain buttons inside twelve work platforms, and a desktop app that works inside the native Slack, WhatsApp, Teams and Discord apps. Improve takes a draft in any language and returns English in one of 13 tones, so the translation and the tone happen together.
BetterSend is for
People who think and write faster in their own language and need the work message to come out as natural English, in a chosen tone, without leaving the chat.
DeepL Write is for
People who already write in English, German, French or Spanish and want the text refined, especially in documents, Word or Google Workspace.
| Feature | BetterSend | DeepL Write |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Rewrites a work message in one of 13 tones, from a draft in any language, and translates or explains messages you receive. | Corrects grammar, improves word choice and applies a writing style or tone to text, in the language it was written in. |
| Styles and tones | 13 tones, for example Professional, Friendly, Diplomatic, Concise, Persuasive, Empathetic and Native Speaker. 3 are free. | Styles: Simple, Business, Academic, Casual. Tones: Enthusiastic, Friendly, Confident, Diplomatic. In DeepL's API you pick a style or a tone, not both. |
| Draft in another language | Write in Portuguese, Hindi or any other language and get English back in the chosen tone, in one action. | Two steps: translate with DeepL Translator, then improve the English with DeepL Write. DeepL's Write pages describe improving text, not translating it. |
| Where it works | Buttons inside Slack, WhatsApp Web, LinkedIn, Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, Telegram and Discord, plus a desktop app for the native Slack, WhatsApp, Teams and Discord apps. | The DeepL web app and apps, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace integrations, and the browser extension, which can improve editable text on a page. |
| Messages you receive | Translate into any of 44 languages and Explain for jargon and idioms, under each message. | Write does not act on received messages; DeepL Translator does the translating. |
| Price | Pro is US$ 4.99 per month or US$ 39.99 per year as of October 2026, with all 13 tones and unlimited actions. In Brazil, Pix: 6 months for the price of 4 (R$ 99.60). | Write Pro is 6.99 euros per user per month billed annually on DeepL's EU pricing page, as an add-on to Individual or Team and included in Business, as of October 2026. Check deepl.com/pro for your region and the free Write limits. |
| Privacy | Message text is never stored; only metadata such as the action type and token count. Nothing is sent on your behalf; you always choose what to send. | DeepL says Pro data is never used to train its models and is deleted after processing. The free version may use content to improve the service, per its extension listing. |
Verdict
If you already write in the language you need and want it to read better, DeepL Write is excellent, and for documents in Word or Google Docs it is the better pick. If you write work messages in a second language, BetterSend saves the translate-then-polish round trip: one click inside the chat and the message comes back in English, in the tone you chose.
Common questions
Is DeepL Write the same as DeepL Translator?
No. DeepL Translator translates between languages; DeepL Write improves text in the language it is written in. We compare BetterSend with the translator on a separate page.
Does DeepL Write have tones?
Yes. DeepL lists four tones (Enthusiastic, Friendly, Confident, Diplomatic) and four styles (Simple, Business, Academic, Casual). BetterSend has 13 tones, 3 of them free.
Can I write in Portuguese and send English with DeepL Write?
Not in one step. You would translate with DeepL Translator and then improve the English with Write. BetterSend does both in one action inside the chat app.
Find the right tone in one click
Get the desktop app for macOS or Windows, or install the Chrome extension. Same account, the same 13 tones.
Sources
- BetterSend (checked 2026-10-06)
- DeepL Write features (checked 2026-10-16)
- DeepL docs: controlling writing style and tone (checked 2026-10-16)
- DeepL Pro plans (checked 2026-10-16)
- DeepL support: Improve text with the browser extensions (checked 2026-10-06)
- DeepL extension on the Chrome Web Store (checked 2026-10-06)