BetterSend vs Grammarly
Grammarly alternative for GitHub, GitLab and Jira
BetterSend puts an Improve button directly in GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Jira comment boxes, rewrites the draft in one of 13 tones, and accepts a draft written in any language. Grammarly names Jira among its supported web apps and its extension attaches to ordinary text fields, but it checks passively and has no tone presets like Diplomatic or Concise for code review comments. If you want a finished, polite PR comment in one click, BetterSend is the closer fit.
Last checked 2026-10-06
Code review is where tone goes wrong most often. A comment written quickly, in a second language, reads harsher than intended, and nobody tells you. Grammarly will catch a typo in that comment; it will not turn "this is wrong" into a diplomatic suggestion unless you ask its rewrite feature, and its presets are built for general writing.
BetterSend is built for exactly that comment. Its Chrome extension injects Improve, Translate and Explain buttons into GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Jira, plus eight other work platforms. You pick a tone such as Diplomatic, Concise or Professional, press Improve, and paste the result. You can write the draft in Portuguese, Spanish or Hindi and get English back.
BetterSend is for
Developers and product people who write PR reviews, issue comments and Jira tickets in English as a second language and want a specific tone in one click.
Grammarly is for
People who want spelling and grammar underlined in every text field, including long documents and email, and who mostly write in English.
| Feature | BetterSend | Grammarly |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket | Buttons injected into the comment and description boxes of GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. Translate and Explain also work on comments you receive. | Grammarly's site says it works in "1 million+ apps and programs" and its extension attaches to standard text fields, but GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket are not named on its "where Grammarly works" page or in its support article. Try it on your own repository before relying on it. |
| Jira | Buttons injected into Jira issue descriptions and comments. | Jira is named in Grammarly's support article as a supported web app, alongside Confluence and Salesforce. |
| How it is triggered | On demand. Press Improve and the rewrite replaces or sits beside your draft; nothing is sent. | Passive underlines while you type, with rewrite suggestions on the Pro plan. |
| Tones for review comments | 13 tones including Diplomatic, Concise, Professional, Confident and Empathetic. Professional, Friendly and Grammar fix are free. | Tone detector on the free plan. Pro adds one-click tone adjustment; Grammarly's blog describes rewrites to sound more personable, confident or positive. |
| Writing in another language | Write the comment in any language and get English back in the chosen tone, in one action. | Grammarly corrects the language you write in (English plus Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Italian, more in beta). Getting English from a Portuguese draft means its paid in-line translation plus a second edit. |
| Understanding a comment you received | Translate turns a received comment into your language (44 languages). Explain describes jargon or idioms in it. | In-line translation on paid plans. There is no "explain this idiom" action. |
| Free plan | Free plan: 50 actions per month and 3 tones (Professional, Friendly, Grammar fix). | Free plan: spelling and grammar corrections, a tone detector, and 100 AI prompts per month. Full-sentence rewrites and one-click tone adjustment are Pro. |
| 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). | Free plan at US$ 0. Pro at US$ 12 per member per month billed annually, or US$ 30 billed monthly, as of October 2026. |
| 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. | Grammarly reads the text in order to check it. Teams with private repositories should read Grammarly's privacy policy before enabling it on GitHub. |
Verdict
For a developer who writes English all day and wants every typo caught, Grammarly remains the more complete checker, and its Jira support is documented. For review comments written in a second language where the tone matters more than the spelling, BetterSend gives you a Diplomatic or Concise rewrite in one click inside the comment box, and the free plan is enough to try it on your next PR.
Common questions
Does BetterSend change my comment without asking?
No. It only acts when you press Improve, and you decide whether to use the result. Nothing is posted automatically.
Does Grammarly work on GitHub?
Grammarly does not name GitHub on its supported-apps pages as of October 2026, although its extension attaches to many ordinary text fields. Test it on your repository; results vary with GitHub's editor.
Can I translate a teammate's comment inside Jira?
Yes. BetterSend adds a Translate button under received comments in Jira, GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket, into any of 44 languages.
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)
- Grammarly plans (checked 2026-10-06)
- Grammarly Pro (checked 2026-10-06)
- Where Grammarly works (checked 2026-10-06)
- Grammarly support: supported browsers and apps (checked 2026-10-06)
- Grammarly blog: multilingual writing support (checked 2026-10-06)
- Grammarly blog: tone rewrite suggestions (checked 2026-10-06)