Rewrite This vs QuillBot
QuillBot is a paraphrasing tool: it rewords sentences so they say the same thing differently, and it is widely used for essays and academic writing. Rewrite This is narrower. It is for work messages you are nervous about sending, and it changes the tone (professional, friendly, firm, apologetic, concise) rather than just swapping words. If you need to reword a paragraph or a paper, QuillBot is the better fit. If you need a blunt Slack message or an awkward email to your boss to sound right, use this.
Last checked October 2026. Features and plans change; check QuillBot's own site for its current offer.
| Rewrite This | QuillBot | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Fix the tone of a work message | Paraphrase and reword text |
| Typical user | People at work: email, Slack, Teams, customer replies | Students, writers, researchers |
| Tone controls | Professional, Friendly, Firm, Apologetic, Concise | Paraphrasing modes (more on paid plans) |
| Free plan | 3 rewrites a day, 2,000 characters, no account | Free plan with a per-run length limit and fewer modes |
| Extras | Rewrite only, on purpose | Grammar checker, summarizer, citation tools and more |
Use Rewrite This when
- The problem is how the message will land, not the exact words.
- You want a firm-but-polite or apologetic version without writing instructions.
- You want a quick fix with no account and no extension.
Use QuillBot when
- You are rewording essays, articles or research and need many paraphrasing styles.
- You want a bundle of writing tools in one place: grammar, summaries, citations.
- You need to paraphrase long passages at once on a paid plan.